@Healey85 said in Raspberry Pi Imager Update for Raspberry Pi 5?:

So at present time I own a Raspberry Pi 5. I see with the latest version of Raspberry Pi Imager version 1.8.5 you can install the Recalbox Operating System (under emulation and game OS), but not the RetroPie Operating System.

Yes, because RetroPie doesn't have an image released for the Pi 5. If it would have, it would be automatically picked by the RPI Imager. If you wish to use a Pi5, you can install manually RetroPie on top of a RaspiOS Lite installation, but support it's still beta and requires some Linux knowledge.

So if I want RetroPie on my Raspberry pi 5, am I better off seeking out a Raspberry Pi 4 separate from the 5 I already have?

It depends on what you kind of retro games you want to play - a Pi4 or even a Pi3 may be enough.

We can clarify it in the out docs.

The RPI Imager has an option of controlling what's supported by an image - as far as advanced configuration is concerned - via the init_format parameter, but we don't use it, since it might cause problems by settings a different default user (especially now that new Bullseye releases will not have a default user).

That being said, I think enabling SSH and configuring the WLAN SSID in the advanced settings should be working. Changing the hostname may be useful for users with multiple RetroPie installs on the same network.

@christiang

Here you go.

https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Updating-RetroPie/#making-a-backup-option-1