Pi CM4 Lite with Micro SD

When using a Pi CM4 Lite without EMMC, a micro SD must be used for the OS. Follow the normal steps for flashing a micro SD using the Raspberry Pi Imager.

Raspberry Pi software – Raspberry PiRaspberry Pi

If using Ubuntu:

wget -O pi_imager.deb https://downloads.raspberrypi.org/imager/imager_latest_amd64.deb && sudo dpkg -i pi_imager.deb && rm pi_imager.deb

Select Raspberry Pi OS (Legacy, 64-bit), which is based on Debian Bookworm. ARK-OS has only been tested against Bookworm; newer Raspberry Pi OS releases based on Debian Trixie are not yet verified.

Apply OS customization to configure WiFi and enable SSH:

• Set the default hostname:

pi6x

• Set the Wifi: It is recommended to add a Dummy Wifi to turn on the Wifi radio, it does not have to be a reachable/ functioning network. Otherwise it can be turned on using the following command once you have ssh-d to the Pi using the debug port. This command is automatically applied once you install ARK OS, to clone ARK OS you either need Wifi or Ethernet connected to the board.

sudo nmcli radio wifi on

• Set the default username (pi) and password (pi)

• Enable SSH

After flashing the SD card is complete, you will need to modify the /boot/config.txt file on the SD card before installing it into the Pi. See After Flashing, Before Installing.