Open Plotter on Raspberry PI 5

[Lady of Rue]

Hi all,
Have just bought a Raspberry pi 5 with the intention of using it as a plotter.
Have got it up and running as PC (using it now) but can't get it to download Open CPN or Flat-pack, (not sure if I need Flat-pack .
I'm not very computer savvy so will need things explained in plane language so hope you will be patient.
Thank you.

[Techstyle]

check out this thread:

https://forum.openmarine.net/showthread.php?tid=5060

[Lady of Rue]

check out this thread:
https://forum.openmarine.net/showthread.php?tid=5060

Thanks Jason.
It was one of your threads on Apres Sail that got me interested in the Raspberry Pi.
I did find that thread you linked to and down loaded the  Open Plotter 4 Starting file (I had previously down loaded  Open Plotter 3 file) but I don't know how to open the files, can you help?

Thanks again, Dave 

 Jason

JasonTh

[Techstyle]

check out this thread:
https://forum.openmarine.net/showthread.php?tid=5060

Thanks Jason.
It was one of your threads on Apres Sail that got me interested in the Raspberry Pi.
I did find that thread you linked to and down loaded the  Open Plotter 4 Starting file (I had previously down loaded  Open Plotter 3 file) but I don't know how to open the files, can you help?

Thanks again, Dave 

 Jason

JasonTh

Dave,

Thanks for watching my content, hopefully you are a subscriber!!

so I think you are asking what you do next once you have downloaded the OP4 Starting file?  

Well, the file is a disk image, so you need to 'burn' it onto an SD card, the easiest way (I find) is to use the Raspberry Pi Imager using the process laid out in the Raspberrry Pi documentation:

https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentatio...arted.html

when you get to the "Choose OS" Stage, scroll to the bottom where it says "Use Custom" and then pick it and navigate to your OP 4 Starting Image.  after that, select your media (your SD card) and then say no to the OS customization.  after that the imager will image the card and then run it.

make sure you have the latest version of imager as the latest lets you select Raspberry Pi 5 as your device, old versions don't

hope this helps!!

[Lady of Rue]

check out this thread:
https://forum.openmarine.net/showthread.php?tid=5060

Thanks Jason.
It was one of your threads on Apres Sail that got me interested in the Raspberry Pi.
I did find that thread you linked to and down loaded the  Open Plotter 4 Starting file (I had previously down loaded  Open Plotter 3 file) but I don't know how to open the files, can you help?

Thanks again, Dave 

 Jason

JasonTh

Dave,

Thanks for watching my content, hopefully you are a subscriber!!

so I think you are asking what you do next once you have downloaded the OP4 Starting file?  

Well, the file is a disk image, so you need to 'burn' it onto an SD card, the easiest way (I find) is to use the Raspberry Pi Imager using the process laid out in the Raspberrry Pi documentation:

https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentatio...arted.html

when you get to the "Choose OS" Stage, scroll to the bottom where it says "Use Custom" and then pick it and navigate to your OP 4 Starting Image.  after that, select your media (your SD card) and then say no to the OS customization.  after that the imager will image the card and then run it.

make sure you have the latest version of imager as the latest lets you select Raspberry Pi 5 as your device, old versions don't

hope this helps!!

Thanks Jason,
That sounds exactly what I need to know  will give it a go tomorrow and let you know how I get on.
Really appreciate your help, Dave.

[EliaOver]

Hi folks, 
i just received as well a Rpi5 and was about to do the initial setup, but got kind of confused on which version should i download..
is the OP4 the only one actually compatible or can i install the Op3?

[Techstyle]

Hi folks, 
i just received as well a Rpi5 and was about to do the initial setup, but got kind of confused on which version should i download..
is the OP4 the only one actually compatible or can i install the Op3?

Use OP4 with RPi5

[Lady of Rue]

Hi Jason,
Afraid I'm not getting very far with this. When I open the Raspberry Pi Imager and select the open plotter down load and double click on it it appears in a dialog box on the imager the other active box says choose storage but when clicked on it just opens a blank box. how do I find the Select Media?

Have ordered the The Official Raspberry Pi Beginners Guide 5th Edition, so I'm hoping that will help, at least with the terminology, and then I can ask sensible questions!
Thanks for you patience, Dave.

[Techstyle]

Hi Jason,
Afraid I'm not getting very far with this. When I open the Raspberry Pi Imager and select the open plotter down load and double click on it it appears in a dialog box on the imager the other active box says choose storage but when clicked on it just opens a blank box. how do I find the Select Media?

Have ordered the The Official Raspberry Pi Beginners Guide 5th Edition, so I'm hoping that will help, at least with the terminology, and then I can ask sensible questions! 
Thanks for you patience, Dave.

You should be doing this on another computer, the SD card you want to burn the image to should be inserted into an SD card reader and connected to the computer. 

Before you start the process put the SD card in the reader and connect it to the computer, make sure you can see it, for instance, using windows explorer on a windows machine

[Lady of Rue]

Hi Jason,
Afraid I'm not getting very far with this. When I open the Raspberry Pi Imager and select the open plotter down load and double click on it it appears in a dialog box on the imager the other active box says choose storage but when clicked on it just opens a blank box. how do I find the Select Media?

Have ordered the The Official Raspberry Pi Beginners Guide 5th Edition, so I'm hoping that will help, at least with the terminology, and then I can ask sensible questions! 
Thanks for you patience, Dave.

You should be doing this on another computer, the SD card you want to burn the image to should be inserted into an SD card reader and connected to the computer. 

Before you start the process put the SD card in the reader and connect it to the computer, make sure you can see it, for instance, using windows explorer on a windows machine

Thanks for the quick reply Jason, will have to buy an SD Card  holder, should I use the card that has the Raspberry Pi on it that I'm using to run the Pi 5 or buy another one.
Cheers, Dave.