This paragraph makes it sound like you were not able to write the image (it sounds like you are asking for help in doing so). But, yet, the fact that you were able to find other things that don't work, implies that you *were* able to write the image.I'm sure there used to be instructions on the main website (or linked form it) on how to write a distribution .img.xz directly to SD using tar and dd, but there's no trace now: only rpi-imager instructions.
I can help with how to write the image, but I don't want to presume anything, since it sounds like you have already scaled that hurdle.
Statistics: Posted by BigRedMailbox — Wed Jan 08, 2025 6:34 pm