so with this process u present to meYou download or create your own OS images locally and flash them to your SD card (or "disk") with Imager without being connected to the internet. However you might need the internet pretty soon to update/upgrade the system or install new applications.So do i need Internet with rpi imager
or i can work and offline with the rpi imager?
Thanks a lot
Do do this in Imager, in "choose os", just use the last option "Use custom" (down the list) to, as clearly indicated, "select a custom image from your computer". (Note it does not say ".iso" here... Also note images can be compressed)
20251120_11h10m30s_grim.png
i will be able to install the OS
without the internet
and then connect for update
but i will have all the /boot folder
and the neccesary drivers
intact ?
thanks
Statistics: Posted by acheron_oscura — Thu Nov 20, 2025 10:59 am