Re: Problems with Trixie On a Pi

On 8/24/2026 2:47 PM, john doe wrote:
> On 8/24/26 6:58 PM, Steve Matzura wrote:
>> I attempted to install Trixie on a Raspberry Pi 4 (which, for non-Pi 
>> people, is in fact a 64-bit board) using the standard Pi Imager 
>> version 1.96. Version 2 has some accessibility problems, so that was 
>> out. I selected my hardware and OS correctly, set up Wi-Fi, ssh and 
>> user account as normal, and wrote the generated image to an SD card. 
>> However, when I booted the system, I could not log in via ssh. 
>
> - Why not?


ssh from Windows said the connection was closed unexpectedly.


>
> - Did you use static or DHCP?


DHCP after checking the router for connected devices, then the ARP table.


> - If you log on to the router providing Wi-Fi, do you see a a wireless 
> connection or a new device?


Didn't check that. Will do so and report back. I'd do it now, but it's 
at a different location.


>> Before we go down the road of suggesting I plug a keyboard and 
>> monitor in to solve the problem, you need to know that I'm visually 
>> impaired and have no local visual assistance or assistants. Instead, 
>
> The Debian installer, is fully accessible with speech and braille 
> support.
>
There are problems with version 2.


> I also add that, the Pie image is not Debian, you should ask help there.
>
Well, it said it is--"port of Debian Trixie ..."


>> Its first recommendation was to plug in a keyboard and monitor to 
>> find out if the openssh server was installed and the service started. 
>> No can do.
>>
>
> As frustrated as it is, sometime you can not avoid getting sighted help.
>
>> Agreed one hundred percent. Unfortunately, none is available. Eyes, 
>> yes, but not fully functional, and definitely not able to comprehend 
>> what they're seeing. If I have to, I can take the whole rig 
>> elsewhere, but I thought it could be avoided by a couple messages 
>> here. Looks like not.

>> Its next and most useful recommendation was to place a semaphore 
>> called ssh in the root of the boot partition, which theoretically 
>> should make the operating system install and start the openssh 
>> server. Instead, when I logged back in, I got a message that the 
>> account had not been properly set up, so there was nothing to log into. 
>
> I'm confused, how can you see the screen?
>
I cannot. I took the card out, put it into another machine, created a 
0-length file called 'ssh', dismounted the partition, put the card back 
into the Pi, and carried on. Or maybe a better answer is that I have a 
working screen reader on other machines and am not planning on using one 
on a Pi any time soon.


>>
>> Suggestions on how to proceed most welcome.
>>
>
> Prepare the image in a VM then use that image on the Pie.
>
> The likely issue is that the wireless connection is not working properly.
>
Thanks. Could do. Will report further.