# Experimental content repository for Raspberry Imager **URL:** \ **Category:** uConsole\ **Tags:** feedback, tinkering, software\ **Created:** [April 8, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/experimental-content-repository-for-raspberry-imager/22077 "2026-04-08T19:37:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jose1711](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/jose1711/32/16021_2.png) [@jose1711](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/jose1711)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/experimental-content-repository-for-raspberry-imager/22077/1 "2026-04-08T19:37:16Z")
Hey all, if you have a spare microSD card and want to experiment a bit, here’s a way how to write images directly from Raspberry Imager. ## Linux ```auto sudo rpi-imager --repo https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jose1711/uconsole-rpi-imager-repo/master/os_list.json ``` ## Windows 1. run Raspberry Pi Imager 2. Click App Options → Content Repository → Edit 3. Select `Use custom URL` 4. Copy & paste: [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jose1711/uconsole-rpi-imager-repo/master/os\_list.json](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jose1711/uconsole-rpi-imager-repo/master/os_list.json) 5. Click Apply & Restart OS images: courtesy of @Rex (github limits the upload to 2 GB and Google Drive/Mega do not support direct links. @Rex: ~~is there a particular reason why `/boot` was renamed to `/boot/firmware`? If it would be located in the location then the customisation (hostname, user, wifi settings) would work too which would render initial configuration even simpler. As of today path to `/boot/firstrun.sh` is hardcoded in Raspberry Pi imager.~~ Customisation now works - it is possible to set hostname, timezone, keyboard layout, create user + password, set wifi, enable SSH and provision Raspberry Pi connect. ![obrázok](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/3X/5/9/5929b6a1675ca43dfb39b15b6f8565e542ecb6ee.png) ![obrázok](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/3X/0/1/018c62ad0bc53bbcb5f1a6517b34eb92eb3107b3.png) ![obrázok](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/3X/4/0/402cd57aee3637a0a61be7216e78f524a79c0d46.png) ![obrázok](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/3X/f/1/f179c8881e597affe8b3bd19cdd676584e35d4fb.png) Update: added screenshots ---
**Author:** ![Rex](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/rex/32/16852_2.png) [@Rex](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Rex)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/experimental-content-repository-for-raspberry-imager/22077/2 "2026-04-08T20:24:32Z")
Moving it to /boot/firmware was a choice on Raspberry Pis part. Happened between bullseye and bookworm I believe. Not sure why, but my images are pretty close to stock besides kernel, rotation and some apps/scripts. ---
**Author:** ![TheNavyBear](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/thenavybear/32/16130_2.png) [@TheNavyBear](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/TheNavyBear)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2026, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/experimental-content-repository-for-raspberry-imager/22077/3 "2026-04-08T22:28:26Z")
It was a move made by RPi to be consistent with Debian (iirc). If you reach out to RPi about the imager being hard coded to an invalid location, they might actually fix it. Given that RPi images also use ‘/boot/firmware’ now, I wonder if customization in RPi imager will cause an official RPi image not to boot as well. ---
**Author:** ![jose1711](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/jose1711/32/16021_2.png) [@jose1711](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/jose1711)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/experimental-content-repository-for-raspberry-imager/22077/4 "2026-04-09T13:39:53Z")
You’re right. `/boot/firmware` is the new default also for official images for Raspberry Pi. The problem was that I previously used deprecated init format: `systemd` is expecting `/boot/` fs, whereas `cloudinit-rpi` ([https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/cloud-init-on-raspberry-pi-os/](https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/cloud-init-on-raspberry-pi-os/)) is working fine with the new location. I updated the `os_list.json` and briefly tested the customization option - everything worked fine including automated connection to Raspberry Pi connect. ---
**Author:** ![jose1711](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/jose1711/32/16021_2.png) [@jose1711](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/jose1711)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/experimental-content-repository-for-raspberry-imager/22077/5 "2026-04-09T14:29:08Z")
BTW I’ve raised a GH issue with RPI imager: [[FEATURE]: Support split images · Issue #1585 · raspberrypi/rpi-imager · GitHub](https://github.com/raspberrypi/rpi-imager/issues/1585) If it ever gets resolved we could have all the images in one place. ---
**Author:** ![TheNavyBear](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/thenavybear/32/16130_2.png) [@TheNavyBear](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/TheNavyBear)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/experimental-content-repository-for-raspberry-imager/22077/6 "2026-04-09T18:58:35Z")
Nice, maybe one day using RPi imager customizations won’t break @Rex’s images. Always nice to have dreams, right? ---
**Author:** ![jose1711](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/jose1711/32/16021_2.png) [@jose1711](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/jose1711)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/experimental-content-repository-for-raspberry-imager/22077/7 "2026-04-09T21:52:45Z")
If you use the latest Raspberry Pi Imager and the command in the original post, it should actually work. ---
**Author:** ![TheNavyBear](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/thenavybear/32/16130_2.png) [@TheNavyBear](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/TheNavyBear)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/experimental-content-repository-for-raspberry-imager/22077/8 "2026-04-09T21:54:27Z")
Nice! Now if they will fix it so random images can be customized without breaking. ---
**Author:** ![jose1711](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/jose1711/32/16021_2.png) [@jose1711](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/jose1711)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/experimental-content-repository-for-raspberry-imager/22077/9 "2026-04-09T22:14:37Z")
unlikely to happen as uconsole/devterm require custom kernel patches ---
**Author:** ![TheNavyBear](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/thenavybear/32/16130_2.png) [@TheNavyBear](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/TheNavyBear)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2026, 3:34am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/experimental-content-repository-for-raspberry-imager/22077/10 "2026-04-10T03:34:00Z")
I’m not speaking just about uC/DT images at this point… There is also a lot of community made images that aren’t in your repo yet, both from Rex and others. The hope is that with time, any image can be loaded in RPi imager and customized and still boot afterwards. ---
**Author:** ![trinity](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/trinity/32/16167_2.png) [@trinity](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/trinity)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/experimental-content-repository-for-raspberry-imager/22077/11 "2026-04-12T14:29:00Z")
If I have time and remember to do so, I’ll make a PR with more OS images from [the directory I put together](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/22029). Some images on there have direct download links which would make adding them especially easy. ---
**Author:** ![jose1711](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/jose1711/32/16021_2.png) [@jose1711](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/jose1711)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/experimental-content-repository-for-raspberry-imager/22077/12 "2026-04-14T22:20:05Z")
Thank you, PRs are very welcome. In the meantime I extended the list with a few more OSes.