# Trixie 7.1.y for the uConsole and DevTerm **URL:** \ **Category:** uConsole\ **Tags:** devterm, cm3, uconsole, cm4, cm5\ **Created:** [August 27, 2025, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/trixie-7-1-y-for-the-uconsole-and-devterm/19457 "2025-08-27T21:42:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![duckyvirus](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/duckyvirus/32/6280_2.png) [@duckyvirus](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/duckyvirus)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/trixie-7-1-y-for-the-uconsole-and-devterm/19457/204 "2026-02-03T02:14:15Z")
well that was a ride. im now commenting from my uconsole. my cm5 would NOT boot from the m.2 even though it is a supported unit no matter the config/eeprom settings. some minor work but ive mapped /home to it and got the aio all setup and tested. thank you rex for all your hard work. noq to get the cooler back shell printed and installed. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Cousins](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/dale_cousins/32/15021_2.png) [@Dale\_Cousins](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Dale_Cousins)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/trixie-7-1-y-for-the-uconsole-and-devterm/19457/205 "2026-02-03T11:57:48Z")
do you have a waveshare spacer under the CM5? ---
**Author:** ![duckyvirus](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/duckyvirus/32/6280_2.png) [@duckyvirus](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/duckyvirus)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/trixie-7-1-y-for-the-uconsole-and-devterm/19457/206 "2026-02-03T13:03:30Z")
No I chose not to use one, instead I’m using the fan header thats on the HackerGadgets CM5 interface board and a small fan (originally supplied with 1 of my raspberry pi kits) It’s working well, average CPU temp is 25-30c. under load it peaked at 43c. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Cousins](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/dale_cousins/32/15021_2.png) [@Dale\_Cousins](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Dale_Cousins)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/trixie-7-1-y-for-the-uconsole-and-devterm/19457/207 "2026-02-03T15:14:31Z")
i found that less than 50% of my NVME drives that currently work in other pi 5 units work with this kit so just keep working through different drives until you get one that boots ---
**Author:** ![duckyvirus](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/duckyvirus/32/6280_2.png) [@duckyvirus](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/duckyvirus)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/trixie-7-1-y-for-the-uconsole-and-devterm/19457/208 "2026-02-03T21:43:51Z")
possible yes. but currently a non issue so call that a bridge to cross later ---
**Author:** ![James\_Kent](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/james_kent/32/15067_2.png) [@James\_Kent](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/James_Kent)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2026, 3:17am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/trixie-7-1-y-for-the-uconsole-and-devterm/19457/209 "2026-02-05T03:17:36Z")
maybe a dumb question, but i got my console booted on Rex’s older 6.1 radxa image, but will this image work th the radxa cm5? ---
**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:** [February 5, 2026, 4:57am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/trixie-7-1-y-for-the-uconsole-and-devterm/19457/210 "2026-02-05T04:57:45Z")
No this image is only for the Raspberry Pi CMs. ---
**Author:** ![jimla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6de8d8/32.png) [@jimla](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/jimla)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/trixie-7-1-y-for-the-uconsole-and-devterm/19457/211 "2026-02-05T18:25:44Z")
GQRX configuration for direct sampling mode: File \> IO Devices: Device: Other Device string: rtl=0,direct\_samp=2 Input Controls: No limits: checked ---
**Author:** ![N4C3R](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/n4c3r/32/9642_2.png) [@N4C3R](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/N4C3R)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/trixie-7-1-y-for-the-uconsole-and-devterm/19457/212 "2026-02-11T18:50:59Z")
can we sticky this thread? ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_McIntosh](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/chris_mcintosh/32/15755_2.png) [@Chris\_McIntosh](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Chris_McIntosh)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/trixie-7-1-y-for-the-uconsole-and-devterm/19457/213 "2026-02-12T16:17:36Z")
Hoping y’all can help me. On a cm5 running rex’s debian Trixie. My trackball is awful, ordered a new one but want to try i3wm in the meantime. Got i3 installed fine. First issue is that the boot window manager doesn’t allow you to select another wm. To fix this I changed /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf, I changed greeter-session to lightdm-gtk-greeter This works but the screen is now rotated. Question: can I set the default greeter to let me pick the wm or can I fix the screen rotation issue somehow? ---
**Author:** ![snipeytje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@snipeytje](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/snipeytje)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/trixie-7-1-y-for-the-uconsole-and-devterm/19457/214 "2026-02-12T16:41:54Z")
you can just tell lightdm the screen needs to be rotated the uconsole screen is a native portrait screen, so rotated is the default orientation ---
**Author:** ![jutleys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/779978/32.png) [@jutleys](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/jutleys)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/trixie-7-1-y-for-the-uconsole-and-devterm/19457/215 "2026-02-13T12:52:39Z")
Why don’t you got for the newer trackpad grab a front A model cover and black keyboard set and your good no stock yet but around March time. ![403](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/3/3478306d67caa09339a630c185c8f2e1271c8360.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_McIntosh](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/chris_mcintosh/32/15755_2.png) [@Chris\_McIntosh](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Chris_McIntosh)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/trixie-7-1-y-for-the-uconsole-and-devterm/19457/216 "2026-02-15T00:44:04Z")
ooh, what is this? looks neat ---
**Author:** ![Chris\_McIntosh](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/chris_mcintosh/32/15755_2.png) [@Chris\_McIntosh](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Chris_McIntosh)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/trixie-7-1-y-for-the-uconsole-and-devterm/19457/217 "2026-02-15T00:45:08Z")
hank you, got it working. i bricked my os doing something so i reflashed and am just using stock ---
**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:** [February 15, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/trixie-7-1-y-for-the-uconsole-and-devterm/19457/218 "2026-02-15T15:09:15Z")
It would be nice if you could find a proper HTTP mirror so we could simply `curl http://server/uconsole-trixie-6.12.img.gz | gzip -cd | doas dd of=/dev/sdx` like other distros. Surgeon General’s warning: **This convenience reduces safety. Check your sums.** ---
**Author:** ![white-round-square](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/white-round-square/32/10385_2.png) [@white-round-square](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/white-round-square)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/trixie-7-1-y-for-the-uconsole-and-devterm/19457/219 "2026-02-15T15:48:28Z")
what a time! people stream internet directly to flash drives! ---
**Author:** ![snipeytje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@snipeytje](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/snipeytje)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/trixie-7-1-y-for-the-uconsole-and-devterm/19457/220 "2026-02-15T15:58:09Z")
Which distros recommend this? so I can avoid touching them? ---
**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:** [February 15, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/trixie-7-1-y-for-the-uconsole-and-devterm/19457/221 "2026-02-15T21:05:08Z")
I’ve looked around and it costs to much. I’m constantly already hitting the bandwidth cap on mega and I even hit it once with Google drive. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/trixie-7-1-y-for-the-uconsole-and-devterm/19457/222 "2026-02-17T16:32:39Z")
Could you get away with using Github Actions to generate the images, and host them on the Releases page in the repo? Or directly uploading the images to the Releases page? There are a lot of hosts who specialize in redistributing FOSS build output; MEGA and Google Drive are strange options in the sense that they are some of the few file hosts that _aren’t_ built as labors of love but as probably-deniable “intellectual property” sharing. Along with GitHub consider other code forges like Sourceforge, Sourcehut, or even try the Internet Archive which will automatically generate torrents for your images which you could share. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2026, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/trixie-7-1-y-for-the-uconsole-and-devterm/19457/223 "2026-02-17T17:37:14Z")
i would use github but most the images are hand done because ones like dragon don’t have their stuff on github. github won’t let me upload file that are several gigs. i currently have about 30gbs worth of images for the uconsole. this was the cheapest way to host all the images for me. i only have to pay $1.99 a month to host them on google. [Previous page](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/trixie-7-1-y-for-the-uconsole-and-devterm/19457.md?page=10) [Next page](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/trixie-7-1-y-for-the-uconsole-and-devterm/19457.md?page=12)