# Uconsole CM5 building **URL:** \ **Category:** uConsole\ **Created:** [April 15, 2025, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-cm5-building/16784 "2025-04-15T09:00:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 67
**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:** [September 12, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-cm5-building/16784/67 "2025-09-12T21:20:29Z")
What Ubuntu image are you using not all of them work with the CM5. Also if you have the CM5 lite try using the smallest SD card you can, as smaller ones seem to work better to get booted for the first time. Then change the EEPROM settings to be able to use any SD card as outlined here. > [@EEPROM config and the CM5 lite](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/eeprom-config-and-cm5-lite/19649): > > With the upcoming release of NVME capable adapter boards from @vileer & @lululvlv I have changed up the EEPROM config to be able to use them. If you have a CM5 lite and are having problems with the sd card booting or have already updated the config but plan on getting a NVMe board. You need to edit your EEPROM and your CM5 lite has to have updated firmware that was released after 2025-01-06. Check using vcgencmd version to update sudo rpi-eeprom-update sudo rpi-eeprom-config -e To edit the eep… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-cm5-building/16784)._