Re: Setting a manual IP address

On 21/05/2024 21:30, duck wrote:

On 21/05/2024 05:57, 62hx.1708 wrote:

   BookWORM screwed it all up - and not JUST the
   networking stuff.

 I didn't realise how much until I tried a fresh install on a Pi 5.
 

   I think Deb is now employing Canonical REJECTS who
   have totally screwed up the distro to ZERO advantage.

 I've no idea who they've employed, but it is going in a direction I don't want to follow.
 

   If you have a P4 or below you can still get older
   versions of Deb/PiOS ... but the P5 won't work
   with those.

 There is a way around this. If you install the 64 bit version of Bullseye on a Pi 4, you can install the same set of packages copy your config files from the 32 bit version, making it work exactly the same.
 You then ignore the dire warnings and do an in place upgrade to Bookworm. That then retains retains the previous style dhcpcd5 networking, and doesn't install Wayland etc.
 The card can then be transferred to a Pi 5.
 ---druck

I cannot believe all the carp I am seeing here.
When bookworm came out, I did a fresh install on a pi4 - all good except for a minor glitch with Wayland. Soon fixed and it runs well.
When pi5 arrived, I copied to a USB SSD - all well from day 1. When I got an Argon ONE V3, with their NVME board it took a couple of goes, but with some help from the Raspberry forum it was soon well. Sill good now!
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Chris