# General Discussions

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## [Upgrading Mener-convert from (using docker; Version: 2.1.0b1-dirty) to latest for migrating my platform from RPI3B+ to RPI4B](https://hub.mender.io/t/upgrading-mener-convert-from-using-docker-version-2-1-0b1-dirty-to-latest-for-migrating-my-platform-from-rpi3b-to-rpi4b/5211)

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**Author:** [@raj.panchal](https://hub.mender.io/u/raj.panchal)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/upgrading-mener-convert-from-using-docker-version-2-1-0b1-dirty-to-latest-for-migrating-my-platform-from-rpi3b-to-rpi4b/5211 "2022-08-28T11:50:07Z")

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Hi Mender Team and All: I have been using mender-convert Version: 2.1.0b1-dirty with docker and I have been mender-converting RPI3B+(stretch)-based system and doing OTA update for some time using my hosted mender accoun…

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## [What happens to Mender artifact after an update?](https://hub.mender.io/t/what-happens-to-mender-artifact-after-an-update/5172)

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**Author:** [@mho](https://hub.mender.io/u/mho)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2022, 7:01am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/what-happens-to-mender-artifact-after-an-update/5172 "2022-08-26T07:01:03Z")

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Does the Mender Artifact get deleted (including all of its state scripts) after performing a rootfs update? I’m looking into bundling additional artifacts (kernel, etc) into the Mender Artifact’s state scripts, and I’m h…

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## [Invalid Checksum while uploading artifact](https://hub.mender.io/t/invalid-checksum-while-uploading-artifact/5200)

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**Author:** [@perceval](https://hub.mender.io/u/perceval)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 1:22pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/invalid-checksum-while-uploading-artifact/5200 "2022-08-23T13:22:56Z")

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Hello, I have an error while trying to upload my artifact to hosted.mender.io after building it. \[2022-08-18 16:44:04,484\] \[menderclient.py:124\] INFO - Pushing new artifact \[2022-08-18 16:44:04,484\] \[menderclient.py:79…

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## [Can't access to device pages on hosted mender](https://hub.mender.io/t/cant-access-to-device-pages-on-hosted-mender/5195)

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**Author:** [@perceval](https://hub.mender.io/u/perceval)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 8:09am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/cant-access-to-device-pages-on-hosted-mender/5195 "2022-08-23T08:09:33Z")

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Hello all, I cannot access any device detail page on hosted.mender.io. There is an error message. I tried to flush the cache of my browser (google chrome) and even try to use firefox but the same error appear when I cl…

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## [Mender-client + connect download for Ubuntu Server 22 Jammy?](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-connect-download-for-ubuntu-server-22-jammy/5184)

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**Author:** [@aph](https://hub.mender.io/u/aph)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2022, 7:39am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-client-connect-download-for-ubuntu-server-22-jammy/5184 "2022-08-19T07:39:28Z")

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Hello, I want to ask if there will be some downloads for mender client + connect for Ubuntu Server 22 Jammy soon? Unfortunately the express installation and installation via setup apt repository are not working on Ubun…

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## [Problems with Mender Helm Chart on OpenShift: privileged ports](https://hub.mender.io/t/problems-with-mender-helm-chart-on-openshift-privileged-ports/5041)

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**Author:** [@waltermoar](https://hub.mender.io/u/waltermoar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2022, 9:05am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/problems-with-mender-helm-chart-on-openshift-privileged-ports/5041 "2022-08-18T09:05:49Z")

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I’m using the GitHub - mendersoftware/mender-helm: Mender Helm charts chart to install Mender, and want to say “thank you” because it’s such an easy way to install Mender! I did run into some issues, though, that are ve…

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## [Update failure: System did not reboot even though reboot call succeeded](https://hub.mender.io/t/update-failure-system-did-not-reboot-even-though-reboot-call-succeeded/5170)

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**Author:** [@ygu](https://hub.mender.io/u/ygu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 7:32am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/update-failure-system-did-not-reboot-even-though-reboot-call-succeeded/5170 "2022-08-10T07:32:20Z")

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Hi there, I’m running into an issue with updating one of my devices. The logs show that the device isn’t being properly rebooted for whatever reason? Can I get some help? The board is a raspberry pi 3b+. Mender client v…

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## [Error while creating virtual device on mender production setup (setup done using docker-compose)](https://hub.mender.io/t/error-while-creating-virtual-device-on-mender-production-setup-setup-done-using-docker-compose/5160)

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**Author:** [@mender111](https://hub.mender.io/u/mender111)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 7:29am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/error-while-creating-virtual-device-on-mender-production-setup-setup-done-using-docker-compose/5160 "2022-08-10T07:29:35Z")

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I have created mender production setup using docker compose. While creating a virtual device using ./demo --client up this command getting some error :- Failed to get the ‘JWT’ token from the useradm service. This is n…

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## [Aborted deployments and state script cleanup](https://hub.mender.io/t/aborted-deployments-and-state-script-cleanup/5157)

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**Author:** [@drewmoseley](https://hub.mender.io/u/drewmoseley)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 7:23am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/aborted-deployments-and-state-script-cleanup/5157 "2022-08-10T07:23:13Z")

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Hi all, I’m using a state script on Download\_Enter that uses the server API to get the deployment artifact name. I’m using the name of the artifact to communicate meta-data about the update to the device. The applicati…

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## [HDMI stuck on rainbow screen but artifact boots](https://hub.mender.io/t/hdmi-stuck-on-rainbow-screen-but-artifact-boots/5178)

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**Author:** [@lmrogp](https://hub.mender.io/u/lmrogp)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2022, 4:00am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/hdmi-stuck-on-rainbow-screen-but-artifact-boots/5178 "2022-08-10T04:00:55Z")

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I have a Debian Stretch mender image, created with mender-convert 2.5.0. Its on a pi 3B, and the primary partition boots correctly and console output is displayed via HDMI. I then successfully installed a Debian Buster a…

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## [Error using multilib with Mender](https://hub.mender.io/t/error-using-multilib-with-mender/5177)

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**Author:** [@OliverW](https://hub.mender.io/u/OliverW)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/error-using-multilib-with-mender/5177 "2022-08-09T15:08:50Z")

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I am using Mender in conjunction with Yocto Dunfell. It’s worked perfectly until I attempted to use multilib to use 32bit libraries on a 64bit host. I added the following to my local.conf (This has worked on Yocto Dunfe…

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## [Unable to create a deployment via API](https://hub.mender.io/t/unable-to-create-a-deployment-via-api/2244)

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**Author:** [@jmeirow](https://hub.mender.io/u/jmeirow)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 6:47pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/unable-to-create-a-deployment-via-api/2244 "2022-08-04T18:47:11Z")

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I am able to login via API and receive back a JWT. I can also list devices and list users via API calls. However, when I attempt to create a deployment (POST /api/management/v1/deployments) via API, I receive HTML bac…

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## [Can we create virtual device for mender production server installed using docker compose?](https://hub.mender.io/t/can-we-create-virtual-device-for-mender-production-server-installed-using-docker-compose/5167)

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**Author:** [@mender111](https://hub.mender.io/u/mender111)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/can-we-create-virtual-device-for-mender-production-server-installed-using-docker-compose/5167 "2022-08-02T12:50:38Z")

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Hi, I was trying to create a virtual device for mender production server. Is it possible? if yes where we can get the steps to follow?

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## [Authorization Failed while connecting mender-client to the self signed mender server](https://hub.mender.io/t/authorization-failed-while-connecting-mender-client-to-the-self-signed-mender-server/5164)

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**Author:** [@amersohail794](https://hub.mender.io/u/amersohail794)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/authorization-failed-while-connecting-mender-client-to-the-self-signed-mender-server/5164 "2022-08-01T19:52:11Z")

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I have installed mender server using docker compose with self signed certificate. I also got the temp public domain from https://ipq.co/ I have generated the keys and certificates and then copied the certificate to the …

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## [Device Preauthorization](https://hub.mender.io/t/device-preauthorization/5154)

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**Author:** [@KunalK](https://hub.mender.io/u/KunalK)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/device-preauthorization/5154 "2022-07-29T18:50:02Z")

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Hi Team, We are following below link to preauthorize the mender device. In our test mender server we are getting the device as pending and instead of accepting it from GUI, we are trying to authorize it using curl com…

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## [Mender-cli force upload option?](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-cli-force-upload-option/5150)

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**Author:** [@adrian](https://hub.mender.io/u/adrian)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-cli-force-upload-option/5150 "2022-07-28T15:08:09Z")

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Good day, as part of our CI workflow we would like to not only manage our production releases with mender, but also our main and stable builds. To that end, i am building a pipeline utilizing mender-cli to transfer bu…

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## [Error while port forwarding to remote host](https://hub.mender.io/t/error-while-port-forwarding-to-remote-host/4519)

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**Author:** [@francoislefebvre](https://hub.mender.io/u/francoislefebvre)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/error-while-port-forwarding-to-remote-host/4519 "2022-07-25T17:05:43Z")

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Trying to communicate with a remote device via the mender device through port forwarding. This is the command I use to start port forwarding: sudo mender-cli port-forward \<DEVICE\_ID\> 80:192.168.0.111:80 With the first…

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## [Mender-artifact install multiple files](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-artifact-install-multiple-files/5148)

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**Author:** [@KunalK](https://hub.mender.io/u/KunalK)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 5:08am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-artifact-install-multiple-files/5148 "2022-07-25T05:08:20Z")

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Hi Mender Team, We are referring below link for preauthorizing devices. We need an help for installing multiple file to the sdimg with single mender-artifact command. Can anyone guide on how to install multiple files…

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## [Failure to boot after installation of standalone artifact](https://hub.mender.io/t/failure-to-boot-after-installation-of-standalone-artifact/5140)

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**Author:** [@lmrogp](https://hub.mender.io/u/lmrogp)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 11:27pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/failure-to-boot-after-installation-of-standalone-artifact/5140 "2022-07-22T23:27:33Z")

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I have a working mender image of Debian Stretch 9.4, which is running on a Raspberry Pi 3 with a 128 GB SD card. The mender image was created using mender-convert 2.5.0, and is running client 2.6.1. After standalone ins…

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## [Does standalone mode for mender client offer some GUI to trigger the updates?](https://hub.mender.io/t/does-standalone-mode-for-mender-client-offer-some-gui-to-trigger-the-updates/5138)

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**Author:** [@shandesai](https://hub.mender.io/u/shandesai)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 12:20pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/does-standalone-mode-for-mender-client-offer-some-gui-to-trigger-the-updates/5138 "2022-07-20T12:20:10Z")

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I understand based on the documentation that Standalone deployment | Mender documentation that for standalone / offline updates occurs by using mender CLI utility. Is there some possible GUI to trigger the standalone ch…

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## [Failure during mender-convert: cannot overwrite directory](https://hub.mender.io/t/failure-during-mender-convert-cannot-overwrite-directory/5103)

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**Author:** [@lmrogp](https://hub.mender.io/u/lmrogp)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2022, 2:57am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/failure-during-mender-convert-cannot-overwrite-directory/5103 "2022-07-20T02:57:48Z")

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Running mender-convert 2.5.3 on a Debian image and the convert is failing while creating a symlink in the work rootfs. The client version on the image is 3.0.2. Here is the log at the failure point. sudo mkdir -p work/…

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## [Installing Mender Server without using Docker](https://hub.mender.io/t/installing-mender-server-without-using-docker/570)

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**Author:** [@MBConsultingUK](https://hub.mender.io/u/MBConsultingUK)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2022, 12:32pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/installing-mender-server-without-using-docker/570 "2022-07-19T12:32:09Z")

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Hello, thanks for such a great platform. I’ve got Mender up and running, however the next step is to move it to production. Various places I’m intending to deploy this do not allow Docker because of enterprise policie…

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## [Mender-convert unsupported script state: Download](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-convert-unsupported-script-state-download/5124)

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**Author:** [@m10](https://hub.mender.io/u/m10)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-convert-unsupported-script-state-download/5124 "2022-07-18T14:12:06Z")

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I am trying add a state script that keeps our battery powered IOT devices powered up for an extended period while downloading the large A/B update image. I am trying to hook into the Download\_Enter state and I modified t…

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## [Using API to get artifact name](https://hub.mender.io/t/using-api-to-get-artifact-name/5104)

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**Author:** [@drewmoseley](https://hub.mender.io/u/drewmoseley)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 8:42am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/using-api-to-get-artifact-name/5104 "2022-07-18T08:42:45Z")

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I am trying to use the API (specifically api/devices/v2/deployments/device/deployments/next) to determine the name of any scheduled deployment. I’m doing this in a Download\_Enter state script so that my device users can …

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## [How to get MENDER\_DATA\_PART\_GROWFS=y to work using mender convert?](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-get-mender-data-part-growfs-y-to-work-using-mender-convert/5127)

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**Author:** [@maloo](https://hub.mender.io/u/maloo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2022, 1:12am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-get-mender-data-part-growfs-y-to-work-using-mender-convert/5127 "2022-07-16T01:12:22Z")

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We read that MENDER\_DATA\_PART\_GROWFS=y would expand /data partition to fill up rest of the sdcard at first boot, just like normal raspios images do. Is there something more than setting this flag in mender convert needed…

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## [Creating a deployment for a single device does not work](https://hub.mender.io/t/creating-a-deployment-for-a-single-device-does-not-work/5123)

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**Author:** [@drewmoseley](https://hub.mender.io/u/drewmoseley)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2022, 12:14pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/creating-a-deployment-for-a-single-device-does-not-work/5123 "2022-07-15T12:14:06Z")

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I’m trying to use the device actions menu to create a deployment to an individual device. The “Create Deployment” dialog appears but the target dropdown is empty and it only seems to accept groups. Drew

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## [\[Feature request\] Signed configure](https://hub.mender.io/t/feature-request-signed-configure/5117)

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**Author:** [@Aalex](https://hub.mender.io/u/Aalex)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2022, 9:18am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/feature-request-signed-configure/5117 "2022-07-15T09:18:01Z")

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I do understand that the configure service uses the deployment mechanism to apply the configuration and therefore can not work when signed artifacts are activated. A nice way to overcome this problem would be a field wh…

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## [Enforce single distro on device without differing device type](https://hub.mender.io/t/enforce-single-distro-on-device-without-differing-device-type/4925)

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**Author:** [@logbaseaofn](https://hub.mender.io/u/logbaseaofn)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/enforce-single-distro-on-device-without-differing-device-type/4925 "2022-07-14T18:45:17Z")

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Hi, I have a question about how to use some of the device type/artifact constructs. I have two devices with identical hardware and therefore share the same device type. I want to lock one machine to only get artifacts w…

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## [Need to download/restore demo raspberry PI 3 artifact file that I accidentally deleted to continue with tutorial](https://hub.mender.io/t/need-to-download-restore-demo-raspberry-pi-3-artifact-file-that-i-accidentally-deleted-to-continue-with-tutorial/4954)

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**Author:** [@abartky](https://hub.mender.io/u/abartky)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2022, 8:56am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/need-to-download-restore-demo-raspberry-pi-3-artifact-file-that-i-accidentally-deleted-to-continue-with-tutorial/4954 "2022-07-13T08:56:31Z")

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During my trial of hosted.mender.io, I first tried to setup my companies Yocto based product that runs standalone mender to hosted mender. As part of that process, I unintentionally deleted the Raspberry Pi demo artifac…

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## [Starfive Visionfive Yocto Failed to boot](https://hub.mender.io/t/starfive-visionfive-yocto-failed-to-boot/5092)

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**Author:** [@walterp](https://hub.mender.io/u/walterp)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2022, 5:58am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/starfive-visionfive-yocto-failed-to-boot/5092 "2022-07-13T05:58:16Z")

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I have a Starfive Visionfive V1 board and try to configure an image with mender-core and u-boot. I use Yocto kirkstone branch with GitHub - mendersoftware/meta-mender: Yocto Project meta layer for the Mender client b…

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