# General Discussions

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## [New online](https://hub.mender.io/t/new-online/3452)

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**Author:** [@profff](https://hub.mender.io/u/profff)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2021, 6:42am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/new-online/3452 "2021-04-15T06:42:16Z")

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hi all I’m new to mender but I think I’ve well understand the concept I tried getting started demo etc and it’s working really great now I need to setup a brand new img that just embed the mender client with our compag…

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## [CSI camera enable impossible on mender preconverted image](https://hub.mender.io/t/csi-camera-enable-impossible-on-mender-preconverted-image/3498)

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**Author:** [@profff](https://hub.mender.io/u/profff)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/csi-camera-enable-impossible-on-mender-preconverted-image/3498 "2021-04-13T15:26:10Z")

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Sory again when setting up device with pre converted this image https://d4o6e0uccgv40.cloudfront.net/2020-05-27-raspios-buster-lite-armhf/arm/2020-05-27-raspios-buster-lite-armhf-raspberrypi4-mender-2.5.0.img.xz I cant…

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## [Documentation on state transitions](https://hub.mender.io/t/documentation-on-state-transitions/3464)

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**Author:** [@manuel\_vps](https://hub.mender.io/u/manuel_vps)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2021, 8:15am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/documentation-on-state-transitions/3464 "2021-04-13T08:15:22Z")

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I think the documentation is not entirely corrent in some places. From the documentation on Mender 2.5: State scripts can either be run as we transition into a state; “Enter”, or out from a state, “Leave”. Most of the…

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## [Mender support for Yocto Gatesgarth](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-support-for-yocto-gatesgarth/3488)

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**Author:** [@danie](https://hub.mender.io/u/danie)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2021, 12:29pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-support-for-yocto-gatesgarth/3488 "2021-04-12T12:29:04Z")

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NXP recently updated and released i.MX BSP based on Yocto Gatesgarth but Mender ( as of 09-Apr-21 16:00 ) has not released Gatesgarth branch yet, Is Mender Gatesgarth release already scheduled? If not, do you recommend…

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## [Mender upload fails for big artifacts](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-upload-fails-for-big-artifacts/3438)

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**Author:** [@alin.alexandru](https://hub.mender.io/u/alin.alexandru)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2021, 11:40am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-upload-fails-for-big-artifacts/3438 "2021-04-12T11:40:59Z")

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I was used to have to retry 3-4 times to upload a big artifact. But it seems that starting mid-end of March it’s almost impossible. time mender-cli artifacts --server https://hosted.mender.io upload ~/build/mender-conv…

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## [Api search for device by identity\_data json object](https://hub.mender.io/t/api-search-for-device-by-identity-data-json-object/3477)

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**Author:** [@profff](https://hub.mender.io/u/profff)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2021, 8:14am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/api-search-for-device-by-identity-data-json-object/3477 "2021-04-12T08:14:56Z")

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I dont seen that into the API doc but may be I missed somthing I need to check if the new device I tring to preauth is already recorded and what auth status it get but I dont want to filter every other devices so I woul…

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## [U-Boot Tools build error - Yocto zeus](https://hub.mender.io/t/u-boot-tools-build-error-yocto-zeus/2411)

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**Author:** [@danie](https://hub.mender.io/u/danie)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2021, 11:49am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/u-boot-tools-build-error-yocto-zeus/2411 "2021-04-10T11:49:41Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to integrate Mender into Yocto zeus version for i.MX 8mm EVK. But during build I receive the following error: No rule to make target 'sandbox\_defconfig’ The error log is appended for your reference. Any …

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## [How long does a deployment remain alive?](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-long-does-a-deployment-remain-alive/3478)

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**Author:** [@jmeirow](https://hub.mender.io/u/jmeirow)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2021, 11:59am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-long-does-a-deployment-remain-alive/3478 "2021-04-09T11:59:21Z")

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I have a question about how deployments work. Suppose there is a Mender server with five clients connected to it. If an artifact is uploaded and a deployment created, targeting “all devices”, presumably all five devices…

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## [Mender-convert fails because of unknown arch](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-convert-fails-because-of-unknown-arch/3303)

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**Author:** [@trailsurfer](https://hub.mender.io/u/trailsurfer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2021, 7:15am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-convert-fails-because-of-unknown-arch/3303 "2021-04-09T07:15:52Z")

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I am trying to convert a image of a x86 linux system with mender-convert, its the second convert that I run. The first try with another linux x86 machine worked well, I was able to install the result of the deploy fold…

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## [\[mender-convert-modify\] Sorry, not able to determine target architecture](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-convert-modify-sorry-not-able-to-determine-target-architecture/3474)

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**Author:** [@Dirk](https://hub.mender.io/u/Dirk)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-convert-modify-sorry-not-able-to-determine-target-architecture/3474 "2021-04-08T17:21:19Z")

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Hi all, I tried to convert a new Debian Image with mender-convert. I used this tutorial " Convert a Mender Debian image" fdisk -l Disk /dev/sdb: 58.7 GiB, 63023063040 bytes, 123091920 sectors Disk model: Generic Units…

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## [Feature request: Provide direct links to individual deployments in web UI](https://hub.mender.io/t/feature-request-provide-direct-links-to-individual-deployments-in-web-ui/3468)

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**Author:** [@manuel\_vps](https://hub.mender.io/u/manuel_vps)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2021, 1:35pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/feature-request-provide-direct-links-to-individual-deployments-in-web-ui/3468 "2021-04-07T13:35:42Z")

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Hello all, we are running Mender 2.5 in managed mode with hosted server. During development, on a few occasions it would have been helpful for us if the web UI would provide direct links to individual deployments. So, i…

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## [Mender standalone FTP](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-standalone-ftp/3457)

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**Author:** [@ankit2002](https://hub.mender.io/u/ankit2002)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 11:40am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-standalone-ftp/3457 "2021-04-06T11:40:10Z")

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Hello Everyone, I am trying to do firmware update using mender standalone. I am able to do it via http and https but not able to do it via ftp. Could anybody let me know how’s the flow with the FTP. if I try mender ins…

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## [Password constraints](https://hub.mender.io/t/password-constraints/3453)

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**Author:** [@Fabrice](https://hub.mender.io/u/Fabrice)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2021, 6:03am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/password-constraints/3453 "2021-04-06T06:03:02Z")

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Hi all, I created a VM into Azure by using terraform. I ran a custom script to install a Mender hosted server following the documentation. I programmatically created a new user with a 8 alphanumeric password without a…

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## [Mender 2.4.0 to 2.6.0 upgrade loses devices](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-2-4-0-to-2-6-0-upgrade-loses-devices/3456)

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**Author:** [@mterwoord](https://hub.mender.io/u/mterwoord)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2021, 11:14am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-2-4-0-to-2-6-0-upgrade-loses-devices/3456 "2021-04-04T11:14:30Z")

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I went ahead this weekend to update our 2.4.0 mender server to 2.6.0. All seemed to have worked well, except that, out of the 60+ devices, only 10-15 show up after the upgrade. Is there something that needs refreshing?…

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## [Upgrading from 1.7.1 to 2.0.0. (mender-deployments\_1 | RequestError: send request failed)](https://hub.mender.io/t/upgrading-from-1-7-1-to-2-0-0-mender-deployments-1-requesterror-send-request-failed/3162)

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**Author:** [@Kronos](https://hub.mender.io/u/Kronos)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/upgrading-from-1-7-1-to-2-0-0-mender-deployments-1-requesterror-send-request-failed/3162 "2021-04-02T17:48:10Z")

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Hello MenderHub, First off, I’m very new to Mender and whilst I have experience using git and docker I can’t seem to figure this one out. The company I work for has a Mender setup running 1.7.1. so, an update is overdu…

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## [Web UI deployment status progress bar keeps advancing even if state script exited with 1](https://hub.mender.io/t/web-ui-deployment-status-progress-bar-keeps-advancing-even-if-state-script-exited-with-1/3450)

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**Author:** [@andrea.nencini](https://hub.mender.io/u/andrea.nencini)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2021, 8:01am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/web-ui-deployment-status-progress-bar-keeps-advancing-even-if-state-script-exited-with-1/3450 "2021-04-01T08:01:27Z")

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Hi guys. I wrote a state script associated with the Sync Leave state, that alternatively exits with RC 0 or RC 1 based on a certain condition. My idea is to allow or block the update process through this script. As you …

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## [VAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI with B2Qt not booting](https://hub.mender.io/t/var-som-mx8m-mini-with-b2qt-not-booting/3446)

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**Author:** [@ABTP](https://hub.mender.io/u/ABTP)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/var-som-mx8m-mini-with-b2qt-not-booting/3446 "2021-03-31T16:33:27Z")

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Hi, I have been for a while trying to integrate Mender with a Variscite VAR-SOM-MX8M-MINI running B2Qt based on : Poky 2.5.3, BSP: NXP Sumo, Linux: NXP \[imx\_4.14.98\_2.0.0\_ga\]. Link: https://variwiki.com/index.php?titl…

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## [RaspiOS versions vs mender-convert versions](https://hub.mender.io/t/raspios-versions-vs-mender-convert-versions/3398)

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**Author:** [@wombat](https://hub.mender.io/u/wombat)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2021, 10:03am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/raspios-versions-vs-mender-convert-versions/3398 "2021-03-31T10:03:56Z")

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Apologies for the short post - I can follow up with debug info in due course (as necessary). I recently started trying out mender (hosted.mender.io) and initially had success converting bootable images (and deployable m…

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## [Storage-proxy missing in official Helm chart for OS mender](https://hub.mender.io/t/storage-proxy-missing-in-official-helm-chart-for-os-mender/3433)

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**Author:** [@markus4dev](https://hub.mender.io/u/markus4dev)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2021, 6:53pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/storage-proxy-missing-in-official-helm-chart-for-os-mender/3433 "2021-03-29T18:53:48Z")

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Hi! I have been running on older mender server (2.1) and decided to install version 2.5 in k8s cluster. I followed this instructions for installing mender server (os version) with helm charts. I got everything up and…

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## [Best practices: Certificate Rotation](https://hub.mender.io/t/best-practices-certificate-rotation/3439)

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**Author:** [@jmeirow](https://hub.mender.io/u/jmeirow)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/best-practices-certificate-rotation/3439 "2021-03-29T16:25:42Z")

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Has anyone established a pattern or best practice for updating devices with new CA-signed certs? I am asking specifically about self-hosted version of Mender server. For instance, if an organization receives their new C…

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## [Yocto thud missing libcrypt breaks wpa\_supplicant](https://hub.mender.io/t/yocto-thud-missing-libcrypt-breaks-wpa-supplicant/1080)

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**Author:** [@elct9620](https://hub.mender.io/u/elct9620)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2021, 2:11pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/yocto-thud-missing-libcrypt-breaks-wpa-supplicant/1080 "2021-03-29T14:11:08Z")

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I am trying to upgrade from sumo to thud but I got something wrong. After I boot the Raspberry Pi and the wpa\_supplicant status always shows inactive (dead), and I found some message from /var/log/user.log Jan 1 00:00…

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## [Install Mender in K8s](https://hub.mender.io/t/install-mender-in-k8s/3436)

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**Author:** [@kubernetes](https://hub.mender.io/u/kubernetes)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2021, 10:03am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/install-mender-in-k8s/3436 "2021-03-29T10:03:37Z")

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Hello, I’d like to install and Use mender on a self hosted kubernetes Cluster, i use kustomization. I don’t want to use helm. Could anybody help me on this? Thanks.

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## [Failing to install mender-client on RPI4](https://hub.mender.io/t/failing-to-install-mender-client-on-rpi4/3291)

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**Author:** [@Aeagle](https://hub.mender.io/u/Aeagle)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2021, 12:13pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/failing-to-install-mender-client-on-rpi4/3291 "2021-03-27T12:13:27Z")

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Hello, I have just seen the Remote Terminal add-on, and wanted to give it a try. I have a raspberrypi 4, OS version: Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster), with mender installed, but without mender-client. I saw that the rem…

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## [Mender with Yocto, RPI3 and No match between root & boot partitions](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-with-yocto-rpi3-and-no-match-between-root-boot-partitions/3053)

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**Author:** [@simonboland](https://hub.mender.io/u/simonboland)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2021, 9:14am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-with-yocto-rpi3-and-no-match-between-root-boot-partitions/3053 "2021-03-26T09:14:01Z")

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I’m now trying to set up mender and make use of the features. I’m experiencing an error that seems to have occurred for other people. To summarise, I created a set up in Yocto which is similar to the script Drew Mose…

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## [Mender show-provides returns nothing](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-show-provides-returns-nothing/3413)

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**Author:** [@flixr](https://hub.mender.io/u/flixr)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-show-provides-returns-nothing/3413 "2021-03-25T18:51:47Z")

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Hi, I created a new mender rootfs artifact (using mender-artifact 3.5.0) and installed it on the device via mender -install (mender client version 2.5.0). After booting into the new image I don’t get any output via “me…

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## [New Device cannot authenticate](https://hub.mender.io/t/new-device-cannot-authenticate/3424)

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**Author:** [@KlausPopp](https://hub.mender.io/u/KlausPopp)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2021, 9:59am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/new-device-cannot-authenticate/3424 "2021-03-25T09:59:24Z")

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Hi, I have attached a new device (using Yocto on a Toradex verdin-imx8mm), but it does not appear as a pending device in the UI. My device has mac address 00:14:2d:67:d2:39 Strange thing: When I query the devices via th…

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## [Apply-device-config script](https://hub.mender.io/t/apply-device-config-script/3418)

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**Author:** [@Mikel](https://hub.mender.io/u/Mikel)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2021, 9:55am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/apply-device-config-script/3418 "2021-03-25T09:55:49Z")

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Hi, I’m trying apply-device-config script on mender’s development version and in the documentation (How to make an apply-device-config script | Mender documentation) it says “See this article on Mender Hub” on installati…

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## [Dunfell hddimg support](https://hub.mender.io/t/dunfell-hddimg-support/3393)

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**Author:** [@skrawn](https://hub.mender.io/u/skrawn)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 7:49pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/dunfell-hddimg-support/3393 "2021-03-24T19:49:38Z")

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What happened to hddimg support in Dunfell? I used this image to boot off a USB drive and install onto my target’s SSD - grub would show an “install” option that will then write to MENDER\_STORAGE\_DEVICE (/dev/sda in my s…

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## [Updating passive rootfs partitions in script and directory updates](https://hub.mender.io/t/updating-passive-rootfs-partitions-in-script-and-directory-updates/3422)

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**Author:** [@arpit.ts](https://hub.mender.io/u/arpit.ts)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/updating-passive-rootfs-partitions-in-script-and-directory-updates/3422 "2021-03-23T17:49:44Z")

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Hi I made a simple script artifact using mender-artifact write module-image -T script ... and a single script file test.sh. All the script does is create a /home/pi/test-file file and does nothing else. After deploying …

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## [Mender install from rescue mode](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-install-from-rescue-mode/3313)

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**Author:** [@bender](https://hub.mender.io/u/bender)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2021, 9:13am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-install-from-rescue-mode/3313 "2021-03-23T09:13:37Z")

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This is not directly related to mender but thought I could get some info in case people have already done it. I have a Pi-based system booted in rescue mode. Rescue mode lives in tmpfs completely allowing full control o…

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