# Mender-Convert Failing on Raspberry Pi Zero 2 - \[ERROR\] \[mender-convert\] mender-convert failed
**URL:** https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-convert-failing-on-raspberry-pi-zero-2-error-mender-convert-mender-convert-failed/7548
**Category:** Board Integrations
**Tags:** raspberry-pi-zero-wifi, mender-convert, mender-client
**Created:** [February 11, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-convert-failing-on-raspberry-pi-zero-2-error-mender-convert-mender-convert-failed/7548 "2025-02-11T20:31:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@Hamzaamri](https://hub.mender.io/u/Hamzaamri)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-convert-failing-on-raspberry-pi-zero-2-error-mender-convert-mender-convert-failed/7548/1 "2025-02-11T20:31:57Z")
Hello everyone,
I’m trying to use **Mender-Convert** to prepare a **Raspberry Pi OS Lite** image for deployment on a **Raspberry Pi Zero 2** , but I’m encountering an error during the process. Here are the details: Device:\*\* Raspberry Pi Zero 2,OS Image:\*\* `raspios_lite_armhf-2024-11-19.img` (based on Debian 12 Bookworm),Mender Version:mender-convert latest`.
an error occurs when i use :
MENDER\_ARTIFACT\_NAME=release-1 ./mender-convert
–disk-image path/to/raspios\_lite\_armhf.img
–config configs/raspberrypi0-2w\_config
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### Author:  [@TheYoctoJester](https://hub.mender.io/u/TheYoctoJester)
#### Post date: [February 12, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-convert-failing-on-raspberry-pi-zero-2-error-mender-convert-mender-convert-failed/7548/2 "2025-02-12T16:00:07Z")
Hi @Hamzaamri,
looking at the error message, where have you created the `rootfs_overlay_demo` directory? My guess is that it is actually in the `input` directory, so the parameter should be
```auto
--overlay input/rootfs_overlay_demo
```
Greetz,
Josef
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### Author:  [@Hamzaamri](https://hub.mender.io/u/Hamzaamri)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2025, 4:07pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-convert-failing-on-raspberry-pi-zero-2-error-mender-convert-mender-convert-failed/7548/3 "2025-02-13T16:07:17Z")
yes thanks theyoctojester… i built it successfully and this the output, Why is my Raspberry Pi not appearing on the Mender server, and why is `/etc/mender/mender.conf` missing from the root filesystem, i detect that mender is not installed on raspberry despite the fact that the output on the image say that mender client is installed successfully!!? How can I debug and fix this issue?
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### Author:  [@TheYoctoJester](https://hub.mender.io/u/TheYoctoJester)
#### Post date: [February 13, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-convert-failing-on-raspberry-pi-zero-2-error-mender-convert-mender-convert-failed/7548/4 "2025-02-13T16:13:24Z")
Hi @Hamzaamri,
So did you write the `.img` file to the SD card and boot it? Can you post a `ls -alh /etc` from the running system?
Greetz,
Josef
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### Author:  [@Hamzaamri](https://hub.mender.io/u/Hamzaamri)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2025, 9:11am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-convert-failing-on-raspberry-pi-zero-2-error-mender-convert-mender-convert-failed/7548/5 "2025-02-14T09:11:37Z")
yes i flashed .img file to the sdcard using rpi-imager… i read in documentation that they used .sdimg but it is not exist on deployment section.How can I debug and fix this issue?
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### Author:  [@TheYoctoJester](https://hub.mender.io/u/TheYoctoJester)
#### Post date: [February 14, 2025, 10:03am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-convert-failing-on-raspberry-pi-zero-2-error-mender-convert-mender-convert-failed/7548/6 "2025-02-14T10:03:10Z")
Hi @Hamzaamri,
You do not need to fix anything, the `.img` is fine. So after flashing it, can you log into it and show its `ls -alh /etc` please?
Please note that using the settings magic from the Raspberry Pi images will probably break the booting process. An alternative is to use Etcher, or plan `dd`.
Greetz,
Josef
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### Author:  [@Hamzaamri](https://hub.mender.io/u/Hamzaamri)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-convert-failing-on-raspberry-pi-zero-2-error-mender-convert-mender-convert-failed/7548/7 "2025-02-15T15:05:45Z")
hi yoctojester,
there is a problem that i can’t log to raspberrypi.In fact, I flashed my Raspberry Pi OS image using `dd`, but when I power up the Raspberry Pi, nothing appears on the screen (black screen). The Pi doesn’t seem to boot.
I created an image backup of my working SD card using the following command:
“sudo dd if=/dev/sdd of=golden-image-1-raspberrypi0w-mender.img bs=1M conv=fdatasync status=progress”
this is the partition of my sdcard:
maybe does an error exist on my custom-config!( i used it to reduce the size)
How can I debug and fix this issue? i didn’t know the problem despite i followed correctly the instructions on [Convert a Mender Debian image | Mender documentation](https://docs.mender.io/operating-system-updates-debian-family/convert-a-mender-debian-image)
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### Author:  [@TheYoctoJester](https://hub.mender.io/u/TheYoctoJester)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-convert-failing-on-raspberry-pi-zero-2-error-mender-convert-mender-convert-failed/7548/8 "2025-02-17T15:05:51Z")
Hi @Hamzaamri,
I don’t have a Raspberry Pi 0 around so I can’t cross-check. Plus, it’s unclear what image you are basing the conversion on, and that might also cause problems.
So two things I would recommend trying:
- repeat with an unmodified Raspberry Pi OS image. I would recommend the `2024-07-04 - armhf` one.
- connect a UART adapter to the serial port, and look at the boot log. I would guess that it tells us what is going on.
Greetz,
Josef