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OS Releases: Where are they? Supported vs non-supported? Normal vs Large?

I have a new RPi4B1.4 and have been reading a lot. I just downloaded the Venus OS Large, but I am a little confused about various locations of releases and forums. I am not even sure I’m posting this in the proper forum. Here’s just a few links that I’ve found:

http://updates.victronenergy.com/feeds/venus/ (what’s the difference between these folders?)

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/i8ru22o4ydws1rx/AADpa8lj5s2APZ2JS78OGPjKa?dl=0&lst= (this is where I found the OS I wanted)

https://github.com/victronenergy/venus/issues/378 (is this different then Victron Mods forum?)

I am trying to understand the overall process of releases of various OS’s along with the associated community forums that should be used. TIA…

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Kevin Windrem answered ·

The links you found are the correct ones.

The feeds area is the correct place to get released and beta ("candidate") software for the various platforms. But not the Large versions. A "small" version for RPI4 is available there, but only a v1.2 or v1.2 board will run Venus OS.

The RPI 4 v1.4 board will not run Venus OS at this time. Victron is aware of the problem and the cause. For now, use an RPI 3B with the raspberrypi2 image.

The main page for the large versions is here:

https://www.victronenergy.com/live/venus-os:large

Which links to the dropbox page for downloads. It's possible the drop box page will change over time so if it doesn't work, go back to the link above.

GitHub is a space for posting ideas and code, generally aimed at developers and DYIers. It has it's own place for comments but generally community.victronenergy.com is the place for discussions.

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Thanks - good to know....

In the Feeds/Venus folder, what are the various folders for? Is there a different one for the Large OS?

Thanks.

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Related Resources

Victron Venus OS Open Source intro page

Venus OS GitHub (please do not post to this)