Hi all,
I’m trying to re-flash or recover the EEPROM on my Raspberry Pi 5, but I’ve run into what seems like a major issue with the current recovery images.
I’ve followed all the usual steps:
Used the latest Raspberry Pi Imager (v1.9.1) → Misc utility images → Bootloader → Raspberry Pi 5 EEPROM recovery.
Flashed multiple SD cards, cleared the Imager cache in
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Raspberry Pi Imager
and retried several times.
Every time, the resulting SD card only contains the old Pi 4 files:
pieeprom.bin
pieeprom.sig
recovery.bin
README.txt
and when I try it in the Pi 5, the green LED blinks indefinitely.
The documented download link —
https://downloads.raspberrypi.com/bootl ... very/pi-5/
is currently 404 / dead, and the GitHub repo
rpi-eeprom/recovery
no longer has the bootloader_recovery_2712-latest.zip or any 2712 folders.
It looks like the Pi 5 (BCM2712) recovery image was pulled or the CDN links were changed, but the Imager hasn’t been updated yet and is still fetching the Pi 4 (BCM2711) package.
I’m setting up the Pi 5 headless (no monitor/keyboard) and need USB-device (OTG) mode working via dwc2,g_ether, but Windows/Mac don’t detect the board at all — so the EEPROM likely needs a refresh before USB gadget mode will enumerate.
Can anyone confirm where the official Pi 5 EEPROM recovery image is hosted now (the 2712 version)?
Or if there’s an alternate way to build it manually from the current firmware repo (with the right pieeprom.upd, start4.elf, etc.)?
Will the bootloader_recovery/pi-5/ directory be restored on the CDN?
I’ve seen other users (including in thread #363473) running into similar issues, so this might be affecting everyone trying to recover a Pi 5 right now.
Thanks in advance — just want to confirm the correct process or a new working link so others can recover their boards too.
(Tagging: @rpdom @6by9 @aBUGSworstnightmare @JamesH)
I’m trying to re-flash or recover the EEPROM on my Raspberry Pi 5, but I’ve run into what seems like a major issue with the current recovery images.
I’ve followed all the usual steps:
Used the latest Raspberry Pi Imager (v1.9.1) → Misc utility images → Bootloader → Raspberry Pi 5 EEPROM recovery.
Flashed multiple SD cards, cleared the Imager cache in
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Raspberry Pi Imager
and retried several times.
Every time, the resulting SD card only contains the old Pi 4 files:
pieeprom.bin
pieeprom.sig
recovery.bin
README.txt
and when I try it in the Pi 5, the green LED blinks indefinitely.
The documented download link —
https://downloads.raspberrypi.com/bootl ... very/pi-5/
is currently 404 / dead, and the GitHub repo
rpi-eeprom/recovery
no longer has the bootloader_recovery_2712-latest.zip or any 2712 folders.
It looks like the Pi 5 (BCM2712) recovery image was pulled or the CDN links were changed, but the Imager hasn’t been updated yet and is still fetching the Pi 4 (BCM2711) package.
I’m setting up the Pi 5 headless (no monitor/keyboard) and need USB-device (OTG) mode working via dwc2,g_ether, but Windows/Mac don’t detect the board at all — so the EEPROM likely needs a refresh before USB gadget mode will enumerate.
Can anyone confirm where the official Pi 5 EEPROM recovery image is hosted now (the 2712 version)?
Or if there’s an alternate way to build it manually from the current firmware repo (with the right pieeprom.upd, start4.elf, etc.)?
Will the bootloader_recovery/pi-5/ directory be restored on the CDN?
I’ve seen other users (including in thread #363473) running into similar issues, so this might be affecting everyone trying to recover a Pi 5 right now.
Thanks in advance — just want to confirm the correct process or a new working link so others can recover their boards too.
(Tagging: @rpdom @6by9 @aBUGSworstnightmare @JamesH)
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