My laptop is having a tantrum and seems like it needs a hard-drive replacement. Not a major issue, I’ve been thinking about switching to a SFF Desktop for a while.

But the issue is, I have a brand new Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W that I want to install PiHole on to.

So, I grab an old phone, LG G6 and install Etchdroid, download Raspberry Pi OS from the official website and the phone keeps having a tantrum and switching the SD card adapter to charging only. I try a second adapter, still no joy. So I think fuck it, maybe the phone is too old.

I grab a newer phone, Pixel 6 Pro and attempt the same thing again and encounter the same problem again. No matter what, I don’t seem to be able to flash this OS from Android.

Anyone know of a way to get me over the finish line without me having to buy new hardware?