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Raspberry Pi 3 Model B

Raspberry Pi 3 Model B

Raspberry Pi 3 Model B is a popular single board computer developed with the intention of promoting teaching of basic computer science in schools. It is a successor to Raspberry Pi 2 Model B with a 64-bit processor and on-board Wi-Fi. FreedomBox "stable" and "testing" images are available for Raspberry Pi 3 Model B.

Please do not expect any output on a monitor connected via HDMI to this device as it does not display anything beyond the message 'Starting kernel...'. See the Quick Start page to access and control your FreedomBox from network.

Important: Read general advice about hardware before building a FreedomBox with this single board computer.

Download

Raspberry Pi recommends creating a bootable SD card with the Raspberry Pi Imager (rpi-imager), their official cross-platform utility that downloads an image and writes it to removable media. FreedomBox "stable" and "testing" images can be selected in rpi-imager under the "Other specific-purpose OS" category.

FreedomBox SD card images for this hardware are also available online. Download the "stable" or "testing" image for Raspberry Pi 3 Model B. Follow the instructions on the download page to create a FreedomBox SD card and boot into FreedomBox.

Availability

Hardware

  • Open Hardware: No

  • CPU: 1.2GHz 64-bit quad-core ARMv8 CPU

  • RAM: 1 GB

  • Storage: MicroSD card slot

  • Architecture: armhf

  • Ethernet: 10/100, RJ45

  • WiFi: 802.11n but requires non-free firmware, instead use a USB WiFi device

  • SATA: None

Non-Free Status

  • Non-free blobs required: boot firmware

  • WiFi: Requires non-free firmware