Raspberry Pi hardware compatibility list (Rev #6)

Working

The following devices are known to work with RISC OS on the Raspberry Pi.

Device	Notes
CD and DVD drives
FAT16/FAT32 formatted HD/SSD drives and memory sticks
Filecore formatted HD/SSD drives and memory sticks
Iomega ZIP drives
Keyboards	Standard (e.g. 105-key) keyboards will work. Keys over and above the standard set (e.g. “multimedia” keys) may not work, and more exotic keyboards (e.g. with “intelligent touch bars”) are right out.
Memory card readers	Some memory card readers present as multiple disc drives: one for each different card type. Trying to use a “7-in-1” card reader could cause SCSIFS to run out of drive numbers.
Mice	3-button, with or without a scroll wheel.
Parallel port printer adapters
Printers	The printer model needs to be recognised by !Printers and/or Gutenprint.
SD and SDHC cards	SDXC cards can be used if they have been reformatted to FAT32.
USB2 hubs	Where possible, use a powered hub (i.e. one with its own power brick).¹

This list is not exhaustive. Feel free to add any other devices you know are working.

¹ Unpowered hubs – including those advertised as “bus-powered” – can cause problems (e.g. devices not recognised at boot-up) especially on the Pi 4.

Device	Notes
Floppy disc drives	Work is underway to offer support for DOS-format floppies, but ADFS-format floppies will not be supported in the foreseeable future (due to the technical limitations of the USB floppy specification).
USB3 hubs	On the Pi 1, Pi 2 and Pi 3, USB1.1 devices (keyboards, mice etc.) may not work when connected to a USB3 hub. This is a hardware issue – it is not a problem with RISC OS. USB1.1 devices should instead be connected to a USB2 port (either a built-in port on the Raspberry Pi itself, or a port on a USB2 hub).

Revision from September 15, 2020 14:39:02 by Stuart Painting (5389)?

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