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5 Operating System Summary
The following table summarizes the main Operating Systems available, as well as the main configuration
options that can be set.
Table 5-1: Operating System Distro
Operating System Distro
Compatible
with
Compute
Module 1
Yes
Yes. Use
RPi 1/ RPi
Zero
version
Yes. Use
RPi 1/
RPi Zero
version
No
(requires
RPi 2 or
3)
No
No
No
Compatible
with standard
4GB
Compute
Module 3
Yes
7.0.3 RPi
2/3 = No.
7.90.010
and 8.0.0
RPi 2/3 =
Yes.
Yes. Use
RPi 2/3
version
Yes
No
No
Compatible
with
Raspberry Pi
Compute
Module 3
NEC edition
Yes
Yes
7.0.3 RPi
2/3 = No.
7.90.010
and 8.0.0
RPi 2/3 =
Yes.
Yes. Use
RPi 2/3
version
Yes
No
No
Needs HDMI
pixel
encoding
changed
Needs HDMI
overscan
setting
change
No
No
Includes lirc
IR Remote
support
Serial port
name
CM3:
ttyS0
CM1:
ttyAMA0
CM3:
ttyS0
CM1:
ttyAMA0
CM3:
[TBC]
CM1:
[TBC]
CM3:
[TBC]
Needs serial
port
configuration
Yes
[TBC]
Python serial
module
Included
Not
included
Default
username /
password
pi /
raspberry
pi /
raspberry
root /
libreelec
osmc /
osmc
ubuntu /
ubuntu
Confirmed
with version
November
2016
November
2016
7.0.3,
7.90.010
and 8.0.0
2016.12-
1
16.04.01
LTS
2.1.0
Alternate tool
for
loading .img
to Compute
Module
“LibreELEC
USB-SD
Creator”