PicoChess v4 Image [8 June 2025]

[RandyR]

Hi Everyone.

I decided to make a smaller image to speed up the download for people. All I did was remove the pico_backups folder which saved around 6GB. If you already have the image from 7 June 2025 you do not need to download this one, but I also made a change to the browser startup script (kiosk.sh). It will now wait for PicoChess to start before launching the browser (before it just waited a specific number of seconds). I'll attach it here for those who want to replace it themselves (it's located in the pi home folder).

If you do use this image, note that the next time you update it will take about 9 minutes (on a Pi4) as the backup I removed for this image gets re-made. Once the update is finished, the web server will start. Just be patient.

And a reminder - if you see any functionality issues while testing and would like to let Johan know, either open a topic on this forum or, if you have a (free) GitHub account, you can open an Issue on Johan's repo (if not already opened).

Randy

Here is the link to the image:

PicoChess v4 Desktop (6.8 GB)