# SSH not enabled and ctrl+alt+f1 not working **URL:** \ **Category:** Anthias\ **Created:** [January 24, 2023, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/ssh-not-enabled-and-ctrl-alt-f1-not-working/960 "2023-01-24T11:58:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![ealmonte32](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forums.screenly.io/ealmonte32/32/228_2.png) [@ealmonte32](https://forums.screenly.io/u/ealmonte32)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/ssh-not-enabled-and-ctrl-alt-f1-not-working/960/4 "2023-01-24T15:03:48Z")
instead of using that image, i suggest you follow the instructions i’ve given to everyone else when there is some issue with the images, simply download the raspi OS lite directly from [raspberrypi.org](http://raspberrypi.org) and flash that image using balenaEtcher into your SD card, when it is done craete the blank ssh.txt file in the /boot/ partition, that would enable ssh upon boot. Here is a copy of the installation instructions i have given to others: > [@How do I set a password in Screenly on the new Raspberry Pi4?](https://forums.screenly.io/t/how-do-i-set-a-password-in-screenly-on-the-new-raspberry-pi4/853/14): > > No SSH is perfectly fine, that is how almost all of us who manage Pi’s connect to it. Sorry from your screenshot I dont know the exact error, it is kinda hard to see all. I think you just need to follow one set of specific instructions that should work just like I write because if it works for me the exact hadware and exact step by step, then you must have a bad SD card or one of the steps is not being followed. Step 1: [Download Raspbian OS Bullseye Lite 64bit](https://downloads.raspberrypi.org/raspios_lite_arm64/images/raspios_lite_arm64-2022-09-26/2022-09-22-raspios-bullseye-arm64-lite.img.xz) Step 2: Flash the image to the … --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.screenly.io/t/ssh-not-enabled-and-ctrl-alt-f1-not-working/960)._