A lightweight Buildroot-based media player image (<65 MB) for Raspberry Pi that autoplays video, audio, or images in a loop — booting in under 20 seconds.
- Supports all Pi 1 variants (Pi Zero, Pi Zero W, Pi A/B, Pi A+/B+)
- Works on older Pis with just 256 MB RAM and a 1 GB SD card
- Autoplays media from the internal SD card or an external FAT-formatted USB drive
Battery-powered Pi Zero running YARMP as a digital photo album on a 7-inch LCD — under $50 total.
Quick start — 3 steps
- Download raspi-yarmp.img.xz to your PC
- Write the image to an SD card using Balena Etcher
- Insert the SD card into your Pi and power on — the default video starts playing in a loop
Step 1: Select the YARMP image in Balena Etcher.
Step 2: Select the SD card as target.
Step 3: Flash the image to the SD card.
Flashing in progress.
Flash complete — SD card is ready.
Playing your own media
- Remove the SD card from the Pi and plug it into your PC
- Browse to
USRDAT:\media-files\and findsample-video.mkv - Delete or back up the sample file, then add your own media (video, audio, or images) to the
media-filesdirectory - Insert the SD card back into the Pi and power on — your media plays in a loop
If you can't find the USRDAT drive on Windows, try a USB SD card reader or mount it on Linux. Alternatively, copy your media to a FAT-formatted USB drive and plug it into the Pi — on boot, external USB media takes priority over the internal SD card.
Playback priority
When multiple media types are present, YARMP follows this priority order:
- Video files (highest priority)
- Audio files (e.g. MP3)
- Image files (e.g. JPG, PNG)
- If no media is found on USB or SD card, the default BBC motion gallery video plays
Seamless looping
By default, a single video file plays in seamless loop mode — no black screen between loops. For multiple videos to play seamlessly, merge them into one file using the melt tool.
For photo slideshows, adjust the display delay by editing /mnt/userdata/rc.local on the Pi (look for the fbv command line section).
Use cases
- Digital signage
- Portable HDMI audio/video test source (Pi Zero + battery bank)
- Art installations — display your work on a loop
- Museum exhibits — low-cost media playback
- Science projects — small HDMI display with custom content
- Digital photo album on an HDMI display
Hardware photos
Pi Zero with 7-inch LCD — front view.
Pi Zero with 7-inch LCD — rear view showing battery bank.
DOWNLOADS
raspi-yarmp.img.xz — pre-built SD card image (<65 MB)
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