the good news is that the 20230303 download has solved the pip3 install problem and i was able to install opencv as well. It is running on a usb stick at the moment. should this issue be closed?

2)the format commands are not working as shown:

ubuntu@coolpi:~$ lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
sda 8:0 1 0B 0 disk
sdb 8:16 1 0B 0 disk
mmcblk0 179:0 0 58.2G 0 disk
├─mmcblk0p1 179:1 0 300M 0 part /boot/firmware
└─mmcblk0p2 179:2 0 57.9G 0 part /
mmcblk0boot0 179:32 0 4M 1 disk
mmcblk0boot1 179:64 0 4M 1 disk
zram0 254:0 0 0B 0 disk

the tf chip is sda and sdb upon insertion via a usb adapter. the coolpi does not recognized the chip via the onboard tf card slot.

ubuntu@coolpi:~$ sudo wipefs /dev/sda
ubuntu@coolpi:~$ sudo wipefs /dev/sdb
ubuntu@coolpi:~$ sudo wipefs -a -f /dev/sda
ubuntu@coolpi:~$ sudo wipefs -a -f /dev/sdb
ubuntu@coolpi:~$ lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
sda 8:0 1 0B 0 disk
sdb 8:16 1 0B 0 disk
mmcblk0 179:0 0 58.2G 0 disk
├─mmcblk0p1 179:1 0 300M 0 part /boot/firmware
└─mmcblk0p2 179:2 0 57.9G 0 part /
mmcblk0boot0 179:32 0 4M 1 disk
mmcblk0boot1 179:64 0 4M 1 disk
zram0 254:0 0 0B 0 disk