diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index b1a0eb22..4d4ebe7f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       script: "./tmp/build/install_rubikpi3.sh"
       base_image: "https://people.canonical.com/~platform/images/qualcomm-iot/rubikpi3/ubuntu-server-24.04/x00/ubuntu-24.04-preinstalled-server-arm64+rubikpi3-20250912-127.yaml"
+      image_name: "rubikpi3"
     
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
                         
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build rubikpi3 with mounting
       run: |
         chmod +x ./mount_rubikpi3.sh
-        ./mount_rubikpi3.sh ${{ env.base_image }} ${{ env.script }} ${{ github.ref_name }}
+        ./mount_rubikpi3.sh ${{ env.base_image }} ${{ env.script }}
 
     - name: Compress built image
       run: |
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         retention-days: 1
 
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -95,6 +96,8 @@ jobs:
             base_image: https://github.com/Joshua-Riek/ubuntu-rockchip/releases/download/v2.4.0/ubuntu-24.04-preinstalled-server-arm64-rock-5c.img.xz
 
     name: "Build for ${{ matrix.name }}"
+    env:
+      image_name: "${{ matrix.name }}"
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
@@ -103,19 +106,11 @@ jobs:
     - name: Fetch tags
       run: git fetch --tags --force
 
-    - uses: pguyot/arm-runner-action@HEAD
+    - name: Install dependencies and build image
       id: install_deps
-      with:
-        image_additional_mb: 1500
-        bind_mount_repository: true
-        base_image: ${{ matrix.base_image }}
-        commands: |
-          chmod +x ${{matrix.script}}
-          ${{ matrix.script }}
-          chmod +x ./install_common.sh
-          ./install_common.sh
-          mkdir -p /opt/photonvision/
-          echo "${{ github.ref_name }};${{ matrix.name }}" > /opt/photonvision/image-version
+      run: |
+        sudo chmod +x ./mount_image.sh
+        sudo -E ./mount_image.sh ${{ matrix.base_image }} ${{ matrix.script }} 1000 2
 
     - name: Compress built image
       run: |
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 7ad328ef..6f8b91b8 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ install_if_missing() {
 
   debug "Installing $1..."
   if [[ -z $TEST ]]; then
-    apt-get install --yes "$1"
+    apt-get --yes install "$1"
     # Always mark our upstream apt deps as held back, which will prevent the package 
     # from being automatically installed, upgraded or removed
     apt-mark manual "$1"
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ fi
 
 debug "Updating package list..."
 if [[ -z $TEST ]]; then
-  apt-get update
+  apt-get -q update
 fi
 debug "Updated package list."
 
diff --git a/install_common.sh b/install_common.sh
index a85ff6ee..fb41c46a 100755
--- a/install_common.sh
+++ b/install_common.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash -v
-
+#!/bin/bash
 # Verbose and exit on errors
 set -ex
 
@@ -29,3 +28,7 @@ echo "photon:vision" | chpasswd
 cp -f ./files/issue.txt /etc/issue
 cp -f /etc/issue /etc/issue.net
 sed -i 's/#Banner none/Banner \/etc\/issue.net/g' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+
+# Add photon version file
+mkdir -p /opt/photonvision/
+echo "${GITHUB_REF_NAME};${image_name}" > /opt/photonvision/image-version
diff --git a/install_dev_pi.sh b/install_dev_pi.sh
index 0c60f5bf..fef13348 100644
--- a/install_dev_pi.sh
+++ b/install_dev_pi.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 # Verbose and exit on errors
 set -ex
+
+# silence log spam from dpkg
+cat > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99dpkg.conf << EOF
+Dpkg::Progress-Fancy "0";
+APT::Color "0";
+Dpkg::Use-Pty "0";
+EOF
+
 # Run normal photon installer
 chmod +x ./install.sh
 ./install.sh --install-nm=yes --arch=aarch64
diff --git a/install_limelight.sh b/install_limelight.sh
index 7f0ac5f4..c1c0a058 100755
--- a/install_limelight.sh
+++ b/install_limelight.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 # Verbose and exit on errors
 set -ex
 
+# silence log spam from dpkg
+cat > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99dpkg.conf << EOF
+Dpkg::Progress-Fancy "0";
+APT::Color "0";
+Dpkg::Use-Pty "0";
+EOF
+
 # Run normal photon installer
 chmod +x ./install.sh
 ./install.sh --install-nm=yes --arch=aarch64
diff --git a/install_opi5.sh b/install_opi5.sh
index aadf6a88..397d16cd 100755
--- a/install_opi5.sh
+++ b/install_opi5.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash -v
+#!/bin/bash
 
 # Verbose and exit on errors
 set -ex
@@ -15,7 +15,14 @@ else
 fi
 echo "pi:raspberry" | chpasswd
 
-apt-get update --quiet
+# silence log spam from dpkg
+cat > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99dpkg.conf << EOF
+Dpkg::Progress-Fancy "0";
+APT::Color "0";
+Dpkg::Use-Pty "0";
+EOF
+
+apt-get -q update 
 
 before=$(df --output=used / | tail -n1)
 # clean up stuff
@@ -24,13 +31,13 @@ before=$(df --output=used / | tail -n1)
 echo "Purging snaps"
 rm -rf /var/lib/snapd/seed/snaps/*
 rm -f /var/lib/snapd/seed/seed.yaml
-apt-get purge --yes --quiet lxd-installer lxd-agent-loader
-apt-get purge --yes --quiet snapd
+apt-get --yes -q purge lxd-installer lxd-agent-loader
+apt-get --yes -q purge snapd
 
 # remove bluetooth daemon
-apt-get purge --yes --quiet bluez
+apt-get --yes -q purge bluez
 
-apt-get --yes --quiet autoremove
+apt-get --yes -q autoremove
 
 # remove firmware that (probably) isn't needed
 rm -rf /usr/lib/firmware/mrvl
@@ -49,16 +56,20 @@ chmod +x ./install.sh
 ./install.sh --install-nm=yes --arch=aarch64
 
 echo "Installing additional things"
-apt-get install --yes --quiet libc6 libstdc++6
+apt-get --yes -qq install libc6 libstdc++6
 
 # let netplan create the config during cloud-init
 rm -f /etc/netplan/00-default-nm-renderer.yaml
 
+mkdir --parents /mnt/CIDATA
+mount "${loopdev}p1" /mnt/CIDATA
 # set NetworkManager as the renderer in cloud-init
-cp -f ./OPi5_CIDATA/network-config /boot/network-config
-
+cp -f ./OPi5_CIDATA/network-config /mnt/CIDATA/network-config
 # add customized user-data file for cloud-init
-cp -f ./OPi5_CIDATA/user-data /boot/user-data
+cp -f ./OPi5_CIDATA/user-data /mnt/CIDATA/user-data
+
+umount /mnt/CIDATA
+rmdir /mnt/CIDATA
 
 # modify photonvision.service to enable big cores
 sed -i 's/# AllowedCPUs=4-7/AllowedCPUs=4-7/g' /lib/systemd/system/photonvision.service
@@ -86,7 +97,7 @@ for btservice in $btservices; do
 done
 
 rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-apt-get --yes --quiet clean
+apt-get --yes -qq clean
 
 rm -rf /usr/share/doc
 rm -rf /usr/share/locale/
diff --git a/install_pi.sh b/install_pi.sh
index 777de037..55418ec9 100755
--- a/install_pi.sh
+++ b/install_pi.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 # Verbose and exit on errors
 set -ex
 
+# silence log spam from dpkg
+cat > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99dpkg.conf << EOF
+Dpkg::Progress-Fancy "0";
+APT::Color "0";
+Dpkg::Use-Pty "0";
+EOF
+
 # Run normal photon installer
 chmod +x ./install.sh
 ./install.sh --install-nm=yes --arch=aarch64
diff --git a/install_rubikpi3.sh b/install_rubikpi3.sh
index 1ace4d57..9ab7d13e 100644
--- a/install_rubikpi3.sh
+++ b/install_rubikpi3.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,3 @@ rm -rf /usr/share/locale/
 echo '=== Running install_common.sh ==='
 chmod +x ./install_common.sh
 ./install_common.sh
-echo '=== Creating version file ==='
-mkdir -p /opt/photonvision/
-echo '{$1};rubikpi3' > /opt/photonvision/image-version
-echo '=== Installation complete ==='
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mount_image.sh b/mount_image.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a2b9937f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mount_image.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -exuo pipefail
+
+rootdir="./rootfs"
+rootdir="$(realpath ${rootdir})"
+echo "Root directory will be: ${rootdir}"
+
+url=$1
+install_script=$2
+additional_mb=$3
+rootpartition=$4
+
+if [[ $# -ge 5 ]]; then
+    bootpartition=$5
+    if [[ "x$rootpartion" = "x$bootpartition" ]]; then
+        echo "Boot partition cannot be equal to root partition"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+else
+    bootpartition=
+fi
+
+image="base_image.img"
+
+####
+# Download the image
+####
+wget -nv -O ${image}.xz "${url}"
+xz -T0 -d ${image}.xz
+
+####
+# Prepare and mount the image
+####
+
+if [[ ${additional_mb} -gt 0 ]]; then
+    dd if=/dev/zero bs=1M count=${additional_mb} >> ${image}
+fi
+
+export loopdev=$(losetup --find --show --partscan ${image})
+# echo "loopdev=${loopdev}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+part_type=$(blkid -o value -s PTTYPE "${loopdev}")
+echo "Image is using ${part_type} partition table"
+
+if [[ ${additional_mb} -gt 0 ]]; then
+    if [[ "${part_type}" == "gpt" ]]; then
+        sgdisk -e "${loopdev}"
+    fi
+    parted --script "${loopdev}" resizepart ${rootpartition} 100%
+    e2fsck -p -f "${loopdev}p${rootpartition}"
+    resize2fs "${loopdev}p${rootpartition}"
+    echo "Finished resizing disk image."
+fi
+
+sync
+
+echo "Partitions in the mounted image:"
+lsblk "${loopdev}"
+
+if [[ -n "$bootpartition" ]]; then
+    bootdev="${loopdev}p${bootpartition}"
+else
+    bootdev=
+fi
+rootdev="${loopdev}p${rootpartition}"
+
+mkdir --parents ${rootdir}
+# echo "rootdir=${rootdir}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+mount "${rootdev}" "${rootdir}"
+if [[ -n "$bootdev" ]]; then
+    mkdir --parents "${rootdir}/boot"
+    mount "${bootdev}" "${rootdir}/boot"
+fi
+
+# Set up the environment
+mount -t proc /proc "${rootdir}/proc"
+mount -t sysfs /sys "${rootdir}/sys"
+mount --rbind /dev "${rootdir}/dev"
+
+# Temporarily replace resolv.conf for networking
+mv -v "${rootdir}/etc/resolv.conf" "${rootdir}/etc/resolv.conf.bak"
+cp -v /etc/resolv.conf "${rootdir}/etc/resolv.conf"
+
+####
+# Modify the image in chroot
+####
+chrootscriptdir=/tmp/build
+scriptdir=${rootdir}${chrootscriptdir}
+mkdir --parents "${scriptdir}"
+mount --bind "$(pwd)" "${scriptdir}"
+
+cat >> "${scriptdir}/commands.sh" << EOF
+set -ex
+export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+cd "${chrootscriptdir}"
+echo "Running ${install_script}"
+chmod +x "${install_script}"
+"./${install_script}"
+echo "Running install_common.sh"
+chmod +x "./install_common.sh"
+"./install_common.sh"
+EOF
+
+cat -n "${scriptdir}/commands.sh"
+chmod +x "${scriptdir}/commands.sh"
+
+sudo -E chroot "${rootdir}" /bin/bash -c "${chrootscriptdir}/commands.sh"
+
+####
+# Clean up and shrink image
+####
+
+if [[ -e "${rootdir}/etc/resolv.conf.bak" ]]; then
+    mv "${rootdir}/etc/resolv.conf.bak" "${rootdir}/etc/resolv.conf"
+fi
+
+echo "Zero filling empty space"
+if mountpoint "${rootdir}/boot"; then
+    (cat /dev/zero > "${rootdir}/boot/zeros" 2>/dev/null || true); sync; rm "${rootdir}/boot/zeros";
+fi
+
+(cat /dev/zero > "${rootdir}/zeros" 2>/dev/null || true); sync; rm "${rootdir}/zeros";
+
+umount --recursive "${rootdir}"
+
+echo "Resizing root filesystem to minimal size."
+e2fsck -v -f -p -E discard "${rootdev}"
+resize2fs -M "${rootdev}"
+rootfs_blocksize=$(tune2fs -l ${rootdev} | grep "^Block size" | awk '{print $NF}')
+rootfs_blockcount=$(tune2fs -l ${rootdev} | grep "^Block count" | awk '{print $NF}')
+
+echo "Resizing rootfs partition."
+rootfs_partstart=$(parted -m --script "${loopdev}" unit B print | grep "^${rootpartition}:" | awk -F ":" '{print $2}' | tr -d 'B')
+rootfs_partsize=$((${rootfs_blockcount} * ${rootfs_blocksize}))
+rootfs_partend=$((${rootfs_partstart} + ${rootfs_partsize} - 1))
+rootfs_partoldend=$(parted -m --script "${loopdev}" unit B print | grep "^${rootpartition}:" | awk -F ":" '{print $3}' | tr -d 'B')
+if [ "$rootfs_partoldend" -gt "$rootfs_partend" ]; then
+    echo y | parted ---pretend-input-tty "${loopdev}" unit B resizepart "${rootpartition}" "${rootfs_partend}"
+else
+    echo "Rootfs partition not resized as it was not shrunk"
+fi
+
+free_space=$(parted -m --script "${loopdev}" unit B print free | tail -1)
+if [[ "${free_space}" =~ "free" ]]; then
+    initial_image_size=$(stat -L --printf="%s" "${image}")
+    image_size=$(echo "${free_space}" | awk -F ":" '{print $2}' | tr -d 'B')
+    if [[ "${part_type}" == "gpt" ]]; then
+        # for GPT partition table, leave space at the end for the secondary GPT 
+        # it requires 33 sectors, which is 16896 bytes
+        image_size=$((image_size + 16896))
+    fi            
+    echo "Shrinking image from ${initial_image_size} to ${image_size} bytes."
+    truncate -s "${image_size}" "${image}"
+    if [[ "${part_type}" == "gpt" ]]; then
+        # use sgdisk to fix the secondary GPT after truncation 
+        sgdisk -e "${image}"
+    fi
+fi
+
+losetup --detach "${loopdev}"
+
+echo "image=${image}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mount_rubikpi3.sh b/mount_rubikpi3.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 55505579..1a4c549d
--- a/mount_rubikpi3.sh
+++ b/mount_rubikpi3.sh
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ sudo mount -t sysfs sysfs rootfs/sys
 sudo mount -t tmpfs tmpfs rootfs/run
 sudo mount --bind /dev rootfs/dev
 
+findmnt
+
 # Setup DNS resolution in chroot
 echo "=== Setting up DNS in chroot ==="
 sudo rm -f rootfs/etc/resolv.conf
@@ -149,7 +151,7 @@ sudo mkdir -p rootfs/tmp/build/
 sudo mount --bind "$(pwd)" rootfs/tmp/build/
 
 echo "=== Checking for sudo in chroot and running script ==="
-sudo chroot rootfs /bin/bash -c "
+sudo -E chroot rootfs /bin/bash -c "
   set -exv
   export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
   if ! command -v sudo &> /dev/null; then
@@ -163,8 +165,10 @@ sudo chroot rootfs /bin/bash -c "
 
   echo '=== Making script executable ==='
   chmod +x ${script}
-  echo '=== Running ${script} with arguments: ${@:3} ==='
-  ./${script} ${@:3}
+  echo '=== Running ${script} ==='
+  ./${script}
+  echo '=== Zero filling empty space ==='
+  (cat /dev/zero > /zeros 2>/dev/null || true); sync; rm /zeros;
 "
 
 # Cleanup mounts