From ce9612e6461c9813e303afe7b62c737b5f54f7c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Justin P Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 20:04:58 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Clarifying the Dated .bin files Added extra clarification for the beta `.bin` file, removing the static date from the command, as plenty of people would definitely copy/paste that blindly without realizing there are multiple versions in that directory. (Me being one of those people) --- firmware/raspberry_pi4_network_boot_beta.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/firmware/raspberry_pi4_network_boot_beta.md b/firmware/raspberry_pi4_network_boot_beta.md index 8e680ab..69982d5 100644 --- a/firmware/raspberry_pi4_network_boot_beta.md +++ b/firmware/raspberry_pi4_network_boot_beta.md @@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ sudo echo FIRMWARE_RELEASE_STATUS="beta" > /etc/default/rpi-eeprom-update ### Configuration - Enable network boot Network boot is not enabled by default in the bootloader. To enable it the bootloader configuration file must be edited. + +**NOTE:** The `/lib/firmware...` line below ends with a date at the end of the file's name. We have a few versions of the beta bootloader in there, so make sure to select the most up-to-date version for your raspberry pi. ``` # Extract the configuration file -cp /lib/firmware/raspberrypi/bootloader/beta/pieeprom-2019-09-23.bin pieeprom.bin +cp /lib/firmware/raspberrypi/bootloader/beta/pieeprom-$DATE.bin pieeprom.bin rpi-eeprom-config pieeprom.bin > bootconf.txt # Enable network boot