On 2020-10-12, Rainer Dorsch wrote: > I just browsed through the bullseye installation guide. I saw there is a > section on > > 3.6.2. Debian-provided U-Boot (system firmware) images > https://www.debian.org/releases/testing/armhf/ch03s06.en.html > > and > > 5.1.5. Using pre-built SD-card images with the installer > https://www.debian.org/releases/testing/armhf/ch05s01.en.html > > I am just wondering if I use a pre-built SD-card images with the installer do > I still need the U-Boot (system firmware) images (I do not recall that I used > them previously)? The SD-card images include everything in the U-Boot system firmware images, but additionally have the installer components. > If not, what is the intended usecase for the U-Boot (system > firmware) images? You might be able to use them to boot an EFI installer image on USB media for a machine that only boots from SD card, as one example. For some platforms, the offsets used on the raw media for u-boot might be incompatible with the EFI installer image layout, so you may not be able to have both on a single media; maybe with some work that could be fixed in some cases. 3.6.2. Debian-provided U-Boot (system firmware) images: ... The raw U-Boot components are provided for advanced users; the generally recommended way is to use one of the ready-made SD card images. So in general, use the ready-made SD card images. live well, vagrant
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