This should be the last boot option because it does not currently support timeouts or retries.

What does rpi-update do. As others have commented rpi-update is useful if you want the latest latest latest version of the firmware but does carry with it a few risks to the stability of your system. Once the RPi has finished its calculations and communicated its results the software program will return it to the inactive state to await the next signal from the RTC or sensor. If you are using a different distribution then check with the maintainers if using rpi-update is safe.

The indexes of available packages are fetched from the locations specified in etcaptsourceslist5. To reproduce sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade reboot sudo rpi-update- no boot. Yes I always thought it was a little hack that was once created and that it is not recommended to use it.

It waits in black screen. This is only intended for use with Raspberry Pi OS. Rpi-update is a command line application that will update your Raspberry Pi OS kernel and VideoCore firmware to the latest pre-release versions.

You must use the rpi-update to update kernel and modules mister If not installed apt-cache search rpi-update. This is the recommended procedure. However in the case of the Raspberry Pi the firmware will live on.

Now you know how to update a Raspberry Pi its probably a good idea to get comfortable using the Linux terminal especially with some cool Linux terminal commands you can try on your Pi. What raspi-config does Generally speaking raspi-config aims to provide the functionality to make the most common configuration changes. A Linux RAM-disk instead of the normal boot.

It is the amount by which prices rise over time. Regular updates bring new software bug fixes advancements and more. You just run the rpi-update command without parameters and let it.