Install latest kernel `linux` instead of `linux-rpi4` on RPI3

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Hi,

  1. May please someone explain how to do that because just replacing the kernel package is not enough for proper booting.

  2. Is linux-firmware really useful for that model?

Wish You well

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It has been a long time since I have done it. I used to test the kernel on the pi4 every once in a while. It will never be as good as using the Pi Foundation kernel so I have completely lost interest in it.

linux-firmware is not normally needed with the pi4. Most of the pi firmware comes in another package and installed under /usr/lib/firmware/updates/.

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TY @Darksky,

linux-rpi4 is for now on 6.12.35-1 and linux on 6.15.5-1

Does linux-rpi4 follow the latest LTS update plan?

Wish You well

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I build 6 rpi kernels a week and they pretty much stay up to speed with upstream versions. Hopefully tomorrow RPi will update their trees with the latest. They do not work on week ends.

linux-rpi4: 6.12.y tree
linux-rpi4-mainline: 6.15.y tree
linux-rpi4-rc: Currently 6.16.y tree
linux-rpi5: 6.12.y tree
linux-rpi5-mainline: 6.15.y tree
linux-rpi5-rc: Currently 6.16.y tree

So you have 3 kernel versions to choose from with the pi3. Don’t use any of the pi5 kernels or it will not boot.

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TY @Darksky,

If I understand well, I may replace linux-rpi4 with linux-rpi4-mainline without other changes to work out of the box with the latest kernel available?

Wish You well

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Correct.

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