[kwlug-disc] Raspbian Question

[CrankyOldBugger]

Can you P2V the existing setup, then create a VM with the new version then
copy your stuff to the VM, then move it all to the SD card once it's
working?

At least do a dd... to make a backup of your existing SD card setup before
you begin...


On Sun, 26 Jul 2020 at 15:49, Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Jul 26, 2020 at 3:41 PM CrankyOldBugger <crankyoldbugger at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> OK, maybe they fixed the dependencies in the new version (Raspberry Pi
>> OS), or else the installer figures out what version of Pi you have..
>>
>
> It is the latter that I am curious about.
> If the image that is flashed on the SD card boots up an installer that
> checks which model it is on, and then installs binary blobs ...etc. then my
> intended scenario will not work (do the install on the older Pi, copy
> things from the newer one, then move the card to the new Pi).
>
> Bummer ...
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