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Beginners • Re: Old rpi4 server /boot is almost full

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I was always checking the /boot/firmware folder whci has the following files:

Code:

/boot/firmware $ lsbcm2708-rpi-b.dtb       bcm2710-rpi-3-b-plus.dtb  bcm2712d0-rpi-5-b.dtb       config-6.6.62+rpt-rpi-2712  fixup_db.dat                    kernel8.img       start.elfbcm2708-rpi-b-plus.dtb  bcm2710-rpi-cm0.dtb       bcm2712-d-rpi-5-b.dtb       config-6.6.62+rpt-rpi-v8    fixup_x.dat                     kernel.img        start_x.elfbcm2708-rpi-b-rev1.dtb  bcm2710-rpi-cm3.dtb       bcm2712-rpi-500.dtb         config.txt                  initramfs_2712                  LICENCE.broadcom  System.map-6.6.62+rpt-rpi-2712bcm2708-rpi-cm.dtb      bcm2710-rpi-zero-2.dtb    bcm2712-rpi-5-b.dtb         COPYING.linux               initramfs8                      overlays          System.map-6.6.62+rpt-rpi-v8bcm2708-rpi-zero.dtb    bcm2710-rpi-zero-2-w.dtb  bcm2712-rpi-cm5-cm4io.dtb   fixup4cd.dat                initrd.img-6.6.62+rpt-rpi-2712  start4cd.elf      vmlinuz-6.6.62+rpt-rpi-2712bcm2708-rpi-zero-w.dtb  bcm2711-rpi-400.dtb       bcm2712-rpi-cm5-cm5io.dtb   fixup4.dat                  initrd.img-6.6.62+rpt-rpi-v8    start4db.elf      vmlinuz-6.6.62+rpt-rpi-v8bcm2709-rpi-2-b.dtb     bcm2711-rpi-4-b.dtb       bcm2712-rpi-cm5l-cm4io.dtb  fixup4db.dat                issue.txt                       start4.elfbcm2709-rpi-cm2.dtb     bcm2711-rpi-cm4.dtb       bcm2712-rpi-cm5l-cm5io.dtb  fixup4x.dat                 kernel_2712.img                 start4x.elfbcm2710-rpi-2-b.dtb     bcm2711-rpi-cm4-io.dtb    bootcode.bin                fixup_cd.dat                kernel7.img                     start_cd.elfbcm2710-rpi-3-b.dtb     bcm2711-rpi-cm4s.dtb      cmdline.txt                 fixup.dat                   kernel7l.img                    start_db.elf
But today I checked the /boot folder and it's not empty, it seems something is wrong because the two last kernels are there as far as I understand:

Code:

/boot $ lsbootcode.bin                 firmware      fixup4x.dat   initrd.img-6.12.20+rpt-rpi-2712  start4cd.elf  start_db.elf                     System.map-6.6.74+rpt-rpi-2712  vmlinuz-6.6.74+rpt-rpi-v8config-6.12.20+rpt-rpi-2712  firmware.bak  fixup_cd.dat  initrd.img-6.12.20+rpt-rpi-v8    start4db.elf  start.elf                        System.map-6.6.74+rpt-rpi-v8config-6.12.20+rpt-rpi-v8    fixup4cd.dat  fixup.dat     initrd.img-6.6.74+rpt-rpi-2712   start4.elf    start_x.elf                      vmlinuz-6.12.20+rpt-rpi-2712config-6.6.74+rpt-rpi-2712   fixup4.dat    fixup_db.dat  initrd.img-6.6.74+rpt-rpi-v8     start4x.elf   System.map-6.12.20+rpt-rpi-2712  vmlinuz-6.12.20+rpt-rpi-v8config-6.6.74+rpt-rpi-v8     fixup4db.dat  fixup_x.dat   LICENCE.broadcom                 start_cd.elf  System.map-6.12.20+rpt-rpi-v8    vmlinuz-6.6.74+rpt-rpi-2712
And in any case, firmware.bak folder:

Code:

boot/firmware.bak $ lsbcm2708-rpi-b.dtb       bcm2710-rpi-3-b.dtb       bcm2711-rpi-cm4s.dtb        config.txt     fixup_x.dat                     LICENCE.broadcom  start_x.elfbcm2708-rpi-b-plus.dtb  bcm2710-rpi-3-b-plus.dtb  bcm2712d0-rpi-5-b.dtb       COPYING.linux  initrd.img-6.6.62+rpt-rpi-2712  overlays          System.map-6.6.62+rpt-rpi-2712bcm2708-rpi-b-rev1.dtb  bcm2710-rpi-cm3.dtb       bcm2712-rpi-5-b.dtb         fixup4cd.dat   initrd.img-6.6.62+rpt-rpi-v8    start4cd.elf      System.map-6.6.62+rpt-rpi-v8bcm2708-rpi-cm.dtb      bcm2710-rpi-zero-2.dtb    bcm2712-rpi-cm5-cm4io.dtb   fixup4.dat     issue.txt                       start4db.elf      vmlinuz-6.6.62+rpt-rpi-2712bcm2708-rpi-zero.dtb    bcm2710-rpi-zero-2-w.dtb  bcm2712-rpi-cm5-cm5io.dtb   fixup4db.dat   kernel_2712.img                 start4.elf        vmlinuz-6.6.62+rpt-rpi-v8bcm2708-rpi-zero-w.dtb  bcm2711-rpi-400.dtb       bootcode.bin                fixup4x.dat    kernel7.img                     start4x.elfbcm2709-rpi-2-b.dtb     bcm2711-rpi-4-b.dtb       cmdline.txt                 fixup_cd.dat   kernel7l.img                    start_cd.elfbcm2709-rpi-cm2.dtb     bcm2711-rpi-cm4.dtb       config-6.6.62+rpt-rpi-2712  fixup.dat      kernel8.img                     start_db.elfbcm2710-rpi-2-b.dtb     bcm2711-rpi-cm4-io.dtb    config-6.6.62+rpt-rpi-v8    fixup_db.dat   kernel.img                      start.elf
What would be this firmware.bak folder? Apparently it contains the old kernel 6.6.62 can I delete it?

Statistics: Posted by fch — Thu Apr 03, 2025 5:01 pm



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