CM5 update by editing file on sd card?

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Im trying to upgrade my uConsole from CM4 to CM5 and I think I’m running into the documented issue where an upgrade done using “sudo rpi-eeprom-config -e to change whatever this is.

I’ve tried so many different methods but so far its just still not working.

My basic question right nosw is “is this info in a file in the OS image once the RPi write to SD installtion thing is done? After “installing” the image file the SD now has a lot of files on it. Is one of those something where I can edit and save these changes?

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No the thebootloader and eeprom is like the bios of of the CM5, and the only way to do that is from the running CM5.

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Oh, well that’s too bad.

I had ordered a Waveshare Mini base -b which arrived today. And I guess I have a dead CM5 because nothing’s happening when trying to boot known good sd cards. I can find very little actual documentation on this whole setup but it seems somewhat simple, as long as everything is working. But as I get nothing out of the hdmi port.

I think I’ll stop wasting any more time, be happy with the CM4 and see who much of this other stuff can be returned.

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or you can get an io board and waste more money!