apt-get upgrade - raspberrypi-bootloader breaks FBTFT

[notro]

When doing apt-get upgrade the FBTFT drivers disappear

This is the package that breaks FBTFT, because it contains a kernel which overwrites the FBTFT kernel and modules

apt-cache show raspberrypi-bootloader

Description: Raspberry Pi bootloader
 This package contains the Raspberry Pi bootloader (plus, temporarily, a
 kernel).

Update packages except raspberrypi-bootloader

sudo apt-mark hold raspberrypi-bootloader
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Update bootloader, but not the kernel and modules

sudo apt-get install rpi-update
sudo SKIP_KERNEL=1 rpi-update

[cmol]

I had the same issue with the drivers missing after updating raspberrypi-bootloader.
It got solved by the method above.

Is this the right place to report this or should it be reported to the raspbian maintainers?

[notro]

It's not a problem with raspbian per se. It becomes a problem for FBTFT, because raspberrypi-bootloader contains an updated kernel and modules. So the FBTFT enabled kernel gets overwritten and the drivers stop working.
This will always be an issue with the FBTFT image. When a new kernel is available, apt-get upgrade will break FBTFT. That is, if not the offending package is put on hold.

Well, when I'm writing this I realise that maybe I can mark the package when I'm making the image, and then it won't be an issue...
Can I do that on another installation than the one I'm running?

[cmol]

Good question.
I'm really wondering why I haven't read about anyone else having the issue.

[wolftec]

hello,

i did like notro description above. i did not loos the fbtft during 2 or three repeats of all. but i can not update my fpc or lazarus to any newer version. why ?

thanks for good instructions

[notro]

I don't know why. Looking at the dependecies for lazarus shows there is no dpependency on any raspberrypi- packages.

[notro]

Currently in the FBTFT image, the raspberrypi-bootloader package is put on hold by default:

$ dpkg --get-selections | grep hold
raspberrypi-bootloader                          hold

[wolftec]

thanks for the example, now, slowly but stable i get more and more know-how about dpkg and apt-get and so things. but how to install a lazarus Version > 1.0.xxx i dont know. if i do apt-get update and upgrade and after this apt-get install lazarus allways the thame answer like " 0 newer, nothing to do " (i'm not at home and so i can not look to the message)

but thats not a raspberry- or fbtft-problem, i will goto the lazarus forum to get info about this :-)

thanks a lot

[notro]

This does not apply any more now that the official kernel is used.