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Use new official 4.9 kernel build
#!/bin/bash
DLPATH=ftp://vserver.obihoernchen.net/ODROID-XU4-KERNEL/LATEST-4.9
if [[ "$1" =~ ^(ftp|https?):// ]]; then
DLPATH="$1"
fi
rm -r /boot/*
# for safety
rm -r /tmp/kernel-update
echo "Download kernel"
mkdir /tmp/kernel-update
cd /tmp/kernel-update
wget $DLPATH -O kernel.tar.xz
echo
echo "Extract kernel"
tar -xf kernel.tar.xz
KERNEL_VERSION=$(ls config-* | sed -e 's/^config-//')
echo
echo "Kernel Version: $KERNEL_VERSION"
echo
echo "Copy firmware and modules"
cp -R lib/* /lib
echo
echo "Create intramfs and uInitrd"
cp config-$KERNEL_VERSION /boot
update-initramfs -c -k $KERNEL_VERSION
mkimage -A arm -O linux -T ramdisk -C none -a 0 -e 0 -n "uInitrd-$KERNEL_VERSION" -d /boot/initrd.img-$KERNEL_VERSION /boot/uInitrd-$KERNEL_VERSION
echo
echo "Install kernel"
mount /dev/mmcblk0p1 /media/boot
mount /dev/mmcblk1p1 /media/boot
cp zImage /media/boot
DTB=$(ls *.dtb)
cp $DTB /media/boot
sed -i -r "s/\S+\.dtb;/${DTB};/" /media/boot/boot.ini
echo "Using dtb: $DTB"
cp /boot/uInitrd-$KERNEL_VERSION /media/boot/uInitrd
sync
sleep 3
umount /media/boot
rm -r /tmp/kernel-update
echo
echo "Kernel updated successfully"
echo "Reboot to use new kernel"
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frojnd commented Aug 25, 2017

Will you update the script for OMV3 in the near future? Just askin.

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