Fix boot partition detection for modern Raspberry Pi OS #191
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Modern Raspberry Pi OS (Bookworm and later) mounts the boot partition at /boot/firmware instead of the legacy /boot location. This causes rpi-clone to fail to detect and copy boot files, resulting in unbootable cloned SD cards. This commit adds backward-compatible support for both mount points: - Check /boot/firmware first (modern), then fall back to /boot (legacy) - Update all boot partition detection logic - Handle cmdline.txt in both locations - Preserve compatibility with older Raspberry Pi OS versions Fixes the issue where cloned SD cards have empty boot partitions when using rpi-clone on systems with /boot/firmware mount point. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <[email protected]>
- Update README to clearly indicate this is an actively maintained fork - Highlight key improvements including modern Raspberry Pi OS compatibility - Update installation instructions to use this fork - Bump version to 2.0.23 to indicate changes from original This fork addresses critical issues that have been unresolved in the original repository since 2020, particularly the boot partition detection for modern Raspberry Pi OS systems. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <[email protected]>
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Please check his fork which is a maintained fork of Bills repository and already contains code which supports Bookworm 😉 |
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Summary
This PR fixes a critical bug where rpi-clone fails to detect and copy boot files on modern Raspberry Pi OS systems that mount the boot partition at
/boot/firmwareinstead of the legacy/bootlocation.Problem
/boot/firmware/boot, causing it to miss the boot partitionSolution
Added backward-compatible detection for both mount points:
/boot/firmwarefirst (modern systems)/bootif not found (legacy systems)cmdline.txtin both locationsChanges Made
/boot/firmwareand/bootcmdline.txtpath detection for both directory structuresTesting
/boot/firmware)This fix ensures rpi-clone works correctly on both modern and legacy Raspberry Pi OS installations.