Raspberry Pi OS • eeprom updates gives error

I keep getting errors when updating eeprom.

As an example:
Want to change boot.conf to allow lesser power use in standby, as described in Toms Hardware (How To Reduce Raspberry Pi 5, 4 Standby Power Consumption).

sudo rpi-eeprom-config --edit opens the file. I then change to POWER_OFF_ON_HALT=1. Then saving and getting this error:
*** CREATED UPDATE /tmp/tmpmrq4wne2/pieeprom.upd ***

CURRENT: Fri 5 Apr 10:41:19 UTC 2024 (1712313679)
UPDATE: Sat 20 Apr 10:53:30 UTC 2024 (1713610410)
BOOTFS: /boot/firmware
ERROR: rpi-eeprom-update -d -i -f /tmp/tmpmrq4wne2/pieeprom.upd failed: 2

/usr/bin/rpi-eeprom-digest: 92: cannot create /boot/firmware/pieeprom.sig: Read-only file system


Another example:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo rpi-eeprom-update -a

Which again gives:
BOOTLOADER: update available
CURRENT: Fri 5 Apr 10:41:19 UTC 2024 (1712313679)
LATEST: Sat 20 Apr 10:53:30 UTC 2024 (1713610410)
RELEASE: latest (/lib/firmware/raspberrypi/bootloader-2712/latest)
Use raspi-config to change the release.
CURRENT: Fri 5 Apr 10:41:19 UTC 2024 (1712313679)
UPDATE: Sat 20 Apr 10:53:30 UTC 2024 (1713610410)
BOOTFS: /boot/firmware
/usr/bin/rpi-eeprom-digest: 92: cannot create /boot/firmware/pieeprom.sig: Read-only file system

I have also updated the bootloader using:
sudo raspi-config
Then select 6 Advanced Opitions => A5 Bootloader Version => E1 Latest, answer Yes
Then rebooting, but nil change to the bootloader its still the old 5th of April and not 20th of April.


Apparently the system is Read-only and I have nil idea on how to change this.


Raspberry Pi5 8GB, Geekworm X1001 and a 2280 1TB SSD. Not using a mSD and running headless through SSH.

Statistics: Posted by sudo apt update — Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:37 pm — Replies 2 — Views 46

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