beejiujitsu / rpi-ubuntu-server-kernel-decompress-service

Ubuntu Server on Raspberry Pi cannot boot from compressed kernel on external USB drive; solution: a service that monitors for kernel updates and auto-decompresses

rpi-ubuntu-server-kernel-decompress-service

Ubuntu Server on Raspberry Pi cannot boot from compressed kernel on external USB drive; solution: a service that monitors for kernel updates and auto-decompresses

Installation

On target Raspberry Pi system booted from external USB drive, complete the following:

1. Copy decompress-kernel to /usr/local/bin/
2. Copy decompress-kernel.service and decompress-kernel.path to /etc/systemd/system/
3. sudo systemctl start decompress-kernel.path
4. sudo systemctl enable decompress-kernel.path
5. Confirm working by touching expected file: touch /var/run/reboot-required
6. Check that decompress-kernel executes successfully by inspecting log: sudo journalctl -u decompress-kernel.service