[Pkg-raspi-maintainers] Bug#848101: Bug#848101: Bug#848101: Bug#848101: cmdline.txt and config.txt overwritten with each initramfs update

[Arjen Balfoort]

>
> This sounds like a good option. I was also thinking of solutions and 
> my idea was the following:
>
> Put a template for cmdline.txt and config.txt (e.g cmdline.txt.in 
> <http://cmdline.txt.in> and config.txt.in <http://config.txt.in>) 
> somewhere in the /etc folder (e.g. /etc/raspi3-firmware). Within the 
> template there are keywords that the raspi3-firmware hook (or better 
> 50-raspi3-firmware) will replace (sed) when it generates the files for 
> /boot/firmware.
I agree that this is the most user-friendly solution.
>
> This is still a bit cumbersome compared to the offerings of e.g. 
> grub2. But I guess it is a (too) big effort to reach the level of grub2.
>
Yes, I've been experimenting with grub2 on the RPi but had to abandon 
the idea after quete some very frustrating experiences.

Regards,
Arjen Balfoort
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