update raspberry pi zero 2 firmware while running LibreELEC

1st Official Post

    Hello, what's the best way for me to update my raspberry pi zero w's firmware while on LibreELEC? Do I need to do this on a separate microSD card running Rasbian to flash the CPU?

    thank you....

    • Official Post

    Newer firmwares come with new LibreELEC builds. There is no possibility (or need IMO) to update the firmware seperately.

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    flash the CPU

    I think the confusion arises because many people are familiar with firmware which is flashed onto some non-volatile memory in the hardware itself. The 'firmware update' is often risky or irreversible.

    R-Pi hardware does not have any onboard non-volatile memory. So nothing to 'flash'. Firmware is just stored on SD card and loaded every time at boot.