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finlay-rg1
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Pi 1 upgrade
I have a very early Pi (Pi 1?) that I am planning to pass on to my grandson. Can it be upgraded to latest version?
Re: Pi 1 upgrade
Of Raspbian? Yes. You can run the current Raspbian image on any Pi available to date.
You can also upgrade the existing software instead of installing from scratch, but that is a more complex process.
You can also upgrade the existing software instead of installing from scratch, but that is a more complex process.
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DougieLawson
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Re: Pi 1 upgrade
Buy a fresh new 8GB SDCard and stick a copy of NOOBS 2.1 on it. Job done.finlay-rg1 wrote:I have a very early Pi (Pi 1?) that I am planning to pass on to my grandson. Can it be upgraded to latest version?
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Criticising any questions is banned on this forum.
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W. H. Heydt
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Re: Pi 1 upgrade
Yes and no... There is no easy upgrade path from Raspbian Wheezy to Raspbian Jessie. Really...on the software side, the best advice is to get a new card and load the current NOOBS or Raspbian.rpdom wrote:Of Raspbian? Yes. You can run the current Raspbian image on any Pi available to date.
You can also upgrade the existing software instead of installing from scratch, but that is a more complex process.
However, the OPs question is undefined. To address that...yes, you can upgrade the software. No, you cannot upgrade the hardware.
So, overall, the best course--unless $35 is an unsurmountable barrier--is to gift a Pi3B.