I need to patch the Pi2 os to run on a Pi3. Can it be done?

[SuperDave156]

I want the faster Pi3 hardware but the Pi2 operating system worked better for me.
How can I patch the Pi2 os to run on a Pi3?

[cjan]

they are twins OS.

[jamesh]

The OS for 1, 2 and 3 are actually the same, so your post doesn't make much sense.

[fruitoftheloom]

I want the faster Pi3 hardware but the Pi2 operating system worked better for me.
How can I patch the Pi2 os to run on a Pi3?

What Operating System ???

[B.Goode]

Since this is (at the time of this reply) posted in the Raspbian sub-forum, perhaps we should assume the OS in question is Raspbian?

Maybe you mean that if you transfer the microSD card to the RPi3 it does not boot?

If you make sure the OS is fully updated in the older system first, this problem should be resolved.

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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

The incompatible element is actually the 'firmware' files in the /boot partition, not in Raspbian itself.

The above fix will not be effective if you are running the NOOBS Installer as the way of booting your system.

[SuperDave156]

Thanks for your comments.
I've tried
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
but even after all that, if you put a Pi2 SD card (Wheezy) into a Pi3 you get nothing but a hang.
It must be something in the boot files.
Someone out there must know what files to swap over...???

[fruitoftheloom]

Thanks for your comments.
I've tried
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
but even after all that, if you put a Pi2 SD card (Wheezy) into a Pi3 you get nothing but a hang.
It must be something in the boot files.
Someone out there must know what files to swap over...???

Raspbian Wheezy is end of life and went that way over a year ago.

You need to manually update kernel/firmware:

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sudo rpi-update