start.elf doesn't exist about rpi-update HOT 5 CLOSED

am I right that you need to check for start.elf because the default value for FW_RAM is 0, so to be able to install it on an empty system you should add a default FW_RAM:
if [[ ! -f "${FW_PATH}/start.elf" ]]; then
echo "${FW_PATH}/start.elf doesn't exist. can't detect ARM/GPU memory split."
FW_RAM=224
fi

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best solution imho is to remove the check for start.elf, because you are setting a default value for FW-RAM already in detect_split.

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That check is there to stop people hosing /boot on their desktops. Maybe we should add a FORCE flag to not abort in cases like this.

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in the meantime, the shortest workaround is just to
touch /boot/start.elf

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This seemed to work, had a brand new pi :-). Hexxeh thanks for the tool.

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