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Expand Up @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ If this property is set to `1` then the bootloader will attempt load a ramdisk f

The primary purpose of `boot_ramdisk` is to support `secure-boot`, however, unsigned `boot.img` files can also be useful to Network Boot or `RPIBOOT` configurations.

* The maximum size for a ramdisk file is 96 MB.
* The maximum size for a ramdisk file is 128 MB.
* `boot.img` files are raw disk `.img` files. The recommended format is a plain FAT32 partition with no MBR.
* The memory for the ramdisk filesystem is released before the operating system is started.
* If xref:raspberry-pi.adoc#fail-safe-os-updates-tryboot[TRYBOOT] is selected then the bootloader will search for `tryboot.img` instead of `boot.img`.
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