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  • Pi2 v1.1 support

    From bp@3:633/10 to All on Sat Dec 6 16:30:02 2025
    While looking around on the Raspberrypi.com website seeking any updates
    to USB mass storage boot procedures I noticed an "Obsolescence Notice"
    applying to Raspberry Pi 2B versions 1.1 and 1.2. It's mostly a sort of
    "buy them now or forever hold your peace" warning for those purchasing
    new units and says nothing about what support might be ongoing.

    Does anybody have insight into how software support for these old
    platforms will be phased down?

    Thanks for reading,

    bob prohaska


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  • From Theo@3:633/10 to All on Fri Dec 5 22:51:48 2025
    [email protected] wrote:
    While looking around on the Raspberrypi.com website seeking any updates
    to USB mass storage boot procedures I noticed an "Obsolescence Notice" applying to Raspberry Pi 2B versions 1.1 and 1.2. It's mostly a sort of
    "buy them now or forever hold your peace" warning for those purchasing
    new units and says nothing about what support might be ongoing.

    Does anybody have insight into how software support for these old
    platforms will be phased down?

    The production lifetime of the Pi 2B series ends 2026, but the Pi 1 and the original Zero stay in manufacturing until 2030. I expect any Rasberry Pi OS image that works on the 1 and Zero to work on the 2.

    Debian's dropping support in 2028 for the armel architecture (32-bit little endian, ARMv5T upwards), used on the 1 and Zero, is more of a concern. Both versions of the 2 as well as the 3 support the armhf architecture (32-bit
    ARMv7 with VFP3D16 hardware floating point) which Debian will continue to support: https://hackaday.com/2025/11/06/countdown-to-pi-1-loss-of-support-activated/

    Theo

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  • From Lawrence D?Oliveiro@3:633/10 to All on Mon Dec 22 20:00:01 2025
    On Sat, 6 Dec 2025 12:32:55 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

    Which rather calls into question why they need 'support' at all.

    I?m sure you?ll be fine, if you only run bug-free software ...

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