# raspberrypi/rpi-eeprom

Installation scripts and binaries for the Raspberry Pi 4 and Raspberry Pi 5 bootloader EEPROMs

Repository: https://github.com/raspberrypi/rpi-eeprom
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rpi-eeprom
Homepage: https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/raspberry-pi.html#raspberry-pi-boot-eeprom
Language: Shell
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-19T15:14:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2559, "days_push": 14, "days_rel": 98, "gap_med": 26, "n_releases_24m": 18}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1522, forks 234 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:57.956932+00:00)

## What it is
Official Raspberry Pi tooling of shell scripts and pre-compiled binaries for updating and configuring the bootloader EEPROM on Raspberry Pi 4, 400, CM4/CM4S, Pi 5, 500, and CM5 boards. It includes the rpi-eeprom-update end-user updater, rpi-eeprom-config for editing bootloader configuration, and signing tools for secure boot.

## Use cases
- update the bootloader firmware on a Raspberry Pi 4 or Pi 5
- edit the bootloader configuration of an installed EEPROM image
- set up secure boot with signed EEPROM images on Raspberry Pi
- configure network or USB boot on a Compute Module 4
- generate signature files for verified boot payloads
- stage firmware updates that flash at next reboot

## When to choose
- you maintain Raspberry Pi OS or a derivative and need bootloader EEPROM updates
- you are preparing custom or signed EEPROM images for Pi 4/5 family hardware
- you need to change boot order or boot mode settings on a Pi

## When to avoid
- you need to flash firmware on non-Raspberry-Pi hardware
- you want a graphical firmware updater rather than shell scripts
- you are working with older Raspberry Pi models (Pi 1-3) that lack EEPROM bootloaders

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, security, configuration-management, deployment
- domain: embedded-systems, hardware, operating-systems, security, self-hosted
- platform: cli, embedded
- tags: raspberry-pi, bootloader, eeprom, firmware-update, secure-boot, bcm2711, bcm2712, linux

## Member repositories
- raspberrypi/rpi-eeprom (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:57.956932+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:31:48.932505+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/raspberrypi/rpi-eeprom (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:57.956932+00:00, sha 340a13a43f3e)
  - homepage: https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/raspberry-pi.html#raspberry-pi-boot-eeprom (fetched 2026-08-29T11:34:50.794506+00:00, sha 4b22ab8cb734)
  - site_page: https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/getting-started.html (fetched 2026-08-29T11:34:50.807179+00:00, sha de10c04c6963)
  - site_page: https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/config_txt.html (fetched 2026-08-29T11:34:50.812504+00:00, sha 639699a0b755)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.