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Expand Up @@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ There are various Device Tree blob files, which have the extension `.dtb`. These

The boot folder will contain various [kernel](../linux/kernel/README.md) image files, used for the different Raspberry Pi models:

| Filename | Processor | Raspberry Model | Notes |
| Filename | Processor | Raspberry Pi model | Notes |
| ---------| ----------|-----------------|-------|
| kernel.img | BCM2835 | Pi 0, Pi 1 | |
| kernel7.img| BCM2836, BCM2837 | Pi2's, Pi3 | Later Pi2's used the BCM2837 |
| kernel7l.img | BCM2711 | Pi 4 | Large Physical Address Extension |
| kernel8.img | BCM2836, BCM2837, BCM2711 | Pi2/3/4 | Beta 64 bit kernel<sup>1</sup> |
| kernel.img | BCM2835 | Pi Zero, Pi 1 | |
| kernel7.img| BCM2836, BCM2837 | Pi 2, Pi 3 | Later Pi 2 uses the BCM2837 |
| kernel7l.img | BCM2711 | Pi 4 | Large Physical Address Extension (LPAE)|
| kernel8.img | BCM2837, BCM2711 | Pi 2, Pi 3, Pi 4 | Beta 64 bit kernel<sup>1</sup>. Earlier Pi 2 with BCM2836 do not support 64-bit. |

<sup>1</sup> Information on booting a 64-bit kernel can be found [here](config-txt/boot.md).

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