Adding .dtbo files to /boot/overlays

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Hi! I am trying to add a couple .dtbo files to the /boot/overlays/ directory, and have them sourced in config.txt.

My process I have tried is as follows:

  • mount -o remount,rw /mnt/boot to allow writing to /mnt/boot
  • scp the .dtbo files from my computer to /mnt/boot/overlays
  • add the dtbo file basename to config.txt (by adding it to the Device Configuration → Define DT overlays)
  • reboot

Is this the correct process? Is there anything I should be doing differently? It does not seem to be providing me with the desired result, but could be something else on my end.

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Running balenaOS 6.0.7+rev1, supervisor version 16.5.4
On Raspberry Pi CM4 IO Board

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Hello @jsmith first of all welcome to the balena community!

could you please share more details of the dtoverlays and dtparams that you are adding? Actually you are doing this through the config.txt but you also can perform this from the balenaCloud dashboard (Device Configuration).

Feel free to share more and we will be happy to support you!