run depmod after decompressing modules

Author: ading2210

.github/workflows/build-image.yaml

@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Maximize build space
         uses: easimon/maximize-build-space@master
         with:
-          root-reserve-mb: 1024
+          root-reserve-mb: 4096
           swap-size-mb: 1024
           remove-dotnet: 'true'
+          remove-android: 'true'
+          remove-haskell: 'true'
 
       - name: download repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: shimboot_${{ matrix.board }}
           path: data/shimboot_${{ matrix.board }}.bin
-          compression-level: 9
+          compression-level: 7
 
       - name: create release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1

patch_rootfs.sh

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ print_help() {
 }
 
 assert_root
-assert_deps "git gunzip"
+assert_deps "git gunzip depmod"
 assert_args "$3"
 
 copy_modules() {
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ copy_modules() {
   #decompress kernel modules if necessary - debian won't recognize these otherwise
   local compressed_files="$(find "${target_rootfs}/lib/modules" -name '*.gz')"
   if [ "$compressed_files" ]; then
-    find "${target_rootfs}/lib/modules" -name "*.gz" | xargs gunzip -k
+    echo "$compressed_files" | xargs gunzip
+    for kernel_dir in "$target_rootfs/lib/modules/"*; do
+      local version="$(basename "$kernel_dir")"
+      depmod -b "$target_rootfs" "$version"
+    done
   fi
 }
 

website/index.html

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 6. Run `sudo ./build.sh image.bin path_to_shim data/rootfs` to generate a disk image at `image.bin`. 
 
 <b id="usage">Booting the Image:</b>
-1. Obtain a shimboot image by downloading a <a href="https://github.com/ading2210/shimboot/actions?query=branch%3Amain">prebuilt one</a> or building it yourself. 
+1. Obtain a shimboot image by downloading a <a href="https://github.com/ading2210/shimboot/releases">prebuilt one</a> or building it yourself. 
 2. Flash the shimboot image to a USB drive or SD card. Use the <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chromebook-recovery-utili/pocpnlppkickgojjlmhdmidojbmbodfm">Chromebook Recovery Utility</a> or <a href="https://linux.die.net/man/1/dd">dd</a> if you're on Linux.
 3. Enable developer mode on your Chromebook. If the Chromebook is enrolled, follow the instructions on the <a href="https://sh1mmer.me">sh1mmer website</a> (see the "Executing on Chromebook" section).
 4. Plug the USB into your Chromebook and enter recovery mode. It should detect the USB and run the shimboot bootloader.