diff --git a/config/noobs/partition_setup.sh b/config/noobs/partition_setup.sh
index 50577f5e6b..7f0e5344db 100755
--- a/config/noobs/partition_setup.sh
+++ b/config/noobs/partition_setup.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ fi
 
 # create bootloader configuration
   echo "creating bootloader configuration..."
-  echo "boot=$id1 disk=$id2 quiet" > $MOUNTPOINT/cmdline.txt
+  echo "boot=$id1 disk=$id2 quiet @EXTRA_CMDLINE@" > $MOUNTPOINT/cmdline.txt
 
 # cleanup mountpoint
   umount $MOUNTPOINT
diff --git a/packages/graphics/bcm2835-driver/package.mk b/packages/graphics/bcm2835-driver/package.mk
index 9e5a8e3e4c..0c7949b066 100644
--- a/packages/graphics/bcm2835-driver/package.mk
+++ b/packages/graphics/bcm2835-driver/package.mk
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2017-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv)
 
 PKG_NAME="bcm2835-driver"
-PKG_VERSION="543692d23dff7075915bc9c7e34abb3fe28e1c46"
-PKG_SHA256="838aa79b842fc10030c6a8b8d7f8dc6b6b08ed7ac762a5488d3d64f1bc51a4ec"
+PKG_VERSION="7cb8f19514cd01ba53fff6792c519f88ed31963b"
+PKG_SHA256="4600e72874713ddcf09f4fbaea2bbd47ea4e32c532892fd5cbd79f94c4219efc"
 PKG_LICENSE="nonfree"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.broadcom.com"
 PKG_URL="${DISTRO_SRC}/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.xz"
diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index 4674511755..050b923ef3 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ case "${LINUX}" in
     PKG_PATCH_DIRS="default"
     ;;
   raspberrypi)
-    PKG_VERSION="431319d91b8584c9f28b195ab9a97d7e78905aeb" # 6.1.42
-    PKG_SHA256="1608f0741e02416e9af9cd0232e21a60c33db94dd0681d8f26909c2a7216038c"
+    PKG_VERSION="19a1b03529363945fbbb4b9160fe8645809a9dce" # 6.1.45
+    PKG_SHA256="d349aa0a032c251cd186316b48419125f306874ecfafaeb03d0e1804cfdfc980"
     PKG_URL="https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/archive/${PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz"
     PKG_SOURCE_NAME="linux-${LINUX}-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz"
     ;;
diff --git a/packages/tools/bcm2835-bootloader/package.mk b/packages/tools/bcm2835-bootloader/package.mk
index a49cd2c752..8afd9c145e 100644
--- a/packages/tools/bcm2835-bootloader/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/bcm2835-bootloader/package.mk
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2017-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv)
 
 PKG_NAME="bcm2835-bootloader"
-PKG_VERSION="543692d23dff7075915bc9c7e34abb3fe28e1c46"
-PKG_SHA256="718389513a36ce7073ee26666dfbdfeb259a7e88beaac603c3b7d1f5bde067a2"
+PKG_VERSION="7cb8f19514cd01ba53fff6792c519f88ed31963b"
+PKG_SHA256="2ae355c40e56996da5f3fbc5fe0fd7637b6fcafe4e963454d14ed8faa1cbcf1b"
 PKG_ARCH="arm aarch64"
 PKG_LICENSE="nonfree"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.broadcom.com"
diff --git a/packages/tools/rpi-eeprom/package.mk b/packages/tools/rpi-eeprom/package.mk
index 3be9bc3156..227779fab6 100644
--- a/packages/tools/rpi-eeprom/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/rpi-eeprom/package.mk
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2019-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv)
 
 PKG_NAME="rpi-eeprom"
-PKG_VERSION="75d3a760469130cb537e5d8d504f892336abd62b"
-PKG_SHA256="a71573a80149b1c2c4b6d5ec1527ef011611c6883a0cf06c02961fe518384307"
+PKG_VERSION="d774d5794cc63248e559bba201630d00a6e35762"
+PKG_SHA256="cd66d1fff5f45d5141e1b6fd6abf17c6977ef81339efad5979f1bfd2347f71a1"
 PKG_LICENSE="BSD-3/custom"
 PKG_SITE="https://github.com/raspberrypi/rpi-eeprom"
 PKG_URL="https://github.com/raspberrypi/rpi-eeprom/archive/${PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz"
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ makeinstall_target() {
 
   mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}
     _dirs="critical stable"
-    [ "${LIBREELEC_VERSION}" = "devel" ] && _dirs+=" beta"
 
     for _maindir in ${_dirs}; do
       for _dir in ${PKG_BUILD}/firmware/${_maindir} ${PKG_BUILD}/firmware/{_maindir}-*; do
diff --git a/projects/RPi/devices/RPi/linux/linux.arm.conf b/projects/RPi/devices/RPi/linux/linux.arm.conf
index 76ab802670..3ba475f6f3 100644
--- a/projects/RPi/devices/RPi/linux/linux.arm.conf
+++ b/projects/RPi/devices/RPi/linux/linux.arm.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated file; DO NOT EDIT.
-# Linux/arm 6.1.38 Kernel Configuration
+# Linux/arm 6.1.44 Kernel Configuration
 #
 CONFIG_CC_VERSION_TEXT="arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc (GCC) 13.0.0 20220604 (experimental) [master revision aec868578d8515763d75693c1fdfbc30ff0a1e68]"
 CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC=y
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ CONFIG_GENERIC_IDLE_POLL_SETUP=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_FORTIFY_SOURCE=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_KEEPINITRD=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_SET_MEMORY=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_CPU_FINALIZE_INIT=y
 CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_THREAD_STRUCT_WHITELIST=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_32BIT_OFF_T=y
 CONFIG_HAVE_REGS_AND_STACK_ACCESS_API=y
diff --git a/projects/RPi/devices/RPi2/linux/linux.arm.conf b/projects/RPi/devices/RPi2/linux/linux.arm.conf
index 0d85078021..c9125c84ef 100644
--- a/projects/RPi/devices/RPi2/linux/linux.arm.conf
+++ b/projects/RPi/devices/RPi2/linux/linux.arm.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated file; DO NOT EDIT.
-# Linux/arm 6.1.38 Kernel Configuration
+# Linux/arm 6.1.44 Kernel Configuration
 #
 CONFIG_CC_VERSION_TEXT="arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc (GCC) 13.0.0 20220604 (experimental) [master revision aec868578d8515763d75693c1fdfbc30ff0a1e68]"
 CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC=y
@@ -608,6 +608,7 @@ CONFIG_GENERIC_IDLE_POLL_SETUP=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_FORTIFY_SOURCE=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_KEEPINITRD=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_SET_MEMORY=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_CPU_FINALIZE_INIT=y
 CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_THREAD_STRUCT_WHITELIST=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_32BIT_OFF_T=y
 CONFIG_HAVE_REGS_AND_STACK_ACCESS_API=y
diff --git a/projects/RPi/devices/RPi4/linux/linux.aarch64.conf b/projects/RPi/devices/RPi4/linux/linux.aarch64.conf
index 17bba563ef..9859de1faa 100644
--- a/projects/RPi/devices/RPi4/linux/linux.aarch64.conf
+++ b/projects/RPi/devices/RPi4/linux/linux.aarch64.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated file; DO NOT EDIT.
-# Linux/arm64 6.1.38 Kernel Configuration
+# Linux/arm64 6.1.44 Kernel Configuration
 #
 CONFIG_CC_VERSION_TEXT="aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc (GCC) 13.0.0 20220604 (experimental) [master revision aec868578d8515763d75693c1fdfbc30ff0a1e68]"
 CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC=y
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_BCM2835=y
 #
 # ARM errata workarounds via the alternatives framework
 #
+CONFIG_AMPERE_ERRATUM_AC03_CPU_38=y
 CONFIG_ARM64_WORKAROUND_CLEAN_CACHE=y
 CONFIG_ARM64_ERRATUM_826319=y
 CONFIG_ARM64_ERRATUM_827319=y
diff --git a/projects/RPi/options b/projects/RPi/options
index 4f5b567441..f4bb64220c 100644
--- a/projects/RPi/options
+++ b/projects/RPi/options
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
   # default:  default mainline kernel
     LINUX="raspberrypi"
 
+  # use framebuffer console
+    EXTRA_CMDLINE="console=tty0"
+
 ################################################################################
 # setup build defaults
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/scripts/image b/scripts/image
index c309c7a049..d0fb3825a7 100755
--- a/scripts/image
+++ b/scripts/image
@@ -407,6 +407,9 @@ if [ "${1}" = "release" -o "${1}" = "mkimage" -o "${1}" = "noobs" ]; then
         -e "s%@SYSTEM_SIZE@%${SYSTEM_SIZE}%g" \
         -i ${RELEASE_DIR}/${NOOBS_DISTRO}/partitions.json
 
+    sed -e "s%@EXTRA_CMDLINE@%${EXTRA_CMDLINE}%g" \
+        -i ${RELEASE_DIR}/${NOOBS_DISTRO}/partition_setup.sh
+
     # Create System dir
     mkdir -p ${RELEASE_DIR}/${NOOBS_DISTRO}/System