3B+ fails to boot Ubuntu mate

Question

I have the problem that the bootloader and kernel are too old in the mate image to run the on the new hardware.

Raspian works fine with a noobs install.

I tried the advice in the thread here

https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=208538

Taking the kernel7.img and 3+.dtb file it still doesn't work, the final part of advice is... To copy across

/lib/modules/*-v7+

But I can't find that folder anywhere and using a windows PC none of the img files on the raspian sd mount windows just says they are corrupt.

Can someone please help get mate booting on a 3B+?

TIA

Washy · Answer

To get it working you copy the following to the boot partition from an up to date raspian image...

bootcode.bin, fixup.dat, start.elf, bcm2710-rpi-3-b-plus.dtb , kernel.img, kernel7.img

Then copy from the root partition

/lib/modules folder: 4.9.80-v7+ and 4.9.80+

Then it boots, no wifi though.

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