Thank you, Richard. I made few mistakes. I did reboot instead of shut down/hot boot the Pi. Now my Pi is up with my old ext-hard drive. FYI: If ext-hard drive takes time to power up, let it up (light on) from on pc to the Pi. Just connect the USB cable from pc to the Pi without power off/on. Let the HD power on in between the shut down and power up the Pi. Great thank you. Love our video.
I faced many troubles by trying to boot my Raspberry on SSD . crng init done hang up the boot . I read a lot of publication and try to fix it, without any success . Finaly I found your video , very didactic and clear . Excellent . it works perfectly now . Thank you
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Useful instruction. There is no need to tamper any files by hand. I did not use SD Card at all. Downloaded Ubuntu MATE 32 bit 18.X ISO image zipped. Transferred the MATE image on to a 2.5" Solid State Drive (120GB) using RUFUS (rufus-3.6) software which makes it bootable. Connected the 2.5" SSD Drive to Raspberry PI B+ using a USB 2.0 cable adapter. It booted automatically with out any issues. Just click Next => Next.
I'm pressing 'X' to doubt here. Ubuntu mate in an iso will be for x86/x86_64. Next, a 32 bit image would be for models lower than pi3, however, the OTP of those devices are not factory programmed to boot in USB host mode... Not ever. The iso downloads from the official source aren't compressed, but if they were, they wouldn't be zipped. The only factual statement in your entire comment is that Rufus can be used to create a bootable disk for use with a raspberry pi.
Excellent Video, got my hard drive to boot my Raspberry pi 3b - I had a sd card I had been using to surf the internet and look at RUclips. I added the commands to the config.txt and setup a swap disk and put on gparted, then I cloned my SD card with sd card copier supplied with the Raspberry pi O.S. to my hard drive and it worked perfect. I didn't have to rebuild the operating system and reset it up. Works great. Now I'm going to look for a SSD and a 3A power supply. I had to plug my hard drive into a usb hub running 2.5 amps. So it's a little funky the way it boots.
Hello , Sir Richard , today you helped me a lot, i was trying past few days , but result was 0, today i have got results , now i am booting my RPI from usb. Thanks a lot sir.
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You are most welcome. I am glad to know I could help you. Thank you for watching, commenting and the kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
I'm glad and very happy to know that I could help you. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and the valuable feedback. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Richard when displaying terminals or text files in your vids it would be great to show increased text sizing as to enable your viewers to see whats being actioned, hope you dont mind the suggestion-keep up the great work you do, very much appreciated.-thank you
Just wanted to thank you for making these videos on the Raspberry Pi. They are very clear and easy to follow, and I appreciate that you don't get overly technical. I just ordered a Raspberry Pi 4, and hoping you might do some videos on it if you find time. ~Thanks~
Bravo! I have had a lot of trouble getting my Raspberry Pi to boot from an external hard drive. And (spoiler alert), dynamically expanding the swap is a great performance boost for my Pi. You filled in two big missing pieces to the puzzle.
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You are most welcome. I love Linux and the Raspberry PI. It's a great place to start. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
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To preserve life of SD Card and improve performance on slow IOPS SD cards is good to change vm.swappiness to lower value ( 1-10 ) ( in /etc/sysctl.conf ). Default value is 60. 0 disable Swap in Kernel>=3.5
Richard, good presentation with one editorial comment. When using nano to edit a file on screen PLEASE make the font for nano larger so the viewer can see what you type and what the response is. Thanks for the presentation, keep up the good work.
WELL! .. I got mine going! .. WHEW! .. Good Job Richard! Had to do this about four times until it picked up .. I'm also using a 256gb SSD on a Suptronics x820 board .. A bit different but it stacks my RPI on it and plugs directly in. The SSD is working like a champ and really like the idea of the huge storage I have verse a 32gb. After making the adjustment to the "SWAP FILE" yea baby! .. it's really kicking.. I too had 1.9g for the system operation. Now I am looking into possibly using Win10 on the drive but have read a lot on the subject that it really operates s....l....o....w .. and not sure if I really want to install it or not ..
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Finally got my rapsberry 3+ to boot off of my hard drive disk. I am unable to add filed to my hard drive? I do not have permission to do so, even though I have myself logged as a administrator.
No need to set program_usb_boot_mode=1 on a pi 3b+, it's set by factory as default. For a pi 3b and lower you need to set it, but only ones. After running the pi you need to remove it again from config.txt. No need to set it at all on the HDD image.
Ed De Using the 3b+, does tha mean you still have to image both micro sd and the usb drive or can you just image the usb drive and boot straight from it?
He's saying that the OTP is factory pre-programmed to boot in USB host mode. If you aren't sure what that means, you should go check out the official documentation for your specific model of pi.
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I also tried this but find out that running the OS from SD is more fast and convenient. It's best to use the external storage for data storage not for OS. Anyway many thanks for the video and your effort.
@@DanielGonzalez-po7pn You are correct, sir. However, any bottleneck between the SSD and the processors will slow the transfer of data. The sdcard on a raspberry pi is on a completely different, and much faster bus than the USB and Ethernet ports. This is why everyone will tell you that the sdcard is much faster than an external SSD on a raspberry pi. Think of it as though the sdcard is connected to a USB 3.0 port, but the USB and Ethernet ports are only USB 2.0.
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I have a pi 3B + with 3 SD’s •Kodi •RetroArch • Raspberry OS Initially I want to make a multi-boot mSSD and have all 3 systems. [QUESTION] If I copy your video can I still insert and use different SD’s for the 3 OS? is this a one way ticked to HD-boot or is there an ‘f9’ option “type thing” I can choose what OS to run? •KODI •RASPBIAN •RETROPIE
Any chance you could do a video on adding a x735 power management board to a raspberry pi 3? Would love to see it. I can't get mine to work, can't figure out how to put in the software! Thanks you rock!
I used ImageWriter 1.0 to write the raspbian images to an SD card and a Sata-USB SSD adapter. The SSD is 512 gb. Raspbian displays the files on the SSD but I can't boot the raspberry from the SSD.
I'm not certain as I have not used the Home Assistant OS yet but here's a video on how to do it. ruclips.net/video/lWTgTQkKMmg/видео.html looks very interesting. I may investigate this further. Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
My first time using etcher. Whenever I try to flash the sd card I get BSOD saying kernel_mode_heap_corruption, anyone else getting this? I'm on win10 trying to flash raspbian buster lite onto a 32gb micro SDHC. TIA
hello, i'll tried this for my raspberry pi 3B+ but it doesn't work. my raspberry can boot on the SD card and i see my external HD light on but when i shutdown and remove the sd card and i restar whith HDD only nothing happen. just a black screen. the raspberry start but nothing else. do you know anything for helping me?
Can anybody tell me or a link of video of how to download file or anything from the web ? I’m trying to understand Linux with the raspberry pi .somehow I leaned better with video to follow than reading guides.
Thank you. Would you consider doing an install video for installing Raspian Desk Top on an old windows laptop. I have one that ran on Win XP am considering converting it to Linux.
Thanks for your video. I am awaiting a Raspberry Pi 3b and intend to follow your instructions for using an SSD as opposed to a Micro SD card. I am not all that familiar with Linux and am wondering if these lines in the latest Raspbian config file will interfere with the 3b: [pi4] # Enable DRM VC4 V3D driver on top of the dispmanx display stack dtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3d max_framebuffers=2 I kinda assume that the [pi4] may tell the PI 3 to ignore it, but ...? Thanks
Not a good idea to wave around a hard disk device whilst the disk is spinning, it is a gyroscope and will put a lot of strain on the bearings when trying to rotate it off axis and put stresses on the platter.
I always let it validate because that proves I have a good image on a good card. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
What can I do to speed up my iMac Desktop computer? I have two open memory slots, can I speed it up with more memory? The colored spinning beach ball happens a lot. I update the software when it comes out. Hope you can help, I love my Mac and don’t want to buy another one. It no longer has a warranty on it. Thanks for any help you can give me.
More memory generally speeds up computers as well as faster hard drives but how much I can not speculate. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Wll be adding a 2TB ssd this week to boot from and I have chosen to follow you on RUclips as this is not the first video you have helped me with. Thank you!
Currently the answer is Yes and No. Here is an explanation www.tomshardware.com/news/boot-raspberry-pi-from-usb,39782.html I will probably do a video on this in the future. I just received 2 Raspberry PI 4 2Gig models and I just tried the procedure I linked to and it worked but it will not boot solely from the USB drive. I'm liking them but they are still evolving.... Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
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I am thinking of using it as a Retro Gaming device. With the size of my ssd, i’ll be able to use it as a desk top as well! I just recently bought an ice tower cooler to keep it well below 80 degrees and will be over clocking it too.
As of pi3B+, they're all the same. Pi 4 has new features that include faster peripheral ports, but I don't recall more than that, as I don't yet have one.
Do you know where I can buy a small supply of spacers used between case top and bottom? (different lengths/ etc) also screws/nuts/washers used with SBCs in general maybe 3 most common sizes? I have Raspberry Pi devices, RockPro64, Odroid HC1s, and I will be buying more in the future. It is nice to have parts available in small quantity on the side. Also, are you familiar with SBC s in general to suggest 3 different size screws/nuts/washers, i would most commonly use regardless of SBC brand etc.? Humble Regards, Alton
I am familiar with single board computers (SBC's) and I have just recently begun dipping my toe in. I am proficient with Linux and primarily use laptops to play with as they are cheap and readily available. That RockPro64 looks cool. I wonder how long before Raspberry will come out with a "real" 1GB LAN port and USB3? I have bags of nuts and screws from electronics hundreds of electronic projects. I would suggest your hardware store first and eBay for any esoteric materials you need.
will this work with a Pi 3B + using PoE? also my config file ends with [pi4] # Enable DRM VC4 V3D driver on top of the dispmanx display stack dtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3d max_framebuffers=2 [all] #dtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3d should i put the programusbbootmode1 line in between this and # Enable audio (loads snd_bcm2835) dtparam=audio=on i seem to not getting enought power for my external drive damn
The USB boot function should not be an issue with the PoE hat installed. That's a problem with DC current it drops quickly with the length of wire. Any chance you can plug in an externally powered sata port into your drive or a powered USB hub? Here is are some examples (affiliate links no extra cost to you and they support my channel. Thank you for using them) amzn.to/2yAg4n4 (powered hub) powered sata amzn.to/3cCZCkB Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Check the manufacturers specs on both to know. Speed varies from device to device. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Depends on the bus. I think the sdcard is separate from the embedded USB hub, so anything running from the USB ports will be slower than the sdcard. I may be wrong, but I seem to recall having seen a diagram showing that the sdcard isn't controlled by the USB bus.
Yes, once you set the flag to look for a boot device on the USB ports the Raspberry Pi will remember the setting permanently from that time on so you set and forget it for all the other loads. You could have a very large retropi USB drive if you wish and boot from it. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
I sincerely appreciate your listing source locations to buy what you are using! However, I am "DISABLED" AND ON LIMITED INCOME. iS THERE another recommendation for good quality but cheaper cameras, mics, etc for creating videos? I also am starting to create SMART HOME devices. The sensor board averages $5.00 and depending on firmware you load, determines the type sensing it will do for you. I will install for windows, doors first. Then economic build cameras for inside home. THen invest in 3-4 maximum quality outside cameras that need to zoom and provide super quality video. I will also have smart light switches, wall electric plugs. LED night light hidden in walls to come on at night with motion. Also there is two Linux based apps that manage a smart home very well. That way I do not buy items and pay for subscription for them to monitor. Also program it to have loud neighborhood alarm and notify police when i am away on vacation as needed. Sounds like a lot and it is but very cheap and super reliable. Alton
My go to source for things like this eBay. Usually they come from China and take a while to arrive but they do arrive, generally they work and they are very affordable. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Thanks. This is something I hadn't previously thought much about, but it makes perfect sense. I was planning to use a spare 2.5" drive in a crossover device (somewhere between a 4G enabled tablet and a netbook), but may be better off getting a large capacity flash drive as a budget alternative.
Thank you, Richard.
I made few mistakes. I did reboot instead of shut down/hot boot the Pi. Now my Pi is up with my old ext-hard drive. FYI: If ext-hard drive takes time to power up, let it up (light on) from on pc to the Pi. Just connect the USB cable from pc to the Pi without power off/on. Let the HD power on in between the shut down and power up the Pi.
Great thank you.
Love our video.
I faced many troubles by trying to boot my Raspberry on SSD . crng init done hang up the boot . I read a lot of publication and try to fix it, without any success . Finaly I found your video , very didactic and clear . Excellent . it works perfectly now . Thank you
This is far one of the best videos concerning this that I have watched in 2 DAYS! Thank you, the gparted was a great need as well
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Useful instruction. There is no need to tamper any files by hand.
I did not use SD Card at all.
Downloaded Ubuntu MATE 32 bit 18.X ISO image zipped.
Transferred the MATE image on to a 2.5" Solid State Drive (120GB) using RUFUS (rufus-3.6) software which makes it bootable.
Connected the 2.5" SSD Drive to Raspberry PI B+ using a USB 2.0 cable adapter.
It booted automatically with out any issues. Just click Next => Next.
I'm pressing 'X' to doubt here.
Ubuntu mate in an iso will be for x86/x86_64.
Next, a 32 bit image would be for models lower than pi3, however, the OTP of those devices are not factory programmed to boot in USB host mode... Not ever.
The iso downloads from the official source aren't compressed, but if they were, they wouldn't be zipped.
The only factual statement in your entire comment is that Rufus can be used to create a bootable disk for use with a raspberry pi.
Excellent Video, got my hard drive to boot my Raspberry pi 3b - I had a sd card I had been using to surf the internet and look at RUclips. I added the commands to the config.txt and setup a swap disk and put on gparted, then I cloned my SD card with sd card copier supplied with the Raspberry pi O.S. to my hard drive and it worked perfect. I didn't have to rebuild the operating system and reset it up. Works great. Now I'm going to look for a SSD and a 3A power supply. I had to plug my hard drive into a usb hub running 2.5 amps. So it's a little funky the way it boots.
Hello , Sir Richard , today you helped me a lot, i was trying past few days , but result was 0, today i have got results , now i am booting my RPI from usb. Thanks a lot sir.
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Thanks Richard for making this video. Helped me much with my next project to add a solid state drive to my Raspberry Pi 4.
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Thank you ever so much finally I got my external Hard drive up and running
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You make it easy and step by step for a newbie like me.
Richard when displaying terminals or text files in your vids it would be great to show increased text sizing as to enable your viewers to see whats being actioned, hope you dont mind the suggestion-keep up the great work you do, very much appreciated.-thank you
Just wanted to thank you for making these videos on the Raspberry Pi. They are very clear and easy to follow, and I appreciate that you don't get overly technical. I just ordered a Raspberry Pi 4, and hoping you might do some videos on it if you find time. ~Thanks~
Bravo! I have had a lot of trouble getting my Raspberry Pi to boot from an external hard drive. And (spoiler alert), dynamically expanding the swap is a great performance boost for my Pi. You filled in two big missing pieces to the puzzle.
Thank you for making this excellent video, Richard. I really appreciate your tutelage and mentorship.
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Yes !! Well presented a more or less complicate subject with all the information needed. Thanks Richard for your help
I have searched and watched a lot of videos on this and yours is by far the best. Thank you very much.
Boots from an SSD on first attempt. Great VIDEO.
I'm planning to buy 3 raspberry pI start experimenting with it and stop using Windows 10 thanks for great videos
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Excellent. It's working perfectly. Thank you.
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To preserve life of SD Card and improve performance on slow IOPS SD cards is good to change vm.swappiness to lower value ( 1-10 ) ( in /etc/sysctl.conf ). Default value is 60. 0 disable Swap in Kernel>=3.5
Thank you for watching, commenting and the valuable feedback. I appreciate it greatly. All the best. 👍😀
Richard, good presentation with one editorial comment. When using nano to edit a file on screen PLEASE make the font for nano larger so the viewer can see what you type and what the response is. Thanks for the presentation, keep up the good work.
WELL! .. I got mine going! .. WHEW! .. Good Job Richard!
Had to do this about four times until it picked up .. I'm also using a 256gb SSD on a Suptronics x820 board .. A bit different but it stacks my RPI on it and plugs directly in. The SSD is working like a champ and really like the idea of the huge storage I have verse a 32gb. After making the adjustment to the "SWAP FILE" yea baby! .. it's really kicking.. I too had 1.9g for the system operation.
Now I am looking into possibly using Win10 on the drive but have read a lot on the subject that it really operates s....l....o....w .. and not sure if I really want to install it or not ..
Very helpful video, thanks for making it.
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Can this boot from hard drive be undone if I want to boot from sd card ? Great video!!! Down to earth.
Finally got my rapsberry 3+ to boot off of my hard drive disk. I am unable to add filed to my hard drive? I do not have permission to do so, even though I have myself logged as a administrator.
Thank you! Worked perfectly.
No need to set program_usb_boot_mode=1 on a pi 3b+, it's set by factory as default.
For a pi 3b and lower you need to set it, but only ones.
After running the pi you need to remove it again from config.txt. No need to set it at all on the HDD image.
Ed De
Using the 3b+, does tha mean you still have to image both micro sd and the usb drive or can you just image the usb drive and boot straight from it?
He's saying that the OTP is factory pre-programmed to boot in USB host mode.
If you aren't sure what that means, you should go check out the official documentation for your specific model of pi.
Cheers mate helped a lot I haven’t got a sad card converter but I have a sad card so I want to use my usb and this vid helps a lot I subbed and liked
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I also tried this but find out that running the OS from SD is more fast and convenient. It's best to use the external storage for data storage not for OS. Anyway many thanks for the video and your effort.
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SSD and most flash drives are way faster in general for the OS than the fastest SD cards.
Faster sd than hard drive?
@@DanielGonzalez-po7pn
You are correct, sir.
However, any bottleneck between the SSD and the processors will slow the transfer of data.
The sdcard on a raspberry pi is on a completely different, and much faster bus than the USB and Ethernet ports.
This is why everyone will tell you that the sdcard is much faster than an external SSD on a raspberry pi.
Think of it as though the sdcard is connected to a USB 3.0 port, but the USB and Ethernet ports are only USB 2.0.
Wow! Merci beaucoup. Ça ma été très utile ton tuto. Thanks
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hello i would like to now if it also possible on the raspberry pi 4 mine do not have this file for swapping
Thanks, it's interesting,can i do it with raspberry pi 4 8g
can we use ssd boot drive for booting windows 10 on rasberry pi 3 b+
Thanks for the straight forward explanation on how to do this.
I have a pi 3B + with 3 SD’s
•Kodi
•RetroArch
• Raspberry OS
Initially I want to make a multi-boot mSSD and have all 3 systems.
[QUESTION]
If I copy your video can I still insert and use different SD’s for the 3 OS?
is this a one way ticked to HD-boot or is there an ‘f9’ option “type thing” I can choose what OS to run?
•KODI
•RASPBIAN
•RETROPIE
I bit the bullet and you can copy the tutorial then put a random SD and it will always try to boot from sd first, then mSSD
Any chance you could do a video on adding a x735 power management board to a raspberry pi 3? Would love to see it. I can't get mine to work, can't figure out how to put in the software! Thanks you rock!
I used ImageWriter 1.0 to write the raspbian images to an SD card and a Sata-USB SSD adapter. The SSD is 512 gb. Raspbian displays the files on the SSD but I can't boot the raspberry from the SSD.
Does this work with Recallbox or Batocera as well?
A great and very detailed tutorial. thanks
Does this also work for Home Assistant OS?
I'm not certain as I have not used the Home Assistant OS yet but here's a video on how to do it. ruclips.net/video/lWTgTQkKMmg/видео.html looks very interesting. I may investigate this further. Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
This only works one time for me. If I turn off the Pi, and turn it on the next day, it doesn't work.
I got EXT4-fs error when i plug my seagate baracuda 2tb in someone have a solution ?
Can I switch back to SD if I want, or is it permanent? I read somewhere it flashes the otp memory of Raspberrypi?
Mann, this is guy is very knowlegeable. Thumbs & scribed! :D
It works perfectly!!!
will this work on raspberry pi 3b?
My first time using etcher. Whenever I try to flash the sd card I get BSOD saying kernel_mode_heap_corruption, anyone else getting this? I'm on win10 trying to flash raspbian buster lite onto a 32gb micro SDHC. TIA
Thanks for the very informative video!
You only need to edit config once on sd card ! once it's done, no need to do it on ssd drive !
hello, i'll tried this for my raspberry pi 3B+ but it doesn't work. my raspberry can boot on the SD card and i see my external HD light on but when i shutdown and remove the sd card and i restar whith HDD only nothing happen. just a black screen. the raspberry start but nothing else. do you know anything for helping me?
Can anybody tell me or a link of video of how to download file or anything from the web ? I’m trying to understand Linux with the raspberry pi .somehow I leaned better with video to follow than reading guides.
Thank you. Would you consider doing an install video for installing Raspian Desk Top on an old windows laptop. I have one that ran on Win XP am considering converting it to Linux.
ok, what about using a usb hard drive to boot on a pi4 ???
Thanks for your video. I am awaiting a Raspberry Pi 3b and intend to follow your instructions for using an SSD as opposed to a Micro SD card. I am not all that familiar with Linux and am wondering if these lines in the latest Raspbian config file will interfere with the 3b:
[pi4]
# Enable DRM VC4 V3D driver on top of the dispmanx display stack
dtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3d
max_framebuffers=2
I kinda assume that the [pi4] may tell the PI 3 to ignore it, but ...?
Thanks
Maybe something has changed in the latesr Raspbian release, but this method is not working at all.
Not a good idea to wave around a hard disk device whilst the disk is spinning, it is a gyroscope and will put a lot of strain on the bearings when trying to rotate it off axis and put stresses on the platter.
Think a Kingston 128 ssd would work with a 3B with a 2.5a power supply?
Do you have to let etcher validate the image or can you skip the validation?
I always let it validate because that proves I have a good image on a good card. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
What can I do to speed up my iMac Desktop computer? I have two open memory slots, can I speed it up with more memory? The colored spinning beach ball happens a lot. I update the software when it comes out. Hope you can help, I love my Mac and don’t want to buy another one. It no longer has a warranty on it. Thanks for any help you can give me.
More memory generally speeds up computers as well as faster hard drives but how much I can not speculate. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Can the same be done with a Pi 4?
Wll be adding a 2TB ssd this week to boot from and I have chosen to follow you on RUclips as this is not the first video you have helped me with.
Thank you!
Currently the answer is Yes and No. Here is an explanation www.tomshardware.com/news/boot-raspberry-pi-from-usb,39782.html I will probably do a video on this in the future. I just received 2 Raspberry PI 4 2Gig models and I just tried the procedure I linked to and it worked but it will not boot solely from the USB drive. I'm liking them but they are still evolving.... Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
You are most welcome. I bet that will be smoking fast with the SSD drive and TRUE USB 3 speed. That's a massive drive, may ask what you are going to use it for? Thank you so much for watching, commenting, subscribing and the very kind words. I am happy to know you get value from my content. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
I am thinking of using it as a Retro Gaming device. With the size of my ssd, i’ll be able to use it as a desk top as well! I just recently bought an ice tower cooler to keep it well below 80 degrees and will be over clocking it too.
Thanks for the info. Keep them coming!
Can try these way with kali linux?
Big Thanks to you! :)
should I prefer a specific usb port over another for attaching an usb hdd regarding speed/current/stability? Or are they all the same?
As of pi3B+, they're all the same.
Pi 4 has new features that include faster peripheral ports, but I don't recall more than that, as I don't yet have one.
Do you know where I can buy a small supply of spacers used between case top and bottom? (different lengths/ etc) also screws/nuts/washers used with SBCs in general maybe 3 most common sizes? I have Raspberry Pi devices, RockPro64, Odroid HC1s, and I will be buying more in the future. It is nice to have parts available in small quantity on the side. Also, are you familiar with SBC s in general to suggest 3 different size screws/nuts/washers, i would most commonly use regardless of SBC brand etc.? Humble Regards, Alton
I am familiar with single board computers (SBC's) and I have just recently begun dipping my toe in. I am proficient with Linux and primarily use laptops to play with as they are cheap and readily available. That RockPro64 looks cool. I wonder how long before Raspberry will come out with a "real" 1GB LAN port and USB3? I have bags of nuts and screws from electronics hundreds of electronic projects. I would suggest your hardware store first and eBay for any esoteric materials you need.
Nice!
Can this be done with Ubuntu?
will this work with a Pi 3B + using PoE?
also my config file ends with
[pi4]
# Enable DRM VC4 V3D driver on top of the dispmanx display stack
dtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3d
max_framebuffers=2
[all]
#dtoverlay=vc4-fkms-v3d
should i put the programusbbootmode1 line in between this and
# Enable audio (loads snd_bcm2835)
dtparam=audio=on
i seem to not getting enought power for my external drive damn
The USB boot function should not be an issue with the PoE hat installed.
That's a problem with DC current it drops quickly with the length of wire. Any chance you can plug in an externally powered sata port into your drive or a powered USB hub? Here is are some examples (affiliate links no extra cost to you and they support my channel. Thank you for using them) amzn.to/2yAg4n4 (powered hub) powered sata amzn.to/3cCZCkB Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
I can’t find the config file via Noobs on Pi4
Are hard drives faster or slower than the best SD cards??
Check the manufacturers specs on both to know. Speed varies from device to device. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
I’d imagine a hardrive would usually be faster
Depends on the bus.
I think the sdcard is separate from the embedded USB hub, so anything running from the USB ports will be slower than the sdcard.
I may be wrong, but I seem to recall having seen a diagram showing that the sdcard isn't controlled by the USB bus.
Great video would this work for retropi emulator stuff the same way.
Yes, once you set the flag to look for a boot device on the USB ports the Raspberry Pi will remember the setting permanently from that time on so you set and forget it for all the other loads. You could have a very large retropi USB drive if you wish and boot from it. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
@@richardlloydusa that's hot. Thank you
I sincerely appreciate your listing source locations to buy what you are using! However, I am "DISABLED" AND ON LIMITED INCOME. iS THERE another recommendation for good quality but cheaper cameras, mics, etc for creating videos? I also am starting to create SMART HOME devices.
The sensor board averages $5.00 and depending on firmware you load, determines the type sensing it will do for you. I will install for windows, doors first. Then economic build cameras for inside home. THen invest in 3-4 maximum quality outside cameras that need to zoom and provide super quality video. I will also have smart light switches, wall electric plugs. LED night light hidden in walls to come on at night with motion. Also there is two Linux based apps that manage a smart home very well.
That way I do not buy items and pay for subscription for them to monitor.
Also program it to have loud neighborhood alarm and notify police when i am away on vacation as needed.
Sounds like a lot and it is but very cheap and super reliable.
Alton
My go to source for things like this eBay. Usually they come from China and take a while to arrive but they do arrive, generally they work and they are very affordable. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
it work better with an SSD
Stop moving that mechanical drive while it's running. Good way to kill a 2.5 inch mechanical drive.
Thanks.
This is something I hadn't previously thought much about, but it makes perfect sense.
I was planning to use a spare 2.5" drive in a crossover device (somewhere between a 4G enabled tablet and a netbook), but may be better off getting a large capacity flash drive as a budget alternative.
ok, what about using a usb hard drive to boot on a pi4 ???
Same thing