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SSD boot ubuntu without microSD on RPI4?
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:44 pm
by ranrinc
Is this possible? if this is possible anyone have guide for it?
Re: SSD boot ubuntu without microSD on RPI4?
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 2:31 pm
by B.Goode
ranrinc wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:44 pm
Is this possible? if this is possible anyone have guide for it?
Have you tried asking Canonical for support with their Operating System?
Raspberry Pi have a beta test of a solution for their own supported Operating System, RasPiOS. So I guess it is for other developers to follow their lead?
Re: SSD boot ubuntu without microSD on RPI4?
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 2:44 pm
by fruitoftheloom
ranrinc wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:44 pm
Is this possible? if this is possible anyone have guide for it?
Confused as you stated the SSD Boot was working:
viewtopic.php?f=131&t=265562&p=1625046#p1625046
Re: SSD boot ubuntu without microSD on RPI4?
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2020 1:11 pm
by ranrinc
Maybe you should read my post in detail. I specifically say without microSD. With microSD is very easy to do
Re: SSD boot ubuntu without microSD on RPI4?
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2020 1:54 pm
by DougieLawson
ranrinc wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 12:44 pm
Is this possible? if this is possible anyone have guide for it?
It's not possible at the current time. The USB boot is still in beta testing.
Re: SSD boot ubuntu without microSD on RPI4?
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2020 2:21 pm
by GlowInTheDark
As always, when this comes up, the eternal question is: Why?
Why bother?
It works with boot from SD card (rootfs on your USB device), and is better for a variety of reasons this way.
The ultimate "because we can" project...
I'm absolutely serious about the question. I've never seen any convincing argument for wanting to "pure boot" from USB. They all end up being variations of/along the lines of "But it would be kewl..."
In particular, note that if your boot media goes bad (which can happen), which would you rather that boot media be - an easily replaceable SD card with nothing other than easily replaceable boot files on it, or your USB device full of your needed files?
Re: SSD boot ubuntu without microSD on RPI4?
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2020 2:26 pm
by rpdom
GlowInTheDark wrote: ↑Sun Jun 21, 2020 2:21 pm
As always, when this comes up, the eternal question is: Why?
Why bother?
It works with boot from SD card (rootfs on your USB device), and is better for a variety of reasons this way.
The ultimate "because we can" project...
I'm absolutely serious about the question. I've never seen any convincing argument for wanting to "pure boot" from USB. They all end up being variations of/along the lines of "But it would be kewl..."
In particular, note that if your boot media goes bad (which can happen), which would you rather that boot media be - an easily replaceable SD card with nothing other than easily replaceable boot files on it, or your USB device full of your needed files?
Really?
Do you boot your PC from a floppy disk or CD, then have it transfer control to the hard disk?
What is the point of having two storage media where one is only used briefly to start the system and then unused for most of the rest of the time?
Also, that SD card could be used in something else. Not everyone has 300 spare cards lying around.