mattg31
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What info is transferred on SD card

Sun Oct 06, 2019 12:52 pm

When you remove an SD card from one raspberry pi and insert it into another, what is left behind on the original raspberry pi?
For example: user names and passwords, wifi passwords, keyboard setup, etc. Or is everything stored/transferred on the SD card?

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Re: What info is transferred on SD card

Sun Oct 06, 2019 12:54 pm

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Re: What info is transferred on SD card

Sun Oct 06, 2019 12:57 pm

Everything is on the SD card.

The only thing on the Pi 0-3 is a few one-time configuration switches, one of which can be used on the 3B to enable USB booting.

On the 4B, part of the bootloader is stored in flash memory on the board, but no Linux settings are held in there.
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Re: What info is transferred on SD card

Sun Oct 06, 2019 12:57 pm

Perfect - Thanks for the reply! :D

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