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SpongeBOB

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From: Brussels

Registered: 2022-02-07

Posts: 169  

Booting on USB on Raspberry pi 4

Hi,

I'm using RPI 4, daedalus 6.1.93 arm64, 2024-11-26 img on my Raspberry pi 4.

Now, I try to boot on a USB dongle... but it keep booting on the SD card....

Any advice ?

Thanks.

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FM81

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Registered: 2017-09-16

Posts: 35  

Re: Booting on USB on Raspberry pi 4

Which bootorder ist defined in the EEPROM of the raspberry?
If USB is at position 2 or 3, it would be enough simply to remove the SD-card.
Otherwise you need to change it first.

Best regards, FM_81

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stargate-sg1-cheyenne-mtn

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Registered: 2023-11-27

Posts: 448  

Re: Booting on USB on Raspberry pi 4

searching DDG shows multiple results using "raspberry pi 4 usb booting"(quotation marks only added for forum clarity, not used for the search)

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Camtaf

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Registered: 2019-11-19

Posts: 502  

Re: Booting on USB on Raspberry pi 4

Remove the sd card & it should boot from USB, (pendrive or HDD/SSD), otherwise you need to change the boot order....

https://www.raspberrystreet.com/learn/h … om-usb-ssd

Last edited by Camtaf (2024-12-06 09:35:27)

Gnostic

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Registered: 2023-11-11

Posts: 29  

Re: Booting on USB on Raspberry pi 4

This is probably too late for @SpongeBob, but might be useful for someone in future.

I used
sudo rpi-eeprom-config --edit

To boot usb first followed by nvme:
BOOT_ORDER=0xf461

To boot nvme first
BOOT_ORDER=0xf416

Also useful in the same config, to reduce power consumption when the Pi is shutdown but still plugged into the power supply:
POWER_OFF_ON_HALT=1

See
https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2023/ … ption-140x