On 07/11/2019 12:52, RobH wrote:
> I'm having a hard time finding the information I want , so I ask here:
>
> Has anyone had success using an external disk with the pi 4, and
> preferably booting from it.
>
> The other option I thought about was to put some other version of Linux
> on it, ubuntu?, but using etcher in linux doesn't do it, as it's an iso.
>
> Thanks

Not a Pi4 but I have Pi3+s booting from SD card (holding only the /boot
partition) and 128/256Gb SSD (mSATA in mSATA to USB3 adapter) as root.
Quite easy if you follow the instructions.
I never had much luck booting directly from the USB SSD, hence the above
arrangement.


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Chris Elvidge, England

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