Here's the quick and dirty instructions:
Now for some notes:
- Write your chosen OS to SSD using Raspberry Pi Imager. Don't forget the custom config steps
- Format an SD card (full size or uSD with an adapter) to FAT32. This can be an old, very small capacity one.
- Copy bootcode.bin from the imaged SSD to the SD card
- Insert SD card
- Connect SSD
- Apply power and boot.
Now for some notes:
- Don't expect any where near full SSD speeds. Especially not for NVMe. Prior to the 4B all PI are only USB2 and the single USB controller in the SoC is shared by all the type A ports and the ethernet interface.
- Expect power issues. IIRC the upper limit on late 1Bs is around 600mA total. Early 1Bs have a much lower limit.
Statistics: Posted by thagrol — Fri Mar 07, 2025 6:36 pm