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Re:Raspberry Pi 4 can finally boot directly from USB by FullyFunctional on Friday September 18, 2020 @03:41PM (#24521078)
It's nice but I'm honestly baffled that it's seen as such a big deal as it's pretty trivial to make grub boot off USB, leaving the SDcard only being used doing the initial boot. Is it just about the convenience?
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Re:Raspberry Pi 4 can finally boot directly from USB by alanfranz on Friday September 18, 2020 @05:03PM (#24521871)
You need two parts instead of one. I'd need a microsd just to boot. And most people would then use a usb drive because they're usually faster, especially with USB 3.0.

So, the microsd is an unnecessary hassle and additional component. That's why people are so happy

(and it used to work on rpi3 since years).

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Re:Raspberry Pi 4 can finally boot directly from USB by mayli on Friday September 18, 2020 @04:55PM (#24521799)
There is no grub
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Re:Raspberry Pi 4 can finally boot directly from USB by ComputerGuru on Friday September 18, 2020 @07:45PM (#24522999)
Now you don’t need an SD card at all!
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Re:Raspberry Pi 4 can finally boot directly from USB by FullyFunctional on Friday September 18, 2020 @03:44PM (#24521109)
Instead of downvoting me, maybe you could explain what I'm missing?
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Re:Raspberry Pi 4 can finally boot directly from USB by boredpenguin on Friday September 18, 2020 @04:13PM (#24521404)
> Instead of downvoting me, maybe you could explain what I'm missing?

I didn't downvote you, just my opinion:

> it's pretty trivial to make grub boot off USB, leaving the SDcard only being used doing the initial boot

In that case you still need an SDcard, and it requires manual setup. With this you can truly boot from USB drives easily WITHOUT the SD card.

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Re:Raspberry Pi 4 can finally boot directly from USB by vaccinator on Friday September 18, 2020 @04:43PM (#24521710)
You have to update it using an SD card?
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Re:Raspberry Pi 4 can finally boot directly from USB by progval on Friday September 18, 2020 @04:56PM (#24521808)
After the initial update, you can use it for something else.
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