From: tnp@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 24/01/2025 12:55, Chris Green wrote:   
   > The Natural Philosopher  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> But frankly its almost always easier to install everything on the USB   
   >> drive and remove the SDcard altogether.   
   >>   
   > As I understand it that's not possible with Pi before Pi 2 version 1.2   
   > or something like that.  Basically Pi 3 and onwards can simply boot   
   > from USB, earlier ones can't.   
   >   
      
   Yes, that is my understanding also. I think there was a time when you   
   had to boot from SD and run a comm,and to change a flag in the firmware   
   to allow USB only boot.   
      
   I have a Pi 4B and its supremely ecstatic booting from USB. And it's a   
   totally simple setup   
      
      
      
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