From: tnp@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 26/02/2025 04:45, Dave Vandermeer wrote:   
   >> dr> This is completely inappropriate for a Raspberry Pi, which does not   
   >   
   > ot   
   >   >  dr> boot like a PC using grub.   
   >   
   >   > oeps.. my bad ..   
   >   
   >   > So the maybe is: do not try this ..   
   >   
   >   > Thanks for correcting me.   
   >   
   > Actually I did read somewhere that it is possible. Technically you only need   
   > to use the SD card to boot to init, so modify your /etc/fstab to change the   
   > location of your root partition to the device of the USB drive.   
   > (Theoretically, I haven't booted my Pi's in quite some time.. rapidly losing   
   > interest in running a BBS) ..   
   >   
   I ended up inadvertently doing this when my Pi wouldn't boot from SSD.   
   It works, but it's awfully messy.   
      
   The SSD had a perfectly fine root partition, but the vfat one was borked   
   somehow.   
   Cant remember how I deborked it, but it runs fine now...   
      
      
      
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