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On 1/7/2024 12:23, Theo wrote:
> Bryan wrote:
>> I downloaded the image, unzipped it, and SCP'd it over to the Pi. I then
>> used these instructions to flash the Pi, and it booted with no external
>> devices. Yay!
>>
>> For now, I'm going to use this as-is, as I need the 4G modem to replace
>> some old 2G stuff that's offline in a few months here in the USA.
>> Otherwise, I will probably look to purchase a real Lite version at some
>> point in the future and pass this board on to someone who would like,
>> but can't afford one.
>
> Glad you got it sorted. One thing you can do, at the expense of a slightly
> non-standard setup, is to keep your /boot partition on the eMMC, and set
> config.txt to use a root partition on your USB. So most of your OS
> lives on the USB and only the kernel, firmware and device trees live on the
> eMMC. That means you aren't limited by the eMMC size for your OS install.
>
> To do this you flash the OS to your USB as well as the eMMC, then boot the
> Pi from eMMC and alter:
>
> root=/dev/mmcblk0p2
>
> to
>
> root=/dev/sda2
>
> in config.txt. You'll also need to amend /etc/fstab on the USB to match.
>
> Theo
>
I used to do that with NFS booting on an older Pi 2 - probably will at
some point. Thank you for the reminder.
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