On Wed, 30 Oct 2019 14:28:26 +0100 Bernard Rosset via Dng <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I am trying to get my new pi to boot, I have replaced the > > bootcode.bin with the one from raspbian buster, unfortunately the > > pi stalls. > > > > Any suggestions what else to try?? > > A quick search engine use lead to > https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/hardware/raspberrypi/bootmodes/ > stating: > "Note: The Raspberry Pi 4B does not use the bootcode.bin file - > instead the bootloader is located in an on-board EEPROM chip. The Pi > 4B bootloader currently only supports booting from an SD card." I see that as a good thing: Less variables to screw up. I hope the EEPROM bootloader is not UEFI. Anyway, one could use the SD card as / and then if necessary use a big disk for all the expected big directories. With the advent of bind mounting, you can do that with a 1 partition hard disk. I read the article and didn't see anything about the Rpi 2.4b. I wonder if that boots the same way. SteveT Steve Litt Author: The Key to Everyday Excellence http://www.troubleshooters.com/key Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/stevelitt _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list [email protected] https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
