[BETA] Raspberry Pi boot from USB/NVMe

naimnatnod · March 22, 2024, 4:22pm

Keep doing… you might reach 1000 mark.

Wheaten · March 22, 2024, 4:27pm

nope, it’s stick between 570 and 605. Mor then acceptable for 15 euro’s.
Currently flashing the same image to a 12 year old SSD taken form a dell E4200, let’s what that brings.

volumio@volumio:~$ sudo lshw -class disk
  *-disk
       description: SCSI Disk
       product: SSD PM800 TM 64G
       vendor: SAMSUNG
       physical id: 0.0.0
       bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
       logical name: /dev/sda
       version: 0117
       serial: 00000000AA55
       size: 59GiB (64GB)
       capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
       configuration: ansiversion=6 logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=4096 signature=d88a1120

volumio@volumio:~$ dd if=./TestingFile of=/dev/zero bs=100M count=10 oflag=dsync
10+0 records in
10+0 records out
1048576000 bytes (1.0 GB, 1000 MiB) copied, 1.68369 s, 623 MB/s

Last test with a Samsung EVO 850

volumio@volumio:~$  sudo lshw -class disk
  *-disk
       description: SCSI Disk
       product: SSD 850 EVO 500G
       vendor: Samsung
       physical id: 0.0.0
       bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
       logical name: /dev/sda
       version: 0117
       serial: 00000000AA55
       size: 465GiB (500GB)
       capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
       configuration: ansiversion=6 logicalsectorsize=512 sectorsize=4096 signature=d88a1120

volumio@volumio:~$ dd if=./TestingFile of=/dev/zero bs=100M count=10 oflag=dsync
10+0 records in
10+0 records out
1048576000 bytes (1.0 GB, 1000 MiB) copied, 1.69292 s, 619 MB/s

I think we reach the limits of the USB port.

I’ll stick with the USB thumb.

naimnatnod · March 22, 2024, 5:16pm

Are those result from the 1st or 2nd run?

Wheaten · March 22, 2024, 6:04pm

3rd run.]First runs for the PM800 was very embarrassing, like 87.
For the EVO

volumio@volumio:~$ dd if=/dev/zero of=./TestingFile bs=100M count=10 oflag=direct
10+0 records in
10+0 records out
1048576000 bytes (1.0 GB, 1000 MiB) copied, 4.1932 s, 250 MB/s

Kuyadrei0502 · March 25, 2024, 7:35am

Hi dev! Sorry for noob question, I’m newbie.
Sorry bjt I couldn’t follow this,
1st i mount my 32gb sd card on my pc and flashed a utility misc ( usb boot) using raspberry pi imager.
-unplug then mount to raspberry pi 4 b.
It showing a green screen on my tft touch screen.
So i waited about 30mins.
Then unplug sd card and follow mount my usb stick that has prototype volumio images in it.
And my screen shows like this.

Thank you for helping.

nerd · March 25, 2024, 7:41am

Your eeprom shows 2023/01/11 as build date. Please prepare your Raspberry Pi 4 as discussed here:

When flashing Volumio OS do not use any “customise” options. It is already prepared.

Kuyadrei0502 · March 25, 2024, 7:50am

Sorry dev,
So first, i will flash my sd card as boot usb?
Then plug in to my raspberry pi 4?
And then i do follow what is says here? sudo apt update
sudo apt full-upgrade
sudo reboot

Check current running version of bootloader EEPROM image.
vcgencmd bootloader_version

USB booting was supported starting with version 9-03-2020. You should see that version 16-02-2024 or later is installed. Now check to see if there is an update available.

nerd · March 25, 2024, 7:53am

First you will need to use latest Rasbian image flashed to SD card and prepare your device.
Once the preparation is completed, you can flash Volumio OS to your USB stick and merry you go .

Kuyadrei0502 · March 25, 2024, 7:56am

Ok ok dev! I’ll try it now

Kuyadrei0502 · March 26, 2024, 2:54am

Hi nerd!
I don’t what to do next, i did to flashed latest ver of raspberry os. And then i plug it on rpi4b and this is, show on my screen.

nerd · March 26, 2024, 7:03am

Latest eeprom for raspberry Pi 4 is 2024/01/22. From picture, you can read that yours is 2023/01/11 which is from default channel, not latest. Ensure that you have followed preparation steps, without skipping parts.
Describe how are you flashing your USB stick step by step please.

ClaesM · March 28, 2024, 9:25am

Hi @nerd !

Is it possible to integrate search and do firmware updates in in Volumio system settings just like you search and do Volumio system updates? It would do things much easier.
Maybe a silly question?

regards /C

nerd · March 28, 2024, 10:14am

Hey,

Do you mean eeprom upgrade?

Kindest,

ClaesM · March 28, 2024, 1:05pm

Yes! if possible!

regards C

nerd · March 28, 2024, 3:03pm

Added to the unofficial features list.
@nerd - redacted - added unofficial.

ClaesM · March 28, 2024, 3:24pm

Thanks!
That would be a very good feature!

Regards/ C

nerd · March 28, 2024, 8:04pm

Perhaps I should clarify - there is no guarantee that requested feature will be implemented.

ClaesM · March 28, 2024, 9:11pm

Ok. I understand but I hope it will be implemented.

Thanks anyway!

Kuyadrei0502 · April 1, 2024, 6:11am

Hi dev! Here’s what happen after do all these instructions.
Freshly flashed new version of raspberry pi os 64bit. Then mount to rpi and start to boot.
On a ssh I’d do all instructions and double check the bootloader ver. It’s up to date.
Then after reboot i unmount the sd card and plug the usb stick with volumio os (latest).
Then here’s what shown on my screen.

nerd · April 1, 2024, 7:33am

Hey,

The testing build for USB/NMVe is not merged to the main Volumio OS yet.

At the top of this thread, there is a complete guide what steps are needed and which build you should choose. The relevant links are provided to the latest RC builds, hence why I am not posting direct links in the discussions, just to avoid a confusion. If you do not test upgrade process, head directly to the subsection with the links to the prototype (screenshot).