[BETA] Raspberry Pi boot from USB/NVMe

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My Raspberry Pi is not booting from USB or NVMe Raspberry Pi’s eprom or eeprom need to be updated. There are numerous post available in public domain discussing each of the models. A quick guide for Raspberry Pi 4B and Raspberry Pi 5 you can find in Prepare Raspberry Pi for boot from USB/NVMe thread.
Can you recommend good NVMe SSD? It is an ongoing discovery in the PCIe NVMe compatibility thread.
I am going to install test now - will my data and library be intact? Unfortunately, the new image will need to be flashed as anew. Before flashing make a backup of your data and music library, playlists, etc outside of your Raspberry Pi.
Can I use OTA upgrade on this test for new releases? Upgrade OTA will overwrite settings and will break your Raspberry Pi Volumio installation. OTA is being worked on and once properly tested the release will follow. The only way is to wait for official release.
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