Hey @ClaesM,
Great question - and thank you for jumping in.
You don’t need to follow the full EEPROM guide before trying the Alpha, as long as your Pi boots Volumio fine from your current setup (SD, USB, or NVMe).
However…
We do recommend following the proper EEPROM steps from this guide:
Prepare Raspberry Pi for boot from USB/NVMe
Especially if:
- You’re using NVMe or USB boot
- You want the latest firmware fixes (boot speed, device compatibility)
- You’ve never touched the EEPROM and have a very old revision
That said - Volumio Alpha includes both rpi-eeprom-update and rpi-eeprom-config, so you can run these directly from the system without needing to boot Raspberry Pi OS separately.
In short: you’re good to go, but if you want to future-proof your Pi’s firmware, the guide’s a solid move.
Kind Regards,