


Select Ubuntu Desktop as your Operating System as before, but this time select the SSD as your Storage option. Simply connect the SSD you want to use to your computer and launch the Raspberry Pi Imager. The Linux user uses lsblk to list the device ID of the microSD memory card that is inserted in the card reader. The process for using an SSD with your Raspberry Pi is exactly the same as for an SD Card. Installing an image of LibreELEC on a memory card is almost like installing Raspbian and OpenELEC. After trialling a few images, I found that the last image above (abrahammouse/armhf) had the lowest memory footprint, and was therefore the correct choice. For a LibreELEC install, we have very limited memory remaining beyond the native Kodi install.
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The easiest way to spot if your Pi will support USB boot out-of-the-box is by looking for the trio of black squares between the power supply port and the nearest micro-HDMI port that is only present with the newer models. The best way to find an image that suits your needs is to install a few and make a few comparisons. E2BMC is a XBMC-based software platform for DVR/PVR set-top boxes on-top embedded Linux hardware systems, designed as a hybrid integration between XBMC media. Using an external SSD connected to your Raspberry Pi via a USB 3.0 port can dramatically improve performance as well as give you more flexibility for your storage.Īll 8GB Raspberry Pi 4s and newer 4GB models are pre-configured to boot from a USB drive automatically as long as there is no SD card inserted.įor older 4GB models released pre-2021 there is some additional configuration required which is linked on the Discourse version of this Tutorial. (optional) Boot from USB with an external SSD
