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    • DerTeufel

      Pi4 not booting from usb
      Help and Support • boot from usb • • DerTeufel

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      DerTeufel

      @mitu thx...there seems to be some misleading information on the page you linked...and i seem to have picked the wrong info...

      0x4 USB-MSD USB mass storage boot - See USB mass storage boot

      BOOT_ORDER Description
      0xf41 Try SD first, followed by USB-MSD then repeat (default if BOOT_ORDER is empty)

      0xf14 Try USB first, followed by SD then repeat

      funnily, i had (tried to) changed it from gui...and selected the option: boot from usb, fallback to sdcard...

      let me try changing it to 0xf41... i'll report back

      edit: I changed it:
      rpi-eeprom-config
      [all]
      BOOT_UART=0
      WAKE_ON_GPIO=1
      POWER_OFF_ON_HALT=0
      BOOT_ORDER=0xf41

      and now i don't even see the bootloader screen anymore...instead it directly boots retropie from sdcard

      edit2: 0xf14 is the correct mode... problem is not with retropie nor with the config.
      I now have tested an usb-stick with recalbox, and it boots just fine... previously i tried to boot lakka 64bit from usb, which did/does not work.
      I guess i need to check lakka forum for support...

    • thecheffer

      Pi4 stopped booting from USB
      Help and Support • boot from usb pi4 usb • • thecheffer

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      mitu

      The EEPROM is outside the OS, so changing the OS wouldn't have helped.
      As I said, you'll need to use the stable version to get USB-MSD boot working, by default rpi-eeprom-update will use the critical update version - as you found out in your latest update.

    • brimur

      Pi4 now supports booting from USB
      Help and Support • raspberry pi 4 boot from usb firmware update • • brimur

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      mitu

      The safest option would be be to install the latest Raspberry Pi OS Lite - which should have the USB boot supporting firmware on the/boot partition - on the USB disk, then perform a Manual install of RetroPie. The EEPROM bootloader is already updated, so USB boot should work.

    • fiatfan

      Not booting at all on a Pi3 B+
      Help and Support • noob boot from usb red light • • fiatfan

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      Efriim

      @fiatfan
      Semper fi.

    • Muddyhardcore

      Boot from USB Pi3 no SD card. Pre-made image.
      Help and Support • boot from hdd boot from usb • • Muddyhardcore

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      herb_fargus

      We don't support 3rd party images.

    • steckdev

      Boot from USB Drive with sd card to boot
      Help and Support • boot from usb usb boot permissions fstab boot • • steckdev

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      EctoOne

      PINN allows you to install Retropie directly to an USB stick. https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=142574