{"id":20235,"date":"2020-05-20T15:17:33","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T14:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=20235"},"modified":"2020-05-21T13:38:15","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T12:38:15","slug":"raspberry-pi-4-boot-from-mass-storage-functionality-enters-beta-phase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=20235","title":{"rendered":"Raspberry Pi 4 boot-from-mass-storage functionality enters beta phase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ssd-drive.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20236\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ssd-drive.png?resize=560%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ssd-drive.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ssd-drive.png?resize=300%2C188&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ssd-drive.png?resize=560%2C350&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ssd-drive.png?resize=260%2C163&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ssd-drive.png?resize=160%2C100&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The techies from Raspberry Pi have just announced that the ability to boot from a mass storage device with Raspbian installed <em>without an SD card <\/em>is one step closer today. There is now a <strong>public beta programme<\/strong> for the facility and you can get involved by using your own hard drive or pen drive. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/forums\/viewtopic.php?f=63&amp;t=274595&amp;sid=05bfd24c66e0458db63482ae20121427\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Head over to the Raspberry Pi Forums where you can find the instructions<\/a>. Please also use the forum thread to feedback any issues with the operating system giving as much detail of your set-up as you can.<\/p>\n<p><em>I&#8217;m part of the Alpha testing team and I can confirm that &#8220;it worked for me!&#8221;<\/em> \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The techies from Raspberry Pi have just announced that the ability to boot from a mass storage device with Raspbian installed without an SD card is one step closer today. 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