The firmware included with the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B version 1.2 introduced the possibility of booting from a USB device: before that, it was only possible to boot from an SD or microSD card. But ...

It used to be typical for every variation of Raspberry Pi to require booting from an SD or microSD card. It wasn't until the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B that the firmware received an update for booting ...

Discover the drawbacks of booting Raspberry Pi from SD cards and explore faster, more reliable alternatives for improved performance and longevity.

The Raspberry Pi is a great computer, even if it doesn’t have SATA. For those of us who have lost a few SD cards to the inevitable corruption that comes from not shutting a Pi down properly, here’s ...

Raspberry Pi 5 supports booting not only from microSD cards but also from USB memory, external SSD, etc., so I have summarized the steps for USB booting. Also, if you are using a power adapter with a ...

The Raspberry PI Foundation has released beta firmware and a bootloader to enable booting the Raspberry Pi 4 from a USB mass storage device. The new firmware and bootloader could be useful to ...

The big news about the Raspberry Pi 3 was built-in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, but it turns out there was another set of new tricks: new boot options. This feature’s still in beta, but over at the Raspberry ...

Raspberry Pi boot issues can be particularly tricky to diagnose because, unlike a regular desktop computer, these tiny machines don’t have a BIOS to help identify what’s wrong. Without proper boot ...