Pi 4: Boot from SSD using X825 and X735

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  Greg Robson-Garth

  1/9/21, 3:28 PM

  Hi All

  I struggled with setting up a Raspberry Pi 4 "boot from SSD" system. I now have 4 "systems" running on Ubuntu Arm64 20.10 with the X825 SSD board, X735 power board enclosed in a X825-C6 case with momentary switch.

  I have documented the process I used from updating the bootloader to installing ubuntu 20.10 in this document:

  https://handcraftedsoftware.org/download/Pi_boot_from_SSD_public_v1.0.pdf

  You are welcome to download and use. Any comments can be emailed to be.

  rgds

  Greg

   

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  Harry Huang Staff member

  1/25/21, 12:33 PM

  hi, 

  Thanks you very much.

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  Joschi Ro

  8/10/23, 11:53 PM

  This one only takes minutes: https://www.the-diy-life.com/how-to-boot-a-raspberry-pi-4-from-an-ssd/

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  Winona Goodwin

  10/18/24, 9:38 AM
  This article breaks down how to boot a Raspberry Pi 4 from an SSD using the X825 and X735 boards. If you’re diving into Pi upgrades and want faster, more reliable boot times, this guide is gold! Need more details? Google “Pi 4 boot SSD with X825” for a whole treasure trove of tips and tricks. The future of tinkering just got way more efficient—cheers to smoother Pi projects!
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  Avana Avana

  1/13/25, 6:12 PM

  Hi All

  I struggled with setting up a Raspberry Pi 4 "boot from SSD" system. I now have 4 "systems" running on Ubuntu Arm64 20.10 with the X825 SSD board, X735 power board enclosed in a X825-C6 case with momentary switch.

  I have documented the process I used from updating the bootloader to installing ubuntu 20.10 in this document:

  https://handcraftedsoftware.org/download/Pi_boot_from_SSD_public_v1.0.pdfslope

  You are welcome to download and use. Any comments can be emailed to be.

  rgds

  Greg

  What specific challenges did you encounter when configuring the bootloader for the Raspberry Pi 4 to successfully boot from the SSD, and how did you resolve them? thank you!

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