On Wed, 30 Oct 2019 14:28:26 +0100
Bernard Rosset via Dng <dng@???> wrote:

> > I am trying to get my new pi to boot, I have replaced the
> > bootcode.bin with the one from raspbian buster, unfortunately the
> > pi stalls.
> >
> > Any suggestions what else to try??
>
> A quick search engine use lead to
> https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/hardware/raspberrypi/bootmodes/
> stating:
> "Note: The Raspberry Pi 4B does not use the bootcode.bin file -
> instead the bootloader is located in an on-board EEPROM chip. The Pi
> 4B bootloader currently only supports booting from an SD card."

I see that as a good thing: Less variables to screw up. I hope the
EEPROM bootloader is not UEFI. Anyway, one could use the SD card as /
and then if necessary use a big disk for all the expected big
directories. With the advent of bind mounting, you can do that with a 1
partition hard disk.

I read the article and didn't see anything about the Rpi 2.4b. I wonder
if that boots the same way.

SteveT


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