Steve Litt <slitt@???> wrote:

> 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



Thanks for the clarifation gents, unfortunately the contents of this website
is as clear as mud to me.
I gues i will have to wait for someone far more capable to solve this issue.


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