Subj : Re: Raspberry Pi Chat
To   : bcw142
From : claw
Date : Tue Aug 09 2022 11:53 pm

On 07 Aug 2022, bcw142 said the following...
 bc> I don't know if the Pi 3 can boot from USB, I know it would take a
 bc> re-written boot. I just moved a 12T USB drive over to one of the Pi 3
 bc> units, but it has no way in from the outside. Comcast/Xfinity has
 bc> shutdown all control over that with a very limited 'app'. I can't even
 bc> see everything on my network with it. Want to move to a Pi4 for 3.0 USB
 bc> to that 12T. In the long run I may replace a desktop or two with the 8G
 bc> Pi4 (which can still be bought at $170 or so).
 bc> 

I actually did a write up on USB booting the pi3.  Easiest method is to make a SD that sets the mounts points to an external drive.  The SD only starts its a little then its all HD

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