shy rivet
I found a Tom's Hardware guide for SSD booting in general (link below), but wondering if there are nuances for HA specifically that I should be mindful of. In case the title isn't clear, I'm trying to install HA on a Pi4 with an SSD instead of an SD card.
So far it looks like I'll need to install it like normal on the Pi, then go in and set it up for USB boot, THEN install HA on the SSD and restore my backup
flat apex
Eother way you need some type of a bootloader on a USB or SD card
This video should help a bit https://youtu.be/QxtDyMbDOh4?si=aN4pXnc2uBpxPeR0
near shale
Here's how I did it on a pi5+SSD hat: SDcard with raspberry pi OS. Used the pi imager to install HAOS to the SSD. Then I restored my backup.
shy rivet
Yeah that's exactly what I did. Except there's a utility to flash the USB boot update to the Pi, so I never had to do anything relating to pios
near shale
I don't boot from USB on my pi and see no need to ever do so since I have a dozen SDcards and 3 different SDcard readersb so when if I need to replace an SD card, I can just write pios to another card and boot from it if all else fails.
teal sail
just use a usb to ssd.. insted of a cardreader ... plug the ssd in to a usbport were the guide sad "inser the SDcard in a PC".. and you god to go..
you may nead to firmware update the Pi to usb boot..
delicate garnet
a long time ago, when ha automations meant understanding a ton of new yaml, i ran node red on my pi 4. the speed boost i got when i moved from sd card to first a usb memory stick and then ssd on a cheap usb-sata cable was incredible. even a2 class sd cards are severely holding back a pi's performance when doing disk i/o.
my pi has been running 24/7 from that ssd for years now. mine was an early model and i had to boot pi os first to update firmware. then set boot options to include usb.
shy rivet
you may nead to firmware update the Pi to usb boot..
You're exactly right, I just used the Pi Imager to create a microSD updater, flashed the update to the Pi, then the SSD was plug and play
shy rivet
a long time ago, when ha automations meant understanding a ton of new yaml, i ra...
I was surprised at how smooth it is now. I do wish there was a HA-specific guide but even that Tom's Guide article was pretty accurate
And the speed upgrade is immediately noticeable even on my simple setup
delicate garnet
even a fast memory stick is a huge upgrade from sd card. random access with non-optimal block size kills sd card performance. a2 have higher iops, but nowhere near a good memory stick or ssd