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Subject: Re: Pi4 to Pi5 migration
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2024 21:32:02 +0100
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On 06/06/2024 19:24, bp@www.zefox.net wrote:
> Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> wrote:
>> Why not use an SD card as the system disk, booting OS + apps and reserve
>> the hdd for data?
>>
> I used to do that, before it was possible to boot from USB. There's
> nothing wrong with it, excecpt that it requires a custom /etc/fstab.
> Since the appearance of direct USB booting on the Pi3 eliminating
> the microSD gets rid of one thing that can go wrong.

SD card cards on the Pi3 and before were very slow, but on the Pi4 and 
especially Pi5 are much faster. I'm now using 64GB high endurance cards 
from Samsung and SanDisk with 16GB images on them, so considerably over 
provisioned which will increased their life further.

You shouldn't need to customise /etc/fstab with USB data discs as they 
will be automatically mounted in /media unless you want them mounted 
elsewhere.

---druck