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--- raspberry_pi_3_boot_to_usb [2016/12/14 16:35] – walkeradmin
+++ raspberry_pi_3_boot_to_usb [2016/12/14 16:43] (current) – walkeradmin
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 (parted) mktable msdos
-Warning: The existing disk label on /dev/sda will be destroyed and all data on this disk will be lost. Do you want to continue?
+Warning: The existing disk label on /dev/sda will be destroyed
+and all data on this disk will be lost. Do you want to continue?
 Yes/No? Yes
 (parted) mkpart primary fat32 0% 100M
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 </file>
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+Your <color red>parted</color> print output should look similar to the one above.
+\\
+\\
+Create the boot and root file systems:
+\\
+\\
+    sudo mkfs.vfat -n BOOT -F 32 /dev/sda1
+    sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda2
+\\
+\\
+Mount the target file system and copy the running raspbian system to it:
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+<file>
 sudo mkdir /mnt/target
 sudo mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/target/
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 sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install rsync
 sudo rsync -ax --progress / /boot /mnt/target
+</file>
+\\
+Regenerate ssh host keys:
+\\
+\\
+<file>
 cd /mnt/target
 sudo mount --bind /dev dev
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 sudo umount sys
 sudo umount proc
+</file>
+\\
+Edit <color red> /boot/cmdline.txt</color> so that it uses the USB storage device as the root file\\
+system instead of the SD card.
+\\
+\\
+    sudo sed -i "s,root=/dev/mmcblk0p2,root=/dev/sda2," /mnt/target/boot/cmdline.txt
+\\
+\\
+The same needs to be done for <color red>fstab:</color>
+\\
+\\
+    sudo sed -i "s,/dev/mmcblk0p,/dev/sda," /mnt/target/etc/fstab
+\\
+\\
+Finally, unmount the target file systems, and power the Pi off.
+\\ <file>
+cd ~
+sudo umount /mnt/target/boot
+sudo umount /mnt/target
+sudo poweroff
+</file>
+\\
+Disconnect the power supply from the Pi, remove the SD card, and reconnect the power supply. If all has gone well, the Pi should begin to boot after a few seconds.
+\\
+\\
+----
+==== NOTE ====
+\\
+\\
+Once you have done a couple, and you are comfortable with the sequence, you can copy and paste the commands in batches:
+\\
+\\
+<file>
+sudo mkdir /mnt/target
+sudo mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/target/
+sudo mkdir /mnt/target/boot
+sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/target/boot/
+sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install rsync
+sudo rsync -ax --progress / /boot /mnt/target
+</file>
+\\
+<file>
+cd /mnt/target
+sudo mount --bind /dev dev
+sudo mount --bind /sys sys
+sudo mount --bind /proc proc
+sudo chroot /mnt/target
+rm /etc/ssh/ssh_host*
+dpkg-reconfigure openssh-server
+</file>
+\\
+exit
+\\
+<file>
+sudo umount dev
+sudo umount sys
+sudo umount proc
+</file>
+\\
+<file>
 sudo sed -i "s,root=/dev/mmcblk0p2,root=/dev/sda2," /mnt/target/boot/cmdline.txt
 sudo sed -i "s,/dev/mmcblk0p,/dev/sda," /mnt/target/etc/fstab
+</file>
+\\
+<file>
 cd ~
 sudo umount /mnt/target/boot
 sudo umount /mnt/target
-# sudo poweroff
+</file>
+\\
+\\
+sudo poweroff
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