nightshark Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 I managed to bust off the card slot on the pi lite. Can it be booted from USB or is this board done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkaiser Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 I managed to bust off the card slot on the pi lite. Can it be booted from USB or is this board done? It can be booted through USB but not in the usual way: http://linux-sunxi.org/FEL/USBBoot Another variant the might be possible in the future is http://linux-sunxi.org/Bootable_SPI_flash (should be possible to use a cheap SPI NOR flash connected to GPIO headers from where u-boot is loaded and then continue to boot from USB media). In other words: Yes, it's done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zador.blood.stained Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Another variant the might be possible in the future is http://linux-sunxi.org/Bootable_SPI_flash (should be possible to use a cheap SPI NOR flash connected to GPIO headers from where u-boot is loaded and then continue to boot from USB media). It is already possible with a small patch to u-boot, but connecting SPI flash requires wiring and/or soldering in any case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightshark Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 I'll probably try to solder some wires to the PCB were the socket was and see if I have any luck. I did get it to boot once by pressing the socket back down on the board and shorting out the card detect pins... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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