No external hard boot on raspberry pi

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Raspberry Pi 3 is using the operating system Ubuntu mate16.04
I would like to use raspberry as an external hard drive without using sd card.
Is there any way?
I installed the ubuntu-mate-16.04.2-desktop-armhf-raspberry-pi.img







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  • My Pi does not have any built in storage medium. I don't think what you are asking for is possible, at this time.
    – C.S.Cameron
    May 29 at 18:38










  • If you Boot the Pi in toram mode it should still work after the SD card is removed.
    – C.S.Cameron
    Jun 1 at 15:50














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Raspberry Pi 3 is using the operating system Ubuntu mate16.04
I would like to use raspberry as an external hard drive without using sd card.
Is there any way?
I installed the ubuntu-mate-16.04.2-desktop-armhf-raspberry-pi.img







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  • My Pi does not have any built in storage medium. I don't think what you are asking for is possible, at this time.
    – C.S.Cameron
    May 29 at 18:38










  • If you Boot the Pi in toram mode it should still work after the SD card is removed.
    – C.S.Cameron
    Jun 1 at 15:50












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Raspberry Pi 3 is using the operating system Ubuntu mate16.04
I would like to use raspberry as an external hard drive without using sd card.
Is there any way?
I installed the ubuntu-mate-16.04.2-desktop-armhf-raspberry-pi.img







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Raspberry Pi 3 is using the operating system Ubuntu mate16.04
I would like to use raspberry as an external hard drive without using sd card.
Is there any way?
I installed the ubuntu-mate-16.04.2-desktop-armhf-raspberry-pi.img









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  • My Pi does not have any built in storage medium. I don't think what you are asking for is possible, at this time.
    – C.S.Cameron
    May 29 at 18:38










  • If you Boot the Pi in toram mode it should still work after the SD card is removed.
    – C.S.Cameron
    Jun 1 at 15:50
















  • My Pi does not have any built in storage medium. I don't think what you are asking for is possible, at this time.
    – C.S.Cameron
    May 29 at 18:38










  • If you Boot the Pi in toram mode it should still work after the SD card is removed.
    – C.S.Cameron
    Jun 1 at 15:50















My Pi does not have any built in storage medium. I don't think what you are asking for is possible, at this time.
– C.S.Cameron
May 29 at 18:38




My Pi does not have any built in storage medium. I don't think what you are asking for is possible, at this time.
– C.S.Cameron
May 29 at 18:38












If you Boot the Pi in toram mode it should still work after the SD card is removed.
– C.S.Cameron
Jun 1 at 15:50




If you Boot the Pi in toram mode it should still work after the SD card is removed.
– C.S.Cameron
Jun 1 at 15:50










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How to boot from a USB Mass Storage Device on a Raspberry Pi 3




  • How to boot from a USB Mass Storage Device on a Raspberry Pi 3 and

  • Pi 3 booting part I: USB mass storage boot beta

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If you can’t boot from the MSD, then there are some steps that you can take to diagnose the problem. Please note, though, this is very much still a work in progress:



  1. Format an SD card as FAT32

  2. Copy the current next branch bootcode.bin from GitHub onto the SD card

  3. Plug it into the Pi and try again






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  • I've already done it, but when I remove the sd card, the screen is black and nothing....
    – user830486
    May 29 at 9:01










  • see raspberrypi.org/blog/pi-3-booting-part-i-usb-mass-storage-boot (maybe a solution at then end of the page)
    – cmak.fr
    May 29 at 9:31










  • @Thomas: Looks like the essential parts are included (now).
    – David Foerster
    May 29 at 13:34










  • I inserted the bootcode.bin file and tried to run it but it does not work. When I remove the sd card and insert the hard disk, it stops in rainbow screen....
    – user830486
    May 30 at 5:48










  • I bricked a 3TB and a 4TB mechanical hard drive leaving them plugged into my Pi, If you use a mechanical drive with a Pi make sure it is totally shut down before adding or removing HDD's. I now prefer accessing the drives over the network rather than plugging them in.
    – C.S.Cameron
    Jun 1 at 15:48











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How to boot from a USB Mass Storage Device on a Raspberry Pi 3




  • How to boot from a USB Mass Storage Device on a Raspberry Pi 3 and

  • Pi 3 booting part I: USB mass storage boot beta

Money quote:




If you can’t boot from the MSD, then there are some steps that you can take to diagnose the problem. Please note, though, this is very much still a work in progress:



  1. Format an SD card as FAT32

  2. Copy the current next branch bootcode.bin from GitHub onto the SD card

  3. Plug it into the Pi and try again






share|improve this answer






















  • I've already done it, but when I remove the sd card, the screen is black and nothing....
    – user830486
    May 29 at 9:01










  • see raspberrypi.org/blog/pi-3-booting-part-i-usb-mass-storage-boot (maybe a solution at then end of the page)
    – cmak.fr
    May 29 at 9:31










  • @Thomas: Looks like the essential parts are included (now).
    – David Foerster
    May 29 at 13:34










  • I inserted the bootcode.bin file and tried to run it but it does not work. When I remove the sd card and insert the hard disk, it stops in rainbow screen....
    – user830486
    May 30 at 5:48










  • I bricked a 3TB and a 4TB mechanical hard drive leaving them plugged into my Pi, If you use a mechanical drive with a Pi make sure it is totally shut down before adding or removing HDD's. I now prefer accessing the drives over the network rather than plugging them in.
    – C.S.Cameron
    Jun 1 at 15:48















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How to boot from a USB Mass Storage Device on a Raspberry Pi 3




  • How to boot from a USB Mass Storage Device on a Raspberry Pi 3 and

  • Pi 3 booting part I: USB mass storage boot beta

Money quote:




If you can’t boot from the MSD, then there are some steps that you can take to diagnose the problem. Please note, though, this is very much still a work in progress:



  1. Format an SD card as FAT32

  2. Copy the current next branch bootcode.bin from GitHub onto the SD card

  3. Plug it into the Pi and try again






share|improve this answer






















  • I've already done it, but when I remove the sd card, the screen is black and nothing....
    – user830486
    May 29 at 9:01










  • see raspberrypi.org/blog/pi-3-booting-part-i-usb-mass-storage-boot (maybe a solution at then end of the page)
    – cmak.fr
    May 29 at 9:31










  • @Thomas: Looks like the essential parts are included (now).
    – David Foerster
    May 29 at 13:34










  • I inserted the bootcode.bin file and tried to run it but it does not work. When I remove the sd card and insert the hard disk, it stops in rainbow screen....
    – user830486
    May 30 at 5:48










  • I bricked a 3TB and a 4TB mechanical hard drive leaving them plugged into my Pi, If you use a mechanical drive with a Pi make sure it is totally shut down before adding or removing HDD's. I now prefer accessing the drives over the network rather than plugging them in.
    – C.S.Cameron
    Jun 1 at 15:48













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How to boot from a USB Mass Storage Device on a Raspberry Pi 3




  • How to boot from a USB Mass Storage Device on a Raspberry Pi 3 and

  • Pi 3 booting part I: USB mass storage boot beta

Money quote:




If you can’t boot from the MSD, then there are some steps that you can take to diagnose the problem. Please note, though, this is very much still a work in progress:



  1. Format an SD card as FAT32

  2. Copy the current next branch bootcode.bin from GitHub onto the SD card

  3. Plug it into the Pi and try again






share|improve this answer














How to boot from a USB Mass Storage Device on a Raspberry Pi 3




  • How to boot from a USB Mass Storage Device on a Raspberry Pi 3 and

  • Pi 3 booting part I: USB mass storage boot beta

Money quote:




If you can’t boot from the MSD, then there are some steps that you can take to diagnose the problem. Please note, though, this is very much still a work in progress:



  1. Format an SD card as FAT32

  2. Copy the current next branch bootcode.bin from GitHub onto the SD card

  3. Plug it into the Pi and try again







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  • I've already done it, but when I remove the sd card, the screen is black and nothing....
    – user830486
    May 29 at 9:01










  • see raspberrypi.org/blog/pi-3-booting-part-i-usb-mass-storage-boot (maybe a solution at then end of the page)
    – cmak.fr
    May 29 at 9:31










  • @Thomas: Looks like the essential parts are included (now).
    – David Foerster
    May 29 at 13:34










  • I inserted the bootcode.bin file and tried to run it but it does not work. When I remove the sd card and insert the hard disk, it stops in rainbow screen....
    – user830486
    May 30 at 5:48










  • I bricked a 3TB and a 4TB mechanical hard drive leaving them plugged into my Pi, If you use a mechanical drive with a Pi make sure it is totally shut down before adding or removing HDD's. I now prefer accessing the drives over the network rather than plugging them in.
    – C.S.Cameron
    Jun 1 at 15:48

















  • I've already done it, but when I remove the sd card, the screen is black and nothing....
    – user830486
    May 29 at 9:01










  • see raspberrypi.org/blog/pi-3-booting-part-i-usb-mass-storage-boot (maybe a solution at then end of the page)
    – cmak.fr
    May 29 at 9:31










  • @Thomas: Looks like the essential parts are included (now).
    – David Foerster
    May 29 at 13:34










  • I inserted the bootcode.bin file and tried to run it but it does not work. When I remove the sd card and insert the hard disk, it stops in rainbow screen....
    – user830486
    May 30 at 5:48










  • I bricked a 3TB and a 4TB mechanical hard drive leaving them plugged into my Pi, If you use a mechanical drive with a Pi make sure it is totally shut down before adding or removing HDD's. I now prefer accessing the drives over the network rather than plugging them in.
    – C.S.Cameron
    Jun 1 at 15:48
















I've already done it, but when I remove the sd card, the screen is black and nothing....
– user830486
May 29 at 9:01




I've already done it, but when I remove the sd card, the screen is black and nothing....
– user830486
May 29 at 9:01












see raspberrypi.org/blog/pi-3-booting-part-i-usb-mass-storage-boot (maybe a solution at then end of the page)
– cmak.fr
May 29 at 9:31




see raspberrypi.org/blog/pi-3-booting-part-i-usb-mass-storage-boot (maybe a solution at then end of the page)
– cmak.fr
May 29 at 9:31












@Thomas: Looks like the essential parts are included (now).
– David Foerster
May 29 at 13:34




@Thomas: Looks like the essential parts are included (now).
– David Foerster
May 29 at 13:34












I inserted the bootcode.bin file and tried to run it but it does not work. When I remove the sd card and insert the hard disk, it stops in rainbow screen....
– user830486
May 30 at 5:48




I inserted the bootcode.bin file and tried to run it but it does not work. When I remove the sd card and insert the hard disk, it stops in rainbow screen....
– user830486
May 30 at 5:48












I bricked a 3TB and a 4TB mechanical hard drive leaving them plugged into my Pi, If you use a mechanical drive with a Pi make sure it is totally shut down before adding or removing HDD's. I now prefer accessing the drives over the network rather than plugging them in.
– C.S.Cameron
Jun 1 at 15:48





I bricked a 3TB and a 4TB mechanical hard drive leaving them plugged into my Pi, If you use a mechanical drive with a Pi make sure it is totally shut down before adding or removing HDD's. I now prefer accessing the drives over the network rather than plugging them in.
– C.S.Cameron
Jun 1 at 15:48













 

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