|
|
Post by Powderjockey on May 21, 2021 15:02:35 GMT -8
Is this something that is achievable?
|
|
|
|
Post by SDL on May 23, 2021 5:39:16 GMT -8
Should work just fine if you have it mounted properly as a disk drive under the Raspberry Pi.
Just move the software there and adjust any paths in your rc.local file.
BP
|
|
|
|
Post by doxidad on May 23, 2021 7:50:56 GMT -8
Suggestion - make sure your power supply (direct or solar/battery) can handle the current draw of a SSD.
Raspberry Pi software made it simple with the SD Card Copier in the Accessories menu.
I have 2 PI 4s running with SSDs my SkyWeather2 base with a 2 1/2 SATA SSD and the 2nd using an mSata. These are both direct powered so they don't rely on solar.
|
|
|
|
Post by Powderjockey on May 25, 2021 11:36:12 GMT -8
Ok thanks. Looking for solutions to keeping the system up and running. Changed out the Pi to a 4 and still having problems keeping the system up and running. Could it be the SD card? That's why I was asking about the SSD. I have the old Pi 3 I removed from the SkyWeather connected to a 128 GB SSD and it is working just fine. So I don't think my problem was the Pi.
|
|
|
|
Post by doxidad on May 25, 2021 13:10:19 GMT -8
You can only have so many writes to an SD card before they fail. Same way with USB memory sticks. When I was working (now retired), we got to see this with our VMWare virtual host servers. They booted ESXi from a USB stick and then brought up their guest virtual systems. After a year or two the USB stick failed from too many writes since by default that is where the log files would end up. At that point you replaced the USB sticks. We did discover that you could move the log files onto one of the virtual disks which solved the problem.
If you wish to add a SATA SSD or mSata SSD look at the addon boards for RPI 4 from geekworm.com. You can buy them from Amazon look for the X857 for the mSATA version.
|
|
|
|
Post by Powderjockey on May 26, 2021 11:45:31 GMT -8
Suggestion - make sure your power supply (direct or solar/battery) can handle the current draw of a SSD. When you say power direct, what exactly do you mean? I had the solar set up, but the battery never seem to last after it was charged up and the system shut down. I'm reworking that now. |
|
|
|
Post by doxidad on May 26, 2021 13:12:37 GMT -8
Power direct - guess I should have said direct power - using a power supply as opposed to solar/battery which you are at the mercy of mother nature. I know I could not run my Pi4 with an SSD solar since the SSD is rated at 1A at 5V + what the PI draws. I live in NE Ohio USA and lake Erie and friends supply us with way to many overcast days. The supply I use for my PI4 + SSD is rated at 4A 5V. Not saying it's not possible but I chose the path of least resistance.
|
|
