Pfeeeewww! My RPi 4 is finally up and running. 
Of course I started with an SD card, but soon felt that driving such a machine from an SD card was like using a sports car whose engine had been replaced with ... a donkey !
So I managed to install everything on an SSD. Unfortunately, under the competition pressure, Raspberry org rushed for outputing the Pi4, and the EEPROM is not today compatible with an USB MSD's boot, therefore an SD card is stll required. I found a detailed tutorial on the matter here !
Don't worry about the paragraphs regarding compatibility of SSD to USB3.0 adapters, I used the cheapest USB3 to mSSD adapter box which worked all right !
Following all steps in the tutorial lead to sucess, and now my Buster boot from the SSD. (I even used the SD card copy to "image" the SSD, and found the system didn't even needed to be expanded !)
Once the whole Buster was up and running from the SSD on the Pi4, I carefully followed the steps of MatsA's blog to install and setup Openplotter and all related applications !
And ...
WAAOOOWWW ! What a good job has been done here !
Everything installed like a breeze, and worked right out of the box !
Merci Braz, as Britons say (Great Thank You), to Sailoog and whole dev team !
I am now trying to incorporate the whole thing in a nice (?) project box to settle it on board...(1 or 2 weeks of delivery delay to get ordered items).
Of course I started with an SD card, but soon felt that driving such a machine from an SD card was like using a sports car whose engine had been replaced with ... a donkey !
So I managed to install everything on an SSD. Unfortunately, under the competition pressure, Raspberry org rushed for outputing the Pi4, and the EEPROM is not today compatible with an USB MSD's boot, therefore an SD card is stll required. I found a detailed tutorial on the matter here !
Don't worry about the paragraphs regarding compatibility of SSD to USB3.0 adapters, I used the cheapest USB3 to mSSD adapter box which worked all right !
Following all steps in the tutorial lead to sucess, and now my Buster boot from the SSD. (I even used the SD card copy to "image" the SSD, and found the system didn't even needed to be expanded !)
Once the whole Buster was up and running from the SSD on the Pi4, I carefully followed the steps of MatsA's blog to install and setup Openplotter and all related applications !
And ...
WAAOOOWWW ! What a good job has been done here !
Everything installed like a breeze, and worked right out of the box !
Merci Braz, as Britons say (Great Thank You), to Sailoog and whole dev team !
I am now trying to incorporate the whole thing in a nice (?) project box to settle it on board...(1 or 2 weeks of delivery delay to get ordered items).
Cordialement
Didier B
Pi4, SSD USB3, OP 3.0 Touch SK 3.2.1 OpenCPN 5.8.4 : Thank you Thank you Thank you
Didier B
Pi4, SSD USB3, OP 3.0 Touch SK 3.2.1 OpenCPN 5.8.4 : Thank you Thank you Thank you