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Demote the README example 4 caution a bit. The issue seems to be with my Pi.
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examples 4 and 5.
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#### 4) Creating a USB bootable disk for other than a USB enabled Pi3
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+ Warning Note: I have to consider this example experimental because
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after doing it on a Pi using device names, /dev/sda1 was not mounted
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on /boot after the boot completed but syslog said it did mount.
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And after booting a "mount /boot" command worked so the fstab was right.
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So far I don't know where the problem is.
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In any case, if you do this example, check /boot after
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the USB boot to make sure it was mounted. This should not affect
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example 5 which works, but don't do example 5 until you are sure the
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USB boot has /dev/sda1 mounted on /boot.
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rpi-clone can be used to create a SD card to USB boot setup and preserve
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that setup when cloning from a USB boot back to the SD card slot.
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With the SD card booted and a target USB disk plugged in and assuming
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+ If -l is not used, rpi-clone will not replace the currently booted SD card
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cmdline.txt and it will need to be edited by hand for the USB boot to work.
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+ Also a caution note if fstab uses device names: check your
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/boot to be sure it is mounted with /dev/sda1 after booting to USB.
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I have a Pi where this fails even though syslog says it mounted.
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Just be sure to check when you first do this and before you try example 5.
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Now when the Pi is booted from SD card to USB and the SD card is no longer
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in use, the SD card slot is available for cloning to.
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