"There is a very special skill required here, which is reading the smallest font in the known universe" made me chuckle, 😄😄

@kyoudaiken

26 күн бұрын

I dread getting older...

@Count_Smackula

26 күн бұрын

@kyoudaiken - For all of it's drawbacks, it's much better than waking up dead.

@QualifiedinChangingoil

26 күн бұрын

@@kyoudaikennot a case of getting older I’m 23 and that font looks like it was built for mice

@kyoudaiken

26 күн бұрын

@@QualifiedinChangingoil Still could read it perfectly fin on a 43 inch screen from 2 meters away.

@QualifiedinChangingoil

26 күн бұрын

@@kyoudaiken flex

2:33 Can we take a moment to appreciate the talent to get the USB in the correct direction the first time?

@ExplainingComputers

25 күн бұрын

Thanks! :)

@Skydog71355

13 күн бұрын

I SUSPECT he cheated by LOOKING AT THE CONNECTORS and seeing how it MIGHT work.. but that's just me being all "conspiracy theory" minded and all..

Looks like the days of booting an iso from a USB are numbered. The day we can install any distro on any system from the network will be a glorious one. Very cool video, thanks Chris.

@Reziac

26 күн бұрын

I hope not. I once made the mistake of doing what I did not realize was installing Debian over the internet. It took 6 hours AND needed babysitting the whole damn time.

Chris, your anthropomorphic abilities are unparalleled! The screw went on holidays on the floor. 😂 You'd probably never describe yourself this way, but you sir, are very cool! 😎

@Reziac

26 күн бұрын

It's a wonderful teaching technique. You never quite know what he'll say while you're not paying attention, so you listen for every word!

@stanpotter7764

26 күн бұрын

@@Reziac Good point!

MR Scissors!!!!!!! "Mr Scissors just got out of Trembling Hills rehab center..... His addiction to Darvacet is gone!! Mr Scissors is 38 days sober everyone!!" Chris I LOVE your videos brother. Thanks for your hard work.

I wanted to both acknowledge and thank Mr. Barnatt for his logistical efforts to setup practical demonstrations that show all of the events linearly. I know that must be much more work, but it really helps aide in comprehension.

@Reziac

26 күн бұрын

And doesn't leave out any critical steps.

Ah yes. Sundays are made for Explaining Computer fans, including me!

@Praxibetel-Ix

26 күн бұрын

Me too

A tiny black screw flew out of my ASUS monitor when I started to watch... is this yours?

@ExplainingComputers

26 күн бұрын

Ah, it may be! They do go a long way.

The little black screw went on a journey this morning!! LOL!! Happens far too often to me!! Great video Mr. Barnatt!!

@michaelwright2986

25 күн бұрын

Yes, but where are they going, and what happens when they all meet up together?

My Sunday morning is now complete. 😁 Of course, more like afternoon. Was up late watching the auroras. Fantastic show.

Thanks. Now I know it is Sunday when I hear your intro music. Thanks again for all your hard work..

@tedoyle61

26 күн бұрын

Definitely. It wouldn't be Sunday without his videos. I love the subject matter and his production capabilities!

@francoisdubois80

26 күн бұрын

Absolutely! Always very satisfying!!

Floor search tip: turn off the lights and use a flashlight at a very shallow angle 🙂

"This Pi's got no storage" sounds like the first line of a Joke 'This Pi's got no storage' So where does it keep it's Hat?' - 'It sits on it' (sure others can do better!)

@Kw1161

26 күн бұрын

😂😂😂! Another “Re-Pun-Zelle “ joke!❤!

I love your Raspberry Pi videos. I found this one informative, explained clearly and perfectly edited as usual. Keep it going! Thank you

Great video as always Chris! What just has become clear to me is the reason I enjoy your videos so much: it's because of the simple fast forward editing whilst keeping the narrative fluent and consistent instead of making use of cuts. This is like balm to my eyes and mind, as it keeps the content calm and steady-paced, like this it is highly enjoyable and consumable! Also, the difference in tone of your voice from picking up from the scentence before the fast forward is almost not noticable at all, which is great - maybe you speak through in the non forwared part or match the "scentence-melody" perfectly after picking up again. Anyway, respect and compliments!

Yes, I agree. It's always exciting booting up a Raspberry Pi. Looking forward to your next video!

Always love the humor in these videos.

Looking forward to seeing the little screw's holiday snaps.

That's a handy feature. I can imagine it will be very useful if you are caught without an SD card and need to reinstall the OS again.

Another reason to move to the Pi 5, nvme storage and remote install, just like I have done with other older systems. Excellent tutorial and demonstration!

I felt so bad the whole day. However, I watched the video, and the double-„greetings“ and your special reasoning made me chuckle. I feel much better after watching your fantastic video! ❤

Thanks for the update on RP5 OS installation over network. Very useful functionality well presented.

It's a good idea to keep config files in a source code control system (like git) . That way you have a history of changes, and you can revert to a previous state if you make a horrible mistake.

They changed so much that we're still learning to use raspberry pi5 even thouugh its been available for months. Another great video! 👍

Thanks for explaining the upgrade process for those of us with early pi 5's.

Raspberry Pi never ceases to amaze me, and that applies to you too, Chris!

It’s Sunday afternoon - mr Chris is here with explainingcomputers and I’m watching whilst sunburnt… perfect!

@Praxibetel-Ix

26 күн бұрын

Hope that you're well stocked on aloe vera and your skin gets better soon!

@stevejennings3960

26 күн бұрын

@@Praxibetel-Ix Vera says aloe 😉 the sunburn is definitely uncomfortable, but Chris and his pi certainly is helping me ignore the pain 👍🏼

Great new video as always learning something new. Thanks so much for keeping me up to date.

Ahhhh you’ve just provided me a wonderful Sunday afternoon project! Thank you very much. 😊

sunday's are always my favorite thing to watch explaining computers

Chris has gone wild for networking OSES!

Thank you, Chris! This was very helpful and I'll use this process on my Pi5.

Ah just in time for my breakfast i love raspberry pi videos related

A very helpful video, thanks! Getting a pi5 is on my list of things to do!

Quite the best, most coherent content on the internet.

Great video Sir. And you only needed a cup of tea to recover from the excitement! All without the aid of Mr Scissors!! You, Sir, are a man of the strongest character.

@philipprudhomme6967

26 күн бұрын

Inspired by your example I have just had a nice cup of tea. Marvellous! I feel if this practice were more widely observed certain excitable world leaders would give us far less trouble.

Let’s hope Little Black Screw manages to make his way home safely.

i'm glad you have the super power of reasing the smallest font in the known universe

Clearly explained as always- thanks

Thank you very much, once again a very helpful video from you❣👍

Very interesting and informative. I did not know this.

Well, this is one video of yours that I almost wish I hadn't watched. I was inspired to do the "full update" thing on my Pi400 after seeing you do it, and even updated its eeprom as well. But alas, after doing that my Pi refused to boot, flashing its green LED to indicate a "signature/hash mismatch" - yikes. I haven't (yet) been able to find anything that explains how to fix that, so have had to revert to preparing another SD card with PiOS64 on it, and starting again. It now boots fine, so there's nothing wrong with the hardware, but I will have to do all my installs/customisation etc again. Rats. This Pi communicates with 2 solar system inverters and acts as a server for remote queries that can return data about power generation history etc etc. I assume something had corrupted the original SD card. Not complaining, just mentioning this as a cautionary tale for other Pi 4/400 users. 🤪 EDIT: now that everything is up and running again, the good news is that I think the Pi400 can now do network OS installs too - so it must have updated its EEPROM properly with the new bootloader, and it looks like this feature is not specific to the Pi5. But don't quote me on that! Christopher, maybe you can put that to the test.

Very informative and usefull. Thanks!

Thanks Chris for another informative Raspberry Pi V video. I am still waiting for your software release of the “Time Speeder” software..such as speeding up downloads/upgrades and installation. Most importantly waiting for the shipments of ordered product…😢…come on Raspberry Pi V…😂! Have a great week. P.S. I agree that about that font…😂 …love that comment ❤!

Greetings. Fantabulous tutorials of network installation of piOS.

I Love the raspberry pi very useful little device.

very nice raspberry Pi 5 I love it I understand that it works well with ubuntu too!!! Thank you for the wonderful presentation.

@ExplainingComputers

26 күн бұрын

Yes, Ubuntu works very well on the Pi 5. Really well.

I’ll have a cup of tea after this exciting video !

loads of useful information and load to play around with! I need to get me Pi 5 to mess around with just for fun!

This is great. And this is why I love Raspberry Pi.

Very cool Chris. Thank you!!!

That's a great step forward, Chris. Especially the speed increase for read/write. I might have to buy a Pi 5 to replace my 4. Thanks for sharing.

@ExplainingComputers

26 күн бұрын

Greetings Brian!

@stevemarshall5249

25 күн бұрын

You might not have to replace your Pi4. See my post above re doing a full-update on my Pi400, including updating the eeprom. It seems to have worked and I have seen the prompts for network installs. Haven't tried to actually do an install (yet), but it looks promising.

@brianwood5220

25 күн бұрын

@@stevemarshall5249 where is your post Steve. I have tried looking for you on KZread and I'm not coming up with anything?

Useful. And it is always good to know what key to press to make changes to the bootloader. It would be nice if there was some sort of industry standard. But I guess that's just too much to ask. At least on the Rasberry Pi, it's not some weird combination of keys. (And I suppose it can tell the difference between the Shift and the Caps-Lock key.)

Hi Chris, Two things to point out (not being picky - honest) 1: You didn't point out that you have to "Press and Hold" shift during boot. It seems in the video that the option screen just appears. On a Pi4 the screen does just appear, but not on the Pi5. 2: This won't work if you use a bluetooth / wifi keyboard (it needs to be hard-connected via USB). Both these items caused me some issues, but resolution and further attempts solved them. Honestly not a criticism as I really appreciate your videos and I have learned so much from you. Please keep doing what you do. I look forward to your videos every week. With respect.

No big deal to me or likely anyone else but your EEPROM definition missed off the P (programmable) from the description. Imagine having a ROM that is electrically erasable but not programmable! Nice to see the feature there finally.

I hope that memory screw stayed in Britain and is enjoying the wonderful weather we have at the moment.....cheers.

Beautiful Wallpaper

Very nice, Chris. BTW - I found that screw.

@ExplainingComputers

25 күн бұрын

Ah, that's where it went! I'm glad it's safe.

OMG you got right the USB orientation on the first try! 😂 Is 2 o 3 for me almost always...

Mighty impressive to make a tiny USB connection at first try.

Thanks for another great video Chris. Quick question though, when going to another OS (say for example Ubuntu) can you access the eeprom config file to upgrade the nvme speed as you would in RPiOS? Once again thanks for your brilliant videos! Gary

Superb video as always, and how cool is the RPi getting these days?

Thankyou. I will do this to my pi 5 tomorrow AM with the nvme bottom hat i ordered after watching one of your other videos.

@ExplainingComputers

25 күн бұрын

Cool, have fun! :)

@KA4UPW

25 күн бұрын

@@ExplainingComputers Ill let you know how it goes and if i run into any unexpected problems.

@KA4UPW

25 күн бұрын

​@@ExplainingComputers First problem... My PI-5 has a unique display port which i cant adapt to.. So I await AMAZON delivery 😕 sigh

@KA4UPW

24 күн бұрын

​@@ExplainingComputers It didnt work I made it as far as 8:10 on your video. When i powered up without the micro SD it never presented me with the downoad screen as it did for you..

@KA4UPW

24 күн бұрын

​@@ExplainingComputers Repeated everything 2x no joy! Dont know what to do next.. 😕 sigh

Great video, thank you very much. I wil remember it the next time I set up a Pi. It is wild to me that a raspberry pi can have nearly a gigabyte/s speeds.

The smallest known font in the universe is " Ferengi print " and used for contract details and can only be read with a specifically tuned Electron microscope !

Just got done testing on a Pi4b-4GB. Need to do the update of the rpi-eeprrom using Bookworm, Buster and Bullseye won't get you the latest. Once updated, I set mine to Netboot, sd /usb boot, and they work as normal. Hold the shift down during power on and you get pi imager boot. Pretty slick.

@ExplainingComputers

26 күн бұрын

:)

@kevinshumaker3753

24 күн бұрын

@@ExplainingComputers Found a 'quirk': I have a number of USB drives. All but 1 are under 512GB, classic thumb drives or USB SDCard readers, and they all work fine. One is an Orinoco NVMe USB3 adapter using a Realtek RTL9210 chip. It is not recognized by the NetImager boot loader. If I pre-image it it works fine. I was wondering if you noticed anything similar?

Thanks Chris for another very interesting Raspberry Pi video, my day is now complete! I really like the network installer, it makes the Pi a lot more versatile. Would it allow you to add another OS alongside Raspberry Pi in a dual boot situation or is there no facility for that?

Great Video Chris! I have several Raspberry Pi 5's! This was a very informative video!!! I have two questions if you don't mind answering them! 1. Can you use the Network OS Loader on a Pi 4? (I have 6 of them) 2. What is the Largest MVMe SSD that a Pi 5 can use? I have 4 Pi 5's and am going to upgrade them all with MVMe SSD, Thanks again for all that you do!!! You do a great job!!!

@ExplainingComputers

26 күн бұрын

Yes, if your firmware is updated, you can use the network installer on a Pi 4. I don't know the latest NVMe drive, but I understand that 2TB is supported.

@ronaldmarshall5845

24 күн бұрын

Thanks Chris

It's amazing how this tiny computer is so configurable! I come from the days of Mainframes and Mini DEC VAX computers which were highly configurable. Even the old TRS-80s and original MS-DOS and Windows PCs had the same features. Then came "plug and play" which was nice but kind of boring:) Good to see this flexibility back again!

@d.barnette2687

26 күн бұрын

Ah, the TRS-80. I actually really enjoyed my TRS-80 with the expansion interface, big floppy drives, dot matrix printer, all sitting on a Radio Shack computer desk. Articles in the BYTE magazine were very helpful as well. Played heck on TV reception, though, if you remember. Still, like you say, very configurable, just not near as much as the Pi 5. I don't yearn for "the good old days", but I do enjoy the memories. :)

@rutkowskir

25 күн бұрын

@@d.barnette2687 Agreed. I still have my Model IV which still works! But I do enjoy the Raspberry Pi's and other SBC & Microcontrollers.

Very nice little installer! It reminds me of Ventoy in a way. As for the missing screw, I would suggest waving a magnet on the floor but I know that wouldn't make the computers happy. With all that said, here's another contribution to the tea fund. ❤️

@ExplainingComputers

26 күн бұрын

Thanks for your support. A magnet is an excellent idea. I should have thought of that!

@Praxibetel-Ix

26 күн бұрын

​@@ExplainingComputersYou're welcome! Just be careful if/when you do use a magnet to aid in the screw search.

@alanthornton3530

26 күн бұрын

@@ExplainingComputers you'll be fine as long as it's not made of brass or other non ferrous metal :)

@apveening

26 күн бұрын

@@alanthornton3530 In that case I recommend taking of shoes and socks, remove any plugs and lego from the floor, turn off the lights and walk around.

@Reziac

26 күн бұрын

@@apveening This will also find all the other screws, pins, nails, staples, and Legos you didn't realize were down there....

Very interesting, well presented. I’m going to set mine up this way. Thanks as always. 👍 (did you get to see the northern lights?)

@ExplainingComputers

26 күн бұрын

Greetings Alan. Sadly I missed the lights.

Works also on Pi4 with latest firmware, except NVME off-course

Finally. Intuitive OS installer this EEPROM update to become built-in. It rivals computers like Mac yey!

Can confirm that the network based installer also works if you update the firmware on a Pi 4B.

@ExplainingComputers

25 күн бұрын

I can indeed, the Pi 4 also has a network installer. :)

Everything went smoothly and I was able to grasp all the steps, but please let me know how you did this @ 2:22 , it always takes me 3 attempts before I can insert the USB connector correctly😁 Thanks Chris!

@ExplainingComputers

26 күн бұрын

:)

@apveening

26 күн бұрын

That was done using a special technique known as Final Cut Pro ;)

@ahmad-murery

26 күн бұрын

@@apveening This explains it all :)

Chris, are you planing to do a ZimaBlade video? What is your opinión about the board? Thanks and keep soing great videos!!

Thanks for this video

Good one Chris!

Very informative Chris, thank you. I love the George Lucas mandated fancy screen wipe and your talking to the Pi 5....No more talking to plants, I think we all should talk to our hardware more.

@Reziac

26 күн бұрын

Not only talk to mine, they all have names. In my sight we have Silver II, Tarnish (old Silver), Cash (acquired just like Johnny Cash's car), Fireball (cuz it's a Xeon-L5), Moonbase, and Airwolf.... Well, except for the Dell triplets, who are Dell 1, Dell 2, and Dell 3. But even as clones, each has its own personality.

@RoboNuggie

26 күн бұрын

@@Reziac That's very cool..... I like it!

@ExplainingComputers

25 күн бұрын

Thanks for your support. I do love those Star Wars wipes.

lovely clear instructions! Wish it were that easy on PCs! (Cue Linuxaboos telling me to stop using Windows and.....)

You're both great

Thnks for the upgrade Raspberry Pi G-5

Nice video! One question... Do we have to add the Gen 3 speed code every time we install a new operating system?

@apveening

26 күн бұрын

Yes, you do as that isn't stored on the EEPROM, it is a configuration item.

Thank you for a very clear presentation. I have two unrelated questions Chris: Do you know why the organisation has dropped the "Rainbow Square" power good indicator from the Raspberry Pi 5? I miss it. Do you know why the "Bookworm" version of RaspberryPiOS does not connect to a share provided by an older version, such as Bullseye? My big Mint computer still uses my little Pi4 server without the slightest problem. Bullseye being a nice improvement in most respects over Buster and Stretch.

missing screw, need a magnetic sweep, for class room a local "image server" would be nice, to see how the pi asks for the download (wireshark), probably need a local dns server to point the pi to the local server/nas

Great info, Chris. But do i understand right that it is always reaching out to the internet? I would like a solution where i also choose a local server such as tftp, ftp, http nfs etc.

After installing Ubuntu do I need to edit a config file again to set gen 3 on the NVMe SSD or is that retained in firmware from when raspberry pi OS was running? Thanks for all you do it’s amazing!!

One of the many things I love about Chris's channel is the fact that he doesn't make silly faces for views; he doesn't post clickbait content; he doesn't make controversial videos; he just gives us the information we need. The fact that he's passed 1 million subs proves that simply giving people information in a no-nonsense way will always work.

This is great. Now you can reinstall without taking the sd card our and formatting it and reinstalling. Remove the powercord, press "SHIFT" when rebooting and you will see the install screen. Awesome

Thank you.

Would be great to see this expanded to accommodate WiFi as well as I don't always have a cable nearby and generally really on wireless when experimenting. Can't complain though because it's something it didn't do before and is a nice touch.

@apveening

26 күн бұрын

That Raspberry Pi Imager allows you to specify the necessary WiFi parameters, at least when installing a Raspberry Pi image, it was shown in the video (but Chris didn't put in any info there).

@darkstar_448

26 күн бұрын

The imager needs a cable to download images (see 8:18). There is no way (yet) to load and connect to wifi using the imager for the initial installation. Fingers crossed this can be implemented as it makes things even easier.

Thanks

This brings up something I've wanted to cover, but never had... PC (X86) network boot and run.w

Thanks Chris, one question: Do you (or can you?) get the pcie gen3 speed boost on ubuntu like you did on RPi OS?

10:16 SUrprised to see Belfast named for your timezone. Is that picked up from your IP address or provider? (I'm in Edinburgh but keep being told I'm in Rochdale.)

@ExplainingComputers

26 күн бұрын

I've no idea where that came from -- I was in Nottingham!

This takes me back to the days of NOOBS on the original Raspberry Pi

Pressing the Shift key while booting? I'd never think of it. That's good to know. I'm curious whether Raspi OS has multi-boot option built-in? I've been wanting to run RetroPie for coding on old computers!

Thank you

I too do Exit-then-Save, and have for 31 years.... We are bad people. :D The microfonts demonstrate why in my PC fixit kit, we find a powerful magnifying glass... oy, me little teeny eyes!!

OMG! We overslept! (I blame the hound dog!!) Reporting for duty, Sir! :-)

@ExplainingComputers

26 күн бұрын

Glad you are here now. :)