First of all, please detach (or keep out) the USB and use the blkid command, a command-line utility to locate/print block device attributes, to discover the storage devices actually connected: $ sudo blkid

Getting your device UUID is a really simple job from the Raspberry PI terminal, and with the following procedure, you can’t get a wrong value. The UUID is detected from your OS once the device is plugged in, even if it is not mounted. It’s like a Serial Number but built according to a common structure agreement. The UUID (Universally Unique IDentifier) is a 128-bit label used to identify uniquely the device. I will format my USB stick with FAT32 file system and I will give it the “USBSTORAGE” label.īefore starting with the 2 possible methods, we need to identify the USB storage UUID. Now prepare your USB storage by formatting it. So, install the OS and make it updated from the terminal: sudo apt update -y & sudo apt upgrade -y Step-by-Step Procedure Prepare Operating SystemĪs said, this tutorial focuses on Raspberry PI OS Lite (both 32 and 64 bit versions).

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