Librem 5 SD Card Live boot

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Can i burn mobian.img or pureos.img on sdcard and boot in on my librem 5 Just like on pinephone?

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Yes, but it’s not the same as PinePhone.

PinePhone boot order says:

  • If SD card in device, boot SD
  • Else boot onboard eMMC

Librem 5 boot order says:

  • If SD card in device, check if user is holding Volume Down key
  • If yes, boot SD
  • Else boot onboard eMMC

So you have a situation with different pros and cons. PinePhone style makes it easier to use the SD card as your main. Librem 5 style makes it easy to swap between the two installations without removing the SD card or doing any hardware stuff.

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