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External SSD ​

Use External SSD with USB 3.0 in Pi5

Overview ​

ssd

External SSD is also a common storage way, like Samsung T5, T7. It can be easily removed and plugged into a computer to edit your files. However, after Csaba Nagy test, the read and write speed of USB3.0 is limited on Pi5. Here are his original words in Discord:

In general I would recommend the CFE HAT if you want to do above 30p or the 16-bit mode ( which is limited to 25p ) as those can easily exceed 400MB/s +

Therefore, if it is not used for high FPS and high-quality shooting, then External SSD can meet the requirements. Otherwise, RPI5-CFE-Hat is still recommended.

I used to use this way, but I stopped using it after I switched Raspberry Pi High Quality Camera to StarlightEyes.

Usage ​

  1. Flash image, you can do this step first.
  2. Run command
shell
git clone https://github.com/cinepi/udev-media-automount.git
cd udev-media-automount
sudo make install
sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
sudo udevadm trigger
sudo reboot

Now it can auto mount your SSD now.