# NVMe base SSDs detected but no boot on it **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [February 10, 2024, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/nvme-base-ssds-detected-but-no-boot-on-it/24154 "2024-02-10T13:20:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bzels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@bzels](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/bzels)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/nvme-base-ssds-detected-but-no-boot-on-it/24154/1 "2024-02-10T13:20:42Z")
Hello I did check some posts on the forum I did follow the different guides: - Raspberry pi Imager [NVMe Base for Raspberry Pi 5 - NVMe Base](https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/nvme-base?variant=41219587178579) as I was part of the 3rd January 2024 wave - PI Clone - SD Card copier * * * sudo rpi-eeprom-config > [all] > BOOT\_UART=1 > POWER\_OFF\_ON\_HALT=0 > BOOT\_ORDER=0xf146 dmesg | grep pcie > [0.000000] Kernel command line: reboot=w coherent\_pool=1M 8250.nr\_uarts=1 pci=pcie\_bus\_safe snd\_bcm2835.enable\_compat\_alsa=0 snd\_bcm2835.enable\_hdmi=1 smsc95xx.macaddr=D8:3A:DD:BF:35:85 vc\_mem.mem\_base=0x3fc00000 vc\_mem.mem\_size=0x40000000 console=ttyAMA10,115200 console=tty1 root=PARTUUID=396b92da-02 rootfstype=ext4 fsck.repair=yes rootwait quiet splash plymouth.ignore-serial-consoles > [0.392935] brcm-pcie 1000110000.pcie: host bridge /axi/pcie@110000 ranges: > [0.392944] brcm-pcie 1000110000.pcie: No bus range found for /axi/pcie@110000, using [bus 00-ff] > [0.392956] brcm-pcie 1000110000.pcie: MEM 0x1b00000000…0x1bfffffffb → 0x0000000000 > [0.392962] brcm-pcie 1000110000.pcie: MEM 0x1800000000…0x1affffffff → 0x0400000000 > [0.392968] brcm-pcie 1000110000.pcie: IB MEM 0x0000000000…0x0fffffffff → 0x1000000000 > [0.394143] brcm-pcie 1000110000.pcie: setting SCB\_ACCESS\_EN, READ\_UR\_MODE, MAX\_BURST\_SIZE > [0.394150] brcm-pcie 1000110000.pcie: Forcing gen 2 > [0.394188] brcm-pcie 1000110000.pcie: PCI host bridge to bus 0000:00 > [0.499723] brcm-pcie 1000110000.pcie: link up, 5.0 GT/s PCIe x1 (!SSC) > [0.500131] pcieport 0000:00:00.0: enabling device (0000 → 0002) > [0.500168] pcieport 0000:00:00.0: PME: Signaling with IRQ 38 > [0.500231] pcieport 0000:00:00.0: AER: enabled with IRQ 38 > [0.500391] brcm-pcie 1000110000.pcie: clkreq control enabled > [0.500463] brcm-pcie 1000120000.pcie: host bridge /axi/pcie@120000 ranges: > [0.500468] brcm-pcie 1000120000.pcie: No bus range found for /axi/pcie@120000, using [bus 00-ff] > [0.500476] brcm-pcie 1000120000.pcie: MEM 0x1f00000000…0x1ffffffffb → 0x0000000000 > [0.500481] brcm-pcie 1000120000.pcie: MEM 0x1c00000000…0x1effffffff → 0x0400000000 > [0.500489] brcm-pcie 1000120000.pcie: IB MEM 0x1f00000000…0x1f003fffff → 0x0000000000 > [0.500493] brcm-pcie 1000120000.pcie: IB MEM 0x0000000000…0x0fffffffff → 0x1000000000 > [0.501559] brcm-pcie 1000120000.pcie: setting SCB\_ACCESS\_EN, READ\_UR\_MODE, MAX\_BURST\_SIZE > [0.501567] brcm-pcie 1000120000.pcie: Forcing gen 2 > [0.501601] brcm-pcie 1000120000.pcie: PCI host bridge to bus 0001:00 > [0.607726] brcm-pcie 1000120000.pcie: link up, 5.0 GT/s PCIe x4 (!SSC) > [0.619839] pcieport 0001:00:00.0: enabling device (0000 → 0002) > [0.619873] pcieport 0001:00:00.0: PME: Signaling with IRQ 44 > [0.619935] pcieport 0001:00:00.0: AER: enabled with IRQ 44 > [1.137071] input: Microsoft Microsoft® Nano Transceiver v2.0 as /devices/platform/axi/1000120000.pcie/1f00200000.usb/xhci-hcd.0/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/0003:045E:0800.0001/input/input1 > [1.218451] input: Microsoft Microsoft® Nano Transceiver v2.0 Mouse as /devices/platform/axi/1000120000.pcie/1f00200000.usb/xhci-hcd.0/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.1/0003:045E:0800.0002/input/input4 > [1.218538] input: Microsoft Microsoft® Nano Transceiver v2.0 Consumer Control as /devices/platform/axi/1000120000.pcie/1f00200000.usb/xhci-hcd.0/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.1/0003:045E:0800.0002/input/input5 > [1.225022] input: Microsoft Microsoft® Nano Transceiver v2.0 Consumer Control as /devices/platform/axi/1000120000.pcie/1f00200000.usb/xhci-hcd.0/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.2/0003:045E:0800.0003/input/input6 > [1.283845] input: Microsoft Microsoft® Nano Transceiver v2.0 System Control as /devices/platform/axi/1000120000.pcie/1f00200000.usb/xhci-hcd.0/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.2/0003:045E:0800.0003/input/input8 * * * I put comments # before “dtparam=pciex1\_gen3” line I think I m at latest firmware : ```auto # dtparam=pciex1_gen3 $ cd /dev/ $ ls nv* nvme0 nvme0n1 dev $ sudo rpi-eeprom-update BOOTLOADER: up to date CURRENT: Mon 5 Feb 14:38:34 UTC 2024 (1707143914) LATEST: Mon 5 Feb 14:38:34 UTC 2024 (1707143914) RELEASE: latest (/lib/firmware/raspberrypi/bootloader-2712/latest) Use raspi-config to change the release. dev $ ls nv* `nvme0 nvme0n1 nvme0n1p1 nvme0n1p2` lsblk ``` > NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS > mmcblk0 179:0 0 58.9G 0 disk > ├─mmcblk0p1 179:1 0 512M 0 part /boot/firmware > └─mmcblk0p2 179:2 0 58.4G 0 part / > nvme0n1 259:0 0 953.9G 0 disk > ├─nvme0n1p1 259:3 0 512M 0 part > └─nvme0n1p2 259:4 0 4.9G 0 part ```auto Tested NVMEs Gen3x4 : * FIKWOT FN501 PRO 1TB * LEXAR NM610 Pro 1TB at the last step : setting the SSD as 1st boot, at reboot it never works thank you for your help ``` ---
**Author:** ![tiberiu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f475e1/32.png) [@tiberiu](https://forums.pimoroni.com/u/tiberiu)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.pimoroni.com/t/nvme-base-ssds-detected-but-no-boot-on-it/24154/2 "2024-02-10T14:21:05Z")
Try: `sudo rpi-eeprom-config --edit` Add: ```auto BOOT_ORDER=0xf416 PCIE_PROBE=1 ``` Reboot