Raspberry Pi 4 8GB Unboxing and Firmware Upgrade

The folks over at CanaKit were awesome enough to send me the new Raspberry Pi 4 8GB Starter Kit, so in this video we'll do an unboxing, put the pi in the case, and get logged in so we can update the firmware.

Kit Includes:

- Raspberry Pi 4 (8 GB RAM)
- CanaKit USB-C Power Supply
- Set of 3 Aluminum Heat Sinks
- CanaKit Quick-Start Guide
- CanaKit GPIO Reference Card
- SanDisk 32GB MicroSD w/NOOBS
- Premium Black Case
- CanaKit Fan
- USB Card Reader
- Micro HDMI Cable

By entering this contest, you agree to the terms of the contest and understand that anyone who enters from outside the USA or Canada will have their entries deleted.

/=========================================/

Remember to leave a like on this video and subscribe if you want to see more!

/=========================================/

Like what I do? Want to be generous and help support my channel? Here are some ways to support:

/=========================================/

Here's my YouTube Merch Store:

/=========================================/

Here's my Amazon Influencer Shop Link:

/=========================================/

Follow Me:

[zyghom]

since raspberry pi 4 can boot from ssd it is my day 2 day machine. already few installed at home - 1 as DACs, 1 as media server/plex and 1 as network streamer - I am super happy with them but microSD was a blocker. thank you for your nice videos

[bangladas]

Loved it. Db if you can put together a how to guide for nextcloud running with traefik ( both has there own docker container) on raspberry pi 4 that will be much appreciated.

[dukeaubie]

Thanks for posting the follow up. I actually have that exact same Kingston USB 3.0 and might have run into the same issue. Good excuse to go M.2 (or SSD) ;)

[pirateben]

CanaKit is a good company i had a faulty hdmi cable and they sent me the double cable pack they sell for free to replace it

[peterncrystal]

Thank you my pi 8 gig was telling me it was update but I still follow your tutorial and it turns out it wasn't up to date now it works great my problem was some img would not boot up it would ask for update thanks

[GerardHenninger]

(normal) USB-drives don't really improve performance. Use an external SSD (Samsung T-series for instance or even better an external enclosure with your favorite brand SSD). It's not only faster but less prone to corruption than an SD-card.

[pirateben]

there is a bootloader called berryboot that will also work with a usb but you still need the micro sd card

[MrJaz]

I write the image to usb, be it a thumb drive or ssd and it boot fine, no extra files or anything

[nicholasarendse]

Great stuff man appreciate it, all the way from Cape town, South Africa

[matiasa]

Please do a double hop vpn gateway for the rpi4, I would love a good guide to a server on a stick for my roku with openvpn

[volkinaxe]

can not get my pi 4 conet to wifi or ethernet i don`t know why and i am no good at code
a freind sed something about a MAC filter ? blocking it why dos no one talk about this ?

[whothefoxcares]

A better raspberry *22/7* puts all I/O along a long edge, with GPIO on a short edge. A baller heatsink is standard, with 19v barrel jack power supply. OK, it may cost more than $75.

[djadja]

the gain in speed is when you use ssd ! usb sticks wont go faster than the sd card

[JayzBeerz]

this was not easy for a first time user to understand