You have deserved reaching this point 
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Idem…
root@zynthian://zynthian# lsblk
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
nvme0n1 259:0 0 238.5G 0 disk
├─nvme0n1p1 259:1 0 511M 0 part /boot/firmware
└─nvme0n1p2 259:2 0 238G 0 part /
root@zynthian://zynthian#
Addendum to the boot order discussion:
Recently I chose to test the NVME first boot order.
It was at least a tiny little bit faster so I stayed with it.
Some days later, I fiddled with some strange manual testing out of curiosity/boredom and promptly managed to invent a glorious typo which resulted in an unbootable NVME.
Not a real problem, I knew where I fiddled and the risk involved, but it was at least a hassle to remove the NVME, access it on an other system, correct the typo, put it back, cross fingers and having it booted up again. It worked!
And straight afterwards I changed the boot order back to SD first, NVME second…
=> While you indeed gain a tiny little bit of quicker bootup time, think about it if it’s really worth the hassle it will potentially generate when there is a problem.
If you’re unsure, stay with SD first!
PS: I also tried to look for possible parameters to reduce SD wait time or to somehow manually trigger SD boot while otherwise boot directly from NVME and there indeed is a solution for the last variant, but it involves usage of a GPIO pin, and these might be in other use on the Zynthian or at least we can find a better use case for it… So I haven’t inverstigated further here.
Some NVMe consume too much power to work with the tiny N10 or similar adapter boards that only take power via the FPC cable from PCIe. This can lead to “magical” problems, of NVMe working and suddenly not working, sudden data write errors, or similar.
That is why most HATs have those power supply pogo pins or GPIO connectors and additional power regulators.
I’d really suggest to watch out for power consumption of the drive and maybe choose another adapter with additional power supply wires and onboard regulators.
A drive that gets warm does consume too much power for the FPC connection alone. It’s just a matter of time until the first errors appear.
Why risk reliability?
Hi @fussl, that is quite unforeseen, since there seem to be other Pi5 nvme hats powered only by FPC, and the N10 manual does not report any energy consumption caveats, but good to know anyway. I will keep an eye on it.
Regards
Hi @Kirtai!
This is an overdue follow-up to your kind request, to see some pics of my (for the time being) amorphous aggregation of components, for the (one day) upcoming ZynthiX5 custom Pi5 Zynthian.
I am not even sure if this post is totally OT here, in a thread specifically devoted to starting Oram from nvme (like in my present custom build, BTW), but I wanted to publish it where it belonged in response to your query. Besides, I do not think that it legitimately entitles to a true Success Case for the moment, but I will post there the result once I have finalised its 3D-printed plastic enclosure, which I am slowly designing for the whole kit.
As it stands, my contraption is not exactly an eye candy, but at least it works like a charm!
All best wishes 
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Thank you, that’s very nice 
I especially like that controller
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True: the limited-run Minilab 3 in Mint hue is absolutely beautiful, isn’t she? 
Is the keypad and knobs component discussed anywhere?
It’s a singularly excellent solution to the issue, except of course its right handed !
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Yes, as far as I remember, I have mentioned the keypad already in some thread, which I don’t recall at the moment.
It is anyway from a presumably still active AliExpress vendor, and I should be able to retrieve its commercial whereabouts from my related account.
It is well built, with a plexiglas base, solid mechanical keys (configurable) and four both smooth and sturdy aluminium encoders, with pressure switch function.
Overall, with the multifunctional keypad and the touch operation on the large Waveshare, this Zynthian customisation reproduces and (maybe) somewhere even improves the UX model of the official kit.
Regards!
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I really like the position of the knobs. It reminds me of the fantastic pinball game for Commodore 64 - Midnight Magic. We used to play it all night long when i was supposed to study economics in copenhagen in the eighties! Please Eathermind, if you can find a link on Aliexpress. I’ve scrolled through 8 pages of “midi controller” withot results
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@core.east @wyleu and all those possibly interested:
There is a string of keypad variations on the vendor’s page (scroll L-R). The current available ones with 12 keys and four encoders are on the rightmost side of the catalogue.
Enjoy!
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