From d46c765dcad76ecf0a8b90bf08b1d5e103278d5c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: moneromooo-monero <moneromooo-monero@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2018 16:46:10 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] README: mention max_usb_current setting on Raspberry Pi

---
 README.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5da96371a..36fdfff8a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ Tested on a Raspberry Pi Zero with a clean install of minimal Raspbian Stretch (
 	CONF_SWAPSIZE=1024  
 	sudo /etc/init.d/dphys-swapfile start  
 ```
+* If using an external hard disk without an external power supply, ensure it gets enough power to avoid hardware issues when syncing, by adding the line "max_usb_current=1" to /boot/config.txt
+
 * Clone monero and checkout most recent release version:
 ```
         git clone https://github.com/monero-project/monero.git