From 04a1fdefbb7ea905a4925ae69cdf17218643f30f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "kload@kload.fr" <kload@kload.fr> Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 01:25:25 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add copy_image.md --- copy_image.md | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+) create mode 100644 copy_image.md diff --git a/copy_image.md b/copy_image.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ca531062 --- /dev/null +++ b/copy_image.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +# Copy an image to an SD card + +## On Windows +* Download and install **[Win32 Disk Imager](http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/)** +* Plug your SD card in +* Copy the `raspberry-latest.img` file to your SD card using Win32 Disk Imager. + +## On GNU/Linux, BSD or Mac OS X +* Open a terminal +* Plug your SD card in +* Identify the device name by typing: + +```bash +sudo fdisk -l +``` + +It should be `/dev/diskN`, where `N` is a number, or `/dev/sdX`, where `X` is a letter. + +* Copy the image by typing: + +```bash +sudo dd bs=1M if=/path/to/your/raspberry-latest.img of=/your/device/name +``` + +Do not forget to change `/path/to/your/raspberry-latest.img` and `/your/device/name` with the appropriate values. + +The command may take a few minutes, then your SD card will be ready to use. **:-)** \ No newline at end of file