Installation of an image on a SD card

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DK2TX
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Installation of an image on a SD card

Post by DK2TX » Wed Mar 24, 2021 11:23 am

To get the Langstone Transceiver installed, I tried to follow the description "Installation for the Langstone Transceiver". Since the Langstone Transceiver is a Linux project, I expected to get the software installed by means of Linux only, but the description tells how to do it by help of a microsoft system. Since I do not have a computer here with a Microsoft system on it (and I do not intend to install such a system here), I tried to get it fixed by means of Linux tools. Currently I've got the *.img-file and I'm looking for some tool to get this file transferred to the SD card. Is there any description how to do it using Linux tools only?

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Re: Installation of an image on a SD card

Post by G8GKQ » Wed Mar 24, 2021 1:13 pm

Hi

Can I suggest the "Raspberry Pi Imager". I have not tested it, but there are versions available here for MacOS and Ubuntu: https://www.raspberrypi.org/software/

I also found this system tool for Ubuntu: https://www.ev3dev.org/docs/tutorials/w ... ge-writer/

Or you can use dd from the command line.

Just make sure to write an empty file called ssh to the boot volume once you have the image on the card.

Dave

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Re: Installation of an image on a SD card

Post by DK2TX » Wed Mar 24, 2021 4:08 pm

Hi,
thanks for the answer. Within the raspian packages, I could find a package called rpi-imager which is running on my current raspbery. By help of that the SD card could be installed.

Regards
Gunther

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