Create a bootable SDHC from a Mac - Revision history

Prabuanand: moved the OSX instructions from Classic install or sys mode on Raspberry Pi page

2025-03-10T16:06:29Z

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-== Prepare Partition ==
+This page documents the steps to create a bootable SDHC from a Mac running the current OSX and the older MacOS for use in [[Raspberry Pi]].
-Newer versions of MacOS does not allow you to set scheme. Creating MBR using fdisk will result in a disk that MacOS cannot mount. This instructions are out of date for newer versions of MacOS.
+=== OSX preparation ===
 [[File:OSXRpiSetupDiskUtility.png]]
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 * Eject disk, it should now be ready to be used in the Raspberry Pi
-== After initial setup ==
+After this preparation you should boot the Raspberry Pi with a keyboard and a HDMI screen connected, login as root and run <code>setup-alpine</code> and <code>lbu-commit</code> or follow the [[Classic_install_or_sys_mode_on_Raspberry_Pi#Manual_installation|Manual Installation]].
-[[Category:Installation]]
+[[Category:Installation]][[Category:Raspberry]]

2023-10-18T17:50:37Z

Added warning for MacOS users that are not running an old version of MacOS.

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	== Prepare Partition ==		== Prepare Partition ==

			Newer versions of MacOS does not allow you to set scheme. Creating MBR using fdisk will result in a disk that MacOS cannot mount. This instructions are out of date for newer versions of MacOS.

	[[File:OSXRpiSetupDiskUtility.png]]		[[File:OSXRpiSetupDiskUtility.png]]

2023-08-14T02:47:12Z

Remove nonsense RfD.

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	== Prepare Partition ==		== Prepare Partition ==

2022-09-11T11:06:44Z

Propose deletion

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	== Prepare Partition ==		== Prepare Partition ==

2021-12-08T05:46:06Z

Undo revision 20576 by Guest09248 (talk)

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	~~{{Delete}}~~		== Prepare Partition ==

			[[File:OSXRpiSetupDiskUtility.png]]

			* Open disk utility
			* Select your SD Card
			* Click Erase in the menu
			* Set Format to MS-DOS (FAT)
			* Set Scheme to Master Boot Record
			* Click the Erase button

			== Unpack files ==

			[[File:OSXRpiSetupTerminal.png]]

			* Open Terminal
			* Check your SD Card is mounted (in this case named "ALPINE")
			* Unpack files with <code>sudo tar xf ~/Downloads/alpine-rpi-[...]-armhf.rpi.tar.gz -C /Volumes/ALPINE</code>
			* Eject disk, it should now be ready to be used in the Raspberry Pi

			== After initial setup ==

			After this preparation you should boot the Raspberry Pi with a keyboard and a HDMI screen connected, login as root and run <code>setup-alpine</code> and <code>lbu-commit</code>.

			[[Category:Installation]]

2021-12-07T17:34:36Z

Replaced content with "{{Delete}}"

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	~~[[File:OSXRpiSetupDiskUtility.png]]~~

	* Open disk utility
	* Select your SD Card
	* Click Erase in the menu
	* Set Format to MS-DOS (FAT)
	* Set Scheme to Master Boot Record
	* Click the Erase button

	~~== Unpack files ==~~

	~~[[File:OSXRpiSetupTerminal.png]]~~

	* Open Terminal
	* Check your SD Card is mounted (in this case named "ALPINE")
	* Unpack files with <code>sudo tar xf ~/Downloads/alpine-rpi-[...]-armhf.rpi.tar.gz -C /Volumes/ALPINE</code>
	* Eject disk, it should now be ready to be used in the Raspberry Pi

	~~== After initial setup ==~~

	~~After this preparation you should boot the Raspberry Pi with a keyboard and a HDMI screen connected, login as root and run <code>setup-alpine</code> and <code>lbu-commit</code>.~~

	~~[[Category:Installation]]~~

2017-09-19T00:56:53Z

Categorized: Installation

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	After this preparation you should boot the Raspberry Pi with a keyboard and a HDMI screen connected, login as root and run <code>setup-alpine</code> and <code>lbu-commit</code>.		After this preparation you should boot the Raspberry Pi with a keyboard and a HDMI screen connected, login as root and run <code>setup-alpine</code> and <code>lbu-commit</code>.

			[[Category:Installation]]

2017-04-10T13:02:59Z

add sudo to the command. without sudo a segmentation fault might occur while untarring to the SD card.

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	* Open Terminal		* Open Terminal
	* Check your SD Card is mounted (in this case named "ALPINE")		* Check your SD Card is mounted (in this case named "ALPINE")
	* Unpack files with <code>tar xf ~/Downloads/alpine-rpi-[...]-armhf.rpi.tar.gz -C /Volumes/ALPINE</code>		* Unpack files with <code>sudo tar xf ~/Downloads/alpine-rpi-[...]-armhf.rpi.tar.gz -C /Volumes/ALPINE</code>
	* Eject disk, it should now be ready to be used in the Raspberry Pi		* Eject disk, it should now be ready to be used in the Raspberry Pi

2015-08-07T14:09:34Z

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	== Prepare Partition ==		== Prepare Partition ==

	[[File:OSXRpiSetupDiskUtility.~~jpg~~]]		[[File:OSXRpiSetupDiskUtility.png]]

	* Open disk utility		* Open disk utility
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	== Unpack files ==		== Unpack files ==

	[[File:OSXRpiSetupTerminal.~~jpg~~]]		[[File:OSXRpiSetupTerminal.png]]

	* Open Terminal		* Open Terminal

2015-08-07T14:09:16Z

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	[[File:OSXRpiSetupDiskUtility.~~png~~]]		== Prepare Partition ==
	[[File:OSXRpiSetupTerminal.~~png~~]]
			[[File:OSXRpiSetupDiskUtility.jpg]]

			* Open disk utility
			* Select your SD Card
			* Click Erase in the menu
			* Set Format to MS-DOS (FAT)
			* Set Scheme to Master Boot Record
			* Click the Erase button

			== Unpack files ==

			[[File:OSXRpiSetupTerminal.jpg]]

			* Open Terminal
			* Check your SD Card is mounted (in this case named "ALPINE")
			* Unpack files with <code>tar xf ~/Downloads/alpine-rpi-[...]-armhf.rpi.tar.gz -C /Volumes/ALPINE</code>
			* Eject disk, it should now be ready to be used in the Raspberry Pi

			== After initial setup ==

			After this preparation you should boot the Raspberry Pi with a keyboard and a HDMI screen connected, login as root and run <code>setup-alpine</code> and <code>lbu-commit</code>.