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== Prepare Partition ==


'''Prepare SDHC'''
[[File:OSXRpiSetupDiskUtility.png]]
Insert SDHC card in Mac (if new, it's likely to be formated FAT32)
 
Open Terminal (Accessories > Terminal)
* Open disk utility
Run the following:
* Select your SD Card
df -h
* Click Erase in the menu
(look for the name of your sdhc device, something like /dev/disk2s1 it's critical you find the correct name, you can loose your hard drive data if you get it wrong)
* Set Format to MS-DOS (FAT)
sudo diskutil umount /dev/disk2s1
* Set Scheme to Master Boot Record
sudo fdisk -e /dev/disk2s1
* Click the Erase button
(ignore fdisk error: could not open MBR file /usr/standalone/i386/boot0: No such file or directory)
 
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== Unpack files ==
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[[File:OSXRpiSetupTerminal.png]]
exit
 
sudo diskutil mount /dev/disk2s1
* Open Terminal
open alpine rpi tar.gz file and expand into a new folder
* Check your SD Card is mounted (in this case named "ALPINE")
copy contents of that new folder to card
* Unpack files with <code>sudo tar xf ~/Downloads/alpine-rpi-[...]-armhf.rpi.tar.gz -C /Volumes/ALPINE</code>
click eject card in Finder
* 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>.
 
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Revision as of 00:56, 19 September 2017

Prepare Partition

  • 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

  • Open Terminal
  • Check your SD Card is mounted (in this case named "ALPINE")
  • Unpack files with sudo tar xf ~/Downloads/alpine-rpi-[...]-armhf.rpi.tar.gz -C /Volumes/ALPINE
  • 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 setup-alpine and lbu-commit.

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