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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 This instructions are out of date for newer versions of MacOS.


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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


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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>.
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Latest revision as of 17:50, 18 October 2023

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 This instructions are out of date for newer versions of MacOS.

  • 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.