The Raspberry Pi uses SD cards to contain its operating system and main storage space. A Raspberry Pi SD card contains two partitions, which are explained as follows:
config.txt
file. This file allows you to change the boot time parameters and customize some of the functions of the Raspberry Pi. These options include over-clocking the device, changing monitor settings, and the memory split between CPU and GPU, among numerous other options.Preloaded SD card images are available, which make it quick and easy to get your Raspberry Pi up and running.
Choosing an SD card is an important step. There are many different combinations of card sizes and card speeds. 4 GB is the minimum size required for many of the operating systems (OS). I recommend that you start out with an 8 GB card. You will also see cards marked with Class 4, Class 6, and Class 10. This is the speed at which the card can be read and written to. I have found that the best bang for the buck is a Class 6 card, but don't worry too much about which one you choose.
Before we begin, you will need to download a suitable Raspberry Pi OS. We will be using the official operating system called Raspbian. You can download it from
http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads.
To create the SD card in Windows, you will need to download the program called Win32DiskImager by visiting http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/.
Once you are done with the downloading, perform the following steps:
Raspbian.zip
file.OS X includes everything you need to create the SD card out of the box. We will use a utility called dd:
diskutil list
.disktuil umountdisk <disk>
, that is, /dev/disk2
.dd if=/path/to/os/image.img of=<disk>
where <disk>
is /dev/disk2
, and path/to/os/image.img
is the place to which you saved the image.Like OS X, Linux includes everything you need out of the box:
sudo fdisk –l
.umount <disk>
(which will be listed from the earlier command , IE/dev/disk2
).dd if=/path/to/os/image.img of=<disk>
.Now that you have created your Raspberry Pi SD card, it's time to set up our device!
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has created a piece of software called New Out Of the Box Software, often abbreviated as NOOBS. This is a small operating system, which is used to install other OSs onto your Raspberry Pi.
Installing NOOBS is much easier than other installs:
At the first boot, you will be presented with a list of OSs available to be installed. Choose Raspbian and press Enter.
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