Hello, Well dd is not really that bad. If you look at the Rasberry Pie communities you’ll see what utils are available for writing raw data to SD Cards.
in file equals out file. The SD Card must not be mounted. dd if=/Downloads/my.img of=/dev/rdisk2 1m http://elinux.org/RPi_Easy_SD_Card_Setup#Flashing_the_SD_card_using_Mac_OSX On 24 May 2014, at 13:13, Christopher-Mark Gilland <cgwaxhawlo...@clgproductions.com> wrote: > So, here's the situation in a nutshell. > > I have a .IMG file which is the firmware for a device that I need to flash. > The only problem is, it's a .IMG file, not an ISO. And, it's definitely! not > a DMG. The documentation states that I need to burn the .IMG file to a micro > SD card, therefore placing the image on the card, and making it bootable. > Before any of you who may be fairly basic to intermediate mac users say > anything about, just hit command+C on the file, move to your SD card, and hit > command+V to paste, no. That won't work. It's not that easy. I don't need > the actual .IMG file on the SD card. If it was that simple, I'd already have > done it. No, I can't hit command+O on the file in the Finder, extract its > contents then copy the contents to the card. That won't work either. The > card has to be bootable, and that method, though it may get the content > there won't keep it as such. I know how to make the card be formatted Fat32, > and I know how to make the card only have 1 partition. I also know how to m > ake that partition active... I... think, all of which are required. The only > thing I don't! know how to do is get that darn IMG image extracted/burned for > lack of better term, to the SD card itself. I know about the drag and drop > method of Disk Utility. I know that works for ISO's, and I also know it > works for DMG's, obviously, but will it work with IMG's? If so, then, I > should be in business. Yeah, I suppose I could use terminal in combination > with DD, but that's downright a pain in the kneck to do. I'll do it if > there's no other way, but I really don't wanna have to go read man pages to > figure out how the dd command works if I don't have to. > > Any suggestions? > > Chris. > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that > the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security > strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something > unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by > visiting the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > Gena Georgina Joyce Applied Psychologist Training and Coaching. Because individuals of groups matter! <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
