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Flash an SD with a Linux image on a Mac
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flashSD.sh
#Download distro to desktop and unzip.
cd ~/Desktop
#Ensure SD card is inserted and run
df -h
#Make a note of the SD card.
#It should looks something like:
#/dev/disk1s1 15Gi 2.3Mi 15Gi 1% 0 0 100% /Volumes/UNTITLED
#Unmount the SD card
diskutil unmount /dev/disk1s1
#Flash the SD card
sudo dd bs=1m if=2014-01-07-wheezy-raspbian.img of=/dev/disk1s1
#Wait a while (it can take a long time, so don't panic)
#Once complete, eject disk
diskutil eject /dev/disk1s1
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