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Burning image to SD Card on OSX using Terminal
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burn_image_to_sd_card.sh
#!/bin/bash
# First unzip the disc image with Keka: Right click on the xz file and then do "Open With" and pick Keka
# Next make sure you have an empty microSD card. 4GB minimum will be required.
# List disks on system and find location of microSD card. Look for the 4GB one
diskutil list
# WARNING: Make sure you selected the correct disk. You do not want to overwrite your hard drive,
# which is typically /dev/disk0.
diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk1
# Write disk image to microSD Card. Assumes file is in Downloads folder.
# Make sure you are using the disk located from `diskutil list`.
sudo dd bs=1M if=~/Downloads/artf-receiver.img of=/dev/rdisk1
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