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where /dev/sdx is the SD Card block device (NOT a partition, the whole thing!). | where /dev/sdx is the SD Card block device (NOT a partition, the whole thing!). | ||
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| + | === Clearing an SD Card === | ||
| + | The following clears the start and the end of an SD Card (or any block device in general). | ||
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| + | <code> | ||
| + | SD_CARD_DEVICE=/dev/sdX | ||
| + | sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=$SD_CARD_DEVICE bs=512 count=1024 | ||
| + | sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=$SD_CARD_DEVICE bs=512 seek=$(( $(blockdev --getsz $SD_CARD_DEVICE) - 1024 )) count=1024 | ||
| + | </code> | ||
Revision as of 05:43, 14 April 2020
How to flash Linux onto an SD Card?
dd if=file.img of=/dev/sdx bs=4M status=progress
where /dev/sdx is the SD Card block device (NOT a partition, the whole thing!).
Clearing an SD Card
The following clears the start and the end of an SD Card (or any block device in general).
SD_CARD_DEVICE=/dev/sdX
sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=$SD_CARD_DEVICE bs=512 count=1024
sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=$SD_CARD_DEVICE bs=512 seek=$(( $(blockdev --getsz $SD_CARD_DEVICE) - 1024 )) count=1024
