Hardware Reference
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Appendix e
Mac OS X Tips
This appendix offers a couple of tips pertaining to Raspberry Pi SD card operations under
Mac OS X. Figure
E-1
shows an SD card reader and a built-in card slot being used.
Figure E-1.
USB card reader and MacBook Pro SD slot
The one problem that gets in the way of working with Raspberry Pi images on SD
cards is the automounting of partitions when the card is inserted. This, of course, can be
disabled, but the desktop user will find this inconvenient. So you need a way to turn it off,
when needed.
Another problem that occurs is determining the OS X device name for the card.
When copying disk images, you need to be certain of the device name! Both of these
problems are solved using the Mac
diskutil
command (found in
/usr/sbin/diskutil
).
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Caution
Copying to the wrong device on your Mac can destroy all of your files.
Be afraid!
