Raspberry Pi Getting Started Guide
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From windows you can copy the full SD card by using Win32DiskImager. Alternatively, you can use
the following instructions;
Note: Many built-in SD card readers do not work, so if you have problems use an external SD-USB
adapter for this.
2.9.
Required Software Setup
Download a windows utility
dd.exe
from
http://www.chrysocome.net/dd
Rename it:
windd.exe
(This executable can to write to your hard disk so exercise caution using it!)
Make a copy named
: dd-removable.exe
(That executable refuses to write to your hard disk as it is named dd-removable As long as you use
dd-removable.exe you cannot lose your hard disk)
Connect an SD card to the computer
Run:
"dd-removable
–list"
Should give something like this:
rawwrite dd for windows version 0.6beta3.
Written by John Newbigin <[email protected]>
This program is covered by terms of the GPL Version 2.
NT Block Device Objects
\\?\Device\Harddisk1\Partition0
link to \\?\Device\Harddisk1\DR8
Removable media other than floppy. Block size = 512
size is 4075290624 bytes
This "\\?\Device\Harddisk1\Partition0" is the part you need.
2.10.
Reading an image from the SD Card
BEWARE: DO THIS WRONG AND YOU MIGHT CORRUPT YOUR HARD DISK!
Obviously, you can NOT use 'dd-removable' to read an image as that executable refuses to
write to your hard disk (so extra care is required here as you use 'windd').
To
read
an SD-card image from the SD-card use:
windd bs=1M if=\\?\Device\Harddisk1\Partition0 of=THE_IMAGE_READ –size
Your disk name ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
2.11.
Copying an image to the SD Card
BEWARE: DO THIS WRONG AND YOU MIGHT CORRUPT YOUR HARD DISK!
