Raspbian (Lite) Installation to an SD Card on macOS

1. Go to the following link and download the latest version:

https://downloads.raspberrypi.org/raspbian_lite_latest

2. List the disk names:

diskutil list

3. The disk must be unmounted before copying the image:

diskutil unmountDisk /dev/diskN

4. Copy the image:

sudo dd bs=1m if=path_of_your_image.img of=/dev/rdiskN; sync

5. Check the progress by pressing:

Ctrl+T

6. After the dd command finishes, eject the card:

sudo diskutil eject /dev/rdiskN

7. Boot the Raspberry Pi from the new SD card

8. Do not forget to change the default password:

Username: pi

Password: raspberry

9. Do not forget to change the keyboard and timezone settings:

sudo raspi-config

10. To add the network details to the Raspberry Pi:

sudo nano /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf

And add the following:

network={

ssid=”Wif-FiName”

psk=”Wi-FiPassword”

}

11. Wait for network (optional):

sudo raspi-config

– Find and select Boot Options.

– Find and select Wait for Network at Boot.

– Select Yes

– Exit

12. Boot/Autologin:

– Console Autologin

13. Ensure everything is up-to-date:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get upgrade

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

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