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This tutorial is for Windows users. 
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See [[Step-by-step Ubuntu SD Card Setup]] for Linux/Mac version.
  
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=== Prerequisites & Tools ===
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* SD-Card & SD-Card reader/writer
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=== Prerequisites ===
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* [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip] to extract the SD-Card image from downloaded .xz file
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You are going to need:
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* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager Win32 Disk Imager] to write the .img file to your SD-Card.   
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<li>To have and SD-Card reader/writer
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* ('''optional''') md5sums program can calculate checksums: [http://www.pc-tools.net/win32/md5sums MD5Sums Project]
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<li>To download an SD-Card image to use
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* ('''optional''') SD card format utility [https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/ SDFormatter]
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<li>To be able to expand a compressed SD Card image file (.xz)
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<li>Be able to identify the Windows device designator assigned to the SD Card.  (Like E:)
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<li>Write the SD Card image file (.img) to the SD Card
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=== Software Tools ===
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<li>7zip is free.  You can use it to expand a .xz file.  Here is a link: [[http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-Zip Project]]
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<li>Win32 Disk Imager is also free.  You can use it to write the .img file to your SD-Card.  Here is a link: [http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager Win32 Disk Imager]
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=== Step-by-Step ===
 
=== Step-by-Step ===
  
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Is it possible to write a non-blank media with Win32 disk imager?  I'm having trouble
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# Download a compressed SD image (odroidu2_xxxxyyzz-linaro-ubuntu-desktop-uSDeMMC.img.xz) from: http://odroid.us/odroid/odroidu2/ubuntu/
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# ('''optional''') Check md5sum of the downloaded .xz archive
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## Note the MD5 sum of the image on server in the '''.md5sum''' file: odroidu2_xxxxyyzz-linaro-ubuntu-desktop-uSDeMMC.img.xz.md5sum
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## Calculate your md5sum for downloaded file <br/><pre> md5sums odroidu2_xxxxyyzz-linaro-ubuntu-desktop-uSDeMMC.img.xz</pre>
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## Verify if the MD5 checksums match - if not, your downloaded file is corrupted, download again!
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# Extract the .img file from .xz archive using 7-Zip<br/><pre>7z -z odroidu2_xxxxyyzz-linaro-ubuntu-desktop-uSDeMMC.img.xz</pre>
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# Plug your SD-Card to your SD reader/writer.
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# Format the SD-Card using default Windows format utility or [https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/ SDFormatter]<br/>'''Warning''': Make double sure you know which device represents the SD-Card. Formatting an incorrect drive will erase all data!<br/>[[File:formating.png|thumb|center]]
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# Use the Win32 Disk Imager GUI to select the SD-Card image file (.img) and write it.<br/>[[File:win32-imager.png|thumb|center]]
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# All done - Plug the SD-Card into Odroid and boot!

Latest revision as of 07:08, 7 April 2013

This tutorial is for Windows users. See Step-by-step Ubuntu SD Card Setup for Linux/Mac version.

Prerequisites & Tools

  • SD-Card & SD-Card reader/writer
  • 7-Zip to extract the SD-Card image from downloaded .xz file
  • Win32 Disk Imager to write the .img file to your SD-Card.
  • (optional) md5sums program can calculate checksums: MD5Sums Project
  • (optional) SD card format utility SDFormatter

Step-by-Step

  1. Download a compressed SD image (odroidu2_xxxxyyzz-linaro-ubuntu-desktop-uSDeMMC.img.xz) from: http://odroid.us/odroid/odroidu2/ubuntu/
  2. (optional) Check md5sum of the downloaded .xz archive
    1. Note the MD5 sum of the image on server in the .md5sum file: odroidu2_xxxxyyzz-linaro-ubuntu-desktop-uSDeMMC.img.xz.md5sum
    2. Calculate your md5sum for downloaded file 
       md5sums odroidu2_xxxxyyzz-linaro-ubuntu-desktop-uSDeMMC.img.xz
    3. Verify if the MD5 checksums match - if not, your downloaded file is corrupted, download again!
  3. Extract the .img file from .xz archive using 7-Zip
    7z -z odroidu2_xxxxyyzz-linaro-ubuntu-desktop-uSDeMMC.img.xz
  4. Plug your SD-Card to your SD reader/writer.
  5. Format the SD-Card using default Windows format utility or SDFormatter
    Warning: Make double sure you know which device represents the SD-Card. Formatting an incorrect drive will erase all data!
    Formating.png
  6. Use the Win32 Disk Imager GUI to select the SD-Card image file (.img) and write it.
    Win32-imager.png
  7. All done - Plug the SD-Card into Odroid and boot!
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