Re: [Motion-user] Pre-built motion SD-card

[David P. <da...@de...>]

Under Linux you can use the DD command to clone the card.  Be careful 
though, that is a very powerful command and it can destroy the contents of 
your disk drive if you get it wrong.

On September 7, 2019 8:33:48 PM Matt Grob <mg...@gr...> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone -
>
> This isn’t strictly a motion question but is related.   I am using a 
> Raspberry pi and experimenting with new motion features like passthrough 
> mode, and also motioneye.  That requires installing 4.2.2 on Raspian.  
> Raspian only offers 4.1.1 (I hope this changes someday)
>
>
> The result of all this is I am following various instructions from various 
> places (which are helpful but some dont apply to latest Raspian) and so I 
> have troubles and I frequently want to start all over again.  And that 
> means reprogramming the sd card with Noobs loader, and booting, and 
> configuring the time zone and wifi password and ssh server and then 
> installing the updates and enable the camera and this and that and so on -> 
> point is all that takes time.
>
> I’d like to be able just build up a pristine new Raspian sd-card, apply all 
> the updates and upgrades, set the passwords and ssh server and all that, 
> and then clone that card.  (I realize such a card is a perishable good 
> because the updates change etc - but maybe for a day or so I would be fine?)
>
> Then when I want to start over, I just make a new card, and I’m ready to 
> go, with all the updating and configuring each time.
>
>
> Is this a reasonable idea? Anyone know a good way to do it?
>
>
> thanks
>
>
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