From 7d65db965c11aefe731778c940fc8cc3534ac0c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dubyatp <67639253+dubyatp@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 19:36:23 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] add note about using GNU-dd on linux --- Usage.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/Usage.md b/Usage.md index 3402ea0..9ef086c 100644 --- a/Usage.md +++ b/Usage.md @@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ The following instructions demonstrates the process using [dd](https://ss64.com/ 1. Open terminal. 2. The following command will create a blank disk image. You can modify the command to suit your use. * `dd if=/dev/zero of=example.hda bs=1m count=500` + * NOTE: On Linux systems, if you receive the error `dd: invalid number: ‘1m’`, you need to capitalize the 'm'. + * Example: `dd if=/dev/zero of=example.hda bs=1M count=500` * The `count` field defines the number of megabytes (`bs=1m`) the total disk image should be. * The output file from the command is "example.hda". This can be changed in the `of=example.hda` field. 3. Place the new blank disk image in the root directory of your SD card.