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*Start "Disks" gnome-disks

:Unmount SD (both partitions)

:Select "~~Make~~ Disk Image

:Select "Create Disk Image"

[[File:Create_Disk_Image.png|600px]]

::Saved File is Rpi_8GB.img 7.9 GB

:::Name is optional; name it as you wish: xxxxx.img

::Name is optional; name it as you wish: xxxxx.img

*Unmount SD Card in Disks

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::Do it if you want to share Rpi_8GB.img with others or archive it as a backup.

*right click "Compress select Rpi_8GB.img

::~~Rpi_8GB~~.img.~~tar~~.~~xz 1~~.~~7 GB~~

====Extract ~~Rpi_8GB~~.img.~~tar.xz (Optional)~~====

====rpfr-f18-rc1-a-sd.img.zip 2.3 GB====

:Uploading now; available later today:--[[User:Satellit|Satellit]] 14:12, 18 March 2013 (EDT)

*Prebuilt 8 GB SD Card img file with sugar-emulator 0.98.x and xfce

:This file can be Downloaded Here: http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/rpfr-f18-rc1-a-sd.img.zip

:user=sugar password=sugaruser

*'''Note do not use the ''rpfr-f18-rc1-a-sd.img'' with dd; it will fail to boot.'''

====Extract rpfr-f18-rc1-a-sd.img.zip ====

*right click on compressed file "archive Manager" Extract

===Insert 2nd SD Card in Laptop SD Slot===

:8GB class 10 Sandisk Ultra SD

:16GB class 10 Lexar Platinum II SD

: used in these examples

*Start "Disks" gnome-disks

:select "Restore disk image"

::Select ~~Rpi_8GB~~.img and restore it.

::Select rpfr-f18-rc1-a-sd.img.zip and restore it.

*Eject SD Card in "Disks"

~~:remove SD card from laptop~~

*'''Note do not use the ''rpfr-f18-rc1-a-sd.img'' with dd it will fail to work.'''

===Insert the duplicated SD in the Rpi===

:Plug in RPi power supply cord and it will boot on copied SD Card.

[[File:Sugar-rpfr-f18rc1.png|700px]]

*rpfr-f18-rc1-a-sd.img file created with '''disk utility''' from working 8 GB SD card

:and then restored with '''disk utility''' to a 16 GB SD Card and booted on RPi 512 "b"

==Optional:Expand the ext4 partition with '''gparted'''==

*original partitions on restored 8 GB rpfr-f18-rc1-a-sd.img file

:mmcblk0p2 partition is ext4

[[File:Rpfr-f18-rc1-a-sd.png|500px]]

*expanded mmcblk0p2 partition on 16 GB SD card with gparted "resize"

:Command is not available in "disks"

[[File:Rpfr-f18-rc1-a-sd-expanded.png|500px]]

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 *Start "Disks" gnome-disks
 :Unmount SD (both partitions)
-:Select "Make Disk Image
+:Select "Create Disk Image"
+[[File:Create_Disk_Image.png|600px]]
 ::Saved File is Rpi_8GB.img  7.9 GB
-:::Name is optional; name it as you wish: xxxxx.img
+::Name is optional; name it as you wish: xxxxx.img
 *Unmount SD Card in Disks
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 ::Do it if you want to share Rpi_8GB.img with others or archive it as a backup.
 *right click "Compress select Rpi_8GB.img
-::Rpi_8GB.img.tar.xz  1.7 GB
-====Extract Rpi_8GB.img.tar.xz (Optional)====
+====rpfr-f18-rc1-a-sd.img.zip  2.3 GB====
+:Uploading now; available later today:--[[User:Satellit|Satellit]] 14:12, 18 March 2013 (EDT)
+*Prebuilt 8 GB SD Card img file with sugar-emulator 0.98.x and xfce
+:This file can be Downloaded Here: http://people.sugarlabs.org/Tgillard/rpfr-f18-rc1-a-sd.img.zip
+:user=sugar password=sugaruser
+*'''Note do not use the ''rpfr-f18-rc1-a-sd.img'' with dd; it will fail to boot.'''
+====Extract rpfr-f18-rc1-a-sd.img.zip ====
 *right click on compressed file "archive Manager" Extract
 ===Insert 2nd SD Card in Laptop SD Slot===
 :8GB class 10 Sandisk Ultra SD
+:16GB class 10 Lexar Platinum II SD
+: used in these examples
 *Start "Disks" gnome-disks
 :select "Restore disk image"
-::Select Rpi_8GB.img and restore it.
+::Select rpfr-f18-rc1-a-sd.img.zip and restore it.
 *Eject SD Card in "Disks"
-:remove SD card from laptop
+*'''Note do not use the ''rpfr-f18-rc1-a-sd.img'' with dd it will fail to work.'''
 ===Insert the duplicated SD in the Rpi===
 :Plug in RPi power supply cord and it will boot on copied SD Card.
+[[File:Sugar-rpfr-f18rc1.png|700px]]
+*rpfr-f18-rc1-a-sd.img file created with '''disk utility''' from working 8 GB SD card
+:and then restored with '''disk utility''' to a 16 GB SD Card and booted on RPi 512 "b"
+==Optional:Expand the ext4 partition with '''gparted'''==
+*original partitions on restored 8 GB rpfr-f18-rc1-a-sd.img file
+:mmcblk0p2 partition is ext4
+[[File:Rpfr-f18-rc1-a-sd.png|500px]]
+*expanded mmcblk0p2 partition on 16 GB SD card with gparted "resize"
+:Command is not available in "disks"
+[[File:Rpfr-f18-rc1-a-sd-expanded.png|500px]]