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::Do it if you want to share Rpi_8GB.img with others or archive it as a backup.
::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
*right click "Compress select Rpi_8GB.img
::rpfr-f18-rc1-a-sd.img.zip  2.3 GB
*This file can be Downloaded Here:


====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
:user=sugar password=sugaruser
*'''Note do not use the ''rpfr-f18-rc1-a-sd.img'' with dd; it will fail to boot.'''


====Extract Rpi_8GB.img.tar.xz (Optional)====
====Extract rpfr-f18-rc1-a-sd.img.zip ====
*right click on compressed file "archive Manager" Extract
*right click on compressed file "archive Manager" Extract
====Expand the 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
[[File:Rpfr-f18-rc1-a-sd-expanded.png|500px]]


===Insert 2nd SD Card in Laptop SD Slot===
===Insert 2nd SD Card in Laptop SD Slot===
:8GB class 10 Sandisk Ultra SD
:8GB class 10 Sandisk Ultra SD
:16GB class 10 Lexar Platinum II SD
: used in these examples
*Start "Disks" gnome-disks
*Start "Disks" gnome-disks
:select "Restore disk image"
: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"
*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===
===Insert the duplicated SD in the Rpi===
:Plug in RPi power supply cord and it will boot on copied SD Card.
:Plug in RPi power supply cord and it will boot on copied SD Card.
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*rpfr-f18-rc1-a-sd.img file created with '''disk utility''' from working 8 GB SD card
*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"
: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]]