{"id":633,"date":"2017-05-10T23:22:57","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T15:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techcoil.com\/blog\/?p=633"},"modified":"2017-12-30T16:25:46","modified_gmt":"2017-12-30T08:25:46","slug":"an-easy-way-to-install-raspberry-pi-operating-system-on-a-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techcoil.com\/blog\/an-easy-way-to-install-raspberry-pi-operating-system-on-a-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"An easy way to install Raspberry Pi operating system on a Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am more biased towards a graphical user interface when I need to install a Raspberry Pi operating system on my MacBook Pro<\/a>. <\/p>\n

This post documents how I can use Etcher<\/a> to install a Raspberry Pi operating system on my Mac. <\/p>\n

Installing a copy of Etcher on my Macbook<\/h2>\n

At the time of this writing, I was able to download a copy of Etcher for OS X from Etcher's home page<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\"Etcher<\/p>\n

I clicked on the \"Download for OS X\" button<\/a> to save a copy of the Etcher installer on my MacBook Pro.<\/p>\n

Running the .dmg file allows me to include Etcher in Launchpad:
\n\"Etcher<\/p>\n

Installing \/ Writing a Raspberry Pi operating system image into a microSD card<\/h2>\n

Once I had installed Etcher on my MacBook pro, I will be ready to install a Raspberry Pi operating system image into a microSD card.<\/p>\n

Using the Raspbian operating system image<\/a> as an example, I will first download the .zip file<\/a> onto my OS X. I will then extract the contents inside the .zip<\/code> file to retrieve the .img<\/code> file. This .img<\/code> file is the file that Etcher will need to write to my microSD card.<\/p>\n

Once I had retrieved the .img<\/code> file, I will insert my microSD card into the SD card reader on my MacBook pro via an adapter. I then proceed to start Etcher from my Launchpad.<\/p>\n

\"Etcher<\/p>\n

Since my MacBook Pro automatically mounts my microSD card the moment I insert it into the SD card reader, Etcher will preselect the microSD card as the drive to write an operating system image file. <\/p>\n

I will then click on the \"Select image\" button and select the Raspbian .img file as the image to write onto the microSD card.<\/p>\n

\"Etcher<\/p>\n

To proceed with the installation of the Raspbian operating system image onto my microSD card, I will then click on the \"Flash!\" button. The \"Flash!\" button will change into a progress bar that feedbacks the process of writing the operating system image onto my microSD card. <\/p>\n

Once the installation of the Raspbian operating system completes, I will see the following screen:<\/p>\n

\"Etcher<\/p>\n

With that, I will be able to insert the microSD card into the SD card reader on my Raspberry Pi and start using Raspbian.<\/p>\n\n