Actcast Writer (Ubuntu/Debian) #

This page describes an example of how to use Actcast Writer on Ubuntu/Debian.

Advance preparation #

Before launching Actcast Writer, make sure that:

• A SD card must be pre-formatted. See the supplement for the format method.
• The SD card must be mounted.
  • In the following, it is assumed that it is mounted on /mnt/sd (.e.g sudo mount -t vfat /dev/sdc1 /mnt/sd)
  • Unlike dd, Actcast Writer burn files required for operation to this directory.

starting method #

Grant execute permission to actcast-writer.AppImage (e.g. chmod a+x ./actcast-writer.AppImage).

Using Actcast Writer #

This section describes how to burn our image to a SD card using Actcast Writer.

1. Enter required data according to the Writer screen. The details of each item can be found in config details
   1. Enter the Provisioning Token
   2. Enter the Hostname(Prefix)
   3. (When using Wi-Fi from the device) Set the Wi-Fi
   4. Select Country
   5. Click Advanced settings (if required).
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2. Select the Target Drive you want to install.
   • If your SD card does not appear in your selection, try the following:
     • Make sure that the SD card is recognized by your computer running the Writer.
     • Make sure the SD card is formatted.
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3. Click the Write
   • When writing to the SD card starts, the screen below will be displayed.
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4. After write success is displayed, the writing is successful.
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5. Unmount and remove the SD card.
   • e.g. sudo umount /mnt/sd.

(Supplement) SD card format method #

Use fdisk or gparted. For the partition table, MBR is sutable.

Here, we explain how to format with gparted as the example.

1. Check a SD card you want to format. In the following, it is assumed that it is recognized as /dev/sdc
2. Start gparted (e.g. sudo gparted /dev/sdc).
3. Delete all partitions that already exist.
4. Create a new partition with fat32
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5. Formatting will start.
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6. It is successful if the partition looks like this:
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