Set Up ai cast on macOS or Linux

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Before continuing, complete the standard device setup procedure through Step 2, Generate the configuration file.

Install rpiboot

1. Build rpiboot (usbboot) by running the following commands in a terminal.

   • macOS

     git clone --recurse-submodules --shallow-submodules --depth=1 https://github.com/raspberrypi/usbboot
     cd usbboot
     brew install libusb
     brew install pkg-config
     make

   • Linux

     sudo apt install git libusb-1.0-0-dev pkg-config build-essential
     git clone --recurse-submodules --shallow-submodules --depth=1 https://github.com/raspberrypi/usbboot
     cd usbboot
     make

Make ai cast visible to the PC

1. Move the BOOT switch on the side of ai cast toward the triangle.

   

2. Connect the USB-A port on the back of ai cast to the PC with a USB cable.

3. Connect the ai cast power cable to the device.

4. From the directory where you built rpiboot, run sudo ./rpiboot -d mass-storage-gadget64. The procedure is complete when the PC recognizes ai cast as an external drive.

If it does not work, see the rpiboot README.

Write the OS image

1. Follow Step 3, Write the OS image to an SD card, in the standard device setup procedure. Select ai cast, which is shown as an external drive by rpiboot, as the target.

2. After completing Step 4, Copy the configuration file, safely eject the drive and disconnect the power and USB cables from ai cast.

3. Move the BOOT switch on the side of ai cast away from the triangle, then turn the device on again.

   

4. When setup is complete, ai cast appears as a new device on the Actcast device list page.