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Cloning SD Card?
« on: June 03, 2021, 07:08:04 pm »
Hi all:
I am trying to make a clone of my SD card using the instructions in the file from the Facebook group.
step 11 reads: type in sudo rpi-clone sda    when I do that it returns "command not found"

Any thoughts? 

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Re: Cloning SD Card?
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2021, 10:18:19 pm »
Hi Scott,

I'm not on Facebook so I'm not familiar with the instructions you're referring to from there.  But based on that "command not found" that you reported, I'm guessing that the rpi-clone utility isn't installed or is somehow corrupted.

I'd suggest that you refer to these instructions to install/reinstall the rpi-clone utility:

http://mitchhopto.com/rpi-clone.html

Regards,
Joe, WB3IHY

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Re: Cloning SD Card?
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2021, 02:17:36 pm »
Thanks Joe, Ill take a look. FWIW, here is the file:

ITEMS NEEDED:
1.SD CARD READER/WRITER 2.0 USB ADAPTER
2.A FORMATED 16GB CLASS 10 MICRO USB CARD. I ( I PREFER SAN DISK )
3.A TGIF HOT SPOT


DIRECTIONS:
1.PUT FORMATTED SD CARD IN SD CARD READER/WRITER
2.PLUG SD CARD READER/WRITER IN ONE OF THE CENTER USB PORTS OF YOUR 2.4 or 3.5 TGIF HOT SPOT.
DO NOT USE THE TOP OUTSIDE PORT AS THAT IS USED INTERNALLY FOR THE NEXTION SCREEN.
3.OPEN UP YOUR PI-STAR DASHBOARD.
4.GO TO CONFIGURATION PAGE.YOU MIGHT BE PROMPTED FOR NAME AND PASSWORD. NAME:pi-star PASSWORD:raspberry
5.GO TO EXPERT PAGE.
6.GO TO SSH ACCESS PAGE. ( THE TAB IS ON THE TOP RIGHT) YOU WILL COME TO A BLACK SCREEN WITH A LOG IN PROMPT)
7.PI-STAR LOGIN (pi-star) HIT ENTER.
8.PASSWORD (raspberry) HIT ENTER. ( YOU WILL COME TO A PAGE WITH A BIG RED PI-STAR AND A COMMAND LINE WITH A FLASHING CURSER AT THE BOTTOM.
9.TYPE IN sudo su and HIT ENTER.
10.TYPE IN RPI-RW and HIT ENTER.
11.TYPE IN sudo rpi-clone sda and HIT ENTER
12.TYPE Y FOR YES TO CLONE and HIT ENTER
13.HIT ENTER AGAIN AND CURSER WILL BE ON THE LEFT FLASHING. ( YOUR SD CARD IS NOW BEING CLONED)
WAIT 3-5 MINUTES WHEN YOU ARE BACK AT THE COMMAND PROMPT THE CARD IS CLONED AND IS SAFE TO REMOVE.
TO EXIT JUST GO BACK TO THE TOP OF THE PAGE AND CLICK THE ADMIN TAB. IT MIGHT SAY IF YOU LEAVE THE PAGE ANY CHANGES MIGHT NOT BE SAVED. IT IS OK TO HIT LEAVE. IT WILL NOT EFFECT ANYTHING.
73
ROBERT
K4WZV


I will try again in case I mistyped something. Was just wondering if anyone else has done this procedure.

Thanks again!

 

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