===== Sparky ARMHF Memory Card Installation =====

This will let you install Sparky ARMHF image to a mini SSD memory card 8GB or bigger,

==== Detect SSD card ====

Connect your mini SSD card via an SSD adapter to your computer.

To detect your SSD card, run:

   sudo fdisk -l

or
   lsblk

or
   sudo blkid

or
   df -h

Your SSD device number should be such as: /dev/sdX, where the "X" replace with your device letter.

==== Format SSD card ====

Umount the SSD card:

   sudo umount /dev/sdX

Format it:

   sudo mkfs.fat -F 32 -I -v /dev/sdX

or
   sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdX

==== Copy image to SSD card ====

Unzip Sparky image:

   unzip sparkylinux-VER-armhf.zip

Copy it to a SSD card:

   sudo dd if=sparkylinux-VERSION-armhf.img of=/dev/sdX bs=4M conv=fsync

or copy a zipped image to a SDD card:

   sudo unzip -p sparkylinux-VERSION-armhf.zip | sudo dd of=/dev/sdX bs=4M conv=fsync

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