I've got a usb card reader with a bunch of other strange slots on it. I'll ask a contact to check it out and see if it does micro-sd. If so, I've got that covered and didn't know it. I picked that up when I was living in a richer electronics environment and put it in my parts box against a day when I or someone else might need it. On Tue, 26 Mar 2019, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 09:21:39 > From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: new technology for me > > It's not a complete show-stopper as there are distros that load > entirely into RAM that will let you overwrite the SD card from which > they booted. But you're right that it's a lot of hassle and can be a > bit dangerous, so I still recommend picking up a USB card-reader that > lets you read/write SD cards from your desktop/laptop PC. I think I > got mine for $1-2 from Walmart/Amazon/Fry's, so it's not particularly > expensive hardware and saves a LOT of trouble. > > -tim > > > On March 25, 2019, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > Thanks for letting me know about that detail otherwise that would > > have been a show stopper. > > > > On Mon, 25 Mar 2019, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > > > > Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 10:26:40 > > > From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: Re: new technology for me > > > > > > Yes, unfortunately current models of the Raspberry Pi use microSD > > > cards as their system drive. Furthermore, as the SD card can't be > > > flashed while installed in the Pi, you'll need a card reader on > > > your desktop for writing an disc image to the microSD. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Blinux-list mailing list > > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > -- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list mailing list > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > -- _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list