Re: PiShrink?
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýSorry, but I don't agree with what you are saying. Here is an
example of why. I have a shrunk image that is 1.75 gigs in size. I
image that to an 8 gig card. So the completed card only has 1.75
gig of space used on it. Once it is moved over to the Pi, it still
only has 1.75 gig. The bit by bit copy is only of the 1.75 gig.
The copy process did not fill the rest of the card. Once the card
is in the Pi, the first time it boots, it boots up on the 1.75 gig
image and then immediately reboots to fill out the rest of the
space on the card. So in fact IT IS the OS that is doing it.
Nothing to do with the copying of the image to the card. ----- Original Message -----
From: "N5XMT" To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2022 08:39:19 AM Subject: Re: [RaspberryPi-4-HamRadio] PiShrink? > The concept isn't specifically with the OS, it's with the imager tools.? They don't look for data, they do a bit by bit copy of the media.? So if only 10k is used out of a 128g SD card, it still makes a complete image of the card.? > > ?Get BlueMail for Android ? > > On Mar 3, 2022, 07:11, at 07:11, "Teton Amateur Radio Repeater Association (TARRA)" wrote: > >No. For the few minutes it takes to shrink it, not worth buying > >hardware > >for something that has a quick and easy software solution. > > > >Here is an example that got be started with PiShrink. Yes I bought some > > > >new cards. They were supposed to be 8 gig cards since that is what I > >use. They were actually 7.9 gig cards. The image from the 8 gig cards > >wouldn't fit on the new cards. After using PiShrink, the shrunken image > > > >fit just fine on the new cards. > > > >I probably have over 20 images. That is 160 gigs of images (or more). > >Silly to buy bigger cards, which will make for bigger images and the > >need for a bigger hard drive just for storage. After shrinking, I am > >down to 20 gigs. > > > >I don't understand the concept of the OS filling all the unused space > >on > >the card when there isn't anything there. If you have a hard drive, you > > > >don't fill the whole unused space on it. It only uses what it needs > >when > >it needs it. > > > >Mick - W7CAT > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Nigel Gunn, G8IFF/W8IFF" > >To: [email protected], "Ed via groups.io" > >Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2022 07:49:14 AM > >Subject: Re: [RaspberryPi-4-HamRadio] PiShrink? > > > >> Isn't it easier to just buy a bigger SD card or an external disk > >drive? > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 03/03/2022 09:42 Ed via groups.io wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Is the?PiShrink > >()?script > > > >the best way to shrink images for archiving or for use with a smaller > >SD > >card? > > > > > > > > Thanks & 73, > > > > Ed > > > > N2BHD > > > > > > > > > > Nigel A. Gunn, ///shoulders.outwards.resolutions tel +1-937-971-0366 > > > Amateur Radio G8IFF W8IFF and GMRS WRBV701, e-mail nigel@... > >www > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > >Untitled Document > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --
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