No..... you simply place the SD card in a USB adapter and plug it into the windows machine. Download the file and do a disk image to the SD card. insert the SD card in the Pi and stand back as it configures itself...... On Tue, Sep 24, 2019 at 12:08 PM Jeffrey Reid <N6TDG@mail.com> wrote:

Thank you kindly for the information. So I do not need an operating system on the micro sd first, just the image of the allstar programming. Here is a real rube question then. I do need a cable to attach the Pi4 to a windows box. USB to USB?

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Jeffrey, The Pi image already has the operating system included. No need to have an OS on the micro sd card before you image to the card. You need a screen and keyboard attached to the Pi. The Pi used HDMI for a screen and you can use a USB keyboard. Or you can use SSH and remote into the Pi from another computer, but you need the ip address of the Pi to do that. Marshall From: App_rpt-users [mailto:app_rpt-users-bounces@lists.allstarlink.org] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Reid Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 12:08 PM To: app_rpt-users@lists.allstarlink.org Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Need some Ground Up Information Thank you kindly for the information. So I do not need an operating system on the micro sd first, just the image of the allstar programming. Here is a real rube question then. I do need a cable to attach the Pi4 to a windows box. USB to USB? Jeffrey