MIB SD Card Formatter

A cross-platform desktop application for formatting SD cards and installing the M.I.B package. Built with Electron.

Features

• Automatic detection of removable drives/SD cards
• SD card formatting with FAT32 file system
• Automatic installation of M.I.B package to SD cards
• Cross-platform support (Windows, macOS, Linux)
• User-friendly interface with real-time progress updates

Installation

Prerequisites

• Node.js (version 14 or higher)
• npm (comes with Node.js)

Install from source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Orbital01/MIB_TT_app.git

# Navigate to the project directory
cd MIB_TT_app

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start the application
npm start

Development

# Run in development mode with live reload
npm run dev

# Build the application for your current platform
npm run build

Project Structure

MIB_TT_app/
├── assets/
│   ├── icon.png
│   └── packages/
│       └── M.I.B.         # Predefined package to install
├── renderer/
│   ├── index.html         # Main application interface
│   └── preload.js         # Preload script for renderer process
├── main.js                # Main process file
├── package.json           # Dependencies and scripts
└── README.md              # This file

Platform-specific Notes

Windows

• Administrative privileges are required for formatting drives
• Formats drives using the Windows format command

macOS

• Sudo password may be required for formatting
• Uses diskutil for drive operations

Linux

• Uses mkfs.vfat for formatting
• Administrative privileges required for drive operations

Technologies

• Electron - Cross-platform desktop app framework
• Node.js - JavaScript runtime
• node-disk-info - Disk information library
• yauzl - Zip file extraction

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.