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4n6pi is a forensic imager for disks, designed to run on a Raspberry Pi powered by libewf. It provides a simple and portable solution for creating disk images in forensic investigations.

Features

Requirements

Setup and Usage

  1. Create a configuration stick:

    • Download and run create-configstick.sh from this repository
    • Modify Imager_config.yaml as needed
  2. Burn the image to an SD card:

    • Due to GitHub's file-size limit of 2GB, you can download it from my Proton Drive. 4n6pi-5-v1.img
      SHA256 Checksum : 3c998d668368b377e71e52a0f684ee87187992f534cba50d705e20bf2044b0e0 4n6pi-5-v1.img
    • Use Raspberry Pi Imager to set hostname and console password (default hostname: 4n6pi / username: pi , password: 4n6pi)
  3. Prepare the Raspberry Pi:

    • Insert the configuration USB stick into a USB2.0 port
    • Power on the Pi and wait for the green ACT LED to turn off
  4. Connect the target disk:

    • Connect the target disk to the top USB3.0 port
    • For Disk Mode, use bottom USB3.0 for destination disk
    • When using Waveshare USB HAT, refer to the image below:
<p align="left"> <img src="https://github.com/plonxyz/4n6pi/blob/main/weaveshare-HAT.jpg" alt="Waveshare USB header"> </p>
  1. Start imaging:

    • Process starts automatically
    • ACT LED blinks during imaging
  2. Monitor progress:

    • Wait for ACT LED to stop blinking

Status Indicators

LCD display (if connected) will show current state.

Troubleshooting

If issues occur:

Contributing

Contributions welcome! Submit pull requests or open issues for improvements or bug reports.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to all contributors, especially:

Disclaimer and License

4n6pi is provided as-is, without any warranty. Its methodology has been vetted by forensic experts to be forensically sound, but always verify the integrity of your images using appropriate forensic tools and procedures.

4n6pi is free software, distributed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later. You can redistribute and/or modify it under the terms of this license. While I hope it's useful, it comes with no warranty or guarantee of fitness for any purpose. For full license details, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

Support the Project

If you find this project useful, consider buying me a coffee. Thank you!

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