[meta-intel] [PATCH] README: minor edit
Juro Bystricky
juro.bystricky at intel.com
Fri Apr 6 14:45:25 PDT 2018
Mention un-mounting before flashing USB.
Use sudo with "dd"
Show progress with "dd"
Signed-off-by: Juro Bystricky <juro.bystricky at intel.com>
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README | 16 ++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README b/README
index 87e7de3..9a0d29d 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -165,9 +165,21 @@ The BSP /binary directory or build contains bootable live images,
which can be used to directly boot Yocto off of a USB flash drive.
Under Linux, insert a USB flash drive. Assuming the USB flash drive
-takes device /dev/sdf, use dd to copy the image to it. For example:
+takes device /dev/sdf, use dd to copy the image to it. Before the image
+can be burned onto a USB drive, it should be un-mounted. Some Linux distros
+may automatically mount a USB drive when it is plugged in. Using USB device
+/dev/sdf as an example, find all mounted partitions:
- $ dd if=core-image-sato-intel-corei7-64.wic of=/dev/sdf
+ $ mount | grep sdf
+
+and un-mount those that are mounted, for example:
+
+ $ umount /dev/sdf1
+ $ umount /dev/sdf2
+
+Now burn the image onto the USB drive:
+
+ $ sudo dd if=core-image-sato-intel-corei7-64.wic of=/dev/sdf status=progress
$ sync
$ eject /dev/sdf
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