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authorScott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com>2016-10-21 12:34:44 -0700
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2016-10-25 17:56:27 +0100
commit9ae4ab56e7c114e314bcac1c980d872033c4c210 (patch)
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downloadpoky-9ae4ab56e7c114e314bcac1c980d872033c4c210.tar.gz
yocto-project-qs: Fixed the example to use 'dd' instead of 'mkefidisk.sh'
Fixes [YOCTO #10451] The example that writes the image to bootable media did not seem to work when using 'mkefidisk.sh'. It does work using 'dd'. I changed the procedure to use 'dd'. (From yocto-docs rev: e3f90869291f619db1d830b127ade66986eba886) Signed-off-by: Scott Rifenbark <srifenbark@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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diff --git a/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml b/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
index 0d76ee4497..1ae17b895d 100644
--- a/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
+++ b/documentation/yocto-project-qs/yocto-project-qs.xml
@@ -722,23 +722,18 @@
722 </literallayout> 722 </literallayout>
723 </para></listitem> 723 </para></listitem>
724 <listitem><para><emphasis>Write the Image:</emphasis> 724 <listitem><para><emphasis>Write the Image:</emphasis>
725 You can write the image to a USB key, SATA drive, or SD 725 You can write the image just built to a bootable media
726 card by using the <filename>mkefidisk.sh</filename> script, 726 (e.g. a USB key, SATA drive, SD card, etc.) using the
727 which is included in the <filename>poky</filename> 727 <filename>dd</filename> utility:
728 repository at
729 <filename>scripts/contrib/mkefidisk.sh</filename>:
730 <literallayout class='monospaced'> 728 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
731 $ sudo $HOME/source/poky/scripts/contrib/mkefidisk.sh <replaceable>HOST_DEVICE</replaceable> \ 729 $ sudo dd if=tmp/deploy/images/intel-corei7-64/core-image-minimal-intel-corei7-64.wic of=TARGET_DEVICE
732 tmp/deploy/images/intel-corei7-64/core-image-base-intel-corei7-64.hddimg <replaceable>TARGET_DEVICE</replaceable>
733 </literallayout> 730 </literallayout>
734 In the previous command, 731 In the previous command, the
735 <replaceable>HOST_DEVICE</replaceable> is the device node 732 <filename>TARGET_DEVICE</filename> is the device node in
736 on the build host (e.g. <filename>/dev/sdc</filename> or 733 the host machine (e.g. <filename>/dev/sdc</filename>, which
737 <filename>/dev/mmcblk0</filename>). 734 is most likely a USB stick, or
738 <replaceable>TARGET_DEVICE</replaceable> is the name of the 735 <filename>/dev/mmcblk0</filename>, which is most likely an
739 device as the MinnowBoard MAX sees it (e.g. 736 SD card.
740 <filename>/dev/sda</filename> or
741 <filename>/dev/mmcblk0</filename>).
742 </para></listitem> 737 </para></listitem>
743 <listitem><para><emphasis>Boot the Hardware:</emphasis> 738 <listitem><para><emphasis>Boot the Hardware:</emphasis>
744 With the boot device provisioned, you can insert the 739 With the boot device provisioned, you can insert the