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diff --git a/README.hardware b/README.hardware index d4f7b47506..11004c730e 100644 --- a/README.hardware +++ b/README.hardware | |||
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ Intel Atom based PCs and devices (atom-pc) | |||
68 | 68 | ||
69 | The atom-pc MACHINE is tested on the following platforms: | 69 | The atom-pc MACHINE is tested on the following platforms: |
70 | 70 | ||
71 | o Asus eee901 | 71 | o Asus EeePC 901 |
72 | o Acer Aspire One | 72 | o Acer Aspire One |
73 | o Toshiba NB305 | 73 | o Toshiba NB305 |
74 | o Intel Embedded Development Board 1-N450 (Black Sand) | 74 | o Intel Embedded Development Board 1-N450 (Black Sand) |
75 | 75 | ||
76 | and is likely to work on many unlisted atom based devices. The MACHINE type | 76 | and is likely to work on many unlisted Atom based devices. The MACHINE type |
77 | supports ethernet, wifi, sound, and i915 graphics by default in addition to | 77 | supports ethernet, wifi, sound, and i915 graphics by default in addition to |
78 | common PC input devices, busses, and so on. | 78 | common PC input devices, busses, and so on. |
79 | 79 | ||
@@ -83,26 +83,18 @@ straightforward with a caveat for USB devices. The following examples assume the | |||
83 | target boot device is /dev/sdb, be sure to verify this and use the correct | 83 | target boot device is /dev/sdb, be sure to verify this and use the correct |
84 | device as the following commands are run as root and are not reversable. | 84 | device as the following commands are run as root and are not reversable. |
85 | 85 | ||
86 | Hard Disk: | ||
87 | 1. Build a directdisk image format. This will generate proper partition tables | ||
88 | that will in turn be written to the physical media. For example: | ||
89 | |||
90 | $ bitbake core-image-minimal-directdisk | ||
91 | |||
92 | 2. Use the "dd" utility to write the image to the raw block device. For example: | ||
93 | |||
94 | # dd if=core-image-minimal-directdisk-atom-pc.hdddirect of=/dev/sdb | ||
95 | |||
96 | USB Device: | 86 | USB Device: |
97 | 1. Build an hddimg image format. This is a simple filesystem without partition | 87 | 1. Build a live image. This image type consists of a simple filesystem |
98 | tables and is suitable for USB keys. For example: | 88 | without a partition table, which is suitable for USB keys, and with the |
89 | default setup for the atom-pc machine, this image type is built | ||
90 | automatically for any image you build. For example: | ||
99 | 91 | ||
100 | $ bitbake core-image-minimal-live | 92 | $ bitbake core-image-minimal |
101 | 93 | ||
102 | 2. Use the "dd" utility to write the image to the raw block device. For | 94 | 2. Use the "dd" utility to write the image to the raw block device. For |
103 | example: | 95 | example: |
104 | 96 | ||
105 | # dd if=core-image-minimal-live-atom-pc.hddimg of=/dev/sdb | 97 | # dd if=core-image-minimal-atom-pc.hddimg of=/dev/sdb |
106 | 98 | ||
107 | If the device fails to boot with "Boot error" displayed, it is likely the BIOS | 99 | If the device fails to boot with "Boot error" displayed, it is likely the BIOS |
108 | cannot understand the physical layout of the disk (or rather it expects a | 100 | cannot understand the physical layout of the disk (or rather it expects a |
@@ -126,7 +118,7 @@ USB Device: | |||
126 | 118 | ||
127 | b. Copy the contents of the poky image to the USB-ZIP mode device: | 119 | b. Copy the contents of the poky image to the USB-ZIP mode device: |
128 | 120 | ||
129 | # mount -o loop core-image-minimal-live-atom-pc.hddimg /tmp/image | 121 | # mount -o loop core-image-minimal-atom-pc.hddimg /tmp/image |
130 | # mount /dev/sdb4 /tmp/usbkey | 122 | # mount /dev/sdb4 /tmp/usbkey |
131 | # cp -rf /tmp/image/* /tmp/usbkey | 123 | # cp -rf /tmp/image/* /tmp/usbkey |
132 | 124 | ||