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4823 </para> 4823 </para>
4824 4824
4825 <para> 4825 <para>
4826 Continuing with the example, you can now directly 4826 Continuing with the example, you can now write the
4827 <filename>dd</filename> the image to a USB stick, or 4827 image to a USB stick, or whatever media for which
4828 whatever media for which you built your image, 4828 you built your image, and boot the resulting media.
4829 and boot the resulting media: 4829 </para>
4830
4831 <para>
4832 The following example uses <filename>dd</filename>
4833 to write the image to a USB stick:
4830 <literallayout class='monospaced'> 4834 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
4831 $ sudo dd if=/var/tmp/wic/build/mkefidisk-201310230946-sda.direct of=/dev/sdb 4835 $ sudo dd if=/var/tmp/wic/build/mkefidisk-201310230946-sda.direct of=/dev/sdb
4832 [sudo] password for trz: 4836 [sudo] password for trz:
@@ -4836,6 +4840,23 @@
4836 [trz at empanada ~]$ sudo eject /dev/sdb 4840 [trz at empanada ~]$ sudo eject /dev/sdb
4837 </literallayout> 4841 </literallayout>
4838 </para> 4842 </para>
4843
4844 <para>
4845 This next example uses the
4846 <filename>bmap-tool</filename>.
4847 For this example, it is assumed you have write
4848 access:
4849 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
4850 $ oe-run-native bmap-tool copy /home/trz/yocto/yocto-image/scripts/lib/image/canned-wks/mkefidisk.wks /dev/sdb
4851 </literallayout>
4852 <note>
4853 For more information on how to use the
4854 <filename>bmap-tool</filename> to flash a device
4855 with an image, see the
4856 "<link linkend='flashing-images-using-bmap-tool'>Flashing Images Using <filename>bmap-tool</filename></link>"
4857 section.
4858 </note>
4859 </para>
4839 </section> 4860 </section>
4840 4861
4841 <section id='using-a-modified-kickstart-file'> 4862 <section id='using-a-modified-kickstart-file'>