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-rw-r--r-- | documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml | 33 |
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml index d65d73d59d..43dc61fb24 100644 --- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml +++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml | |||
@@ -2075,24 +2075,6 @@ | |||
2075 | </section> | 2075 | </section> |
2076 | </section> | 2076 | </section> |
2077 | 2077 | ||
2078 | <section id="usingpoky-changes-updatingimages"> | ||
2079 | <title>Updating Existing Images</title> | ||
2080 | |||
2081 | <para> | ||
2082 | Often, rather than re-flashing a new image, you might wish to install updated | ||
2083 | packages into an existing running system. | ||
2084 | You can do this by first sharing the <filename>tmp/deploy/ipk/</filename> directory | ||
2085 | through a web server and then by changing <filename>/etc/opkg/base-feeds.conf</filename> | ||
2086 | to point at the shared server. | ||
2087 | Following is an example: | ||
2088 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
2089 | $ src/gz all http://www.mysite.com/somedir/deploy/ipk/all | ||
2090 | $ src/gz armv7a http://www.mysite.com/somedir/deploy/ipk/armv7a | ||
2091 | $ src/gz beagleboard http://www.mysite.com/somedir/deploy/ipk/beagleboard | ||
2092 | </literallayout> | ||
2093 | </para> | ||
2094 | </section> | ||
2095 | |||
2096 | <section id='creating-your-own-distribution'> | 2078 | <section id='creating-your-own-distribution'> |
2097 | <title>Creating Your Own Distribution</title> | 2079 | <title>Creating Your Own Distribution</title> |
2098 | 2080 | ||
@@ -3213,6 +3195,21 @@ | |||
3213 | reboot the target device to take advantage of runtime package | 3195 | reboot the target device to take advantage of runtime package |
3214 | installations. | 3196 | installations. |
3215 | </para> | 3197 | </para> |
3198 | |||
3199 | <para> | ||
3200 | If your packages are IPK, you can install packages onto an | ||
3201 | existing running system by first sharing the | ||
3202 | <filename>tmp/deploy/ipk/</filename> directory | ||
3203 | through a web server and then by changing | ||
3204 | <filename>/etc/opkg/base-feeds.conf</filename> | ||
3205 | to point at the shared server. | ||
3206 | Following is an example: | ||
3207 | <literallayout class='monospaced'> | ||
3208 | $ src/gz all http://www.mysite.com/somedir/deploy/ipk/all | ||
3209 | $ src/gz armv7a http://www.mysite.com/somedir/deploy/ipk/armv7a | ||
3210 | $ src/gz beagleboard http://www.mysite.com/somedir/deploy/ipk/beagleboard | ||
3211 | </literallayout> | ||
3212 | </para> | ||
3216 | </section> | 3213 | </section> |
3217 | </section> | 3214 | </section> |
3218 | 3215 | ||