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authorMatthew Crymble <matthew.crymble@ni.com>2021-12-14 12:18:06 -0600
committerAaron Rossetto <aaron.rossetto@ni.com>2021-12-14 12:31:40 -0600
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docs: remove bmaptool instructions for writing filesystems
Due to a change in Mender, bmaptool is no longer supported for writing filesystem images. Currently, the only recommended method for writing a filesystem to an SD card is to use dd. The filesystem can still be updated in place using mender.
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@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ stopped by hitting Ctrl-C at the APU serial console.
\subsubsection x4xx_flash_emmc Flashing eMMC
Once the X410's eMMC is accessible over USB, it's possible to write the
-filesystem image using `bmaptool`. You can obtain the latest filesystem image by
+filesystem image using `dd`. You can obtain the latest filesystem image by
running:
uhd_images_downloader -t sdimg -t x4xx
@@ -728,12 +728,12 @@ found.
Run:
- sudo bmaptool copy /path/to/usrp_x4xx_fs.sdimg.bz2 /dev/sdX
+ sudo dd if=/path/to/usrp_x4xx_fs.sdimg of=/dev/sdX bs=1M
to flash the eMMC with this image (replacing /dev/sdX with the block device
of the X410's eMMC as indicated by your kernel log).
-When bmaptool has indicated that copying has completed, hit Ctrl-C on the U-boot
+When copying has completed, hit Ctrl-C on the U-boot
prompt to terminate the mass storage mode. Then, power-cycle the device to load
the new filesystem.