I use tar and the substitute my rootfs archive for Robert's and reuse his scripts. I don't store to emmc though, so it may be different for your case. On Nov 9, 2014 10:46 AM, "William Pretty Security" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello All; > > > > I believe this questions has been asked before, but I don’t recall an > answer. > > I am using the latest Debian image as a starting point and have installed > a number of additional tool in rootfs. > > I am using an 8GB uSD card but the roof file system takes up less than 4GB. > > > > What I am trying to do is to create an image that is about 4GB and > includes the boot partition plus the used portion of rootfs. > > I researched the “DD” command, but if I understand correctly, I would end > up with an 8GB image. > > I know that I can use “tar” to create an archive of the boot/rootfs > partitions, but that isn’t an “image”. > > > > I suppose I could just modify one of Robert Nelson’s scripts to > automatically format and copy a uSD card, but I am wondering > > If there is a better way ? > > > > Thanks; > > > > Bill > > > > "No one could make a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he > could do only a little." > > "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do > nothing" Edmond Burke *(1729 - 1797)* > > > http://www.packtpub.com/building-a-home-security-system-with-beaglebone/book > > > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
