> > *How do I go about viewing the contents of that backup on my Win7 machine?* > easiest way -> http://www.diskinternals.com/linux-reader/
It is important to note however, what Robert says while not technically the easiest way, is what I'd consider the proper way. I use Windows, and Linux daily - Probably use Windows more, but when working with Linux files, and Linux images. The only real way is to use some sort of Linux machine. On Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 1:58 PM, Robert Nelson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 6:14 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello -- > > > > With a Win7 laptop and a BBB RevC with the Debian Image 2015-03-01 (from > the > > ID.txt), I was able to put an *img.gz file onto a properly formatted 8GB > uSD > > card. The process required I follow the two caveats mentioned on the > wiki: > > 1. copy the *.dtb file into a folder named "dtbs", and, 2. I did NOT > depress > > S2 when I plugged in the BBB to a regulated 5V supply. The backup process > > took, well, over thirty minutes. > > > > This morning I decompressed the *.gz file and wrote out the image with > > Win32DiskImager. The *.img file was about 3.8GB, I wanted to look at the > > contents of this backup, to verify it was good. In an Explorer window > there > > appears only the 95.7Mb "Getting Started" stuff, and the Win native > DISKPART > > shows the three volumes, the "Getting Started", the Primary (3.56GB), > and an > > unallocated 11.8GB, as I wrote the *.img out to a 16GB uSD card. I assume > > the 3.56GB contains the backed-up contents of the BBBs eMMC. > > > > How do I go about viewing the contents of that backup on my Win7 machine? > > The easy way is just bypass windows completely and use linux. > > If you can't do that, grab any of the visualizations software package > and... boot into a virtual linux machine.. > > Regards, > > -- > Robert Nelson > https://rcn-ee.com/ > > -- > 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.
