On 16 January 2016 12:27:15 GMT+00:00, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > Neil Bothwick <n...@digimed.co.uk> [16-01-16 13:23]: > > On Sat, 16 Jan 2016 13:02:04 +0100, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > > > > You dd the image on a sdcard, put that one in a reader, copy two > files > > > from /boot to /media/boot, put the sdcard into the OrangePI-PC, > boot > > > it, log in via ssh and call a script named "fs_resize", the miniPC > > > reboots...and VOILA! > > > > > > Now I want to create such an image from parts of another image > > > (kernel, firmware) and a bootable Gentoo minimal setup. > > > > > > For that I need to understand the trick which is used to create > such > > > images. > > > > Raspbian images do a similar thing, with an option in raspi_config > to > > resize the root filesystem to fill the card. There's no real trick, > just > > create the system you want on the smallest SD card that will hold > it, > > include the resize script and dd that card to an image. > > > > > > -- > > Neil Bothwick > > > > Copper wire was invented by two Scotsmen fighting over a penny! > > My problem is, that I dont know which will be the final size of > that image. So I will take a sdcard, which is big enough in > any case.....and end up with the problem, which caused my first > posting of this thread....;) > And I am not owning a great variety of sdcards...especially when > it comes to feature of being EMPTY sdcards...;) > > Best regards, > Meino
Set it up on your 32GB card then, when you know how much space it uses, rsync it to a suitable card, like I said previously. You'll need a smaller card anyway, to test that it works, and microSD cards are really cheap now. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
