Mention un-mounting before flashing USB. Use sudo with "dd" Show progress with "dd"
Signed-off-by: Juro Bystricky <juro.bystri...@intel.com> --- README | 16 ++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 87e7de3..9a0d29d 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -165,9 +165,21 @@ The BSP /binary directory or build contains bootable live images, which can be used to directly boot Yocto off of a USB flash drive. Under Linux, insert a USB flash drive. Assuming the USB flash drive -takes device /dev/sdf, use dd to copy the image to it. For example: +takes device /dev/sdf, use dd to copy the image to it. Before the image +can be burned onto a USB drive, it should be un-mounted. Some Linux distros +may automatically mount a USB drive when it is plugged in. Using USB device +/dev/sdf as an example, find all mounted partitions: - $ dd if=core-image-sato-intel-corei7-64.wic of=/dev/sdf + $ mount | grep sdf + +and un-mount those that are mounted, for example: + + $ umount /dev/sdf1 + $ umount /dev/sdf2 + +Now burn the image onto the USB drive: + + $ sudo dd if=core-image-sato-intel-corei7-64.wic of=/dev/sdf status=progress $ sync $ eject /dev/sdf -- 2.7.4 -- _______________________________________________ meta-intel mailing list meta-intel@yoctoproject.org https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/meta-intel