Changes between Version 5 and Version 6 of linux/blockdev

Timestamp:

12/03/2018 11:37:37 PM (6 years ago)

Author:

Cale Collins

Comment:

added umount step

linux/blockdev

@@ -30 +30 @@
  * In this case, no other media is connected to the PC, and thus the microSD is /dev/sdb
  * '''Note''' - If nothing besides /dev/sda comes up, please refer to the [#mmcblk0Imaging mmcblk0 section]
-
-2. Set the DEVICE variable to the proper device, example given is /dev/sdc:
+2. Un-mount volumes 
+{{{#!bash
+umount ${DEVICE}?
+}}}
+3. Set the DEVICE variable to the proper device, example given is /dev/sdc:
 {{{#!bash
 DEVICE=/dev/sdc
 }}}
 
-3. Partition device:
+4. Partition device:
 {{{#!bash
 printf "2048,,L,,\n" | sudo sfdisk -uS ${DEVICE}
@@ -42 +45 @@
  * Here we create a single Linux (type 83) partition offset at 1MiB - you can adjust the parameters to create multiple partitions depending on your needs
 
-4. Format the partition as ext4
+5. Format the partition as ext4
 {{{#!bash
 sudo mkfs.ext4 ${DEVICE}1
@@ -48 +51 @@
  * Note that if you put this into a script it has been found you need to have a second or so of a sleep following the {{{sfdisk}}} to allow the OS to re-scan the partition table before it will realize that the partition exists
 
-5. Mount the partition:
+6. Mount the partition:
 {{{#!bash
 sudo mount ${DEVICE}1 /mnt/disk
@@ -54 +57 @@
  * Make sure /mnt/disk exists - this is simply a mount-point. If it does not exist, use the mkdir command to create it.
 
-6. Un-archive the rootfs tarball to the /mnt/disk location:
+7. Un-archive the rootfs tarball to the /mnt/disk location:
 {{{#!bash
 sudo tar -C /mnt/disk -xvf rootfs.tar.bz2
@@ -60 +63 @@
  * If instead you have a rootfs directory created with {{{fakeroot}}} or {{{deboostrap}}} you can copy it with a {{{sudo cp -rupv rootfs/*  /mnt/disk}}}
 
-7. Unmount the partition:
+8. Unmount the partition:
 {{{#!bash
 sudo umount /mnt/disk
 }}}
 
-8. Remove the device from the PC and insert/connect to Gateworks SBC
+9. Remove the device from the PC and insert/connect to Gateworks SBC
 
 === mmcblk0 Imaging ===