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What was previously known variously as Bmaptool, bmaptools, bmap-tool, and/or bmap-tools has been updated to the singular name: bmaptool. Update all references to suit. Since we are not in charge of debian's package naming policy, any references that relate to debian package(s) will stay as "bmap-tools". (From yocto-docs rev: 9c1505eabd69af548652381cf996d44f40a4fa8a) Signed-off-by: Trevor Woerner <twoerner@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-2.0-UK
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Flashing Images Using ``bmaptool``
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A fast and easy way to flash an image to a bootable device is to use
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bmaptool, which is integrated into the OpenEmbedded build system.
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bmaptool is a generic tool that creates a file's block map (bmap) and
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then uses that map to copy the file. As compared to traditional tools
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such as dd or cp, bmaptool can copy (or flash) large files like raw
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system image files much faster.
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.. note::
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- If you are using Ubuntu or Debian distributions, you can install
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the ``bmap-tools`` package using the following command and then
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use the tool without specifying ``PATH`` even from the root
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account::
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$ sudo apt install bmap-tools
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- If you are unable to install the ``bmap-tools`` package, you will
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need to build bmaptool before using it. Use the following command::
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$ bitbake bmaptool-native
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Following, is an example that shows how to flash a Wic image. Realize
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that while this example uses a Wic image, you can use bmaptool to flash
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any type of image. Use these steps to flash an image using bmaptool:
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#. *Update your local.conf File:* You need to have the following set
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in your ``local.conf`` file before building your image::
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IMAGE_FSTYPES += "wic wic.bmap"
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#. *Get Your Image:* Either have your image ready (pre-built with the
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:term:`IMAGE_FSTYPES`
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setting previously mentioned) or take the step to build the image::
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$ bitbake image
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#. *Flash the Device:* Flash the device with the image by using bmaptool
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depending on your particular setup. The following commands assume the
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image resides in the :term:`Build Directory`'s ``deploy/images/`` area:
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- If you have write access to the media, use this command form::
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$ oe-run-native bmaptool-native bmaptool copy build-directory/tmp/deploy/images/machine/image.wic /dev/sdX
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- If you do not have write access to the media, set your permissions
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first and then use the same command form::
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$ sudo chmod 666 /dev/sdX
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$ oe-run-native bmaptool-native bmaptool copy build-directory/tmp/deploy/images/machine/image.wic /dev/sdX
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For help on the ``bmaptool`` command, use the following command::
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$ bmaptool --help
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