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From: michael.opdenacker@rootcommit.com
To: docs@lists.yoctoproject.org
Cc: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@rootcommit.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 3/3] dev-manual/bmaptool.rst: simplify and fix instructions
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 14:47:03 +0000 (UTC)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20241218144654.852310-4-michael.opdenacker@rootcommit.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20241218144654.852310-1-michael.opdenacker@rootcommit.com>

From: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@rootcommit.com>

- Remove duplicate instructions

- Detail how to run bmaptool directly if you installed it on your host
  instead of building it through the ``bmaptool-native`` recipe,
  as running "oe-run-native bmaptool-native bmaptool ..." won't work
  in this case.

- Use "chmod a+w" instead of "chmod 666", better advice,
  and only run "chmod" in the option that runs "oe-run-native"

Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@rootcommit.com>
---
 documentation/dev-manual/bmaptool.rst | 9 ++++-----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/bmaptool.rst b/documentation/dev-manual/bmaptool.rst
index 37083c9c64..87162a49c9 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/bmaptool.rst
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/bmaptool.rst
@@ -43,14 +43,13 @@ any type of image. Use these steps to flash an image using `bmaptool`:
    depending on your particular setup. The following commands assume the
    image resides in the :term:`Build Directory`'s ``deploy/images/`` area:
 
-   -  If you have write access to the media, use this command form::
+   -  If you installed the package for `bmaptool`, you can directly run::
 
-         $ oe-run-native bmaptool-native bmaptool copy build-directory/tmp/deploy/images/machine/image.wic /dev/sdX
+         $ sudo bmaptool copy build-directory/tmp/deploy/images/machine/image.wic /dev/sdX
 
-   -  If you do not have write access to the media, set your permissions
-      first and then use the same command form::
+   -  Otherwise, if you built `bmaptool` with BitBake, run::
 
-         $ sudo chmod 666 /dev/sdX
+         $ sudo chmod a+w /dev/sdX       # get write access to the media, needed only once after booting
          $ oe-run-native bmaptool-native bmaptool copy build-directory/tmp/deploy/images/machine/image.wic /dev/sdX
 
 For help on the ``bmaptool`` command, use the following command::


  parent reply	other threads:[~2024-12-18 14:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-12-18 14:46 [PATCH v3 0/3] Improvements to "bmaptool" usage documentation michael.opdenacker
2024-12-18 14:47 ` [PATCH v3 1/3] dev-manual: fix styling of references to bmaptool michael.opdenacker
2024-12-18 14:47 ` [PATCH v3 2/3] dev-manual/bmaptool.rst: correct command for bmaptool-native michael.opdenacker
2024-12-18 14:47 ` michael.opdenacker [this message]
2024-12-18 15:36 ` [docs] [PATCH v3 0/3] Improvements to "bmaptool" usage documentation Antonin Godard
2024-12-23  9:02 ` antonin.godard

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