[PATCH 3/3] dev-manual/bmaptool.rst: simplify and fix instructions

michael.opdenacker
2024-12-01T17:38:23Z

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.

Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@rootcommit.com>
---
documentation/dev-manual/bmaptool.rst | 12 +++++++-----
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/bmaptool.rst b/documentation/dev-manual/bmaptool.rst
index 5fc46c7792..e17074b65b 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/bmaptool.rst
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/bmaptool.rst
@@ -44,14 +44,16 @@ 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 needed, set permissions to get write access to the media::

- $ oe-run-native bmaptool-native bmaptool copy build-directory/tmp/deploy/images/machine/image.wic /dev/sdX
+ $ such chmod 666 /dev/sdX
+
+ - If you installed the package for `bmaptool`, you can directly run::
+
+ $ 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
$ 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::