View source for iMX6 Rex Ultra Creating Bootable microSD Card

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On this page the recommended procedure for creating a micro SD card contained with the required firmware and software is shown here. The following example shows steps used for iMX6 Rex Module Ultra.<br /><br />
''''' Recommended HW: '''''
* PC with microSD port (or an external SD reader)
* microSD card

''''' Recommended SW: '''''
* [http://downloads.voipac.com/files/iMX6_Rex_Development_Kit/tools/USBWriter-1.3.zip USBWriter]
* [http://downloads.voipac.com/files/iMX6_Rex_Development_Kit/module/software/yocto/binaries/fsl-image-gui-imx6-rexultra-2.4.sdcard.gz Appropriate Image file]

== Windows ==

=== Using USBWriter feature ===
Some images need to be unpacked first. GZ files can be opened using Total Commander or by installing [https://www.winzip.com/win/en/tar-gz-file.html TAR-GZ file extension].
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Open USBWriter. Browse source file (appropriate fsl-image). Select target device:<br />
[[image:iMX6_Rex_Development_Kit-USBWriter-Target_select.png|430px]]
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Click on Write button and confirm the procedure:<br />
[[image:iMX6_Rex_Development_Kit-USBWriter-Confirm.png|430px]]<br /><br />
[[image:iMX6_Rex_Development_Kit-USBWriter-Progress.png|430px]]
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Bootable microSD Card is now created and prepared for use:<br />
[[image:iMX6_Rex_Development_Kit-USBWriter-Success.png|430px]]

== Linux ==
=== Downloading image ===
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mkdir -pv ~/workdir/imx6/rootfs/yocto
cd ~/workdir/imx6/rootfs/yocto
wget http://downloads.voipac.com/files/iMX6_Rex_Development_Kit/module/software/yocto/binaries/fsl-image-gui-imx6-rexultra-2.4.sdcard.gz
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=== Extracting binary files ===
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
gunzip -c fsl-image-gui-imx6-rexultra-2.4.sdcard.gz | sudo dd of=/dev/mmcblk0 conv=sync bs=64K
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or
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
sudo dd if=fsl-image-gui-imx6-rexultra-2.1.sdcard of=/dev/mmcblk0 conv=sync bs=64K
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