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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. Following example shows steps used for iMX6 TinyRex Max Module.<br /><br />
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[[Category:iMX6 TinyRex Development Kit]]
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[[Category:iMX6 TinyRex Ultra]]
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[[Category:iMX6 TinyRex Recovery]]
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The recommended procedure for creating a micro SD card contained with the required firmware and software is shown. The following example shows steps used for iMX6 TinyRex Module Ultra.<br /><br />
 
''''' Recommended HW: '''''
 
''''' Recommended HW: '''''
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* PC with microSD port
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* PC with microSD port (or an external SD reader)
 
* microSD card
 
* microSD card
  
 
''''' Recommended SW: '''''
 
''''' Recommended SW: '''''
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* [http://downloads.voipac.com/index.php?p=iMX6_TinyRex_Development_kit/Ftools&dl=USBWriter-1.3.zip USBWriter]
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* [http://downloads.voipac.com/files/iMX6_TinyRex_Development_Kit/tools/USBWriter-1.3.zip USBWriter]
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* [http://downloads.voipac.com/index.php?p=iMX6_TinyRex_Development_kit/module/software/yocto/binaries Appropriate Image files]
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* [http://downloads.voipac.com/files/iMX6_TinyRex_Development_Kit/module/software/yocto/binaries/fsl-image-gui-imx6-tinyrexultra-2.3.sdcard.gz Appropriate Image file]
  
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== Using USBWriter feature ==
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== Windows ==
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Open USBWriter. Browse source file (appropriate fsl-image). Select target device.<br />
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[[image:iMX6_TinyRex_Development_kit-USBWriter-Target_select.jpg|400px]]
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=== Using USBWriter feature ===
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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 />
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[[image:iMX6_TinyRex_Development_Kit-USBWriter-Target_select.png|400px]]
 
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Click on Write button and confirm the procedure.<br />
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Click on Write button and confirm the procedure:<br />
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[[image:iMX6_TinyRex_Development_kit-USBWriter-Confirm.jpg|400px]]<br /><br />
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[[image:iMX6_TinyRex_Development_Kit-USBWriter-Confirm.png|400px]]<br /><br />
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[[image:iMX6_TinyRex_Development_kit-USBWriter-Progress.jpg|400px]]
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[[image:iMX6_TinyRex_Development_Kit-USBWriter-Progress.png|400px]]
 
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Bootable microSD Card is now created and prepared for use.<br />
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Bootable microSD Card is now created and prepared for use:<br />
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[[image:iMX6_TinyRex_Development_kit-USBWriter-Success.jpg|400px]]
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[[image:iMX6_TinyRex_Development_Kit-USBWriter-Success.png|400px]]
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== Linux ==
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=== Downloading image ===
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<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
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mkdir -pv ~/workdir/imx6/rootfs/yocto
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cd ~/workdir/imx6/rootfs/yocto
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wget http://downloads.voipac.com/files/iMX6_TinyRex_Development_Kit/module/software/yocto/binaries/fsl-image-gui-imx6-tinyrexultra-2.3.sdcard.gz
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</syntaxhighlight>
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=== Extracting binary files ===
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<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
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gunzip -c fsl-image-gui-imx6-tinyrexultra-2.3.sdcard.gz | sudo dd of=/dev/mmcblk0 conv=sync bs=64K
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</syntaxhighlight>
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<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
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sudo dd if=fsl-image-gui-imx6-tinyrexultra-1.3.sdcard of=/dev/mmcblk0 conv=sync bs=64K
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</syntaxhighlight>

Latest revision as of 20:54, 26 October 2021

The recommended procedure for creating a micro SD card contained with the required firmware and software is shown. The following example shows steps used for iMX6 TinyRex Module Ultra.

Recommended HW:

  • PC with microSD port (or an external SD reader)
  • microSD card

Recommended SW:

Windows

Using USBWriter feature

Some images need to be unpacked first. GZ files can be opened using Total Commander or by installing TAR-GZ file extension.

Open USBWriter. Browse source file (appropriate fsl-image). Select target device:
iMX6 TinyRex Development Kit-USBWriter-Target select.png

Click on Write button and confirm the procedure:
iMX6 TinyRex Development Kit-USBWriter-Confirm.png

iMX6 TinyRex Development Kit-USBWriter-Progress.png

Bootable microSD Card is now created and prepared for use:
iMX6 TinyRex Development Kit-USBWriter-Success.png

Linux

Downloading image

mkdir -pv ~/workdir/imx6/rootfs/yocto
cd ~/workdir/imx6/rootfs/yocto
wget http://downloads.voipac.com/files/iMX6_TinyRex_Development_Kit/module/software/yocto/binaries/fsl-image-gui-imx6-tinyrexultra-2.3.sdcard.gz

Extracting binary files

gunzip -c fsl-image-gui-imx6-tinyrexultra-2.3.sdcard.gz | sudo dd of=/dev/mmcblk0 conv=sync bs=64K

or 

sudo dd if=fsl-image-gui-imx6-tinyrexultra-1.3.sdcard of=/dev/mmcblk0 conv=sync bs=64K
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