25 Copy bootable SD

V0.0.3

25.1 Histroy

• 2014-10-21, rayoslee, release V0.0.3
• 2014-09-10, rayoslee, release V0.0.2
• 2014-09-09, rayoslee, release V0.0.1

25.2 FAQ

1. How to copy a bootable SD to all new sd card ?

   • Backup a bootable SD to image file

     1. Preload images (SDPreloader.bin, SDLoader.bin, NVT_1G.bin) into SD card(256MB) using TurboWriterX, partition layout as the following
         a) [Image No] 0
         [Image Name] SDPreloader.bin
         [Image Type] System Image
         [Image execute address 0x] 
         [Image start bank 0x]
     
         b) [Image No] 1
         [Image Name] SDLoader.bin
         [Image Type] DATA
         [Image execute address 0x] 900000 
         [Image start bank 0x] 22
     
     
         c) SD1-1 1G
         [Image NO] 2
         [Image Name] NVT_1G.bin
         [Image Type] Execute
         [Image execute address 0x] 600000
         [Image start bank 0x] 39
     
     2. Make sure your device ID when you insert sd card into sd reader
     sudo fdisk -l (ex: /dev/sdb)
     3. Back it up
     sudo dd if=/dev/sdb of=~/s650_empty_from256M.img

   • Recovery or Copy image into all new sd card

     1. Make sure your SD device name
        sudo fdisk -l (ex: /dev/sdb)

     2. Make an empty bootable SD
        sudo dd if=s650_empty_from256M.img of=/dev/sdb

     3. Insert it(SD card) into S605 demo kit to make SD1-1 and SD1-2 folder(Notes: plug USB TypeA into PC/NB)
     4. Insert it into your sd card reader and copy “SD1-1 Data” which includes conprog.bin and bootable files etc.

     5. Again, insert it into S605 demo kit to boot S605.

2. How to copy a bootable SD to all new sd card in minimum size ?

   • Backup a bootable SD to image file

     1. Preload images (SDPreloader.bin, SDLoader.bin, NVT_1G.bin) into SD card(256MB) using TurboWriterX
     2. Make sure your device ID when you insert sd card into sd reader
        sudo fdisk -l (ex: /dev/sdb)
     3. Back it up
        sudo dd if=/dev/sdb of=~/s650_empty_x.img bs=512 count=573

   • Recovery or Copy image into all new sd card

     1. Make sure your SD device name
        sudo fdisk -l (ex: /dev/sdb)

     2. Make an empty bootable SD
        sudo dd if=s650_empty_x.img of=/dev/sdb bs=512 count=573 (512B*573=293376B=293kB=286KB)

     3. Insert it(SD card) into S605 demo kit to make SD1-1 and SD1-2 folder
     4. Insert it into your sd card reader and copy “SD1-1 Data” which includes conprog.bin and bootable files etc.

     5. Again, insert it into S605 demo kit to boot S605.