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*Select from “Disk” menu “Restore virtual Hard Disk image on physical drive”. | *Select from “Disk” menu “Restore virtual Hard Disk image on physical drive”. | ||
*You will be prompted to select your physical device from a list . Make sure you choose correct disk for restoring your image, you can identify it by size. | *You will be prompted to select your physical device from a list . Make sure you choose correct disk for restoring your image, you can identify it by size. | ||
| − | example: we used a Kingston Multi USB Card Reader and a 1Gb microSD<br> | + | example: we used a Kingston Multi USB Card Reader and a 1Gb microSD<br>http://arm2.mini-box.com/index.php/WinImage_tutorial |
<span style="margin-left: 10px;">[[File:restore-virtual-hdd-image.jpg]]</span><br> | <span style="margin-left: 10px;">[[File:restore-virtual-hdd-image.jpg]]</span><br> | ||
Revision as of 19:22, 19 October 2020
Requirements
- microSD card Reader
- WinImage
- [Main_Page#Pre-built_OS_Releases Android or Angstrom OS image]
Steps
- Procure a microSD card and install it into a microSD compatible card reader.
- Open WinImage (on Windows 7 select "Run as Administrator") and select from “Disk” menu “Use removable disk X:” where X is drive letter assigned by your windows system to microSD disk.
- Select from “Disk” menu “Restore virtual Hard Disk image on physical drive”.
- You will be prompted to select your physical device from a list . Make sure you choose correct disk for restoring your image, you can identify it by size.
example: we used a Kingston Multi USB Card Reader and a 1Gb microSD
http://arm2.mini-box.com/index.php/WinImage_tutorial
- When prompted, browse for the appropriate Android or Angstrom OS image previously downloaded and click OK
- WinImage will create your boot microSD ready to use with pico-SAM9G45 board.
WARNING: Restoring image to a physical drive will fully erase it's contents, so be very careful when choosing restore physical device.