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How to create a bootable microSD card[edit | edit source]
The process is relatively straightforward: it consists of writing the WIC file of interest generated by Petalinux onto the SD card. There are multiple ways to do that.
The most common is to use the well-known BalenaEtcher tool (download BalenaEtcher). The following instruction explains how to use it on a Windows host. The procedure is similar when working with a Linux host.
- Download the desired binary image to flash (
*.wicor*.wic.bz2). In case you have a*.wic.bz2, unzip the file in order to have a*.wicfile- Among the binaries made available in the mirror there are several
*.wic.bz2files for the available releases. In particular, there is thepetalinux-image-minimal_onda_eg.wic.bz2orpetalinux-image-minimal_onda_ev.wic.bz2 file. This image is the one used to program the microSD card delivered along with the evaluation kit.
- Among the binaries made available in the mirror there are several
- Connect the microSD card to the PC Host
- Open BalenaEtcher tool
- Once the tool is open:
- Select the binary to flash by clicking on "Flash from file"
- Select the microSD to flash by clicking on "Select target"
- Flash the uSD by clicking o "Flash".
