[Buildroot] How to use a buildroot disk image.

[Assen Stoyanov]

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From: "Will Buik" <willbuik at gmail.com>
To: <buildroot at uclibc.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 22:36
Subject: [Buildroot] How to use a buildroot disk image.


> I'm really sorry if I missed this in the documentation, but how do I
> install the file system image to an actual disk drive.  I have tried
> using dd to write it to the disk as super block and also just to the
> first partition, but this has not worked.  Thanks in advance.
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Hi Will,
I use this script, if you plan to use x86 arch and LILO boot loader, maybe 
it helps you.

p.p. writing a fresh MBR to the loopback device is problematic, use patch.

Best Regards,
Assen 
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