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== Installation to eMMC == | == Installation to eMMC == | ||
* Prepare a new SD card as above | * Prepare a new SD card as above | ||
* Boot the phone | * Boot the phone with your new SD card image | ||
* The eMMC appears as /dev/mmcblk2 and so any standard Linux mechanism to move your image there will work, e.g. dd. | * The eMMC appears as /dev/mmcblk2 and so any standard Linux mechanism to move your image there will work, e.g. dd. | ||
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dd if=/dev/mmcblkX of=/dev/mmcblkY bs=1M | dd if=/dev/mmcblkX of=/dev/mmcblkY bs=1M | ||
Where X is the number label of the SD card, and Y is the number label of the eMMC. | Where X is the number label of the SD card, and Y is the number label of the eMMC. Use the command ''lsblk'' to check your devices: typically with the current kernel the SD card is /dev/mmcblk0 and the eMMC is /dev/mmcblk2 but as always with ''dd'' be extremely cautious to get the devices correct. | ||
It will take about 15 minutes (depending on the speed of your card), and in the end it may show an error about not enough space - just ignore it. Turn off phone, take out SD card, and try booting the phone which should load up the new OS from eMMC. | It will take about 15 minutes (depending on the speed of your card), and in the end it may show an error about not enough space - just ignore it. Turn off phone, take out SD card, and try booting the phone which should load up the new OS from eMMC. | ||