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(Updated to reflect compression in the new default image.)
(Updated to reflect the latest default image that includes UUID setting and compression)
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#!/bin/sh
 
#!/bin/sh
echo timer > /sys/class/leds/beaglebone\:green\:usr0/trigger  
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echo timer > /sys/class/leds/beaglebone\:green\:usr0/trigger
dd if=/mnt/BeagleBoneBlack-eMMC-image-XXXXX.img of=/dev/mmcblk1 bs=10M
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gunzip -c /mnt/BBB-eMMC-XXXXX.img.gz | dd of=/dev/mmcblk1 bs=16M
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UUID=$(/sbin/blkid -c /dev/null -s UUID -o value /dev/mmcblk1p2)
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mkdir -p /mnt
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mount /dev/mmcblk1p2 /mnt
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sed -i "s/^uuid=.*\$/uuid=$UUID/" /mnt/boot/uEnv.txt
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umount /mnt
 
sync
 
sync
 
echo default-on > /sys/class/leds/beaglebone\:green\:usr0/trigger
 
echo default-on > /sys/class/leds/beaglebone\:green\:usr0/trigger
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'''NOTE''': You can share and use other people's image files, but be sure to have them uncompressed on the card or add decompression to the script.
 
'''NOTE''': You can share and use other people's image files, but be sure to have them uncompressed on the card or add decompression to the script.
  
'''NOTE''': The bootable image referenced here cannot handle files larger than 2GB, which means you cannot save an image from a Rev. C BeagleBoneBlack. Use the script with on-the-fly compression instead, almost all compressed images will be smaller than 2GB. (But be sure to check that your image file is smaller than 2GB, otherwise you could have copied an incomplete image!!!!)
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'''NOTE''': The UUID replacement is required for recent Debian images. If you have something other than a 2 partition image, you might need to adjust or remove the lines that configure the UUID. They should be generally safe, but be aware that the newer u-boots that ship with BeagleBone Black attempt to use the UUID and pointing the '/dev/mmcblk1p2' to the right root partition is important.
 
 
Use this alternative autorun.sh script to perform on-the-fly compression and decompression and to support board with eMMC larger than 2GB:
 
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#!/bin/sh
 
echo timer > /sys/class/leds/beaglebone\:green\:usr0/trigger
 
#un-comment the following line to perform a backup
 
dd if=/dev/mmcblk1 bs=16M | gzip -c > /mnt/BBB-eMMC-$RANDOM.img.gz
 
 
 
#un-comment the following line to perform a restore (be sure to replace XXXXX with your image name)
 
#gunzip -c /mnt/BBB-eMMC-XXXXX.img.gz | dd of=/dev/mmcblk1 bs=16M
 
 
 
sync
 
echo default-on > /sys/class/leds/beaglebone\:green\:usr0/trigger
 
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'''NOTE''': if you have difficulty booting a Rev. C BBB with this tool mount the SD card and make the following changes:
 
'''NOTE''': if you have difficulty booting a Rev. C BBB with this tool mount the SD card and make the following changes:
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You may also try booting with the barrel jack (AC power) rather than the USB port.
 
You may also try booting with the barrel jack (AC power) rather than the USB port.
 
'''NOTE''': if you clone a recent Debian image, it might not boot due to the UUID of the eMMC. It seems even if you restore the exact same contents, the UUID might change as part of the process of overwriting the partition information. In that case you'll need to run something like the following after the 'sync'. I've not tested to confirm this yet!
 
 
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UUID=$(/sbin/blkid -c /dev/null -s UUID -o value /dev/mmcblk1p2)
 
mkdir -p /mnt
 
mount /dev/mmcblk1p2 /mnt
 
sed -i "s/^uuid=.*\$/uuid=$UUID/" /mnt/boot/uEnv.txt
 
umount /mnt
 
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=Sources=
 
=Sources=

Revision as of 08:27, 6 February 2015

Intro

There are lots of ways to extract the contents of the eMMC to save off and reuse. I'm proposing a method using Buildroot and an initramfs such that you can simply drop a few files from a .zip onto a normal, FAT-formatted SD card to perform the extraction. There are several things really handy here, such as the ability to edit autorun.sh to be whatever script you want to run on your board at boot. In the archive, I only have the necessary autorun.sh for saving your eMMC content. The flip-side is provided here in the text such that you need to go through a couple of steps before you trash your eMMC.

Steps to save

The steps for saving off your eMMC contents to a file:

  • Get a 4GB or larger uSD card that is FAT formatted.
  • Download beagleboneblack-save-emmc.zip and extract the contents onto your uSD card.
  • Eject uSD card from your computer, insert into powered-off BeagleBone Black and apply power to your board while holding down the S2 button (release button a couple seconds after boot).
  • You'll notice USR0 (the LED closest to the S1 button in the corner) will (after about 20 seconds) start to blink steadily, rather than the double-pulse "heartbeat" pattern that is typical when your BeagleBone Black is running the typical Linux kernel configuration.
  • It'll run for a bit under 10 minutes and then USR0 will stay ON steady. That's your cue to remove power, remove the uSD card and put it back into your computer.
  • You should see a file called BeagleBoneBlack-eMMC-image-XXXXX.img.gz, where XXXXX is a set of random numbers. Save off this file to use for restoring your image later.

NOTE: Because the date won't be set on your board, you might want to adjust the date on the file to remember when you made it.

NOTE: Delete the file if you want to make room for a new backup image.

NOTE: If you plan to use Windows Win32 Disk Imager, you'll need to uncompress the image. It is compressed due to FAT partitions not being able to store more than 2GB files.

Performing restore/flashing

To restore the file, make sure there is a valid BeagleBoneBlack-eMMC-image-XXXX.img file on the uSD card and edit autorun.sh with your favorite text editor to contain the following:

#!/bin/sh
echo timer > /sys/class/leds/beaglebone\:green\:usr0/trigger
gunzip -c /mnt/BBB-eMMC-XXXXX.img.gz | dd of=/dev/mmcblk1 bs=16M
UUID=$(/sbin/blkid -c /dev/null -s UUID -o value /dev/mmcblk1p2)
mkdir -p /mnt
mount /dev/mmcblk1p2 /mnt
sed -i "s/^uuid=.*\$/uuid=$UUID/" /mnt/boot/uEnv.txt
umount /mnt
sync
echo default-on > /sys/class/leds/beaglebone\:green\:usr0/trigger

NOTE: Be certain to replace the 'XXXXX' above with the proper name of your image file.

NOTE: You can share and use other people's image files, but be sure to have them uncompressed on the card or add decompression to the script.

NOTE: The UUID replacement is required for recent Debian images. If you have something other than a 2 partition image, you might need to adjust or remove the lines that configure the UUID. They should be generally safe, but be aware that the newer u-boots that ship with BeagleBone Black attempt to use the UUID and pointing the '/dev/mmcblk1p2' to the right root partition is important.

NOTE: if you have difficulty booting a Rev. C BBB with this tool mount the SD card and make the following changes:

cd /mnt #or wherever you have mounted the card
mkdir dtbs
cp am335x-boneblack.dtb dtbs/am335x-boneblack.dtb

You may also try booting with the barrel jack (AC power) rather than the USB port.

Sources

This image was built using Buildroot. The sources are at https://github.com/jadonk/buildroot with tag save-emmc-0.0.1. Download via https://github.com/jadonk/buildroot/releases/tag/save-emmc-0.0.1 or clone the git repo. It is a small fork from git://git.buildroot.net/buildroot tag e9f6011617528646768e69203e85fe64364b7efd.

Build steps

To build, 'make beagleboneblack_defconfig; make; ./mkuimage.sh'. Output files (am335x-boneblack.dtb, MLO, u-boot.img and uImage) will be in the output/images subdirectory. The following files were created manually.

uEnv.txt

bootpart=0:1
bootdir=
fdtaddr=0x81FF0000
optargs=quiet capemgr.disable_partno=BB-BONELT-HDMI,BB-BONELT-HDMIN
uenvcmd=load mmc 0 ${loadaddr} uImage;run loadfdt;setenv bootargs console=${console} ${optargs};bootm ${loadaddr} - ${fdtaddr}

autorun.sh

#!/bin/sh
echo timer > /sys/class/leds/beaglebone\:green\:usr0/trigger·

#un-comment the following line to perform a backup
dd if=/dev/mmcblk1 bs=16M | gzip -c > /mnt/BBB-eMMC-$RANDOM.img.gz

#un-comment the following 6 lines to perform a restore (be sure to replace XXXXX with your image name)
#gunzip -c /mnt/BBB-eMMC-XXXXX.img.gz | dd of=/dev/mmcblk1 bs=16M
#UUID=$(/sbin/blkid -c /dev/null -s UUID -o value /dev/mmcblk1p2)
#mkdir -p /mnt
#mount /dev/mmcblk1p2 /mnt
#sed -i "s/^uuid=.*\$/uuid=$UUID/" /mnt/boot/uEnv.txt
#umount /mnt

sync
echo default-on > /sys/class/leds/beaglebone\:green\:usr0/trigger

Other sources used

The kernel is based on https://github.com/beagleboard/kernel/commit/9fdb452245a58158a4bea787cdc663c17681bcfe, but I applied the patches, added firmware and uploaded it to https://github.com/beagleboard/linux/commit/ddd36e546e53d3c493075bbebd6188ee843208f9 to pull down in the Buildroot makefile. The link to the source for the firmware is in the commit.