Manufacturing:X2 MicroSD Card Programming
Appendix A - SD Card Preparation
The X2 Micro SD cards need to be be formatted with the EXT4 filesystem and have the system image placed on them.
After duplication affix label or stamp with version so there is a difference between programmed and unprogrammed cards.
Use of a Linux System for MicroSD copying
Overview - Any Linux system can be used for staging the Idrive X2 filesystem on the MicroSD card. The filesystem type on the SDcard needs to be EXT4 format (Linux filesystem). There are open source drivers available that allow windows to recognize the EXT4 file system but they very unstable and cause system crashes. It is therefore recommended that Linux be used for the microSD programming. The programming station has Ubuntu Linux installed on it using VMWare (virtual system).
Using VMware for access to Ubuntu Linx
Double Click on the VMware Icon on the desktop, Click "Ubuntu-64bit" to launch the virtual machine, login at the prompt with username (ubuntu) and password (none)(the word, not blank)
Ensure the removable devices are assigned to the virtual machine and not windows ("check mark" means connected to virtual machine)
Player> Removable Devices> SuperTop Mass Storage> Connect (Disconnect from Host)
- Number of devices will vary based on hardware and the number of MicroSD cards inserted
- "SuperTop" is the name of the SD adaptor in use. This will vary depending on the adapter used
- Host is the windows system
- once the removable device is attached to the virtual machine it should stay assigned for the entire session
Click on the X2 MicroSD Programming Icon.
A terminal window will open and the MicroSD card(s) will be formatted and the filesystem (OS) written to them. While this is happening you will see "Still Waiting for Cards..."
Upon successful completion you will see Cards are done! The amount of time for the process will depend on the number of cards being programmed at the same time.
