Re: [Gumstix-users] create bootable sd card in vmware/windows

[Benny B. S. <bb...@se...>]

Ryan McLinko skrev:
>
> I was attempting to remove any x/display manager/etc packages (I'm 
> only accessing my gumstix via ssh/ftp) from my gumstix system using 
> opkg and rebooted resulting in (during boot):
>
> Starting GPE display manager: gpe-dm
> INIT: Id "S" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> INIT: Id "S" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes
> [and then it just hangs]
>
> Figuring out how to disable disable X without killing boot is now a 
> question for another day as now I would just like to get my gumstix to 
> boot again.  In order to fix this, I assume that I need to make a 
> bootable SD card (is there a better option?)
>
> That said, is there a way to create a bootable SD card in either 
> Windows or in VMWare mounted linux on Windows?  I cannot seem to find 
> any Windows utilities that emulate Linux's fdisk, but VMWare seems 
> unable to recognize the SDCard reader in my laptop.  I don't have the 
> space and already have too many partitions on my current laptop to 
> install a linux dual-boot (also it seems stupid to have to install a 
> dual-boot with the sole purpose being to create a bootable SD-card).  
> Is there a better option?
>
> Thanks
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I have used an USB card reader in VMware without any problems (had the 
same problem that the build in version didn't work)

/Benny