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   data (Partition 4) = Size [Rest of free space] = format as ext4
-=== Flashing system to SD card ===
+=== Installing on the SD card ===
-. Flash the image'''out/target/product/rpi2b/system.img''' to '''system (Partition 2)''' with '''dd''' command
+For a first time installation, you will have to flash all partitions. Images have been produced in the '''out/target/product/rpi2b''' directory and you should flash:
+# boot.img to Partition 1
+# system.img to Partition 2
+# cache.img to Partition 3
+# userdata.img to Partition 4
- dd if=system.img of=/dev/disk# bs=1m
+Please proceed with the '''dd''' command (and replace '''file''' with the proper file name):
-. Be sure of check that everything is copied successfully on the partition. For this port we create a ''userdebug'' build, so, everything is inside system image.
+ dd if=file of=/dev/XpY bs=1m
+Be sure of check that everything is copied successfully on the partition. For this port we create a ''userdebug'' build, so, everything is inside system image. Usually, '''X''' will be the name of your device and '''pY''' should be replaced by the partition number. For example, a SD card reader might expose this as: '''/dev/mmcblk0p1''' for boot partition (Partition 1).
+Remember to NOT flash cache and/or userdata images if you are just '''updating''' your system, except if you are sure or instructed to do so. Doing this will result in your data being erased.
 == Debugging ==