How to copy eMMC image from Khadas to PC

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Hi there,

I’d like to know how to copy the system image running on my Khadas VIM to my PC. So that I’ll be able to clone it into other Khadas VIM boards.

Kind regards,

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Start Armbian external media of appropriate size. If the eMMC there is not a lot of data should be sufficient 16 GB media (backup compression). Open a terminal and execute “sudo dd_backup_x” or “sudo ddbr”. Then choose what you need to do (copy or restore) and follow the prompts. The script will automatically create\restore a complete copy of all contents of the internal memory for later recovery or for transfer to new hardware.

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had to backup an install with no multiboot enabled…

sudo odroid-backup.pl --text -a

select the second large partition
/dev/mmcblk0p2

wait…
don’t mind the progress bar.

adds about 300 MB installed packages extra, but works

don’t forget to copy your backup to an external medium:

look for usb drive
fdisk -l

mount usb drive
sudo makedir /media/usb
sudo mount /dev/sdaX /media/usb

create an archive
sudo tar -zcvf backup.20170702.tar.gz /home/khadas/backup_20170702

copy to usb
sudo cp backup.20170702.tar.gz /media/usb/

haven’t verified the restore function…