# BPI-tools \[bpi-tools]: v1.0.3: bpi-tools bpi-get cmd support update tools & download images **bpi-tools can install to X86 ubuntu and Banana Pi:** on x86 pc: for ubuntu 14.04 (x86): `dpkg --add-architecture armhf` or for ubuntu 12.04 (x86): `echo "foreign-architecture armhf" >> /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/multiarch` `dpkg -i bananapi-bpi-tools*.deb` if you don't have pv cmd: `apt-get install pv (for bpi-copy use)` **download bpi-tools & install:** on ubuntu / raspbian / debian : download file: bananapi-bpi-tools\_1.0.3\_armhf.deb github: google drive: MD5: 0408a434003651001f0131e61cadc2fd `# sudo dpkg -i bananapi-bpi-tools_1.0.3_armhf.deb` on other system : download file: bpi-tools.tgz google drive: MD5: 82e35dba52bc3edb48e96c8a544ac216 `# sudo tar xvf bpi-tools.tgz -C /` **HOW TO USE:** ``` root@bananapi:~# bpi-tools bpi-tools v1.0.6 usage: bpi-tools bpi-tools FILE bpi-tools --all | --update | --download | --version bpi files: bpi-tools v1.0.6 bpi-bootsel v1.0.4 bpi-copy v1.0.10a bpi-get v1.0.3 root@bananapi:~# bpi-tools --update bpi-tools v1.0.6 usage: bpi-tools bpi-tools FILE bpi-tools --all | --update | --download | --version BPIFILE=/root/.bpi-tools.lst Wait for download index file ... OK!!\n bpi files: bpi-tools v1.0.6 bpi-bootsel v1.0.4 bpi-copy v1.0.10a bpi-get v1.0.3 root@bananapi:~# bpi-tools --version bpi files: /usr/bin/bpi-tools v1.0.6 /usr/bin/bpi-bootsel v1.0.4 /usr/bin/bpi-copy v1.0.10a /usr/bin/bpi-get v1.0.3 root@bananapi:~# bpi-tools --download download bpi files: bpi-tools bpi-tools: OK bpi-tools: v1.0.6 bpi-bootsel bpi-bootsel: OK bpi-bootsel: v1.0.4 bpi-copy bpi-copy: OK bpi-copy: v1.0.10a bpi-get bpi-get: OK bpi-get: v1.0.3 root@bananapi:~# ls -l total 20 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1493 5月 6 10:06 bpi-bootsel -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 6170 5月 6 10:06 bpi-copy -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1391 5月 6 10:06 bpi-get -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2898 5月 6 10:06 bpi-tools root@bananapi:~# bpi-get bpi-get v1.0.3 usage: bpi-get bpi-get FILE BPIFILE=/root/.bpi-files.lst ``` Wait for download index file ... bpi files: 2016-05-05-u1510\_gpu\_vpu\_camera\_bt\_bpi-m2p\_beta.img.zip 2016-05-05-debian-8-jessie-lite-bpi-m2p\_beta-sd-emmc.img.zip 2016-04-27-debian-8-jessie-mate\_gpu\_mpv\_1080p-bpi-m3\_beta-sd-emmc.img.zip 2016-04-25-ubuntu-mate-16.04\_Xenial\_gpu\_mpv\_1080p\_bt-bpi-m3\_beta-sd-emmc.img.zip u1510\_gpu\_vpu\_camera\_bpi-m2p-20160413\_preview\.img.zip 2016-04-11-Armbian\_5.07\_Bananapim2plus\_Debian\_jessie\_3.4.111\_desktop\_preview\.img.zip 2016-04-08-raspbian-jessie-bpi-m2.img.zip 2016-04-08-raspbian-jessie-bpi-m2p.img.zip 2016-04-08-raspbian-jessie-bpi-m3.img.zip ``` root@bananapi:~# bpi-get 2016-05-05-debian-8-jessie-lite-bpi-m2p_beta-sd-emmc.img.zip INFO: Try to get 2016-05-05-debian-8-jessie-lite-bpi-m2p_beta-sd-emmc.img.zip ... BPIFILE=/root/.bpi-files.lst IMGFILE=2016-05-05-debian-8-jessie-lite-bpi-m2p_beta-sd-emmc.img.zip MD5TMP=/tmp/.md5.tmp.8322 % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 280 0 280 0 0 430 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 430 0 0 0 671M 0 0 3317k 0 --:--:-- 0:03:27 --:--:-- 3533k 2016-05-05-debian-8-jessie-lite-bpi-m2p_beta-sd-emmc.img.zip: OK root@bananapi:~# bpi-copy . SRC=. DST= COPYMODE=usage default bpi-copy v1.0.10a usage: bpi-copy bpi-copy IMGFILE bpi-copy IMGDIR bpi-copy IMGFILE DEVICE bpi-copy DEVICE IMGFILE bpi images: (*.img.zip) ./2016-05-05-debian-8-jessie-lite-bpi-m2p_beta-sd-emmc.img.zip bpi images: (*.img) bpi images: (*.img.gz) /usr/lib/u-boot/bananapi/bpi-m2/BPI_M2_720P.img.gz /usr/lib/u-boot/bananapi/bpi-m2p/BPI_M2P_720P.img.gz /usr/lib/u-boot/bananapi/bpi-m3/BPI_M3_720P.img.gz /usr/lib/u-boot/bananapi/u-boot-2016.05-rc1/u-boot-2016.05-rc1-bpi-m1.img.gz /usr/lib/u-boot/bananapi/u-boot-2016.05-rc1/u-boot-2016.05-rc1-bpi-m1p.img.gz /usr/lib/u-boot/bananapi/u-boot-2016.05-rc1/u-boot-2016.05-rc1-bpi-m2.img.gz /usr/lib/u-boot/bananapi/u-boot-2016.05-rc1/u-boot-2016.05-rc1-bpi-m2p.img.gz /usr/lib/u-boot/bananapi/u-boot-2016.05-rc1/u-boot-2016.05-rc1-bpi-m3.img.gz /usr/lib/u-boot/bananapi/u-boot-2016.05-rc1/u-boot-2016.05-rc1-bpi-r1.img.gz xz images: (*.xz) zip images: (*.zip) ./2016-05-05-debian-8-jessie-lite-bpi-m2p_beta-sd-emmc.img.zip raw images: (*.raw) Disks: (lsblk | grep disk) sda 8:0 0 931.5G 0 disk sdb 8:16 0 2.7T 0 disk sdc 8:32 1 14.9G 0 disk Disks: (fdisk -l | grep Disk | grep bytes) Disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes Disk /dev/sdb: 3000.6 GB, 3000558944256 bytes Disk /dev/sdc: 15.9 GB, 15931539456 bytes root@bananapi:~# bpi-copy ./2016-05-05-debian-8-jessie-lite-bpi-m2p_beta-sd-emmc.img.zip /dev/sdc SRC=./2016-05-05-debian-8-jessie-lite-bpi-m2p_beta-sd-emmc.img.zip DST=/dev/sdc COPYMODE=imagetodisk imagetodisk bpi-copy v1.0.10a usage: bpi-copy bpi-copy IMGFILE bpi-copy IMGDIR bpi-copy IMGFILE DEVICE bpi-copy DEVICE IMGFILE Warning: Try to write ./2016-05-05-debian-8-jessie-lite-bpi-m2p_beta-sd-emmc.img.zip to BOOTDISK /dev/sdc ============================================================== 五 5月 6 10:21:13 CST 2016 *** start COPY (blue led on ) ..... umount device: /dev/sdc umount /dev/sdc2 umount /dev/sdc1 ============================================================== IMGFILE=./2016-05-05-debian-8-jessie-lite-bpi-m2p_beta-sd-emmc.img.zip ============================================================== zip 1.91GB 0:01:59 [16.3MB/s] [ <=> ] 0+20666 records in 0+20666 records out *** end COPY (blue led off) ..... 五 5月 6 10:23:40 CST 2016 ============================================================== RUNTIME 2:27 OK!! You can remove the BOOTDISK /dev/sdc now!! root@bananapi:~# ``` **if you want to use bpi-m2p image for bpi-m3, you can re-insert SD card:** ``` root@bananapi:~# bpi-bootsel bpi-bootsel v1.0.4 usage: bpi-bootsel bpi-bootsel IMGFILE bpi-bootsel IMGFILE DEVICE bpi images: /usr/lib/u-boot/bananapi/u-boot-2016.05-rc1/u-boot-2016.05-rc1-bpi-m1.img.gz /usr/lib/u-boot/bananapi/u-boot-2016.05-rc1/u-boot-2016.05-rc1-bpi-m2.img.gz /usr/lib/u-boot/bananapi/u-boot-2016.05-rc1/u-boot-2016.05-rc1-bpi-m1p.img.gz /usr/lib/u-boot/bananapi/u-boot-2016.05-rc1/u-boot-2016.05-rc1-bpi-m2p.img.gz /usr/lib/u-boot/bananapi/u-boot-2016.05-rc1/u-boot-2016.05-rc1-bpi-r1.img.gz /usr/lib/u-boot/bananapi/u-boot-2016.05-rc1/u-boot-2016.05-rc1-bpi-m3.img.gz /usr/lib/u-boot/bananapi/bpi-m2/BPI_M2_720P.img.gz /usr/lib/u-boot/bananapi/bpi-m2p/BPI_M2P_720P.img.gz /usr/lib/u-boot/bananapi/bpi-m3/BPI_M3_720P.img.gz Disks: (lsblk | grep disk) sda 8:0 0 931.5G 0 disk sdb 8:16 0 2.7T 0 disk sdc 8:32 1 14.9G 0 disk Disks: (fdisk -l | grep Disk | grep bytes) Disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes Disk /dev/sdb: 3000.6 GB, 3000558944256 bytes Disk /dev/sdc: 15.9 GB, 15931539456 bytes root@bananapi:~# bpi-bootsel /usr/lib/u-boot/bananapi/bpi-m3/BPI_M3_720P.img.gz /dev/sdc Warning: Try to write /usr/lib/u-boot/bananapi/bpi-m3/BPI_M3_720P.img.gz to BOOTDISK /dev/sdc umount device: /dev/sdc umount /dev/sdc2 umount /dev/sdc1 OK!! 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