# General Discussions

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## [Creating mender artifacts with multiple files in data?](https://hub.mender.io/t/creating-mender-artifacts-with-multiple-files-in-data/292)

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**Author:** [@DanWright](https://hub.mender.io/u/DanWright)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2019, 7:24am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/creating-mender-artifacts-with-multiple-files-in-data/292 "2019-03-05T07:24:10Z")

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It appears that the mender artifact format as shown here: does admit multiple files in the data section. However it does not appear that the mender-artifact tool permits specifying multiple files to be added to the …

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## [Mender Rollback - Reset occurs before successful rollback](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-rollback-reset-occurs-before-successful-rollback/283)

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**Author:** [@martin](https://hub.mender.io/u/martin)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 8:18pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-rollback-reset-occurs-before-successful-rollback/283 "2019-03-04T20:18:20Z")

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Hi, I’m using Mender 1.7, latest version of the client software on the board. The board is an i.MX6Q custom board. I’ve manually ported U-Boot for this board using the freescale community version (u-boot-fslc) and ma…

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## [Mender Server on a local network using mDNS with a board using systemd-networkd](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-server-on-a-local-network-using-mdns-with-a-board-using-systemd-networkd/291)

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**Author:** [@martin](https://hub.mender.io/u/martin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 5:57pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-server-on-a-local-network-using-mdns-with-a-board-using-systemd-networkd/291 "2019-03-04T17:57:47Z")

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Hi, I thought I would share this in case anyone else comes up against this problem. We were trying out the mender server with a local domain, say test.mender.local and using mDNS within systemd (not avahi) and we found…

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## [Running Mender together with Automotive Grade Linux (AGL)](https://hub.mender.io/t/running-mender-together-with-automotive-grade-linux-agl/284)

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**Author:** [@mirzak](https://hub.mender.io/u/mirzak)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 12:10pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/running-mender-together-with-automotive-grade-linux-agl/284 "2019-03-04T12:10:12Z")

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One of our demos at Embedded World 2019 was running Automotive Grade Linux on a Up Squared board with Mender integrated obviously :slight\_smile: . Wanted to share how we set this up in the hope that it will be useful …

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## [Where do mender clients encode their device\_type?](https://hub.mender.io/t/where-do-mender-clients-encode-their-device-type/250)

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**Author:** [@DanWright](https://hub.mender.io/u/DanWright)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2019, 1:23pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/where-do-mender-clients-encode-their-device-type/250 "2019-03-01T13:23:53Z")

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I did ask this question in a chat on the main Mender site but it was suggested that I try here. The question: In an initial test I set up my embedded client with its device\_type set in /data/mender/device\_type (just s…

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## [Scalability of deployments](https://hub.mender.io/t/scalability-of-deployments/257)

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**Author:** [@matzewagner](https://hub.mender.io/u/matzewagner)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2019, 10:07pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/scalability-of-deployments/257 "2019-02-28T22:07:24Z")

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We are looking into using mender for OTA updates for our portable backup devices. We want the update process to be generally user-driven and are considering the option of creating a new deployment for every device (for e…

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## [MongDB re-license effect](https://hub.mender.io/t/mongdb-re-license-effect/262)

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**Author:** [@dellgreen](https://hub.mender.io/u/dellgreen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2019, 1:04pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mongdb-re-license-effect/262 "2019-02-27T13:04:36Z")

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Does the MongoDB license change have any implications for Mender?

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## [Standalone Mender 1.7 taking a lot of time for deploying the artifact](https://hub.mender.io/t/standalone-mender-1-7-taking-a-lot-of-time-for-deploying-the-artifact/264)

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**Author:** [@ajithpv](https://hub.mender.io/u/ajithpv)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2019, 7:54am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/standalone-mender-1-7-taking-a-lot-of-time-for-deploying-the-artifact/264 "2019-02-27T07:54:23Z")

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Hi, I’m using the standalone mender as mentioned in the thread - here I’m getting the below prints: $ mender -rootfs https://encodable.com/uploaddemo/files/ccu-core-image-minimal-imx8dx\_ccu.mender INFO\[0000\] Configu…

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## [Getting error when running mender 1.7 with standalone mode](https://hub.mender.io/t/getting-error-when-running-mender-1-7-with-standalone-mode/263)

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**Author:** [@ajithpv](https://hub.mender.io/u/ajithpv)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2019, 12:47pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/getting-error-when-running-mender-1-7-with-standalone-mode/263 "2019-02-26T12:47:56Z")

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Hi, Please see the steps which I have done below: From PC, I have uploaded a mender artifact into a public file upload utility (FileChucker) and received the below URL with https: https://encodable.com/uploaddemo/?ac…

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## [In deviceauth what does the function GetDeviceStatus do?](https://hub.mender.io/t/in-deviceauth-what-does-the-function-getdevicestatus-do/260)

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**Author:** [@bbbh](https://hub.mender.io/u/bbbh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2019, 10:34pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/in-deviceauth-what-does-the-function-getdevicestatus-do/260 "2019-02-25T22:34:50Z")

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It seems it takes in the device id and queries mongo but filters by the deviceid, so it should only ever return one result right? then map reduce just makes it so if there are more than one returned take the sum of the s…

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## [How to modify mender recipe to add a new binary from Yocto build to '/boot' partition?](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-modify-mender-recipe-to-add-a-new-binary-from-yocto-build-to-boot-partition/258)

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**Author:** [@ajithpv](https://hub.mender.io/u/ajithpv)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2019, 9:28am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/how-to-modify-mender-recipe-to-add-a-new-binary-from-yocto-build-to-boot-partition/258 "2019-02-25T09:28:12Z")

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Hi, Currently, mender automatically adding the device tree and kernel image from the Yocto build into the ‘/boot’ partition of the filesystem. Hence, the filesystem and .mender artifact will be having these images after…

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## [iWave Arria 10 Mender build issue](https://hub.mender.io/t/iwave-arria-10-mender-build-issue/218)

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**Author:** [@GaryNewman](https://hub.mender.io/u/GaryNewman)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2019, 12:07pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/iwave-arria-10-mender-build-issue/218 "2019-02-21T12:07:36Z")

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Moving this over from the Google Group. https://groups.google.com/a/lists.mender.io/forum/#!topic/mender/UXB9cR4G9sE I am porting my mender integration onto the iWave iW-RainboW-G24M Arria10 SOC Module. https://www.iw…

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## [\[Self-hosted Mender 1.7\] Non-SSL API-Gateway](https://hub.mender.io/t/self-hosted-mender-1-7-non-ssl-api-gateway/241)

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**Author:** [@sabjorn](https://hub.mender.io/u/sabjorn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2019, 7:12am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/self-hosted-mender-1-7-non-ssl-api-gateway/241 "2019-02-21T07:12:21Z")

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I’m working on an OpenShift deployment of Mender. The cluster we’re using has certs which can be supplied automatically by the OpenShift routes. And, importantly, the private parts of those certs cannot be placed in the …

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## [\[Self-hosted Mender 1.7\] useradm failed to open mgo session for remote db](https://hub.mender.io/t/self-hosted-mender-1-7-useradm-failed-to-open-mgo-session-for-remote-db/243)

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**Author:** [@bbbh](https://hub.mender.io/u/bbbh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2019, 9:00pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/self-hosted-mender-1-7-useradm-failed-to-open-mgo-session-for-remote-db/243 "2019-02-20T21:00:30Z")

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I have been using Mongo Atlas for awhile now but on rebuilding i cant seem to reconnect to mongo atlas, so running the command docker exec mender-useradm /usr/bin/useradm create-user --username=admin --password=xxxx fail…

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## [Survey: help us improve onboarding with Mender](https://hub.mender.io/t/survey-help-us-improve-onboarding-with-mender/238)

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**Author:** [@michaelatmender](https://hub.mender.io/u/michaelatmender)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2019, 7:23pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/survey-help-us-improve-onboarding-with-mender/238 "2019-02-20T19:23:21Z")

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We’re looking to improve the onboarding when you run Mender the first time, and we are trying to figure out how much value there is in providing the virtual device out of the box. Would it be a better experience to dive …

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## [Walkthrough for Raspberry Pi 3B fails to start physical device](https://hub.mender.io/t/walkthrough-for-raspberry-pi-3b-fails-to-start-physical-device/191)

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**Author:** [@bder](https://hub.mender.io/u/bder)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2019, 11:42am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/walkthrough-for-raspberry-pi-3b-fails-to-start-physical-device/191 "2019-02-20T11:42:06Z")

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Hello, we are evaluating mender for our embedded device development. To start we would like to follow the walkthrough as outlined. However, we get stuck while attempting to connect a physical device, based on the Raspb…

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## [Psplash\_git.bb not working](https://hub.mender.io/t/psplash-git-bb-not-working/231)

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**Author:** [@13atman27](https://hub.mender.io/u/13atman27)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2019, 7:27am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/psplash-git-bb-not-working/231 "2019-02-20T07:27:42Z")

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Hi Folks, Before to use MenderIO on my yocto SUMO version for intel atom (MACHINE = “intel-core2-32”). I used, with success, psplash recipe (poky/meta/recipes-core/psplash/) to have a bitmap during the boot of linux. N…

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## [\[Self-hosted Mender 1.7\] What is the function of Redis and Elasticsearch?](https://hub.mender.io/t/self-hosted-mender-1-7-what-is-the-function-of-redis-and-elasticsearch/211)

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**Author:** [@erikhh](https://hub.mender.io/u/erikhh)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2019, 10:21pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/self-hosted-mender-1-7-what-is-the-function-of-redis-and-elasticsearch/211 "2019-02-19T22:21:19Z")

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Hi, I’m setting up Mender on AWS with ECS by using the integration environment as an example. I can’t really work out what the function is of Redis and Elasticsearch. Both are not mentioned in the diagram in the docume…

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## [Mender Test Procedure Document](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-test-procedure-document/224)

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**Author:** [@pei.cei](https://hub.mender.io/u/pei.cei)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2019, 6:01am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/mender-test-procedure-document/224 "2019-02-19T06:01:07Z")

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Hello, I am looking for the test document for mender back-end or some procedure to run the tests written in python. I am especially looking to test micro-services. Cheers! Pei

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## [Updates to Raspberry Pi "Known Issues" section](https://hub.mender.io/t/updates-to-raspberry-pi-known-issues-section/929)

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**Author:** [@DonalHEmb](https://hub.mender.io/u/DonalHEmb)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2019, 9:08am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/updates-to-raspberry-pi-known-issues-section/929 "2019-02-14T09:08:45Z")

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## [Change mapreduce to aggregate in device auth](https://hub.mender.io/t/change-mapreduce-to-aggregate-in-device-auth/214)

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**Author:** [@bbbh](https://hub.mender.io/u/bbbh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2019, 2:29pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/change-mapreduce-to-aggregate-in-device-auth/214 "2019-02-12T14:29:35Z")

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I am trying to use mongo atlas as a database, but they do not allow mapreduce on their smaller tiers. so line 835 in datastore\_mongo.go (https://github.com/mendersoftware/deviceauth/blob/master/store/mongo/datastore\_mong…

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## [Startup script for raspberrypi3 using yocto?](https://hub.mender.io/t/startup-script-for-raspberrypi3-using-yocto/201)

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**Author:** [@ram\_zi](https://hub.mender.io/u/ram_zi)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2019, 7:31am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/startup-script-for-raspberrypi3-using-yocto/201 "2019-02-12T07:31:42Z")

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## [\[Self-hosted Mender with Kubernetes\] Documentation is missing some steps?](https://hub.mender.io/t/self-hosted-mender-with-kubernetes-documentation-is-missing-some-steps/193)

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**Author:** [@sabjorn](https://hub.mender.io/u/sabjorn)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2019, 7:35pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/self-hosted-mender-with-kubernetes-documentation-is-missing-some-steps/193 "2019-02-05T19:35:15Z")

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Hi! Hope this post isn’t a pain but i’m having some trouble getting Mender to run in my Kubernetes environment (specifically OpenShift). In the integration git repo, there is a (minimal) diagram of all of the services …

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## [Facing unmounting issue on Mender 1.7.0 - Yocto sumo](https://hub.mender.io/t/facing-unmounting-issue-on-mender-1-7-0-yocto-sumo/206)

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**Author:** [@ajithpv](https://hub.mender.io/u/ajithpv)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 12:37pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/facing-unmounting-issue-on-mender-1-7-0-yocto-sumo/206 "2019-02-08T12:37:46Z")

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Hi, I’m currently using mender 1.7.0 server and Yocto sumo branch on i.MX8 platform. The Rocko and 1.6.0 were worked on the same platform. But, I’m facing the below issue on Mender 1.7.0 with Sumo branch: The mender…

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## [Issues with Technexion PICO-PI-IMX7 Yocto environment](https://hub.mender.io/t/issues-with-technexion-pico-pi-imx7-yocto-environment/938)

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**Author:** [@BOBRAPHTONE](https://hub.mender.io/u/BOBRAPHTONE)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2019, 3:02pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/issues-with-technexion-pico-pi-imx7-yocto-environment/938 "2019-01-30T15:02:00Z")

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## [Not able to login on Yocto image](https://hub.mender.io/t/not-able-to-login-on-yocto-image/926)

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**Author:** [@ram\_zi](https://hub.mender.io/u/ram_zi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2019, 11:58am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/not-able-to-login-on-yocto-image/926 "2019-01-28T11:58:35Z")

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## [Suggestion - Documentation - Mender 1.7](https://hub.mender.io/t/suggestion-documentation-mender-1-7/167)

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**Author:** [@ajithpv](https://hub.mender.io/u/ajithpv)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 12:11pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/suggestion-documentation-mender-1-7/167 "2019-01-18T12:11:09Z")

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Hi, Mender 1.7 documentation link - https://docs.mender.io/1.7/devices/general-system-requirements#partition-layout - shows the partition layout with the heading “Partition layout”. Again, one more heading with the “Pa…

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## [Typo in BeagleBone Black integration post (Yocto)](https://hub.mender.io/t/typo-in-beaglebone-black-integration-post-yocto/930)

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**Author:** [@robert.berger](https://hub.mender.io/u/robert.berger)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 27, 2018, 9:55pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/typo-in-beaglebone-black-integration-post-yocto/930 "2018-12-27T21:55:51Z")

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shouldn’t it be repo init -u https://github.com/mendersoftware/meta-mender-community \\ -m meta-mender-beaglebone/scripts/manifest-beaglebone.xml \\ -b ${BRANCH}

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## [Simplify Compulab CL-SOM-IMX6 flashing instructions](https://hub.mender.io/t/simplify-compulab-cl-som-imx6-flashing-instructions/928)

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**Author:** [@MarekBelisko](https://hub.mender.io/u/MarekBelisko)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 2:49am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/simplify-compulab-cl-som-imx6-flashing-instructions/928 "2018-11-29T02:49:30Z")

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