# Simplify Compulab CL-SOM-IMX6 flashing instructions

**URL:** <https://hub.mender.io/t/simplify-compulab-cl-som-imx6-flashing-instructions/928>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [November 26, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/simplify-compulab-cl-som-imx6-flashing-instructions/928 "2018-11-26T20:41:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![MarekBelisko](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/marekbelisko/32/33_2.png) [@MarekBelisko](https://hub.mender.io/u/MarekBelisko)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/simplify-compulab-cl-som-imx6-flashing-instructions/928/1 "2018-11-26T20:41:25Z")

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@drewmoseley thanks a lot for very descriptive topic. Looks like a lot of manual stuff must be done to flash it (at least what I understand from first fast look). One minor thing - would be maybe possible to use picture from the internet (like this one: hhttps://www.compulab.com/wp-content/gallery/sbc-fx6/sbc-fx6.jpg) instead one which is added recently? Thanks a lot.

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**Author:** ![drewmoseley](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/drewmoseley/32/47_2.png) [@drewmoseley](https://hub.mender.io/u/drewmoseley)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 9:40pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/simplify-compulab-cl-som-imx6-flashing-instructions/928/2 "2018-11-26T21:40:52Z")

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I would love to simplify the manual steps but I did not find anything obvious since the objective is to get the install into the onboard eMMC. If imx-usb or some other OTG mechanism will allow the build host to mount the storage as a block device over USB, I have not found instructions for it.

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**Author:** ![mirzak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/mirzak/32/2056_2.png) [@mirzak](https://hub.mender.io/u/mirzak)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 11:21am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/simplify-compulab-cl-som-imx6-flashing-instructions/928/3 "2018-11-27T11:21:45Z")

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It might work to do something similar as they have on the [WaRP7 board post](https://hub.mender.io/t/nxp-warp7/135)

An extract:

##### Setup to update the image (.sdimg)

From U-Boot side from mentioned post:

```auto
=> ums 0 mmc 0

```

From Host side:

```auto
sudo dd if=core-image-base-imx7s-warp.sdimg of=/dev/sdX bs=1M && sudo sync

```

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**Author:** ![drewmoseley](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/hub.mender.io/drewmoseley/32/47_2.png) [@drewmoseley](https://hub.mender.io/u/drewmoseley)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 2:49am UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/simplify-compulab-cl-som-imx6-flashing-instructions/928/4 "2018-11-29T02:49:30Z")

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Unfortunately it doesn’t look like the UBoot port has the “ums” command.