Create and transfer an image to a bootable USB device

You can transfer the provided prebuilt IFS image to your USB device.

Alternatively, you can build the BSP to create an IFS with changes you make to the buildfile. For more information about building this BSP, see the Build the BSP chapter in this guide.

To create and transfer a bootable image on a USB device, use one of the following methods:

Offline method

This method allows you to use host tools to build a disk image (which is bootable). You can later flash that disk image to a USB device. This option has the advantage that you can do everything using development tools provided with your SDP installation. For information about how to create a disk image and copy it to your USB device, see Create and transfer a bootable disk image (offline method).

Interactive method

This method requires that you use a virtual machine running the QNX OS. Users who are familiar with using the self-hosted option can use this method. This method has the advantage that you can quickly copy a new QNX IFS image onto the bootable device. For information about creating a bootable USB and copying the QNX IFS image to the USB device, see Create a bootable USB device (interactive method using VMware).

Note:

This mechanism requires that you use a virtual machine running the QNX OS. You can start a virtual machine in QNX Momentics IDE.