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Create Snapshot Image in Manual Mode

Last modified by Microchip on 2026/08/17 10:53

Boot and enter BSR mode.

Power on the board to begin the boot process. Enter the root password to log in as root.

Enter Backup mode by entering the following command:

# echo mem>/sys/power/state

The system enters BSR mode.

Boot and enter BSR mode

Exit BSR and Save Snapshot Image.

Now press the nStart button on the board to exit BSR mode. The power supply restarts and the ROM boot sequence is started:

at91bootstrap exits DDR self-refresh
at91bootstrap analyzes memory maps and saves only the valid DRAM contents as a snapshot image

Exit BSR and Save Snapshot Image

Note: Saving a snapshot image to the SD card takes a few seconds.

Finally, power off the board.

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Create Snapshot Image in Manual Mode

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