- insert SD card - ''mkdir /media/card/boot-images'' - ''dd if=/dev/zero of=/media/card/boot-images/my-rootfs.bin count=102400'' * this will make a 512MB file - ''losetup /dev/loop1 /media/card/boot-images/my-rootfs.bin'' - ''mke2fs -j /dev/loop1'' - ''mkdir /media/image'' - ''mount -t ext3 /dev/loop1 /media/image'' - ''cd /media/image'' - ''tar zxvfp /path/to/image.tgz'' - ''cd ..'' - ''umount image'' - ''sync'' - Reboot and choose "boot from SD" and choose your loopback card