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Document it yourself. Just log on and do it.

Here's an example of creating a yaffs image from a mtd device:

# mkdir /cust

# mount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock22 /cust

# mkyaffs2image-arm-uclibc /cust /sdcard/cust.img

# cd /path/to/destination

# unyaffs-arm-uclibc /path/to/yaffsfile.img

As suggested by nadlabak, we can simulate the event that corresponds to the slide keyboard being opened, which has the side effect of rotating the display.

# simulate keyboard slide out
sendevent /dev/input/event4 5 0 0
# simulate keyboard slide in
sendevent /dev/input/event4 5 0 1