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‎Part two: Erase eMMC module

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[[rock3 | ROCK 3]] > [[rock3/install | Installation]] > [[rock3/install/emmc | Install on eMMC]]

=== Install on eMMC ===

This page describes how to download and install the image on eMMC and boot on ROCK 3. You need at least the following.

====Step1: Requirements ====

* ROCK 3 board with power supply
* a eMMC module, larger than 8GB, class 10 or better
* a USB to eMMC reader
* a PC/laptop running Windows or Linux or MacOS

====Step 2: Download necessary tools and image ====

* Etcher is the tool we use to write image. Download the right Etcher for your PC from [[rock3/downloads]] page and install it. Check [[https://www.balena.io/etcher/ Etcher website]] for more info about Etcher.
* Choose the image you want to install from [[rock3/downloads]] page.

rock3a_debian_buster_xfce4_arm64_20210824_0136-gpt.img.gz

We will use it for the writing.

====Step 3: Write the image to eMMC module ====

1. Insert the eMMC module into USB to eMMC reader, which connects to host computer.

2. Run the application. For example double click balenaEtcher-1.5.116-x64.AppImage on Ubuntu 20.04:

3. In the etcher window, we click button Select image.

[[File:etcher_select_image_1.png]]

4. In the etcher window, we click button Select Drive.

[[File:etcher_select_driver_1.png]]

5. In the etcher window, we click button Flash.

[[File:etcher_select_flash_button_1.png]]

6. In the etcher window, it shows us Flash Complete!

[[File:etcher_show_complete_1.png]]

Done! Now you have successfully installed the OS image on eMMC module.

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 === Part two: Erase eMMC module ===
-When eMMC module is written with Android (or Linux) images before, now we change to Linux( or Android). It's recommended that you erase eMMC module first. Then write the target images.
+When eMMC module is written with Android (or Linux) images before, now we change to Android( or Linux). It's recommended that you erase eMMC module first. Then write the target images.
 === Part three: Write U-Boot images to eMMC module ===

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-     [[rock3 | ROCK 3]] > [[rock3/install | Installation]] > [[rock3/install/eMMC | Install on eMMC]]
+     [[rock3 | ROCK 3]] > [[rock3/install | Installation]] > [[rock3/install/eMMC | Install on eMMC with USB to eMMC Reader]]
-=== Install on eMMC ===
+=== Install on eMMC with USB to eMMC Reader ===
 This page describes how to download and install the image on eMMC and boot on ROCK 3. You need at least the following.

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-     [[rock3 | ROCK 3]] > [[rock3/install | Installation]] > [[rock3/install/eMMC | Install on eMMC with USB to eMMC Reader]]
+     [[rock3 | ROCK 3]] > [[rock3/install | Installation]] > [[rock3/install/eMMC | Install the image to eMMC with USB to eMMC Reader]]
-=== Install on eMMC with USB to eMMC Reader ===
+== Install the image to eMMC module with USB to eMMC Reader ==
-This page describes how to download and install the image on eMMC and boot on ROCK 3. You need at least the following.
+This guide describes how to write images to eMMC module and erase eMMC module for ROCK 3 serial boards.
 Available ROCK 3 boards:
-====Step1: Requirements ====
+* ROCK 3A
-* ROCK 3 board with power supply
+=== Part one: Write one system image to eMMC module ===
-* a eMMC module, larger than 8GB, class 10 or better
-* a USB to eMMC reader
-* a PC/laptop running Windows or Linux or MacOS
-====Step 2: Download necessary tools and image ====
+In part one let's focus on writing one system image to eMMC module. Here we test it with ROCK 3A board.
 * Etcher is the tool we use to write image. Download the right Etcher for your PC from [[rock3/downloads | ROCK 3 Downloads]] page and install it. Check [https://www.balena.io/etcher/  Etcher website] for more info about Etcher.
 * Choose the image you want to install from [[rock3/downloads | ROCK 3 Downloads]] page.
-For example
+Here we use the following image for writing.
   rock3a_debian_buster_xfce4_arm64_20210824_0136-gpt.img.gz
-We will use it for the writing.
+====Step three: Write the image to eMMC module ====
-====Step 3: Write the image to eMMC module ====
+* Insert the eMMC module into USB to eMMC reader, which connects to host computer.
-. Insert the eMMC module into USB to eMMC reader, which connects to host computer.
+* Run the application. For example double click balenaEtcher-1.5.116-x64.AppImage on Ubuntu 20.04:
-. Run the application. For example double click balenaEtcher-1.5.116-x64.AppImage on Ubuntu 20.04:
+* In the etcher window, we click button Select image.
-−
-. In the etcher window, we click button Select image.
 [[File:etcher_select_image_1.png]]
-. In the etcher window, we click button Select Drive.
+* In the etcher window, we click button Select Drive.
 [[File:etcher_select_driver_1.png]]
-. In the etcher window, we click button Flash.
+* In the etcher window, we click button Flash.
 [[File:etcher_select_flash_button_1.png]]
-. In the etcher window, it shows us Flash Complete!
+* In the etcher window, it shows us Flash Complete!
 [[File:etcher_show_complete_1.png]]
 Done! Now you have successfully installed the OS image on eMMC module.