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== Install the image to microSD ==

This guide describes how to write images to microSD and erase microSD card for ROCK 5 serial boards.

=== Part one: Write one system image to microSD ===

In part one let's focus on writing one system image to microSD. Here we test it with ROCK 5B board.

====Step one: Requirements ====

* ROCK 5B board with power supply
* a microSD card, larger than 8GB, class 10 or better
* a microSD card reader, either a USB card reader or the SD card reader on laptop
* a PC/laptop running Windows or Linux or MacOS

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

* Etcher is the tool we use to write image. Download the right Etcher for your PC from [[rock5/downloads | ROCK 5 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 [[rock5/downloads | ROCK 5 Downloads]] page.

Here we use the following image for writing.

rock-5b-debian-bullseye-xfce4-arm64-20220615-1045-gpt.img.xz

====Step three: Write the image to microSD card ====

* Insert the microSD Card into microSD Card Reader, which connects to host computer.

* Run the application. For example double click balenaEtcher-1.7.9-x64.AppImage on Ubuntu 20.04:

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

[[File:etcher-rock-5b-1.png]]

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

[[File:etcher-rock-5b-2.png]]

* In the etcher window, we click button Flash.

[[File:etcher-rock-5b-3.png]]

* In the etcher window, it shows us Flash Complete!

[[File:etcher-rock-5b-4.png]]

Done! Now you have successfully installed the OS image on microSD card.

=== Part two: Erase microSD ===

When microSD is written with Android (or Linux) images before, now we change to Linux( or Android). It's recommended that you erase microSD first. Then write the target images.

=== Part three: Write U-Boot images to microSD ===

In part three let's take a look know to write U-Boot images to microSD.
We have prebuilt u-boot images built via rockchip-bsp SDK.
They're idbloader.img and u-boot.itb.

On Linux PC:

<pre>
$ sudo dd if=./idbloader.img of=/dev/sdX seek=64
$ sudo dd if=./u-boot.itb of=/dev/sdX seek=16384
</pre>

On Mac PC:

<pre>
% sudo dd if=./idbloader.img of=/dev/diskX seek=64
% sudo dd if=./u-boot.itb of=/dev/diskX seek=16384
</pre>

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 === Option 2: Erase microSD ===
-When microSD is written with Android (or Linux) images before, now we change to Linux( or Android). It's recommended that you erase microSD first. Then write the target images.
+When microSD is written with Android (or Linux) images before, now we change to Linux (or Android). It's recommended that you erase microSD first. Then write the target images.
 === Option 3: Write bootloader only to microSD ===

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 This guide describes how to write images to microSD and erase microSD card for ROCK 5 serial boards.
-=== Part one: Write one system image to microSD ===
+=== Option 1: Write image to microSD ===
 In part one let's focus on writing one system image to microSD. Here we test it with ROCK 5B board.
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 Done! Now you have successfully installed the OS image on microSD card.
-=== Part two: Erase microSD ===
+=== Option 2: Erase microSD ===
 When microSD is written with Android (or Linux) images before, now we change to Linux( or Android). It's recommended that you erase microSD first. Then write the target images.
-=== Part three: Write U-Boot images to microSD ===
+=== Option 3: Write bootloader only to microSD ===
 In part three let's take a look know to write U-Boot images to microSD.