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 === How to install Linux image to Radxa Zero eMMC ===
-This guide describes how to install the raw images to Radxa Zero eMMC. Raw image is the standard method to install Linux distro on single board computers, since they don't have standardized way to boot and initialize their hardware.
+This guide describes how to install the raw images to Radxa Zero series eMMC. Raw image is the standard method to install Linux distro on single board computers, since they don't have standardized way to boot and initialize their hardware.
 == Requirement ==
-* Radxa Zero
+* Radxa Zero or Radxa Zero 2
 * A PC/laptop running Windows, Linux, or macOS
 * USB A to C cable or C to C cable, depending on your host
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 == Install using Windows ==
-Please follow [[Zero/dev/maskrom#Enable_maskrom | maskrom guide]] to load extracted <code>rz-udisk-loader.bin</code>. Google driver and nexus-tools are not required.
+If you have existing data that you want to keep, this is your last chance to do so. Please follow [[Zero/dev/maskrom#Enable_maskrom | maskrom guide]] to load <code>rz-udisk-loader.bin</code> and make backup accordingly.
-Your computer should detect a new storage device after the file is loaded.
+Now follow [[Zero/install/eMMC_erase | eMMC erase guide]] to wipe out the existing system. Your computer should detect a new storage device after the file is loaded.
 You can now flash your Linux image using balenaEtcher similar to [[Zero/getting_started#Write_Image | flash microSD card]]. Choose the newly detected device in your target drive and proceed as normal.
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 == Install using Linux or macOS ==
-Please follow [[Zero/dev/maskrom#Enable_maskrom | maskrom guide]] to load extracted <code>rz-udisk-loader.bin</code>. nexus-tools is not required.
+If you have existing data that you want to keep, this is your last chance to do so. Please follow [[Zero/dev/maskrom#Enable_maskrom | maskrom guide]] to load <code>rz-udisk-loader.bin</code> and make backup accordingly.
-It should output:
+Now follow [[Zero/install/eMMC_erase | eMMC erase guide]] to wipe out the existing system. Your computer should detect a new storage device after the file is loaded.
-<pre>
-Firmware Version :
-ROM: 3.2 Stage: 0.0
-Need Password: 0 Password OK: 1
-Writing rz-udisk-loader.bin at 0xfffa0000...
-[DONE]
-Running at 0xfffa0000...
-[DONE]
-AMLC dataSize=16384, offset=65536, seq=0...
-[DONE]
-AMLC dataSize=49152, offset=393216, seq=1...
-[DONE]
-AMLC dataSize=16384, offset=229376, seq=2...
-[DONE]
-AMLC dataSize=49152, offset=245760, seq=3...
-[DONE]
-AMLC dataSize=49152, offset=294912, seq=4...
-[DONE]
-AMLC dataSize=16384, offset=65536, seq=5...
-[DONE]
-AMLC dataSize=1406320, offset=81920, seq=6...
-[DONE]
-[BL2 END]
-</pre>
 Now lsusb should show the following device:

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 === How to install Linux image to Radxa Zero eMMC ===
-This guide describes how to install the raw images to Radxa Zero eMMC. Raw image is the standard method to install Linux distro on single board computers, since they don't have standardized way to boot and initialized their hardware.
+This guide describes how to install the raw images to Radxa Zero eMMC. Raw image is the standard method to install Linux distro on single board computers, since they don't have standardized way to boot and initialize their hardware.
 == Requirement ==

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      [[zero | Radxa Zero]] > [[zero/install | Installation]] > [[zero/install/eMMC | Install image to eMMC]]
-=== How to install raw image to Radxa Zero eMMC ===
+=== How to install Linux image to Radxa Zero eMMC ===
 This guide describes how to install the raw images to Radxa Zero eMMC. Raw image is the standard method to install Linux distro on single board computers, since they don't have standardized way to boot and initialized their hardware.

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 * A supported Linux image
-== Windows ==
+== Install using Windows ==
 Please follow [[Zero/dev/maskrom#Enable_maskrom | maskrom guide]] to load extracted <code>rz-udisk-loader.bin</code>. Google driver and nexus-tools are not required.
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 Once you are done flashing, unplug and replug Radxa Zero to quit maskrom mode and boot normally.
-== Linux & macOS ==
+== Install using Linux or macOS ==
 Please follow [[Zero/dev/maskrom#Enable_maskrom | maskrom guide]] to load extracted <code>rz-udisk-loader.bin</code>. nexus-tools is not required.

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 Now lsusb should show the following device:
-     Bus 001 Device 082: ID 1b8e:2200 Amlogic, Inc. USB download gadget  Serial: AMLG12A-RADXA-ZERO
+     Bus 001 Device 049: ID 1b8e:2200 Amlogic, Inc. USB download gadget
 The Zero is in USB disk mode now, your computer should popup a new USB drive. On macOS you will get a disk not readable popup. Just click Ignore:

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 {{zero_header}}
 {{Languages|zero/install/eMMC}}
      [[zero | Radxa Zero]] > [[zero/install | Installation]] > [[zero/install/eMMC | Install image to eMMC]]
-=== How to install raw images to Radxa Zero eMMC ===
+=== How to install raw image to Radxa Zero eMMC ===
-This guide describes how to install the raw images to Radxa Zero eMMC. Raw images is compared to amlupdate format image(which is a private image format). Raw images can be mount and open on host PCs. Most of the Linux images released are raw images. Android on the other hand contains images of its partitions, which result in many raw images that can't be flashed like Linux distro.
+This guide describes how to install the raw images to Radxa Zero eMMC. Raw image is the standard method to install Linux distro on single board computers, since they don't have standardized way to boot and initialized their hardware.
-−
-<font color="#FF00FF">NOTE</font>: We are currently updating Zero Wiki. Android instruction in this page is currently not complete. If your eMMC contains Android and wish to reinstall Android, do not erase eMMC and follow [[Zero/install/eMMC_Android9 | the old guide]] for now. We will add guide to create Android partition layout later to support use case such as switch from Linux back to Android.
 == Requirement ==
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 == Windows ==
-===== Step 1: Wipe eMMC =====
+Please follow [[Zero/dev/maskrom#Enable_maskrom | maskrom guide]] to load extracted <code>rz-udisk-loader.bin</code>. Google driver and nexus-tools are not required.
-Please follow [[Zero/install/eMMC_erase#Windows | this guide]] to wipe eMMC. Do not close RZ USB Boot Helper when you finish.
+Your computer should detect a new storage device after the file is loaded.
-===== Step 2: Flash Linux images =====
+You can now flash your Linux image using balenaEtcher similar to [[Zero/getting_started#Write_Image | flash microSD card]]. Choose the newly detected device in your target drive and proceed as normal.
-First download the [https://dl.radxa.com/zero/images/loader/rz-udisk-loader.bin RZ USB disk loader], select <code>rz-udisk-loader.bin</code> in RZ USB Boot Helper, and click '''Run'''.
+Once you are done flashing, unplug and replug Radxa Zero to quit maskrom mode and boot normally.
-−
-Your computer should detect a new storage device after the code is loaded.
-−
-You can now flash your Linux image using balenaEtcher similar to [[Zero/getting_started#Write_Image | flash microSD card]]. Except you don't have to insert a card this time. Choose the new device detected in Step 2 as your target drive and proceed as normal.
 == Linux & macOS ==
-    wget https://dl.radxa.com/zero/images/loader/rz-udisk-loader.bin
+Please follow [[Zero/dev/maskrom#Enable_maskrom | maskrom guide]] to load extracted <code>rz-udisk-loader.bin</code>. nexus-tools is not required.
-    boot-g12.py rz-udisk-loader.bin
 It should output:
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      sync
-Carefully Eject the Zero USB drive and unplug and plug the power, Zero should boot the new image now.
+Once you are done flashing, unplug and replug Radxa Zero to quit maskrom mode and boot normally.

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 * A PC/laptop running Windows, Linux, or macOS
 * USB A to C cable or C to C cable, depending on your host
-* A supported Linux image, or
+* A supported Linux image
-* [https://dl.radxa.com/zero/images/android/ Android 9 image], which should be unzipped after downloading, and you will find files like this in the folder:
-    $ ls
-    android-info.txt  dtbo.img       flash-all.sh  product.img   vbmeta.img
-    boot.img          dt.img         logo.img      recovery.img  vendor.img
-    bootloader.img    flash-all.bat  odm.img       system.img
-<code>bootloader.img</code> will be needed later to run Zero in fastboot mode.
 == Windows ==
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 Please follow [[Zero/install/eMMC_erase#Windows | this guide]] to wipe eMMC. Do not close RZ USB Boot Helper when you finish.
-===== Step 2A: Flash Linux images =====
+===== Step 2: Flash Linux images =====
 First download the [https://dl.radxa.com/zero/images/loader/rz-udisk-loader.bin RZ USB disk loader], select <code>rz-udisk-loader.bin</code> in RZ USB Boot Helper, and click '''Run'''.
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 You can now flash your Linux image using balenaEtcher similar to [[Zero/getting_started#Write_Image | flash microSD card]]. Except you don't have to insert a card this time. Choose the new device detected in Step 2 as your target drive and proceed as normal.
 == Linux & macOS ==
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 ===== Step 1: Wipe eMMC =====
-Please follow [[Zero/install/eMMC_erase#Linux_.26_macOS | this guide]] to wipe eMMC. Please follow till the end of the guide so you are in the correct mode for next step.
+Please follow [[Zero/install/eMMC_erase#Linux_.26_macOS | this guide]] to wipe eMMC. Please make sure you are back in maskrom mode.
-===== Step 2A: Flash Linux images =====
+===== Step 2: Flash Linux images =====
 Download the USB disk loader and run it on Zero
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 Carefully Eject the Zero USB drive and unplug and plug the power, Zero should boot the new image now.

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	This guide describes how to install the raw images to Radxa Zero eMMC. Raw images is compared to amlupdate format image(which is a private image format). Raw images can be mount and open on host PCs. Most of the Linux images released are raw images. Android on the other hand contains images of its partitions, which result in many raw images that can't be flashed like Linux distro.		This guide describes how to install the raw images to Radxa Zero eMMC. Raw images is compared to amlupdate format image(which is a private image format). Raw images can be mount and open on host PCs. Most of the Linux images released are raw images. Android on the other hand contains images of its partitions, which result in many raw images that can't be flashed like Linux distro.
		+
		+	<font color="#FF00FF">NOTE</font>: We are currently updating Zero Wiki. Android instruction in this page is currently not complete. If your eMMC contains Android and wish to reinstall Android, do not erase eMMC and following [[Zero/install/eMMC_Android9 \| the old guide]] for now. We will add guide to create Android partition layout later to support use case such as switch from Linux back to Android.

	== Requirement ==		== Requirement ==