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which fastboot | which fastboot | ||
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| − | ===== Step 3: Boot into | + | ===== Step 3: Boot into fastboot mode ===== |
Press and hold the USB boot button on Zero, plug in it to PC, lsusb should see the following: | Press and hold the USB boot button on Zero, plug in it to PC, lsusb should see the following: | ||
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Bus 002 Device 030: ID 1b8e:c003 Amlogic, Inc. GX-CHIP | Bus 002 Device 030: ID 1b8e:c003 Amlogic, Inc. GX-CHIP | ||
| − | Download the | + | Download the fastboot loader and run it on Zero |
| − | wget https://dl.radxa.com/zero/images/loader/factory-loader.img | + | $ wget https://dl.radxa.com/zero/images/loader/factory-loader.img |
| − | boot-g12.py factory-loader.img | + | $ boot-g12.py factory-loader.img |
It should output: | It should output: | ||
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Bus 002 Device 016: ID 18d1:0d02 Google Inc. USB download gadget Serial: 1234567890 | Bus 002 Device 016: ID 18d1:0d02 Google Inc. USB download gadget Serial: 1234567890 | ||
| − | ===== Step 4: | + | ===== Step 4: Wipe the eMMC ===== |
| + | fastboot devices | ||
| + | 1234567890 fastboot | ||
| − | + | fastboot flashing unlock_critical | |
| + | fastboot flashing unlock | ||
| + | fastboot erase bootloader | ||
| + | fastboot erase bootloader-boot0 | ||
| + | fastboot erase bootloader-boot1 | ||
| − | + | fastboot reboot | |
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| − | + | Unplug and plug the power of Zero, lsusb should show the following: | |
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| + | Bus 002 Device 014: ID 1b8e:c003 Amlogic, Inc. GX-CHIP | ||
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| + | the eMMC is wiped and Zero is in maskrom mode now. You can [[zero/install/eMMC#Linux | install other OS to eMMC]] now. | ||
==== macOS ==== | ==== macOS ==== | ||
Revision as of 10:01, 14 September 2021
Radxa Zero > Installation > Install image to eMMC
Contents
How to install raw images 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. Currently Android images are released in amlupdate format but this may change in the future.
Requirement
- Radxa Zero
- USB A to C cable
- A PC/laptop running Windows, Linux/macOS.
Windows
Step 1: Install drivers
Download Zagdig, install it and choose libusb-win32, then click Install Driver.
Download the Android driver from Google:
Click here to download the Google USB Driver ZIP file (ZIP)
Unzip it and right click the .inf file to install the driver.
Step 2: Use RZ USB helper to erase eMMC and boot to USB disk mode
RZ USB helper is a tool by Radxa for Windows users to manage Radxa Zero booting easier. Download it from Radxa DL.
Press and hold the USB boot button on the Zero, plug in the USB to PC, Maskrom mode should be detected.
Select the loader in the RZ_USB_Boot_Helper zip and click Run.
Click Erase to erase the eMMC completely.
Now select the RZ USB disk loader.
Step 3: Use Etcher to write images to eMMC
Download the latest Etcher and install it.
Linux
For Linux, we use amlogic boot tool to download the bootloader and boot the Zero into the USB Disk mode to export the eMMC to host PC as a USB Disk, then we can use dd or other tools to write images to the USB Disk(eMMC).
Step 1: Install pyamlboot tool
sudo apt install pip3 sudo pip3 install pyamlboot
Step 2: Install fastboot
Nexus Tools is an installer for the Android SDK Platform Tools package, which includes ADB, Fastboot, and other applications. We use Nexus Tools to install fastboot.
bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/corbindavenport/nexus-tools/master/install.sh)
After it finishes,
which fastboot
should return you the install location.
Step 3: Boot into fastboot mode
Press and hold the USB boot button on Zero, plug in it to PC, lsusb should see the following:
Bus 002 Device 030: ID 1b8e:c003 Amlogic, Inc. GX-CHIP
Download the fastboot loader and run it on Zero
$ wget https://dl.radxa.com/zero/images/loader/factory-loader.img $ boot-g12.py factory-loader.img
It should output:
Firmware Version : ROM: 3.2 Stage: 0.0 Need Password: 0 Password OK: 1 Writing rz-fastboot-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]
Now lsusb should show the following device:
Bus 002 Device 016: ID 18d1:0d02 Google Inc. USB download gadget Serial: 1234567890
Step 4: Wipe the eMMC
fastboot devices 1234567890 fastboot
fastboot flashing unlock_critical fastboot flashing unlock fastboot erase bootloader fastboot erase bootloader-boot0 fastboot erase bootloader-boot1
fastboot reboot
Unplug and plug the power of Zero, lsusb should show the following:
Bus 002 Device 014: ID 1b8e:c003 Amlogic, Inc. GX-CHIP
the eMMC is wiped and Zero is in maskrom mode now. You can install other OS to eMMC now.