Rock/SD booting
Contents
SD booting This chapter introduces how to boot android(linux will be supported late) from sdcard.
Preparation
1. a sdcard (4G at least) 2. a sdcard reader 3. Windows System ( the tool to make upgrade disk is exe format)
Get the boot_sdcard_image
The Image is just modified for upgrading android from sdcard. you can download from here http://dl.radxa.com/rock/images/android/Boot_android_from_sdcard/radxa_rock_android_boot_sdcard_140316_update.zip and then unzip it.
Make the Boot Disk under Windows
1. Download the tool to make upgrade disk and unzip it
http://dl.radxa.com/rock/tools/windows/SD_Firmware_Tool.zip
2. Insert the reader to pc and insert the sdcard to reader
3. Find SD_Fireware_Tool.exe under SD_Fireware_Tool and click it. See PIC_1
4. Select the insert sdcard under "Choose removable disk" Item. See PIC_1
5. Select "SD Boot" (Note:Select only this item). See PIC_1
6. Click "Firmware" button to choose the image just download and unzip.See PIC_1
7. Click "Create" to begin. when complete, there will be a dialog to tell you success
File:Boot disk 1.jpg PIC_1
Boot system from sdcard
1. Power off the RR 2. Insert the sdcard 3. Power on the RR, the process starts and the process likes the android system first boot.