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How to completely erase the Radxa Zero eMMC
This guide describes how to completely erase Radxa Zero eMMC. Since we are running different image, Android or multiple Linux distribution on the Zero, these images uses different bootloader version or boot sequence. It's better to erase the eMMC completely and leave a clean environment before installing new images to eMMC.
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
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.
