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All VIM series boards have onboard eMMC storage, so you can install the OS into the eMMC using the USB upgrade tool.
Dowload the USB Upgrade Tool and extract it to somewhere.
V3\Driver
and double click dpscat.exe
to install.Please note there is no GUI display.V3\Driver
and double click dpinst64.exe
to install.Aml_Burn_Tool.exe
to open the USB upgrade toolSetup–>Load Image
, then choose an OS image for your board.Start
button and wait for process to complete.<note info>
Stop
button, then close the USB Upgrade Tool. Note that the eMMC may already have been completely erased if you went past the 15% mark.dpinst32.exe
when installing the driver.</note>
<note warn>
Tools were verified to function properly on Ubuntu only, we make no guarantees for other Linux distributions!
</note>
$ sudo apt-get install libusb-dev git parted
Image burning tool for Ubuntu is in this repository utils.
$ git clone https://github.com/khadas/utils
Or just pull it (if you have already cloned this repository).
$ cd /path/to/utils $ git pull
You need to install USB rules and create some links.
$ cd /path/to/utils $ sudo ./INSTALL
You will see this print-out if it was successful.
Installing Amlogic flash-tool... =============================================== Host PC: Ubuntu 16.04 =============================================== Installing USB rules... [sudo] password for User: Installing flash-tool... Done! Installing Rockchip flash-tool... =============================================== Host PC: Ubuntu 16.04 =============================================== Installing USB rules... Installing flash-tool... Done! Installing Khadas burn-tool... Done!
Root privilege is required.
You must now place your board into `Upgrade Mode`. See [how to enter upgrade mode](BootIntoUpgradeMode.html). Check to see if Ubuntu has detected your board as an attached USB-device.
$ lsusb | grep Amlogic BUS 002 Device 036: ID 1b8e:c003 Amlogic, Inc.
The message above means that your board is connected and recogized by Ubuntu.
$ aml-burn-tool -i /path/to/image
You will see these teminal logs if successful.
Rebooting the board ........[OK] Unpacking image [OK] Initializing ddr ........[OK] Running u-boot ........[OK] Create partitions [OK] Writing device tree [OK] Writing bootloader [OK] Wiping data partition [OK] Wiping cache partition [OK] Writing boot partition [OK] Writing data partition [OK] Writing logo partition [OK] Writing system partition [OK] Do you want to reset the board? y/n [n]? y Resetting board [OK]
$ aml-burn-tool -b VIM4 -i /path/to/image
For more information please refer to [docs](https://github.com/khadas/utils/tree/master/aml-flash-tool/docs).
$ cd /path/to/utils $ sudo ./UNINSTALL
* [Boot into Upgrade Mode](BootIntoUpgradeMode.html)
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