• Check OOWOW Images Compatibles
• Format USB-flash as oowow dump storage
• OOWOW Online Scripts
• OOWOW Backup User Storage
• OOWOW Automate OS Upgrade
• Edge OOWOW bootup fail
• OOWOW create dump partition
• OOWOW auto-install disk
• Backup Image size optimization

VIM1S

curl -L http://dl.khadas.com/products/oowow/system/vim1s-oowow-latest-sd.img.gz \
| gzip -dc | dd conv=fsync,notrunc of=/dev/sdX

VIM1

curl -L http://dl.khadas.com/products/oowow/system/vim2-oowow-latest-sd.img.gz \
| gzip -dc | dd conv=fsync,notrunc of=/dev/sdX

VIM2

curl -L http://dl.khadas.com/products/oowow/system/vim2-oowow-latest-sd.img.gz \
| gzip -dc | dd conv=fsync,notrunc of=/dev/sdX

VIM3

curl -L http://dl.khadas.com/products/oowow/system/vim3-oowow-latest-sd.img.gz \
| gzip -dc | dd conv=fsync,notrunc of=/dev/sdX

VIM3L

curl -L http://dl.khadas.com/products/oowow/system/vim3l-oowow-latest-sd.img.gz \
| gzip -dc | dd conv=fsync,notrunc of=/dev/sdX

VIM4

curl -L http://dl.khadas.com/products/oowow/system/vim4-oowow-latest-sd.img.gz \
| gzip -dc | dd conv=fsync,notrunc of=/dev/sdX

Edge

curl -L http://dl.khadas.com/products/oowow/system/edge-oowow-latest-sd.img.gz \
| gzip -dc | dd conv=fsync,notrunc of=/dev/sdX

check latest oowow sd image

curl -s -I http://dl.khadas.com/products/oowow/system/${BOARD}-oowow-latest-sd.img.gz | grep Location:

BOARD := [ edge | edge2 | vim1 | vim1s | vim2 | vim3 | vim3l | vim4 ]

check latest oowow sd image version for vim3 example

~$ curl -s -I http://dl.khadas.com/products/oowow/system/vim3-oowow-latest-sd.img.gz | grep Location:
 
Location: http://dl.khadas.com/products/oowow/system/versions/vim3/vim3-oowow-230227.000-sd.img.gz

if Boot OOWOW doesn't works via hold FUNCTION and short press RESET

• manualy-restore-oowow-spi-flash-firmware
• boot-up-oowow-from-sd-card

For same cases if OOWOW can't bootup automaticly or via special button shortcuts

• download XXX-oowow-latest-spi-upgrade-sd.img.gz from http://dl.khadas.com/products/oowow/system
• write image XXX-oowow-latest-spi-upgrade-sd.img.gz to SD-card
• boot-up from SD-card and wait upgrade process will be complited
• remove SD-card and reboot device

Edge2 restore OOWOW another way

This method can be useful if we stay offline, or emergency update, restore, fix our SPI system.

We need just boot oowow from any source like sd / usb / eMMC / SPI

write oowow to SPI flash example

root@OOWOW:/# gzip -dc /tmp/vim3l-oowow-241211.000-spi.img.gz | spi_update
[i] spiupdate => /dev/mtdblock0 (16777216 - 4096)
###  all blks wrtd same
096 3936 4096 0361 3575
SPI flash update DONE
 
root@OOWOW:/# spi off && mmc on

For same cases if embedded OOWOW can't bootup from SPI-Flash. OOWOW can be started from SD-card anytime.

• download XXX-oowow-latest-sd.img.gz from http://dl.khadas.com/products/oowow/system/
• write image XXX-oowow-latest-sd.img.gz to SD-card
• boot-up from SD-card

• copy your OS image into any removable storage SD / USB Flash , etc (formatted by exfat or ext2/3/4 or fat)
• start OOWOW by press FUNCTION + RESET
• exit from wizard
• plug removable storage with OS image
• choose this image to write by menu → Write image to eMMC and up to .. mounts

All devices have on-board Wi-Fi module, also can used for for Internet access.

• Configure Wi-Fi connection one time / automaticly will be used next time
• or can use easy-wi-fi mode

OOWOW easily can used without display and keyboards.

• easy-wi-fi
• hotspot

OOWOW easily can controlled by smatphone

• easy-wi-fi
• hotspot
• hotspot-qr-code
• web-access-qr-code

• copy your OS image into any removable storage SD / USB Flash , etc (formatted by exfat or ext2/3/4 or fat)
• start oowow by press FUNCTION + RESET
• exit from wizard
• plug removable storage with OS image
• choose this image to write by menu → Write image to eMMC and up to .. mounts