Installing the System to a MicroSD Card
File Download
Please go to the Image Download Page to download the corresponding operating system image.
MicroSD Card Preparation
Insert the MicroSD card into an SD card reader, then plug the reader into a USB port on your PC.
Image Flashing
Balena Etcher is a cross-platform and user friendly image file burning tool that we recommend you use.
- Download Etcher and install it.
- Windows
- Linux
Please download balenaEtcher-Setup-1.18.11.exe After the download is complete, there is no need to perform any additional actions. After downloading, you can double click it to open it without any additional operation.
Please download balena-etcher_1.18.11_amd64.deb. Once the download is complete, please install it by executing the following command in the terminal:
sudo dpkg -i balena-etcher_1.18.11_amd64.deb
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Open Etcher
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Open Etcher and click
Flash from file
to select the image to write to. -
Click
Select target
to select the device, please select carefully. -
Click
Flash!
Start writing and wait for the write progress bar to complete. -
When writing the image successfully, Etcher will display
Flash Complete!
.
If there is an error in flashing, please try again.
Starting the System
After successfully flashing the MicroSD Card following the steps above, insert the MicroSD Card into the MicroSD Card slot (the SD card slot is shown on the right side of the image below), then power on the device. The system will begin to boot and the power indicator light will start flashing.

Logging into the System
If you're booting with a Debian system, the default username is radxa and the password is radxa.
If you're booting with an iStoreOS system, the default username is root and the password is password.