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Install Android System

Requirements​

  • Radxa NIO 12L
  • A computer or laptop (Windows or Linux)
  • A USB data cable
  • NIO 12L Android image

Tools​

Linux:

Flash Tool for Linux

Windows:

Flash Tool for Windows

Driver For Windows

Installation steps​

Install System under Linux (Ubuntu) (PC)​

  1. Download and Unzip the Flash Tool(See Tools part), find and run the FlashToolSelector file
$ mkdir mtk-tool
$ unzip SP_Flash_Tool_Selector_exe_Linux_v1.2152.00.100.zip -d mtk-tool
$ cd mtk-tool/SP_Flash_Tool_Selector_exe_Linux_v1.2152.00.100
$ ./FlashToolSelector

You can also find and double-click the FlashToolSelector file in the file viewer

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  1. Unzip the Android image, use the Flash Tool to find the MT8195_Android_scatter.xml file in the Android image and open it
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  1. Click the Download button.
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  1. Connect the PC's USB Port to the NIO 12L's '''Type C Port'''. Then the downloading will begin
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  1. After Downloading is completed, remove the USB Type-C cable, power on the board to start system Note: Please Keep Pressing the POWER Button until the system boot up, just like turning on a phone
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Install System under Windows (PC)​

  1. Unzip and install the MediaTek Windows driver (See Tools Part)

  2. Unzip the Flash Tool (See Tools Part), find and execute the FlashToolSelector file

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  1. Unzip the Android image, use the Flash Tool to find the MT8195_Android_scatter.xml file in the Android image and open it
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  1. Click the Download button.
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  1. Connect the PC's USB Port to the NIO 12L's '''Type C Port'''. Then the downloading will begin
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  1. After Downloading is completed, remove the USB Type-C cable, power on the board to start system Note:Please Keep Pressing the POWER Button until the system boot up, just like turning on a phone
mtk power on

Note​

  • Choose “Format All + Download”, if Ethernet MAC address were set previously, after this action Ethernet MAC address will be format
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  • If the download process doesn't start, then press the physical '''Download Key''' on your NIO 12L and then Plug in the DC power supply in the '''Type C DC''' port Once the progress bar appears in the Flash Tool and it starts running, release the '''Download Key'''
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