Install the system on the EMMC Module (Only for ROCK 5B)
File download
Please go to download to download system and loader file.
eMMC Module Preparation
Insert eMMC Module into eMMC Reader, and then Insert Reader into PC's USB Port
For on-board eMMC, please refer to USB Flashing section
Flash the image
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-2.1.4.Setup.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_2.1.4_amd64.deb. Once the download is complete, please install it by executing the following command in the terminal:
sudo dpkg -i balena-etcher_2.1.4_amd64.deb
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Open Etcher
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Flash from fileto select the image to write to.
The downloaded system image is in compressed format. You must decompress it first before using Balena Etcher for image flashing.
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Select targetto select the device, please select carefully.
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Flash!Start writing and wait for the write progress bar to complete.
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When writing the image successfully, Etcher will display
Flash Complete!.
If there is an error in flashing, please try again.
Boot System
After successfully flashing the eMMC Module using the previous steps, insert the eMMC Module into the eMMC Module slot (as shown in the image below). Then, power on the device. The power indicator light will display a solid green color, indicating the system has started booting up. Once the normal startup process completes, the indicator light will begin blinking. After a short period of time, the HDMI output will display the desktop.
Login System
After the system boots up, log in using the radxa account with the password radxa.
The entire process lasts about 40 seconds from powering on the system to booting it up and then to the system desktop.