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2022/08/18 19:32

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Radxa Zero

Batocera.linux - Wiki - https://wiki.batocera.org/

This involves editing the eMMC, however only the bootloader will be flashed onto it. Batocera in its
entirety will be flashed onto the micro-SD card.

Flash Batocera

 onto the micro-SD card using an external reader.

1.

Connect the Radxa Zero to the computer via 

USB2/PWR

 OTG USB-C port (can use a USB-C-to-

2.

USB-C or USB-C-to-full-sized USB-A cable). This is the port closest to the corner.
Press the USB button underneath the board.

3.

Flash to micro-SD card using Linux

Install 

python3-pip

 for your distribution.

1.

Run the following:

2.

sudo pip3 install pyamlboot

wget https://dl.radxa.com/zero/images/loader/factory-loader.img
sudo boot-g12.py factory-loader.img
sudo fastboot flashing unlock_critical
sudo fastboot flashing unlock

wget https://dl.radxa.com/zero/images/loader/rz-fastboot-loader.bin
sudo boot-g12.py rz-fastboot-loader.bin
sudo fastboot erase bootloader
sudo fastboot erase 0
sudo fastboot erase 1

wget https://dl.radxa.com/zero/images/loader/rz-udisk-loader.bin
sudo boot-g12.py rz-udisk-loader.bin

wget https://dl.radxa.com/zero/images/loader/u-boot.bin
sudo dd if=u-boot.bin of=/dev/sdx bs=512 seek=1

Reboot the Radxa to get into Batocera. 

3.

(Optional) Remove the downloaded files if you never intend to flash again.

4.

Flash to micro-SD card using Windows

Ensure 

Python 3

 is installed with the PIP3 module (check with 

pip3 version

 while inside an

1.

interactive Python environment) and accessible in your command prompt from any directory.

You may have to install the driver using 

Zadig

:

Install and run Zadig.

1.

Confirm that the device is 

GX-CHIP

 and that its USB ID is 

1B8E:C003

.

2.

Choose libusb-win32 as the driver and install it.

3.

Download 

Google's Windows Android driver

.

4.

Right-click 

android_winusb.inf

 and click Install.

5.

Download and extract 

Android MTK's Minimal ADB and Fastboot Tool for Windows

.

2.

Navigate to the 

platform tools

 folder. With the default install location, it should be at

3.

C:\Program Files\Minimal ADB and Fastboot\platform tools\

.

Download the following files into that folder:

4.

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