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Radxa Zero
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Radxa Zero
Supported since Batocera v33, this little chip is a micro-powerhouse!
The Radxa Zero comes with a u-boot from the factory that does not allow booting off the micro-SD
card, so it is recommended instead to install Batocera to the eMMC storage. Incidentally, this means
you can reserve the eMMC entirely for Batocera while using a larger micro-SD card to act as your
userdata partition. Organization!
You will need a computer with Python 3 (including PIP3) installed.
Flash Batocera to the Radxa Zero's eMMC
Remove any Micro-SD card that you might have in the Radxa Zero.
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Connect the Radxa Zero to the computer via
USB2/PWR
OTG USB-C port (can use a USB-C to
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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. The Radxa is now attempting to connect to your
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computer as a USB gadget (OTG).
Download the latest nightly build of Batocera (despite its name, it's pretty stable):
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https://batocera.org/users/liberodark/nightly/radxa/batocera-s905gen2-33-20210929.img.gz
Flash onto eMMC using Linux
Install
python3-pip
for your distribution.
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Run the following:
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sudo pip3 install pyamlboot
wget https://dl.radxa.com/zero/images/loader/rz-udisk-loader.bin
sudo boot-g12.py rz-udisk-loader.bin
Check
lsusb
, you should now have a device that reads
Bus 001 Device 082: ID
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1b8e:2200 Amlogic, Inc.
Run
lsblk
or
blkid
to discover the mount point of your Radxa Zero (it is now acting like an
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ordinary USB storage device).
Run the following:
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