Using the prebuilt image

Instructions for using the prebuilt U-Boot image are as follows: Note: the disk images have been created for a 16GB SD card; please use a card that is 16GB or larger.

  1. Get the prebuilt disk image from the maaxboard-prebuilt repository, either by cloning the entire repository, or by using the direct link here.

    Note: the images are compressed as zip files in order to reduce their size (compressed size ~15MB, uncompressed size ~15GB), and will need to be uncompressed using a suitable utility before use.

  2. Once you have downloaded the image you will need to use a utility for flashing images to external drives. The rest of this section assumes that you will use Etcher; see the Host Setup section for more details.

  3. Insert the SD card you wish to flash, and open Etcher. etcher-default

  4. Select Flash from file, and navigate to and select the image file you wish to flash. Then click open. etcher-img-select

  5. Click select target and select the drive you wish to flash, taking care to choose the right drive. etcher-drive-select

  6. Then finally click ‘Flash!’ to flash the image. This may take a significant time (e.g. 25 minutes). etcher-ready-to-flash Flashing in progress: etcher-flashing After Etcher has flashed the disk, it will validate the disk: etcher-validation

  7. Once flashing is complete, the SD card is ready for use in the MaaXBoard for booting as far as the U-Boot bootloader.