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Flash to eMMC?
Barugon
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04-27-2022, 12:35 PM
Is it possible to flash an image to eMMC without having to remove the module? Does Tow-Boot have any functionality that would help here?
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04-27-2022, 01:29 PM
(04-27-2022, 12:35 PM)Barugon Wrote: Is it possible to flash an image to eMMC without having to remove the module? Does Tow-Boot have any functionality that would help here?

No problem - just do it from an SDcard. You need to disable the eMMC during initial boot phase if it has something bootable on it as per the wiki.
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04-27-2022, 02:46 PM (This post was last modified: 04-27-2022, 02:47 PM by Barugon.)
(04-27-2022, 01:29 PM)dukla2000 Wrote: No problem - just do it from an SDcard. You need to disable the eMMC during initial boot phase if it has something bootable on it as per the wiki.

So, I would need a bootable OS on the SD in order to DD to eMMC.
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04-27-2022, 02:59 PM
Yes
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04-27-2022, 03:10 PM
I'm using this case and I would need to extract the board from it in order to press that button anyway, so I guess removing the eMMC is the more straightforward approach.
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