How to install Android on eMMC - TheMediocritist/RadxaZero_Experiments GitHub Wiki

1] Install AML Flash Tool

Download from GitHub

git clone https://github.com/radxa/aml-flash-tool.git

Install the flash tool and dependencies

cd aml-flash-tool
./INSTALL.sh

2] Download Android image.

• Official Radxa image: https://dl.radxa.com/zero/images/android/
• monkaBlyat's image: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FJ3kSpVpa-3YhfoykdoDTFwMDDnHPnKH/view?usp=sharing

3] Power up Radxa Zero in USB Boot mode.

Disconnect any hub and HDMI. Disconnect Zero. Press and hold (for a few seconds) USB boot button while reconnecting.

Check that the Zero is in usb boot/maskrom mode:

lsusb

You should see:

Bus 001 Device 052: ID 1b8e:c003 Amlogic, Inc. USB DEVICE

4] Flash the image to Zero eMMC:

aml-flash-tool.sh path_to_amlupdate_img/img_file

eg.

aml-flash-tool.sh ../Downloads/android_9_radxa_zero_twrp_magisk.img

If successful you'll see:

Unpacking image [OK]
Initializing ddr ........[OK]
Running u-boot ........[OK]
Create partitions [OK]
Writing device tree [OK]
Writing bootloader [OK]
Wiping  data partition [OK]
Wiping  cache partition [OK]
Writing boot partition [OK]
Writing dtbo partition [OK]
Writing logo partition [OK]
Writing odm partition [OK]
Writing product partition [OK]
Writing recovery partition [OK]
Writing system partition [OK]
Writing vbmeta partition [OK]
Writing vendor partition [OK]
Resetting board [OK]

You can now reboot the Zero and it will boot to Android.