In order to boot Armbian from VIM3 with pre-flashed OS on eMMC you need to: Download Khadas Rescue tool for VIM3 and flash it to a spare SD card Insert SD card, attach USB keyboard + monitor or a serial console and boot into Khadas Rescue Tool Choose: Advanced -> eMMC -> Fast erase. Go …
If you have variant with LCD display – here you can download driver. Important: To be able to boot clean Armbian mainline based u-boot / kernel experiences, you need to remove incompatible Petitboot loader that is shipped with the board. Try one of the following methods: Bootloader Bypass Method This is now the preferred method. …
Serial console: Blue color line: Tool Pin TXD, orange color: Tool Pin RXD, black: Tool Pin GND
To be able to boot Armbian SD card image and install Armbian to eMMC, use one of the methods to boot into upgrade mode. If you have most recent board revision (1.4 ->) then you only need to quickly press the function key (middle) 3 times in 2 seconds. Release and boot will proceed from …
In case you are experiencing reboot troubles, make sure to update u-boot. How? Run this command as root: nand-sata-install -> “Update bootloader”
SPI bootloader update: Download the firmware file (.bin) and update script (.scr). Insert USB drive or card reader that is formatted as FAT32 or EXT2/3/4. Copy the firmware file and update script to the device. Rename the .scr file to “boot.scr” without quotes. Eject the drive from your computer and plug it into La Frite. …
Reboot is not fully stabilised yet. Sometimes it hangs at and you need to power cycle On modern kernels adding “video=HDMI-A-1:1920x1080M@60D” to boot /boot/armbianEnv.txt (extraargs=) should force HDMI to 1080p instead of the 4K native resolution.
can be picky for SD card type/brand
temperature readings are wrong. In reality, they are 15-20° lower eMMC booting is not supported
no HDMI output (serial console only) no USB hotplugging, power the board with USB device is needed eMMC not supported picky on SD card brand (known to work well)