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To boot tiny210 development card via SD card, you need to use SD-Flasher to burn Superboot-210 into SD-card(located in "images/Superboot210.bin")<br>
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Superboot is capable of identifying SD card boot or Nand Flash boot, so it can be burn to SD card Nand Flash.
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==Burn BIOS based on WindowsXP==
 
==Burn BIOS based on WindowsXP==
 
Note: Some customer report that some SD reader build in Notebook can’t work, in this case, you can try to use the common USB reader.<br>
 
Note: Some customer report that some SD reader build in Notebook can’t work, in this case, you can try to use the common USB reader.<br>
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[[File:Mini6410 bios 4.jpg]]
 
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Superboot can’t be seen after its been burned in SD card. How can we detect it? Plug the SD card into the development board and set the switch S2 to “SDBOOT” side. After power-on, the flickering Led1 indicates the superboot working. If the LED1 doesn’t flash or no output show in serial monitor, it means the burning failed.
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==Burn BIOS based on Windows7==
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Step1: Run the SD-flasher.exe located in \tools\ in the CD-ROM, please note you need to run it as administrator.
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[[File:Mini6410 bios 5.jpg]]
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As the photo below, please note the ”Relayout” button is valid now. We will partition SD card via it so as to read or write safely.
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Step2: find the superboot located in CD:/images
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[[File:Mini6410 bios 6.jpg]]
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Step3: Put the FAT32 format SD card into SD card reader and backup the data in SD card. Then click “”Scan” the SD card founded in the list is not available.
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[[File:Mini6410 bios 7.jpg]]
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Step4:Click “ReLayout”, a message box pop up to prompt that the data in the SD card will lost. Click “Yes”, partition will start.
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[[File:Mini6410 bios 8.jpg]]
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After partitioning is finished, please back to SD-flasher interface and click ”Scan” . The of SD card listed is available now and the volume label is “FriendlyArm”.
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[[File:Mini6410 bios 9.jpg]]
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Step5: Click “Fuse”, Superboot will be burned to SD card unformatted section.
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[[File:Mini6410 bios 10.jpg]]
  
 
Superboot can’t be seen after its been burned in SD card. How can we detect it? Plug the SD card into the development board and set the switch S2 to “SDBOOT” side. After power-on, the flickering Led1 indicates the superboot working. If the LED1 doesn’t flash or no output show in serial monitor, it means the burning failed.
 
Superboot can’t be seen after its been burned in SD card. How can we detect it? Plug the SD card into the development board and set the switch S2 to “SDBOOT” side. After power-on, the flickering Led1 indicates the superboot working. If the LED1 doesn’t flash or no output show in serial monitor, it means the burning failed.

Latest revision as of 08:32, 6 July 2012

To boot tiny210 development card via SD card, you need to use SD-Flasher to burn Superboot-210 into SD-card(located in "images/Superboot210.bin")

Superboot is capable of identifying SD card boot or Nand Flash boot, so it can be burn to SD card Nand Flash.

Burn BIOS based on WindowsXP

Note: Some customer report that some SD reader build in Notebook can’t work, in this case, you can try to use the common USB reader.

in addition, SD-Flasher will partition 130M for free space at least, as a result , some SD card less that 256M can’t work, we recommend the 4GB SD card at least, because the image file is quite large.

Step1;Run the SD-flasher.exe located in \tools\ in the CD-ROM, please note the “Relayout” and “Reformat” button is invalid, we disable the function in windows XP.

Mini6410 bios 1.jpg

Step2: find the superboot located in CD:/images

Mini6410 bios 2.jpg

Step3: Put the FAT32 format SD card in SD card reader, then click “Scan”, the SD card founded will be listed.

Mini6410 bios 3.jpg

Step4:Click “Fuse”, the superboot will be burned in SD card.

Mini6410 bios 4.jpg

Superboot can’t be seen after its been burned in SD card. How can we detect it? Plug the SD card into the development board and set the switch S2 to “SDBOOT” side. After power-on, the flickering Led1 indicates the superboot working. If the LED1 doesn’t flash or no output show in serial monitor, it means the burning failed.

Burn BIOS based on Windows7

Step1: Run the SD-flasher.exe located in \tools\ in the CD-ROM, please note you need to run it as administrator.

Mini6410 bios 5.jpg

As the photo below, please note the ”Relayout” button is valid now. We will partition SD card via it so as to read or write safely.

Step2: find the superboot located in CD:/images

Mini6410 bios 6.jpg

Step3: Put the FAT32 format SD card into SD card reader and backup the data in SD card. Then click “”Scan” the SD card founded in the list is not available.

Mini6410 bios 7.jpg

Step4:Click “ReLayout”, a message box pop up to prompt that the data in the SD card will lost. Click “Yes”, partition will start.

Mini6410 bios 8.jpg

After partitioning is finished, please back to SD-flasher interface and click ”Scan” . The of SD card listed is available now and the volume label is “FriendlyArm”.

Mini6410 bios 9.jpg

Step5: Click “Fuse”, Superboot will be burned to SD card unformatted section.

Mini6410 bios 10.jpg

Superboot can’t be seen after its been burned in SD card. How can we detect it? Plug the SD card into the development board and set the switch S2 to “SDBOOT” side. After power-on, the flickering Led1 indicates the superboot working. If the LED1 doesn’t flash or no output show in serial monitor, it means the burning failed.