Alternative Flash Method

[Zahir]

@Zahir, thanks, I just use your info to flash Finless

Cheers!

[frhdt007]

@Zahir, thanks, I just use your info to flash Finless

[trebor]

Not sure the speed of card but its a new Samsung Evo micro in an adapter.
Real easy to use that other phoenix usb thing mucks up my usb ports for what ever reason.

Cheers

[Zahir]

Excellent find Zahir

Finless 1.1 only a couple of minutes to Create
about same amount of time to Write to Draco with progress bar

Thank You

Good to see you around again, Trebor, that's one fast SD card you've got there...

[trebor]

You get an on screen indication of when its done.
Yes i used this with the new Finless 1.1

So once on the card, you just plug the device power in and wait about 8 minutes for it to update the firmware? Thats it? I can use this method with the Finless 1.1 image?

[freakdave]

You don't have to flash the box via your PC, USB cable, reset button and Phoenix Suite.

You can also a) write the stock factory image to an SD card with PhoenixCard V309, b) insert the SD card and then power cycle the box. It'll boot the image and flash it straight to nand memory. No cable, no reset required.

Image to SD card = 7 - 8 minutes
SD card to nand memory = 8 minutes

Not the fastest route, perhaps, but avoids possible issues with drivers, USB and the burning tool.

I've uploaded PhoenixCard here (new link):

https://mega.co.nz/#!MQs01byL!nIIT17MiQCpH7L34WDyd16KE76nDpet_oyxzibo-L6U

The link below summarizes this "Production SD Card Method". Just make sure the "Product" option is checked before writing the image to SD card.

http://learn.linksprite.com/pcduino/quick-start/pcduino8/re-flash-android-image-to-pcduino8-beta/

Note: with our board, you do get a helpful on-screen progress bar during the flashing stage.

So once on the card, you just plug the device power in and wait about 8 minutes for it to update the firmware? Thats it? I can use this method with the Finless 1.1 image?

[trebor]

Excellent

Excellent find Zahir

Finless 1.1 only a couple of minutes to Create
about same amount of time to Write to Draco with progress bar

Thank You

You don't have to flash the box via your PC, USB cable, reset button and Phoenix Suite.
Note: with our board, you do get a helpful on-screen progress bar during the flashing stage.

[Zahir]

actually to be honest thats how i discovered freaktab 1.5 years ago due to that issue

We're all very happy you did find your way here - for whatever reason.

[Zahir]

Good to know it can be speeded up. Not sure I'd invest in a super-duper SD card for the occasional flash, but others very well may.

[no_spam_for_me]

:
Image to SD card = 7 - 8 minutes
SD card to nand memory = 8 minutes
:

It depends on the card:
ADATA Premier microSDHC Class 10 UHS-I U1 8GB

USB2.0-HUB-Reader (Spec Version 2.00)
CrystalDiskMark 3.0.1
           Sequential Read :    18.465 MB/s
          Sequential Write :    12.368 MB/s

PC => 2:30
Draco => 3:05

I don't know what's the bottleneck but seems to be a 'Spec Version 2.00' reader at the Draco...

[JustMe]

actually to be honest thats how i discovered freaktab 1.5 years ago due to that issue

[JustMe]

I put this on the FreakTab server as a mirror.

http://www.freak-tab.de/finless/phoenix_card_v309.zip

Bob

well done I forgot about that one , I used that method for the a10's i have 2 sitting here which i bought while back , but have not used due to me being novice back then forgot to save teh remote conf and lost the ir remote , i did post on forum while back but never got any repliers for the XYTV A15 player with a10 which i would still like a remote ir fiel for it still

well done Zahir, I think you have many hidden talents not exposed yet just like Finless

[Finless]

I put this on the FreakTab server as a mirror.

http://www.freak-tab.de/finless/phoenix_card_v309.zip

Bob

[Zahir]

(New) link back up in my original post.

[aeolous]

Link updated