Boot from SD

[cs918s]

I see some characters at the filename I don't like... e.g. the blank between . and img?????
But I'm actually downloading the Linux image and will try it....

So I did and so I renamed the file name but got err again and again
So I'll try to download Linux img again

But what ever what happened it is a great way
Now I can test any ROMs without losing my own using ROM
and can even make a different SD Cards ROMs for a different ROMs
Just hopping Linux will work to be perfect

Thank you

[Moulin1980]

cs918s, have you try with sd or usb ( 16 Gb/ 32 Gb ) ?

[cs918s]

cs918s, have you try with sd or usb ( 16 Gb/ 32 Gb ) ?

Sandisk class 10 SD Card 32 GB

[cs918s]

Some thing strange happened
Previously I got 47094 with Finless 1.1 in normal way install ROM in antutu
Now with SD Card ROM I got higher 49989

[no_spam_for_me]

Linux

OK, no way with Linux (at the moment?)...
With or without blanks at filename/path, with 3.09 or 3.10 and also after a reboot I got always the same Error:

Maybe because of different partition-layout????

[2015/1/6 19:17:19] Device OK, the size of the device is 30588 M.
[2015/1/6 19:17:29] Formatting the card...
[2015/1/6 19:17:38] Start Burning...
[2015/1/6 19:17:38] [pheonix card_00]Burn Sucess
[2015/1/6 19:17:39] [pheonix card_10]Burn Sucess
[2015/1/6 19:17:40] [MBR]Burn Sucess
[2015/1/6 19:17:44] [bootloader]Burn Sucess
[2015/1/6 19:17:44] [env]Burn Sucess
[2015/1/6 19:17:47] [boot]Burn Sucess

[no_spam_for_me]

Some thing strange happened
Previously I got 47094 with Finless 1.1 in normal way install ROM in antutu
Now with SD Card ROM I got higher 49989

Maybe the SD is faster then the eMMC/NAND...

[vider]

This is very exciting.
Less of a need for TWRP now, since you really won't have to back up your current ROM to test a new ROM.

I can't wait for a new ROM to test.

Thanks for this info.

[cs918s]

This is very exciting.
Less of a need for TWRP now, since you really won't have to back up your current ROM to test a new ROM.

I can't wait for a new ROM to test.

Thanks for this info.

Here is alot and updated

http://pan.baidu.com/wap/share/home?uk=2923110658

[cs918s]

OK, no way with Linux (at the moment?)...
With or without blanks at filename/path, with 3.09 or 3.10 and also after a reboot I got always the same Error:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]9651[/ATTACH]
Maybe because of different partition-layout????

[2015/1/6 19:17:19] Device OK, the size of the device is 30588 M.
[2015/1/6 19:17:29] Formatting the card...
[2015/1/6 19:17:38] Start Burning...
[2015/1/6 19:17:38] [pheonix card_00]Burn Sucess
[2015/1/6 19:17:39] [pheonix card_10]Burn Sucess
[2015/1/6 19:17:40] [MBR]Burn Sucess
[2015/1/6 19:17:44] [bootloader]Burn Sucess
[2015/1/6 19:17:44] [env]Burn Sucess
[2015/1/6 19:17:47] [boot]Burn Sucess

100% Like me and at the same step

[deadhp1]

I've actually been messing around with this for over a week.
I managed to get ubuntu burned to an 8GB sd card.

First I was using the sdk and finally got it to build properly, and packed it into a livesuit image. I used phoenixcard to burn the sdk linux image in startup mode and it was successful!

I went further and unpacked the image from the sdk and the 20141230 ubuntu image. I figured out that by swapping the little rootfs.fex and rootfs.fex.iso from the sdk image to the 20141230 ubuntu image that it would burn. So I imagine it is a problem with partitioning and the size of the rootfs.
At the point the 8GB card I made would boot only to the splash screen and the kernel image.
I read through the .fex files with a hex editor and found that the rootfs.fex is written to the 7th partition, so I used dd to write rootfs.fex to /dev/sdb7. Now it boots from my sd card.

I made a dd backup of my 8GB card, so if anyone wants it I wrote up a quick post on armtvtech.

http://www.armtvtech.com/armtvtechforum/viewtopic.php?f=578&t=79707

I've also been experimenting with other ways to boot from the sd card.
So far I've figured out where to write boot0_sdcard.fex and u-boot.fex, but I'm still working on where everything else goes, but it can at least boot to the first splash screen.

[BeReal]

Hi. I'm a new member, and I've been reading the forums a lot lately. I haven't received my Draco AW80 from Geekbuying yet but that hasn't stopped my from trying to learn as much as I can before it arrives. I'm just wondering what are the downside to booting from the SD?

Thank You

[trebor]

Message Number 4 this thread last bit,
To date no downside at all.

Cheers

[otisrhw]

Loving it!😂

[BeReal]

Message Number 4 this thread last bit,
To date no downside at all.

Cheers

Hey, thanks for the reply, I appreciate it. I read msg #4

"Arrr This has got my attention!! So are you saying that i could flash a rom to a sd card by selecting (Startup) instead of (Product) & once its inserted in to the draco it will boot from sd card :-) leaving the orignal system rom intact on the device..so if i was to eject the sd card it will then boot the orignal system rom..Or have i miss understood you."

I hope the one I have quoted was the one you were referring to, if not I'm sorry. But I was basically wondering if things like booting up, or read and write speeds would be slower due to the SD card?

Thanks Again

[trebor]

Should have mentioned #5 also
Yep answer is also here read number #21....
Also the type of card you use may have some effect message number #2

Its all new and just found recently (less than 24 hours) at the time of writing
Give it a week or so but it is looking good
Real good..

Cheers

Hey, thanks for the reply, I appreciate it. I read msg #4

"Arrr This has got my attention!! So are you saying that i could flash a rom to a sd card by selecting (Startup) instead of (Product) & once its inserted in to the draco it will boot from sd card :-) leaving the orignal system rom intact on the device..so if i was to eject the sd card it will then boot the orignal system rom..Or have i miss understood you."

I hope the one I have quoted was the one you were referring to, if not I'm sorry. But I was basically wondering if things like booting up, or read and write speeds would be slower due to the SD card?

Thanks Again