Flashing the System onto M2WE Using a TF Card

Important Warning

• FLY-FAST system does not support migration to M2WE using this method!
• This operation will flash a completely new system image onto the M2WE, not migrate the system, and will erase all data on the device.

Preparation

Before you begin, please ensure you have the following items:

1. M2WE: The product that needs to have the image flashed.
2. TF Card: Capacity not less than 16GB, high-speed card is recommended.
3. FLY Host Machine: A host machine compatible with M2WE.
4. System Image: A pre-downloaded M2WE-specific system image file.
5. Ethernet Cable (Recommended): For connecting the host machine to the router to ensure a stable network connection.
6. SSH Tool: MobaXterm, used to connect to the host machine and execute commands.

Operating Steps

Step 1: Download the System Image

1. Visit the official FLYOS download page:
   • Click to enter the system download page
2. Click the Download File button on the page.
   
3. In the pop-up Select Download File interface:
   • Select the system version corresponding to your host machine from the Chip Type dropdown menu.
   
4. Based on your preference, choose to download the image file in either 7Z (compressed package) or EXE (Windows installer) format.
5. After downloading, extract the file to obtain the final .img format image file.

Step 2: Connect via SSH and Upload the Image

1. Connect the host machine to the router using an Ethernet cable.
2. Open MobaXterm or another SSH tool and connect to your host machine over the network.
3. Directly drag and drop the system image file prepared in Step 1 (e.g., FlyOS-Fast-H618-v1.3.2.img) into the /data/ directory in the file browser area of MobaXterm, and wait for the upload to complete.
   

Step 3: Identify the TF Card Device

1. In the SSH terminal, execute the following command to view all storage devices:

   lsblk

   
2. Locate the device corresponding to the M2WE based on its capacity (usually between 14GB to 16GB), the default is /dev/mmcblk1. Please ensure the device name is correct, otherwise it may cause data loss.

Step 4: Perform the Flashing Process

1. Execute the following command to start flashing (please replace the image filename and device name in the command with the actual names you are using):

   dd if=/data/your_system_image_filename.img of=/dev/your_tf_card_device_name bs=4M status=progress

   Example:

   dd if=/data/FlyOS-Fast-H618-v1.3.2.img of=/dev/mmcblk1 bs=4M status=progress

   
2. Patiently wait for the flashing to complete until the terminal indicates that the process is finished and returns to the command prompt. Progress information will be displayed during the process.
   

Step 5: Finalize the Setup

1. After flashing is complete, execute the shutdown command to safely power off the host machine:

   poweroff

2. Remove the TF card from the host machine.
3. Power on the device again, and it will now boot into the new system.