System Image Flashing

Preparation

1. Complete the System Download from the previous page.

2. Download a flashing tool. This tutorial will use Rufus as an example. Other tools such as Etcher or Win32 Disk Imager can also be used.

   • Rufus download link: Click to download Chinese or Click to download English (Windows only).
   • Etcher download link: Click to download (supports Windows, MacOS, Linux).
   • Win32 Disk Imager download link: Click to download (Windows only).

3. Download the system image file. This tutorial will use FlyOS-Fast-H5.exe as an example.

4. Extract the system image file to obtain the .img file.

   • Double-click or right-click to open FlyOS-Fast-H5.exe. After a few seconds, a window like the one below will pop up (if the system warns that it is unsafe, click "More info" -> "Run").
   • You can choose an extraction directory, then click the Extract button and wait for the extraction to complete.
   
   • After extraction completes, the file FlyOS-Fast-H5-vx.x.x.img will be generated in the extraction directory. x.x.x represents the system version number.

5. Prepare the flashing card.

   • The flashing card needs to be larger than 4GB. It is recommended to use a SanDisk 32GB C10 or higher TF card (testing shows that many cheaper cards fail to boot after flashing).
   • Use an SD card reader to insert the flashing card into the reader, and then insert the reader into the computer.

Flashing the System

1. Open Rufus, select the device. The displayed capacity should match that of the inserted flashing card.

   

2. Boot selection - by default, leave this as Image file.

3. To select the image file, click the Select button to the right of Boot selection, and choose the extracted .img file.

4. After selecting the image file, Boot selection will display the filename of the image.

   

5. Click the Start button. If a window pops up warning that the disk data will be erased, click OK.

   

6. When the flashing finishes, the computer will emit a notification sound and the progress bar will show Ready.

   

7. Do not remove the flashing card immediately after flashing completes.

8. Open File Explorer and check whether a disk named FlyOS-Conf appears as a USB drive or removable disk.

   

9. Open FlyOS-Conf. If you see the two files shown in the image below, the flashing was successful.

   

10. Among them, config.txt is the system configuration file. Please refer to the next page for details on modifying the configuration file.