System Image Flashing

System Image Burning

System Introduction

FlyOS-Fast is a lightweight Linux system customized for 3D printing, supporting the entire series of Fly host platforms. Its features include:

• Fast startup, kernel optimization ensures Klipper real-time performance
• File system optimization, reducing the risk of failure to start due to power outages
• 30-second fast startup of KlipperScreen
• Pre-installed services such as Klipper, RRF, Mainsail, Fluidd, Moonraker, and KlipperScreen
• Support for switching between Klipper and RRF systems
• Support for one-click switching between Mainsail and Fluidd online
• Support for USB printing, power-off resumption printing, and serial screen
• Support for automatic firmware burning on boot (fly-c8, fly-geminiv3)
• Can set the default language and printer name of Fluidd and other front-end UIs in advance

If you need more OEM customization features (such as boot logo, preset configuration files, hiding Mainsail tab pages, etc.), please contact us.

Notes

This system is a lightweight customized system. The components and services built-in, such as klipper, are not the official version and do not support users to modify or upgrade them.

• The system account for FLYOS-FAST is root, and the password is mellow

Preparation before System Burning

1. Prepare the required equipment

If you use the TF card to start the system, you need the following equipment

• Card reader
• A TF card, capacity 16GB-128GB, with a transfer speed of class10 level or higher.
• It is recommended to use TF cards from well-known brands such as SanDisk, Samsung, and Kioxia. Do not use counterfeit TF cards!
• Windows system computer (Windows 7, Windows 10, Windows 11 can be used)

If you use the M2WE to start the system, you need the following equipment

• M2WE (FLY proprietary device)
• M2SD (FLY burning device)
• Windows system computer (Windows 7, Windows 10, Windows 11 can be used)
• Installation diagram
  

2. Download the FLY-H5 system image:

   • The current FAST version is FlyOS-FAST-
   • Please note that you need to download the FLY-H5 image in the FlyOS-FAST- folder
   • Baidu Netdisk:H5 system image
   • GOOGLE Netdisk:H5 system image
     tip

     • System file naming rules: FlyOS-Fast-[chip series]-[version number].img, for example: FlyOS-Fast-H5-v1.0.0.img
     • Windows system downloads the .exe file, which is a 7z self-extracting archive. After downloading, double-click to open and extract to get the .img file (only Windows system can extract)
     • Other systems such as macOS and Linux systems download the .7z file, which is a 7z compressed package. After downloading, use a tool that supports the 7z format to extract and get the .img file
     • Due to the large size of the system file, other compression formats and source images are not provided temporarily
     • This tutorial uses the .exe and GOOGLE Netdisk as examples
   • Access the network disk, click FlyOS-FAST-
   
   • Click the image you need to download
   • This tutorial needs to download Fly_FAST-H5.exe
   
   • Click still download
   

3. Unzip the system image file to get the .img file.

   • Double-click or right-click to open FlyOS-Fast-H5.exe, wait a few seconds, and a window will pop up (if the system prompts it is not safe, select "More Info" -> "Run")
   • You can choose the extraction directory, then click the Extract button and wait for the extraction to complete.
   
   • After unzipping, a FlyOS-Fast-H5-vx.x.x.img file will be generated in the extraction directory. x.x.x is the system version number.

4. Install the device to be burned onto the computer

Burning the System

1. Open Rufus, select the device, and the selected device should display a capacity consistent with the inserted burning card.

   

2. Boot type selection, this defaults to selecting Image file.

3. Select the image file, click the Select button next to Boot type selection, and select the extracted .img file.

4. After selecting the image file, Boot type selection will change to the filename of the image file.

   

5. Click the Start button. If a window pops up prompting to clear the disk data, click OK.

   

6. After burning is complete, the computer will emit a beep sound, and the progress bar will show Ready.

   

7. After burning is complete, do not remove the burning card immediately.

8. Open File Explorer and check if there is a U-disk or removable disk named FlyOS-Conf.

   

9. Open FlyOS-Conf, if there are two files as shown in the picture below, it means the burning was successful.

   

10. Install the system card onto the motherboard.

Install System Card

Install TF card to C8

• After the system is flashed to the TF card, the TF card needs to be connected to this place on C8, otherwise the system cannot start

Install M2WE card to C8

• Please note that if there is a TF card, the system will default to boot from the TF card
• Please note that you need to use a 1.27 hex screwdriver to fix the screws

Install Antenna

1. Install the antenna for M2WE or 2.4G WiFi module

warning

• The FLY host machine requires the use of M2WE or 2.4G WIFI modules, otherwise WiFi cannot be used
• Please note that the host does not support WIFI with Chinese names, and does not support dual-band (2.4G and 5G) combined WIFI

• The red arrow points to the WIFI antenna interface
• The WIFI antenna port is ipex1
• Please install the antenna on the M2WE, otherwise it may fail to connect to the router due to poor signal

tip

• After the system card is installed, you can proceed to the next step, connecting to the host via SSH

2. Power on the host.
   At this point, your host is already powered on!!!
   Please proceed to the next step: SSH Connect to Host

Modification of Other System Configuration Options

For modification of other system configuration options, please refer to: Modification of System Configuration