System Image Burning

System Image Burning

System Introduction

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

• Fast boot time, kernel optimization ensures Klipper real-time performance
• File system optimization, reducing the risk of being unable to boot due to power failure
• 30-second fast boot of KlipperScreen
• Pre-installed services such as Klipper, RRF, Mainsail, Fluidd, Moonraker, and KlipperScreen
• Support for switching between Klipper and RRF systems
• Support for online one-click switching between Mainsail and Fluidd
• Support for USB printing, power-off resuming 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, pre-set configuration files, hiding Mainsail tabs, etc.), please contact us.

Notes

This system is a lightweight customized system. The built-in components and services such as klipper are not the official version, and users are not allowed 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 devices

If using TF card to boot the system, the following devices are needed

• Card reader
• A TF card, capacity 16GB-128GB, with a transfer speed 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!
• WIN system computer (WIN7, WIN10, WIN11 can be used)

If using M2WE to boot the system, the following devices are needed

• M2WE (FLY exclusive device)
• M2SD (FLY burning device)
• WIN system computer (WIN7, WIN10, WIN11 can be used)
• Installation diagram
  

2. Download the FLY-H5 system image:

   • The current FAST version is FlyOS-FAST-V1.2.43
   • Please note that you need to download the FLY-H5 image in the FlyOS-FAST-V1.2.43 folder
   • Click the download link below
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     tip

     • System file naming rule: FlyOS-Fast-[chip series]-[version number].img, for example: FlyOS-Fast-H5-v1.0.0.img
     • Windows system downloads .exe file, this file 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 .7z file, this file is a 7z archive, after downloading, use a tool that supports 7z format to extract and get the .img file
     • Due to the large size of the system file, other compression formats and source image downloads are temporarily not provided
     • This tutorial uses .exe and GOOGLE drive as examples
   • Access the cloud disk, click FlyOS-FAST-V1.2.43
   
   • Click the image you need to download
   • This tutorial needs to download Fly_FAST-H5.exe
   
   • Click still download
   

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

   • Double-click or right-click to open FlyOS-Fast-H5.exe, after a few seconds, a window will pop up (if the system prompts it is not safe, select "More information" -> "Run")
   • You can choose the extraction directory, then click the Extract button, and wait for the extraction to complete.
   
   • After extraction, 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, the selected device should display the same capacity as the inserted burning card.

   

2. Select boot type, this defaults to Image file.

3. Select the image file, click the Select button on the right of Boot type selection, and select the extracted .img file.

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

   

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

   

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

   

7. After burning is completed, 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 the two files in the picture below exist, it means the burning was successful.

   

10. Install the system card onto the motherboard.

Installing the System Card

Install the TF card on C8

• After burning the system to the TF card, you need to connect the TF card to C8, otherwise the system will not start

Install the M2WE card on C8

• Please note that if there is a TF card, the system will boot from the TF card by default
• Please note that the fixing screw needs to be fixed with a 1.27 hex screwdriver

Installing the Antenna

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

warning

• The FLY host software needs to use the M2WE or 2.4G WIFI module, otherwise it will not be able to use WiFi
• Please note that the host software does not support Chinese names for WIFI, and does not support dual-band merging of 2.4G and 5G WiFi

• The place indicated by the red arrow is the WIFI antenna interface
• The WIFI antenna port is ipex1
• Please install the antenna on the M2WE, otherwise it may not be able to connect to the router due to poor signal

tip

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

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

Other System Configuration Options

For other system configuration options, please refer to:Modifying the System Configuration