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 startup, kernel optimization ensures Klipper's real-time performance
• File system optimization, reducing the risk of being unable to start after power failure
• 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 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 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 devices

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

2. Download the FLY-H3 system image:

   • The current FAST version is FlyOS-FAST-
   • Please note that you need to download the FLY-H3 image in the FlyOS-FAST- folder
   • Baidu Netdisk:H3 system image
   • GOOGLE Drive:H3 system image
     tip

     • System file naming rule: FlyOS-Fast-[chip series]-[version number].img, for example: FlyOS-Fast-H3-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 (can only be extracted by Windows system)
     • 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 Drive as examples
   • Access the cloud disk, click FlyOS-FAST-
   
   • Click the image you want to download
   • This tutorial needs to download Fly_FAST-H3.exe
   
   • Click still download
   

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

   • Double-click or right-click to open FlyOS-Fast-H3.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 extraction, the FlyOS-Fast-H3-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 a capacity consistent with the inserted burning card.

   

2. Select the Boot type, which defaults to Image file.

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

4. After selecting the image file, the Boot type 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 sound, and the progress bar will show Ready.

   

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

8. Open File Explorer and check if there is a U drive 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.

Install System Card

• After burning the system to the TF card, you need to connect the TF card to the back of LITE2.1, otherwise the system will not start

Install Antenna

1. Install the antenna

warning

• Please note that the host computer does not support Chinese names for WIFI, and does not support dual-band WIFI (2.4G and 5G combined)

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

tip

• After installing the system card, you can proceed to the next step, connect to the host computer via SSH

2. Power on the host computer.
   At this point, your host computer can be started!!!
   Please proceed to the next step: SSH Connect to Host Computer

Other System Configuration Options

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