System Image Flashing

System Image Flashing

System Introduction

FlyOS-Fast is a lightweight Linux system deeply customized for 3D printing, supporting all FLY series host platforms. Its features include:

• Fast boot speed, kernel optimization ensures Klipper real-time performance
• File system optimization reduces the risk of failure to boot caused by power outages
• KlipperScreen starts in 30 seconds
• Pre-installed services including Klipper, RRF, Mainsail, Fluidd, Moonraker, KlipperScreen, etc.
• Supports switching between Klipper and RRF systems
• Supports online one-click switching between Mainsail and Fluidd
• Supports USB printing, power failure recovery printing, and serial screen
• Supports automatic firmware flashing on boot (fly-c8, fly-geminiv3)
• Allows pre-setting default language and printer name for front-end UIs like Fluidd

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

Note

This system is a lightweight customized system. The built-in components and services such as klipper are not official versions and do not support user modifications or upgrades.

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

Preparations Before System Flashing

1. Prepare required equipment

Prepare the following equipment if using a TF card to boot the system

• Card reader
• TF card with capacity 16GB-128GB and transfer speed Class10 or higher
• It is recommended to use TF cards from major brands such as SanDisk, Samsung, Kioxia. Do NOT use unbranded TF cards!
• Windows system computer (can be WIN7, WIN10, or WIN11)

Prepare the following equipment if using M2WE to boot the system

• M2WE (FLY proprietary device)
• M2SD (FLY flashing device)
• Windows system computer (can be WIN7, WIN10, or WIN11)
• Installation diagram
  

2. Download the FLY-H5 system image:

   • The current FAST version is FlyOS-FAST-V1.2.48
   • Please download the FLY-H5 image within the FlyOS-FAST-V1.2.48 folder
   • Click the link below to access the system image download page
   • System Image
     tip

     • System file naming rule: FlyOS-Fast-[chip series]-[version number].img, for example: FlyOS-Fast-H5-v1.0.0.img
     • Windows users should download the .exe file, which is a 7z self-extracting archive. After downloading, double-click to extract and get the .img file (extraction only works on Windows)
     • For other systems such as MacOS and Linux, download the .7z file, which is a 7z archive. Use tools supporting 7z format to extract the .img file after download
     • Due to the large file size, other compression formats and source images are not provided at this time
     • This tutorial uses .exe and GOOGLE Drive as examples
   • Access the drive and click on FlyOS-FAST-V1.2.48
   
   • Click the image you want to download
   • In this tutorial, you need to download Fly_FAST-H5.exe
   
   • Click "Download Anyway"
   

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 like the following will pop up (if the system warns about security, please select "More info" -> "Run")
   • You can choose the extraction directory, then click the Extract button and wait for extraction to complete.
   
   • After extraction, a file named FlyOS-Fast-H5-vx.x.x.img will be generated in the extraction directory. x.x.x represents the system version number.

4. Install the device to be flashed on the computer

Flashing the System

1. Open Rufus, select the device. The displayed capacity should match the inserted flash card.

   

2. Under Boot selection, the default option Image file is fine.

3. To select the image file, click the Select button on the right side 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 prompting that disk data needs to be cleared, click OK.

   

6. When flashing is complete, the computer will emit a prompt sound, and the progress bar will show Ready.

   

7. After flashing completes, no need to remove the flash card immediately.

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

   

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

   

10. Install the system card onto the motherboard.

Installing System Card

M2WE Installation Diagram for PI-V2

TF Card Installation Diagram for PI-V2

Installing Antenna

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

warning

• The FLY host computer requires the M2WE or 2.4G WIFI module; otherwise, WiFi cannot be used
• Please note that the host computer does not support WIFI with Chinese names, nor does it 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, poor signal may prevent connecting to the router

tip

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

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

Modifying Other System Configuration Options

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