Strongly recommended to use!!! This system is a system customized by FLY for 3D printers!

FLYOS-FAST System Burning

System Burning

FLYOS-FAST system burning tutorial: FLYOS-FAST system burning tutorial

System Introduction

• FlyOS-Fast is a lightweight Linux system customized for 3D printing, with fast boot speed (only 30 seconds to start), and supports all Fly series host platforms.
• Optimized kernel to improve the real-time response performance of Klipper.
• Optimized file system to prevent system damage caused by direct power failure.
• Pre-installed services including Klipper, RRF, Mainsail, Fluidd, Moonraker, KlipperScreen, etc.
• Supports switching between Klipper and RRF systems.
• Supports one-click online switching between Mainsail and Fluidd.
• Supports USB disk printing.
• When used with KPPM module, it can achieve interrupted print recovery.
• Supports presetting default languages and printer names for front-end UIs like Fluidd.
• More OEM customization features: such as setting up startup logos, preset configuration files, hiding Mainsail tab pages, etc., please contact us.

Preparation

1. Download system image

   • Image link: Piv2 system image download (Only supports Windows).
   • Image link: Piv2 system image download (Supports Windows, MacOS, Linux).
   

2. Download the burning tool, the tutorial will use Rufus as an example. Actually, other tools can be used, such as Etcher, Win32 Disk Imager, etc.

   • Rufus download address: Click Download Chinese or Click Download English (Only supports Windows).
   • Etcher download address: Click Download (Supports Windows, MacOS, Linux).
   • Win32 Disk Imager download address: Click Download (Only supports Windows).

3. The tutorial will use FlyOS-Fast-H5.exe as an example.

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

   • Double-click or right-click open FlyOS-Fast-H5.exe, wait a few seconds, and a window will pop up (if the system prompts that it is unsafe, 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.

Burn Image

Burn to TF Card

Burn to TF Card

1. • The TF card used for burning needs to be larger than 4G, it is recommended to use a SanDisk 32GB C10 or higher TF card (tests found that many cheap cards cannot start after being burned).
   • The TF card used for burning needs to use an SD card reader, insert the burning card into the reader, then insert the reader into the computer.
2. Open Rufus, select the device. The selected device should display a capacity consistent with the capacity of the burning card inserted into the computer.

3. Select the image file, click the Select button on the right side of the Boot selection to select the .img file after extraction.
4. After selecting the image file, the Boot selection will become the name of the image file.

5. Click the Start button, if a pop-up window appears prompting to clear disk data, click OK to continue.

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

7. Do not remove the burned card immediately after burning.
8. Open File Explorer, check whether there is a U-drive or removable disk named FlyOS-Conf.

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

10. The config.txt is the system configuration file, please refer to the next page content to modify the configuration file.

Burn to M2WE via USB

Burn to M2WE via USB

1. Download the driver:

   • M2WE driver program
   • M2WE BOOT startup tool

2. Install the driver:

   • Open Zadig, check List All Devices in the top menu bar Options

3. Install M2WE, then press the BOOT button on the motherboard, and connect the host to the computer using a double-headed USB cable

4. Open zadig

5. If everything is normal, a new Unknow Device #x or USB Device(VID_1f3a_PID_efe8) will appear in zadig, select it

6. Check whether the USB ID is consistent with the above picture after selecting the device, if not, please select another device.
7. The second place in the above picture can only select WinUSB(vxxxxxxx), the version number does not matter.
8. Click Install Driver to install the driver, the driver only needs to be installed once on the same computer.

9. Open the installed FLY-BOOT, click Check Device, if the previous steps are operated correctly, it will prompt that a usable device is found.

10. Click Start BOOT, if normal, it will prompt that BOOT has been successfully enabled, wait a few seconds to proceed to the next step.

11. Open Rufus, select the device. The selected device should display a capacity consistent with the capacity of the inserted burning card.

12. Select the image file, click the Select button on the right side of the Boot selection to select the .img file after extraction.
13. After selecting the image file, the Boot selection will become the name of the image file.

14. Click the Start button, if a pop-up window appears prompting to clear disk data, click OK to continue.

15. After burning is complete, the computer will emit a prompt sound, and the progress bar will show as Ready.

16. Do not remove the burning card immediately after burning.
17. Open File Explorer, check whether there is a U-drive or removable disk named FlyOS-Conf.

18. Open FlyOS-Conf, if there are two files as shown in the figure below, it indicates successful burning.

19. The config.txt is the system configuration file, please refer to the next page content to modify the configuration file.

Burn to M2WE or TF Card via M2SD Burner

Burn to M2WE or TF Card via M2SD Burner

Note

• This product supports USB3.0.
• This product does not support simultaneous installation of TF and M2WE for use together.
• After installing M2WE or SD card and connecting it to the computer's USB port, you can format it.
• Do not install NVMe or other devices, otherwise it will cause device damage!!!

1. Install M2WE or SD card onto M2SD. If using a TF card for burning, the TF card needs to be larger than 4G, it is recommended to use a SanDisk 32GB C10 or higher TF card (tests found that many cheap cards cannot start after being burned).

   • Install M2WE
   
   • Install SD card
   

2. Open Rufus, select the device. The selected device should display a capacity consistent with the capacity of the inserted burning card.

3. Select the image file, click the Select button on the right side of the Boot selection to select the .img file after extraction.
4. After selecting the image file, the Boot selection will become the name of the image file.

5. Click the Start button, if a pop-up window appears prompting to clear disk data, click OK to continue.

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

7. Do not remove the burning card immediately after burning.
8. Open File Explorer, check whether there is a U-drive or removable disk named FlyOS-Conf.

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

10. The config.txt is the system configuration file, please refer to the next page content to modify the configuration file.

Configure WiFi

1. Use vscode or other professional text editors to open config.txt (Try not to use the built-in Notepad of Windows to edit the configuration file)

2. Fill in your WiFi name in the WIFI_SSID="" option within the "", and fill in your WiFi password in the WIFI_PASS=""" option within the "". Save and exit, eject the U-drive or removable disk named FlyOS-Conf.

Start Host

1. Before starting, make sure that the memory card or M2WE has been correctly installed on the host.

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

warning

• FLY host requires the use of M2WE or 2.4G WiFi module, otherwise WiFi cannot be used.
• Please note that the host does not support WIFI with Chinese names, and does not support 2.4G and 5G dual-band integration WIFI.

• The red arrow points to the WIFI antenna interface.
• The WIFI antenna port is ipex1.
• Please install the antenna on PI V2, otherwise the weak signal may result in inability to connect to the router.

3. Power on the host.
   At this point, your host has started!
   Please proceed to the next step: SSH connection to the host

Modify Other System Configuration Options

To modify other system configuration options, please see: Modify system configuration