Install Linux & Android images on Banana pi SBC

Introduction

This page is main to describe how to install an image (Linux & Android) on Banana Pi SBC (TF card & Emmc) under Linux or Windows OS.

Install Images Under Windows PC

• If you install images on TF card under windows pc, please format your TF card firstly, but doesn't need to format TF card under Linux pc

Fomat TF Card

• Please see here to format your TF card：
• http://wiki.banana-pi.org/Quick_Start_Banana_pi_SBC#Format_your_SD_under_Windows_os

Install Linux Images

Install Linux Images On TF Card

• Before you doing this, please format your sd card firstly by following this link：
• http://wiki.banana-pi.org/Quick_Start_Banana_pi_SBC#Format_your_SD_under_Windows_os

Use Win32DiskImager

• Download Win32DiskImager ：https://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/

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Use balenaEtcher

• Download balenaEtcher ：https://www.balena.io/etcher/

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Install Linux Images On Banana Pis' Emmc

• Before install an linux image on board, please install an image on TF card firstly.

• After you installed image on TF card, then power on board by TF card

• Prepare image and store it in Udisk, plug Udisk into board.

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• Using "bpi-copy" or "dd" command to flash image on board Emmc.

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Install Android Images

Install Android Images On TF Card

• Before you doing this, please format your sd card firstly by following this link：
• http://wiki.banana-pi.org/Quick_Start_Banana_pi_SBC#Format_your_SD_under_Windows_os

Use PhoenixCard

• You could install an image on SD card by following link：
• http://wiki.banana-pi.org/Quick_Start_Banana_pi_SBC#how_to_write_Android_image

Install Android Images On Banana Pis' Emmc

Use PhoenixCard

• Example：You could install an image on Emmc by following link：
• http://wiki.banana-pi.org/Getting_Started_with_M3#Load_your_image_on_M3_EMMC