How to inatall new OS without SD card?

VasyOK

Hello! Is the way to install operation system without SD card?

igorpec

If you have eMMC, yes:
https://github.com/zador-blood-stained/fel-mass-storage

VasyOK

Orange Pi Plus 2E - yes it have eMMC

"connect board in FEL mode to your PC" - how to do this?

egast

VasyOK replied at 2017-9-18 13:53
Orange Pi Plus 2E - yes it have eMMC

"connect board in FEL mode to your PC" - how to do this?

https://linux-sunxi.org/FEL#Entering_FEL_mode

VasyOK

this devise is needed for that (?):
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egast

VasyOK replied at 2017-9-18 14:26
this devise is needed for that (?):
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/USB-2-0-to-UART-TTL-6PIN-Connect ...

Not necessary, desirable...https://github.com/zador-blood-stained/fel-mass-storage :

Script and binary files for mounting SD/eMMC on sunxi boards over USB OTG connection.
For linux
1. Compile and install sunxi-tools
2. (Optional) add udev rule to allow access to USB devices to users belonging to (previously created) "sunxi-fel" group:
SUBSYSTEMS=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="1f3a", ATTR{idProduct}=="efe8", GROUP="sunxi-fel"

If eMMC is not detected, SD card will be exported instead

Some boards (like Orange Pi PC Plus) which don't have FEL button require using special SD image to enter FEL mode:

Use dd, Rufus or Etcher to flash fel-sdboot.img to SD card like any OS image and use this card to boot the board in FEL mode.