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Upgrade miniboot

The robot frequently gets stuck at hobot> during startup due to insufficient SD card support. To improve compatibility with SD cards, we have upgraded miniboot.

Required Tools Download xburn-gui from Common Software. The software description is in the section for the miniboot upgrade tool + firmware. The following steps are performed under Windows. Mac and Linux are not currently supported.

1,After downloading the tool, install it by following the steps below. image-20220822152238623

2,Connect the board to the computer via the micro-USB interface. image-20220822152238623

3,Install the corresponding drivers. After the software is installed, ensure that the relevant USB drivers are installed. Open the software and click on "Drivers" in the left-hand options to install the corresponding driver. If it is not installed, you will see an "install" option to the right of the driver. Click it to install automatically. image-20220822152238623

4,After the drivers are successfully installed, return to the Burn tab. Configure the options as shown in the figure below, and click "Start" after configuration is complete. image-20220822152238623

5,After clicking "Start," another window will pop up. When the progress reaches 6%, you will be prompted to power cycle the device. Follow the prompt. After restarting, the miniboot upgrade will begin. Since it is a serial port transfer, the speed is relatively slow. The entire upgrade will take about 10 minutes to complete. image-20220822152238623

6,Follow the prompt to power cycle the device. The upgrade is complete once the progress bar finishes. image-20220822152238623

7,After the upgrade is complete, the device will restart automatically. Then, enter rdkos_info in the terminal to view the upgraded miniboot version. image-20220822152238623

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