This is my first HOWTO in many years; so, please be kind. All feedback is welcome.
Using a Linux box:-
- Specify your WiFi ID, password, and image URL. See the Releases page for the latest URL; then, edit imgurl accordingly.
$ mywifiID=etaorionis
$ mywifiPW=whatever.the.pwd.is
$ mtpt=/tmp/mymountpoint
$ mydir=~/myradxa
$ imgurl=https://github.com/manjaro-arm/radxa-zero-images/releases/download/20220404/Manjaro-ARM-minimal-radxa-zero-20220404.img.xz
$ mkdir -p $mtpt $mydir/old- Download important files. for the latest version. You’ll want the one whose name begins with Manjaro-ARM-minimal. The example assumes the date is 04/04/2022.
$ cd $mydir
$ ls *xz && mv -vf *xz old/
$ wget https://dl.radxa.com/zero/images/loader/rz-fastboot-loader.bin
$ wget https://dl.radxa.com/zero/images/loader/rz-udisk-loader.bin
$ wget https://dl.radxa.com/zero/images/loader/u-boot.bin.sd.bin
$ wget https://github.com/manjaro-arm/radxa-zero-images/releases/download/20220404/Manjaro-ARM-minimal-radxa-zero-20220404.img.xz -O my.img.xz
$ pip3 install pyamlboot
$ apt -y install fastboot- Hold the USB Boot button down and connect Zero to Linux PC. Release the USB Boot button. lsusb should show the following VID/PID. If it doesn’t, retrace your steps and try again.
$ lsusb | grep -i amlogic
(...)Bus 002 Device 030: ID 1b8e:c003 Amlogic, Inc. GX-CHIP
$ boot-g12.py rz-fastboot-loader.bin
$ fastboot flashing unlock_critical
$ fastboot flashing unlock
$ fastboot erase bootloader
$ fastboot erase bootloader-boot0
$ fastboot erase bootloader-boot1- Unplug Zero from your PC. Wait 10s. Hold down USB button and plug in again. Wait 10s. Release button. Type:-
$ boot-g12.py radxa-zero-erase-emmc.bin- Unplug, wait 10s, hold USB button, plug in again, wait 10s, release button, and type:-
$ boot-g12.py rz-udisk-loader.bin
$ sync;sync;sync; sleep 10; sync;sync;sync
$ partition=$(ls /dev/sd* | sort | tail -n1)
$ disk=$(echo "$partition" | sed s/2// | sed s/1//)
$ file $disk || echo "Retrace your steps and try again."- Prep the image.
$ pv -B 1M my.img.xz | xzcat | dd of=$disk bs=1024k
$ sync;sync;sync
$ finalprtno=$(fdisk -l $disk | grep -x "/dev/sd.*" | grep -n "" | tail -n1 | cut -d':' -f1)
$ seca=$(fdisk -l $disk | grep /dev/sd | tail -n1 | tr ' ' '\n' | grep -vx "" | grep -v /dev/sd | head -n1)
$ mkdir -p $mtpt
$ echo -en "d\n$finalprtno\nn\np\n$finalprtno\n$seca\n\nw\np\nn\nw\np\nw\n" | fdisk $disk
$ e2fsck -f $partition
$ resize2fs $partition
$ mount $partition $mtpt
$ [ -e "$disk"2 ] && mount "$disk"1 $mtpt/boot
$ mount devtmpfs $mtpt/dev -t devtmpfs
$ mount tmpfs $mtpt/tmp -t tmpfs
$ mount proc $mtpt/proc -t proc
$ mount sysfs $mtpt/sys -t sysfs- Copy across your ssh key and resolv.conf files. (Run ‘ssh-keygen’ if you don’t have an ssh key.)
$ mkdir -p $mtpt/root/.ssh
$ cat /root/.ssh/*pub >> $mtpt/root/.ssh/authorized_keys
$ cat /etc/resolv.conf >> $mtpt/etc/resolv.conf- Set up rc.local ersatz.
$ cat << EOF > $mtpt/etc/systemd/system/rc-local.service
[Unit]
Description=/etc/rc.local Compatibility
ConditionFileIsExecutable=/etc/rc.local
[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/etc/rc.local
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF
$ cat << 'EOF' > $mtpt/etc/rc.local
#!/bin/bash
mydev=$(nmcli dev | grep -x "w.*" | tr -s ' ' '\t' | cut -f1)
for j in 0 1 2 ; do
if ! nmcli con | grep "$mydev" ; then
sleep 30
nmcli device wifi connect "YOURWIFI" password "YOURPASSWORD"
fi
done
dmesg > /dmesg.txt
ifconfig > /ifconfig.txt
nmcli con > /nmcli_con.txt
nmcli dev > /nmcli_dev.txt
exit 0
EOF
$ sed -i s/YOURPASSWORD/$mywifiPW/ $mtpt/etc/rc.local
$ sed -i s/YOURWIFI/$mywifiID/ $mtpt/etc/rc.local
$ chmod +x $mtpt/etc/rc.local
$ chroot $mtpt systemctl enable rc-local.service- Chroot into the new filesystem. Set locale, add packages, etc. Change root password. Create a non-root user ID.
$ chroot $mtpt
$ pacman-key --init
$ pacman-key --populate archlinux manjaro archlinuxarm
$ pacman-mirrors -c United_States # pacman-mirrors -call
$ pacman -Sy zstd
$ pacman -Syu
$ bash /usr/share/manjaro-arm-oem-install/manjaro-arm-oem-install
$ sed -i s/.*install// /root/.bash_profile- Set up networking.
$ echo -en "2\ny\n" | pacman -S networkmanager iwd dhclient netctl net-tools
$ systemctl enable fstrim.timer sshd systemd-timesyncd NetworkManager- Create ssh key for the Zero itself.
$ echo "PermitRootLogin yes" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config
$ cd /root
$ ssh-keygen- Quit the chroot. Unmount the chroot’s disk(s).
$ exit
$ kill $(lsof | grep $mtpt | tr -s ' ' '\t' | cut -f2 | sort | uniq)
$ sync;sync;sync;sleep 10
$ umount $mtpt/{dev,sys,tmp,proc} $mtpt/boot $mtpt
$ sync;sync;sync;sleep 10-
Unplug the Zero. Wait 10 seconds. Unplug all USB devices from the Zero, including the hub you’re using (if you’re using one). Plug the power in again. Wait 60 seconds.
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On the Linux box, try to locate the Zero:-
$ arp-scan --localnet-
If you can’t find the Zero’s IP address, please connect an HDMI monitor and an Ethernet-capable USB hub to the Zero; next, connect a keyboard and an Ethernet cable to the USB hub; finally, run ‘arp-scan --localnet’ a second time. This will come in handy if you’re troubleshooting.
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With the IP address that you’ve found, use ssh to log into the Zero.