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Bootloader barebox

Installation

Setup SD card

sudo dd if=pocket-reform-system-rk3588.img of=/dev/mmcblk0 bs=1M oflag=direct status=progress
sudo dd if=barebox-mnt-pocket-reform-rk3588.img of=/dev/mmcblk0 seek=64 oflag=direct status=progress

Test bootloader from SD card

    Boot forfrom SD card and makeMake backup of MMC bootloader:
    sudo dd if=/dev/mmcblk0 bs=1M count=10 of=emmc-backup.bin

    Erase MMC bootloader first stage to force boot form SD card bootloader:

    sudo dd if=/dev/zero bs=512 seek=64 of=/dev/mmcblk0 count=2 oflag=direct

    Turn off and on again!

    Press m to get barebox boot menu and test if you can boot your normal OS.

    From main OS install new bootloader to MMC

    sudo dd if=/dev/mmcblk1 of=/dev/mmcblk0 bs=1M count=10 oflag=direct

    1. Turn it off.
    Take out SD card. Boot again - it should boot your normal OS using barebox.

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