If you have a Radxa Zero with eMMC (any model with 2GB or 4GB of RAM), you’ll need to erase the eMMC before you can boot it from a microSD card and use Armbian. 1GB version is not supported.
Full instructions are available on the Radxa wiki, but here are some quick notes.
– Connect a USB cable to the Zero’s OTG port (the USB-C plug marked USB-PWR)
– Hold down the “USB BOOT” button on the Radxa Zero while connecting the USB cable to a USB port on the Linux host
– sudo pip3 install pyamlboot on the host
– curl -O https://dl.armbian.com/radxa-zero/loader/radxa-zero-erase-emmc.bin
– sudo boot-g12.py radxa-zero-erase-emmc.bin
You may have to run the sudo boot-g12.py command a second time to fully clear the eMMC. In case you encounter boot issues, try this hint and report there.
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Desktop images with Armbian Linux v6.6
Build Date: Aug 26, 2024
| Distro | Variant | Extensions | Torrent | Integrity | Size | |||||
 Debian 12 (Bookworm) |
Cinnamon | MESA / VPU |  |
SHA | ASC | 1.4 GB | ||||
| Debian 12 (Bookworm) |
XFCE | |
SHA | ASC | 1.3 GB | |||||
 Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy) |
KDE Neon | MESA / VPU | |
SHA | ASC | 1.7 GB | ||||
| Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble) |
Gnome | MESA / VPU | |
SHA | ASC | 1.3 GB | ||||
| Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble) |
XFCE | |
SHA | ASC | 1.3 GB | |||||
| * Desktops are very simple and minimal but containing standard features such as Chromium, Firefox browser, Office tools etc. | ||||||||||
Server images with Armbian Linux v6.6
Build Date: Aug 26, 2024
| Distro | Variant | Extensions | Torrent | Integrity | Size | |||||
| Debian 12 (Bookworm) |
Server / CLI | |
SHA | ASC | 439.4 MB | |||||
| Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy) |
Server / CLI | |
SHA | ASC | 490.2 MB | |||||
| * Server / CLI images comes with Network Manager and include packages like armbian-config, armbian-zsh etc. | ||||||||||
Minimal/IOT images with Armbian Linux v6.6
Build Date: Aug 26, 2024
| Distro | Variant | Extensions | Torrent | Integrity | Size | |||||
| Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble) |
Minimal / IOT | |
SHA | ASC | 241.5 MB | |||||
| * Minimal images have very small footprint. They come only with essential packages and build-in systemd-networkd. They are optimised for automation and production deployments. | ||||||||||
Specifications
2GB 4 core 4GB 64bit bluetooth docker eMMC i2c spi usb-c usb3 wifi wireguard Amlogic S905Y2
* Specifications differ from hardware revision, model and software support level
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Distributed images are optimized for flash media (SD/eMMC/SSD) and compacted to real data size.
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We provide a selection of images that fits hardware best. If you need different image – use build framework and make whatever you need. Build framework relies on Debian and Ubuntu packages – you can build any combination – stable, old stable or rolling release.
Minimal images have very small footprint. They come only with essential packages and build-in systemd-networkd while CLI server images have Network Manager based networking, armbian-config utilities, option to select ZSH as default shell.
Make sure you have a good & reliable boot media (SD card / USB key) and a proper power supply. Archives can be flashed with Etcher (all OS) directly.
Insert the SD card into the slot, connect a cable to your network if possible or a display and power your board. (First) boot (with DHCP) takes a bit longer.
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