Hello folks

I'm new here, but I have been looking for something to hang on for a while. Maybe you can help me.

I purchased X3288 development board from Aliexpress

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/ARM-Cortex-A17-Quad-Core-X3288-Development-Board-RK3288-2GB-DDR3-16GB-EMMC-7Inch-Capacitive-LCD/32812113794.html

(Without LCD screen)

 

Right now it has Android installed, but I would like to have just CLI linux installed, preferably Debian or related.

I have long experience with Raspberry boards, but this is new to me.

As I understand, the system needs to be flashed to internal partition, much like Android phones.

However, the instructions I've been googling so far are very contradicting and confusing.

 

I would like to do some hardware video encoding. Eventually I would use just RK3288 module on my own motherboard (with some custom electronics).

 

Help!

Hmmm, can you boot it from SD?  You might be able to just try a tinker board image by swapping out a device tree (if you have one) for the board

I suspect no. It seems to be much like Android phone, there's separate bootloader flashing procedure and as I understand, the system image has to be flashed too via otg usb cable...

Here's Linux install documentation:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/188b_VJL55PTB58c5MVhOIIuTl6ewcg-8/view?usp=drivesdk

section 2.4.4 seems to suggest it is checking the SD before the eMMC, no button pushing or anything to boot the SD.