User Manual

3. Writing the OS image

You may write your downloaded OS image to a microSD card or built-in eMMC using

Etcher (supports Windows

, Mac OS, and Linux), or dd command (Linux only).

eMMC is only supported on Tinker Board S.

3.1 Using Etcher (Cross-platform)

Etcher is an image le utility used for burning image les, and supports Windows

, Mac

OS, and Linux. Etcher also supports burning images directly from the zip le, without

having to unzip the zip le rst.

To write an image using Etcher:

1. Insert a microSD card to a card reader connected to your PC,

connect your Tinker Board S to a PC via a micro USB cable. (Tinker Board S only)

Please refer to your Tinker Board product manual for the location of the microSD slot.

2. Download Etcher from http://etcher.io/, then launch it.

3. Click on Select image, then select the downloaded OS image. Please refer to the

screenshots below for TinkerOS_Debian and Android OS examples:

The following screenshots are for reference only.

TinkerOS_Debian