Amlogic Burning Tool

BEFORE START

Amlogic USB Burning tool is a small firmware upgrading tool meant for the Microsoft Windows platform, via which you can flash firmware to any Amlogic based device or Amlogic powered chipset. So, you can simply make use of the Amlogic USB burning tool to upgrade the Amlogic-powered device to a new firmware. Amlogic USB Burning Tool and Driver v2.0.9 for manually installing firmware on NEO X8 Series, NEO U1 + NEO U9-H.

What you need:

Image file

Host PC

USB OTG Cable

Supported host OS: Windows XP (32/64bit) Windows 7 (32/64bit) Windows 8 (32/64bit) Windows 10 (32/64bit)

ATTENTION!
If you download OTA zip package there are two ways how update your device: via Android (list below main firmware guide) or via recovery.
If you download full firmware (zip file contains img file this guide and usb burning tool) please read following instructions.

TIP

USB Burning tool is common firmware for Amlogic SoC

1. You need to download the firmware archive. You should be sure, that using current firmware fits for your device otherwise it could cause harmful consequences.
2. Unpack zip archive. In directory, you can find firmware file “img” and USB_Burning_Tool_v2.0.5.15.
3. Installing USB_Burning_Tool_v2.0.5.15. During installation, you should allow to install additional drivers for amlogic devices detection.

4. Run and Change to English language in menu

5. Open firmware file (File-Import Image) and press start.

6. Connect device to PC via otg usb using usb A type cable. Device turns on automatically.

7. When PC detects device, reflashing starts automatically. If it has not happened, you should check amlogic drivers in device manager and repeat it’s installing.

8. After reflashing device you should see “result: burning successful” message and disconnect device from host PC.

9. Disconnect device from host PC.

OTA FIRMWARE UPGRADE (can be different on NON Ugoos devices)

Installing firmware from Android system:

1. Download the archive with firmware in zip format. Then place downloaded file on flash card or usb flash drive. Plug sd/flash card in device.

2. Start device, run settings, then about:

3. Run system update:

4. In “Local update” menu press “select” button and choose the update zip file:

5. Then press update: device reboot and start installing firmware. Do not power off device during installing.

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Reflashing firmware from recovery menu:

1. Insert usb flash drive with OTA update package in Box

2. Hold recovery button and turn on the device

3. In recovery menu choose option “update from ext”

4. System let you choose sd card or usb drive. You should choose udisk.

5. Then you choose update zip file previously downloaded on usb drive and system start uploading, checking and installing firmware.

OTG usb ports on Ugoos devices:

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Ugoos AM1

Ugoos AM2

Ugoos AM3

If you bricked your device (soft brick):

The easiest way to solve this, without need of short circuit of the NAND pins, is to use Amlogic Bootcard Maker to make a bootable micro SD card with your device stock firmware.

Just upload firmware image on (Micro) SD Card and put it in your device.
You will be able to enter into recovery and the firmware will be flashed automatically. When the TV BOX reboots, remove the micro SD Card, this step is very important, wait 4-5 minutes and the update will completed.

Find us:

The operation of VIM1, VIM2 and VIM3 is almost the same, so this document will take VIM1 as an example.

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Perparation

Dowload the USB Upgrade Tool and extract it.
Run setup_v2.x.x.exe to install the tool for upgrading your VIMs:

Upgrade steps

Make soure that you have install the correct USB upgrade Tool, then follow the steps below to upgrade:

Open USB_Burning_tool_v2.x.x.exe, click “File–>Import Image” to choose an image for your VIMs.
Connect your VIMs to your PC with a USB-C data cable (VIMs will power on automatically).
Place your VIMs into “Upgrade Mode”:
- Long press the Power key without releasing it.
- Short press the Reset key and release it.
- Count to 10 seconds and then release the Power key.
If you have performed steps 2 and 3 correctly, your PC will automatically discover your VIMs asa connected USB-device.
Now all you need to do is to click the Start button of the tool and wait for upgrading to complete:

Tips

To cancel an upgrade, click the Stop button, then close the USB Upgrade Tool. Note that the eMMC might already have been completely erased if you went past the 15% mark.
Extra power supply(VIM1/VIM2/VIM3) may be required in cases whereby your PC cannot provide enough electrical-current for the upgrade.

Preparation

Download Burning Tool

Image burning tool for Ubuntu is in this repository utils.

Or just pull it (if you have already cloned this repository).

Install Burning Tool

You need to install USB rules and create some links.

You will see this print-out if it was successful.

Note

Root privilege required.

Check The USB Driver

You must now place your VIM board into “Upgrade Mode”.See VIM1/VIM2/VIM3 to enter Upgrade Mode.
Check to see if Ubuntu has detected your VIM1/VIM2 as a connected USB-device.

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The message above means that your VIM is connected and recogized by Ubuntu.

How to burn an Image on Ubuntu

There are two commands that be used to burn image: burn-tool and aml-burn-tool.

For example: Burn image for VIM3

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General command burn-tool:

Amlogic command aml-burn-tool:

Note

For VIM3/VIM3L, you must specify the board with -b VIM3 or it will fail. For VIM1 or VIM2 you can ignore this.

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