Image Installation; Installing With The Fastboot Mode - VIA Technologies VAB-950 Quick Start Manual

2. Image Installation

This section explains the setup requirements for booting from the eMMC.
The precompiled images are provided in the "Firmware" folder.

2.1 Installing with the Fastboot Mode

The first step is to prepare the "fastboot tool" and install the "VIA USB driver" into your Windows 10 host
machine.
To get the "fastboot tool" for Windows, please refer to the "SDK Platform Tools release notes" chapter on the
Android developer website (https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools).
To install the "VIA USB driver", right-click on the mouse button to install the "android_winusb". When finished,
it will show "The operation completed successfully".
Then connect the Windows 10 host machine and the VIA VAB-950 through the Micro USB 2.0 port using a
Micro USB cable.
Next, on the VIA VAB-950, set the two OS image jumpers (J7 and J5) to download mode as shown in the
diagram below.
Normal mode (default) Open
Download mode
Plug in the AC-to-DC power adapter to power on the VIA VAB-950.
The VIA VAB-950 will stop at "fastboot: processing commands" as shown in the debug console below.
Note:
Make sure the Windows 10 host machine detects the VIA VAB-950 as Android device.
Micro USB 2.0 port diagram
OS image jumpers diagram
J5 and J7 Settings Pin 1
Short
OS image jumper settings
Fastboot Mode
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Pin 2 Pin 3
Short Short
Short Open
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