Firmware Images

Rockchip format firmware

Full Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 system image (Rockchip format firmware)

• image-release-rockchip-format-blade3-ubuntu-desktop-240327.img.xz

Full Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 system image (Rockchip format firmware)

• image-release-rockchip-format-blade3-ubuntu-server-240208.img.xz

Note:

• You need to unzip the image files before using them for update.

• Ubuntu Desktop System is pre-installed in Blade 3 boards.

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Full Debian 11 system image (Rockchip format firmware)

• image-release-blade3-debian11-20230505.img

Note:

• Default user name is mixtile, password is mixtile. Password of root account is root.
• Other Linux distributions and Android 12 are not available now and will be released in the future.

For more information about updating the firmware, see Upgrade Firmware via USB Cable.

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RAW format firmware

Full Armbian 23.07 System Image

• Armbian_20230714-295-rpardini_Mixtile-blade3_jammy_legacy_5.10.160_gnome-amazingfated-gaming_desktop.img.xz

You can find the latest Armbian system builds by Monka at: https://monka.systemonachip.net/mixtile-blade3/

Or, find the latest Armbian system builds by Ricardo or create your own using his build environment from: https://github.com/rpardini/armbian-build

Note:

• You need to unzip the image files before using them for update.
• The images provided in this section are raw firmware files. You can flash firmware using such raw firmware in MaskROM mode of Blade 3. For details, see Upgrade Firmware with MaskROM Mode. Alternatively, you can use an SDcard flasher app, such as “balenaEtcher” to flash the RAW firmware into a microSD card directly.