Armbian Imager v2.0.2

Armbian Imager 2.0.2 can flash to a UFS module, not just an SD card.

Flash to a UFS module

Some Qualcomm boards, like the Radxa Dragon Q6A, can take a UFS module for storage. Now you can write to it from the app itself, without opening a terminal.

Attach the UFS module and put the board into download mode. The app tells you how, a button on the Q6A, a jumper on other boards. Then pick a UFS image the way you would pick any other, and Armbian Imager writes it straight to the module over USB. If the module is fresh and has never been set up, the app sets it up for you on the first flash, so even a blank one just works.

First-boot profiles come along for the ride. Set your user, SSH key, Wi-Fi and locale once, and the board boots already configured, the same as it does from an SD card. The SD card still works exactly like before, this just adds the UFS module as a target.

Also in this release

• Flash failures now tell you what actually went wrong instead of leaving you on a blank screen
• The first-boot profile picker updates the moment you add or edit a profile
• Dependency updates

What's Changed

• Surface flash write failures instead of a blank error screen by @SuperKali in #150
• Update build dependencies by @dependabot in #152
• Update js-yaml by @dependabot in #155
• Keep the flash profile picker in sync with Settings by @SuperKali in #156
• Flash UFS images to Qualcomm boards over EDL by @SuperKali in #158

Full Changelog: v2.0.1...v2.0.2

Armbian Imager v2.0.1

What's Changed

• feat(boards): scroll long board names with marquee by @SuperKali in #146
• feat(profiles): add "Create new profile" shortcut to the flash picker by @SuperKali in #147
• feat(flash): show only the progress phases that will actually run by @SuperKali in #148
• fix(ui): keep marquee text aligned while scrolling by @SuperKali in #149

Full Changelog: v2.0.0...v2.0.1

Armbian Imager v2.0.0

Armbian Imager 2.0 is a full rebuild of the app and the flashing engine under it, and the change you'll feel first is that your board can boot already set up.

Set it up once, it configures itself

Build a first-boot profile (user, SSH key, Wi-Fi, timezone, locale) and Imager writes it into the image while it flashes. Power on the board and it comes up configured, no monitor or keyboard. Qualcomm boards over QDL get the same treatment.

What else is new

• A single animated selection flow replaces the old pop-up windows
• The OS gallery shows build dates, app and kernel badges, and a check on images you already downloaded
• A new flashing screen, with every write verified byte for byte against the source
• New settings, plus a master-detail cache manager that shows where your space went
• Offline mode was reworked, so cached and custom images stay usable with no connection
• Same app on macOS, Linux and Windows, with 18 languages and a light, dark or auto theme

Free and open source, the way it started.