¶ Introduction
Khadas VIM2 is a tiny and affordable computer (known in the computing world as a single board computer or SBC) designed for makers, developers and tinkerers.
Endless OS was once made available for VIM2 as a preview release. Due to limited resources, we no longer publish or support this platform. The final release is archived below in case it is useful to hobbyists. We continue to welcome community feedback.
¶ Requirements
You will need a khadas VIM2. The 3GB edition is strongly recommended.
You will also need an SD card that can hold the uncompressed image you choose to install (16GB for the base image, 32GB for the English variant). For a better experience, we recommend using a fast SD card (Class 10 or faster). All data on this SD card will be erased during installation.
¶ Limitations
- HDMI audio is unimplemented.
- An automatic online upgrade to the latest Endless OS will be attempted. This new version should be considered as untested and may present further issues.
¶ Download
¶ Endless OS 5.0.5 Basic
- Raw image (2.8 GB) - Direct Download
- Raw image (2.8 GB) - Torrent
- Raw image signature
- Raw image uncompressed signature
¶ Endless OS 5.0.5 English Full
- Raw image (13.9 GB) - Direct Download
- Raw image (13.9 GB) - Torrent
- Raw image signature
- Raw image uncompressed signature
¶ Installation
After downloading the image as above, you must now use another computer in order to flash it to a SD card. If you are not familiar with the process of image flashing, please refer to our instructions for flashing with GNOME Disks or balenaEtcher.
¶ Booting into Endless OS
After setting up the SD card as explained above, you can now use Endless OS as follows:
- Power off or unplug your khadas VIM2
- Insert the flashed SD card into the SD card slot
- Power on
- Force khadas VIM2 boots from SD card: After power on, quickly press the Function key 3 times in 2 seconds, then release the key. Refer to khadas VIM2's Howto Boot Into Upgrade Mode
¶ Technical notes
¶ Install Endless OS image into onboard eMMC
You can flash the Endless OS image into the onboard eMMC with the prepared SD card by following Flash Endless OS image to an onboard eMMC