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Android Flashing Guide

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==Download Android Gemini Firmware==
Now that the Flash Tool FlashTool application is running, it is time to download the Gemini Android Firmware from this the [[Gemini Firmware|Gemini Firmware page]].
After downloading the firmware, unzip it to reveal the folder containing the firmware folder, for example '''Gemini_WIFI_MP_09052018''' or '''Gemini_x27_FOTA3_12062018'''.
 
 
==Configuring FlashTool==
[[File:Screen_Shot_2018-06-21_at_11.01.20.png|center|800x597px|center|border]]
If instead you want to manually update your Gemini without loosing your data, you should select the '''Download Only '''option from the drop down menu. After that, make sure you select all the partition with the exception of the '''userdata''' partition, which contains your data. Your screen should look like this:
[[File:Screen_Shot_2018-06-21_at_11.12.29.png|center|800x597px|center|border]]
The following screenshot shows a successfully completed flashing process:
     ==Manually Update Android firmware==Planet Computers provides over-the-air update for standard Android installations. For custom installation, you will need to manually update the Android firmware. To update the Android firmware, simply download the latest Android firmware from [http://support.planetcom.co.uk/index.php/Gemini_Firmware http://support.planetcom.co.uk/index.php/Gemini_Firmware] and use the '''Download Only''' option while selecting only the system partition, as in the screenshot below [[File:Screen_Shot_2018-06-20_at_1521_at_11.5717.5544.png|center|640x421px800x595px|border]]   ==Linux dual boot notes==The dual boot mechanism works as follow: * '''Dual boot Android-Linux firmware'''** Press Esc (On) for around one second to turn ON the unit and boot into Android. You should release the Esc (On) button before the screen turns ON, otherwise the unit will boot into recovery mode (see below).** Press Esc (On) for around one second to turn ON the unit and at the same time press and hold the side button until the screen turns ON to boot into Linux. You should release the Esc (On) button before the screen turns ON, but you must keep the side button pressed until you see the turning ON. When the screen turns ON you can release the side button, and the unit will boot into Linux.** Press Esc (On) and keep pressing the button until the screen turns ON to boot in recovery mode. At this stage the recovery mode is disabled and you will see a droid image with a red triangle and a "No command" text.