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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==
Next, just click the '''Read Back''' button, <span style="color: #252525; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 15.008px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">connect your Gemini PC to the left end USB-C port on your PC Gemini</span> and restart the Gemini. Once booting, the flash tool will detect the unit and will write the NVRAM partition on a file on your hard disk called NVRAM0 (see screenshot below). It’s a good idea to keep this file as a backup.
[[File:Screen_Shot_2018-06-21_at_10.51.50.png|center|800x527px|border]]
==Flashing the Gemini Android firmware==
[[File:Screen_Shot_2018-06-21_at_11.01.20.png|center|800x597px|center|border]]
To start the flashing process, just click the big '''Download''' button, <span style="color: #252525; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 15.008px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">connect your Gemini PC to the left end USB-C port on your PC Gemini</span> and restart the Gemini. Once booting, the flash tool will detect the unit and will start flashing the device with the selected firmware.
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]]
To start the flashing process, just click the big '''Download''' button, <span style="color: #252525; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font-size: 15.008px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">connect your Gemini PC to the left end USB-C port on your PC Gemini</span> and restart the Gemini. Once booting, the flash tool will detect the unit and will start flashing the device with the selected firmware.
The following screenshot shows a successfully completed flashing process:
[[File:Screen_Shot_2018-06-21_at_11.17.44.png|center|800x595px|center|border]]
