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Topic
Board Hardware
Re: Official FutureBit Apollo BTC Software/Image and Support thread
by
Gags
on 27/09/2021, 07:45:46 UTC
@ Tempestblack:

I know there be a warning and advisement about how to update the system correctly so that one does not wind up bricking the system...I need advice and direction as to how to proceed to update the system without stepping on a land mine and bricking her... look forward to your response or someone from your team... Smiley

1.Download the image on https://mega.nz/folder/ZlxnwYZb#ZN77cDAcXa6dN_2QKSdT_Q
2.Shut down your miner
3.Put out the SD Card (on the Bottom)
4.Put the SD Card in your PC-Slot
5.Download a Iso writing Sowtware (like Rufus, etcher or other)
6.Open the software an klick on the Downloaded Image (apollo-btc_310721.img (Step 1))
7.Klick start and wait for a couple Minutes
8.After complete put the SD Card in the Miner slot an start your Mner.
9.Start the browser and put the IP Adresse in...follow the steps and its done.

The same you can read on the first Side of the Post.


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Apollo BTC SD Card Image/OS Download and Install

Folder for all Apollo BTC Image Releases: https://mega.nz/folder/ZlxnwYZb#ZN77cDAcXa6dN_2QKSdT_Q

Release 7/31/21

d6f820869268383883db4741dcfcade8f57ad1a1c20c359fd7a3015c78ffe3dd  apollo-btc_310721.img.xz

-Updated Apollo UI to latest 0.3.1
-Image no longer wipes SSD if it detects it has already been formatted
-Added additional swap memory to prepare for Lightning network/block explorer apps
-System level fixes/tweaks for stability


Initial Release 5/14/21

c5dfeb7812e43df64fac2fd4dbc929ec7c78f6df513bed0d8aba81a6573bec7e  apollo-btc-14-05-21.img.xz



SD Card Flash Instructions:

  • Download image linked above, verify SHASUM is correct
  • Decompress the image (should have just a .img extension when its done full size ~7GB when decompressed)
  • Use an easy cloner tool like etcher (etcher.io) or dd etc if your know what your doing
  • Insert SD card in your computer, select the the decompressed apollo.img file, and select the SD card you inserted
  • Flash away...this will return your SD card back to stock state