OS Flash

https://nextthingco.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/200881468-C-H-I-P-

Linux Host

Dependencies

# apt-get update
# sudo apt-get install u-boot-tools android-tools-fastboot git build-essential libusb-1.0-0-dev

SunXi Tools

$ git clone http://github.com/linux-sunxi/sunxi-tools
$ cd sunxi-tools
$ make
# sudo rm -f /usr/local/bin/fel
# ln -s $PWD/fel /usr/local/bin/fel
or
# cp fel /usr/local/bin/

Build Tools

# exit
$ cd ..
$ git clone http://github.com/NextThingCo/CHIP-tools
$ cd CHIP-tools
$ git pull

Flash Buildroot

# ./chip-update-firmware.sh
...
589824 bytes (590 kB) copied, 0.0244674 s, 24.1 MB/s
12+0 records in
12+0 records out
196608 bytes (197 kB) copied, 0.0348495 s, 5.6 MB/s
Image Name:   flash CHIP
Created:      Sat Oct 10 07:49:05 2015
Image Type:   ARM Linux Script (uncompressed)
Data Size:    856 Bytes = 0.84 kB = 0.00 MB
Load Address: 00000000
Entry Point:  00000000
Contents:
   Image 0: 848 Bytes = 0.83 kB = 0.00 MB
== upload the SPL to SRAM and execute it ==
== upload images ==
== execute the main u-boot binary ==
$ cu -l /dev/ttyACM0 -s 115200
Connected.

The source code can be downloaded from:
http://opensource.nextthing.co/chip/buildroot/stable/68/build68.tar.gz

chip login: root
Password: 
# hwtest


############################################################
# [ CHIP HW TEST ]                                         #
############################################################

# Turn on wlan0...OK
# Turn on wlan1...OK
# Hardware list...OK      
# I2C bus 0...OK
# I2C bus 1...OK
# I2C bus 2...OK
# testing AXP209 on I2C bus 0...OK
# GPIO expander test...OK
# Doing 10s stress test...OK
# Wifi enumeration test...OK
### ALL TESTS PASSED ###
# 

Flash Debian

# ./chip-update-firmware.sh -d
debian selected
ROOTFS_URL=http://opensource.nextthing.co.s3.amazonaws.com/chip/debian/stable/38
BUILD=38
...
BUILDROOT_OUTPUT_DIR = /home/xe1gyq/Projects/chip/CHIP-tools/.firmware
== preparing images ==
/home/xe1gyq/Projects/chip/CHIP-tools /home/xe1gyq/Projects/chip/CHIP-tools
gcc    -c -o spl-image-builder.o spl-image-builder.c
gcc -o spl-image-builder spl-image-builder.o
/home/xe1gyq/Projects/chip/CHIP-tools
...
== upload the SPL to SRAM and execute it ==
waiting for fel...............................OK
== upload spl ==
== upload u-boot ==
== upload u-boot script ==
== upload ubi ==
100% [============================================================] 
== execute the main u-boot binary ==
== write ubi ==
flashing............................OK
...
$ sudo cu -l /dev/ttyACM17 -s 115200
[sudo] password for xe1gyq: 
Connected.
ebian GNU/Linux 8 chip ttyGS0

chip login: root
Password: 
Linux chip 4.2.0-rc1 #1 SMP Wed Oct 21 20:43:17 UTC 2015 armv7l

The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;
the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.

Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
root@chip:~# 

At CHIP

# hwtest

############################################################
# [ CHIP HW TEST ]                                         #
############################################################

# Turn on wlan0...OK
# Turn on wlan1...OK
# Hardware list...OK      
# I2C bus 0...OK
# I2C bus 1...OK
# I2C bus 2...OK
# testing AXP209 on I2C bus 0...OK
# GPIO expander test...OK
# Doing 10s stress test...OK
# Wifi enumeration test...OK
### ALL TESTS PASSED ###