As I continue my journey with the eMMC I’m turning now to look at the eMMC.
I’m yet to burn the software to it. I’ve seen the Milk-V instructions for completing that task via Windows… and I think I’ve seen some other instructions for doing it via an SD Card image.
Anyway, my question: What is the eMMC, what does it do for me and how do I use it?
I haven’t found through my searches anything that explains this.
Thank you in advance for the insight.
I have now installed the firmware onto the eMMC using a win10 PC.
I can advise that after the install win10 notified me about new connectivity being available NCM. (which I’m already using on my Mac). Now I need a suitable NCM driver for Win 10.
I can also say that when you do the install … it didn’t work for me until I shortened the directory path… i.e. moved the folder up from a couple of levels deep in my downloads directory to c:\DuoS.… as per the sample/documentation.
An RNDIS driver should be available from the milkv documentation. Also, rather than connecting through the USB RNDIS, you can also connect the board to ethernet and use ssh.
“The eMMC” or “embedded MultiMediaCard” is just memory (like an SD card - it uses the same protocol) but on a chip.
I think the SD card method is easier but if the windows method works for you, then no problem.
Awesome … thank you.
“The eMMC” or “embedded MultiMediaCard” is just memory (like an SD card - it uses the same protocol) but on a chip.
Simple to understand.
With the firmware installed to support it… can I see that storage from the RV side? and access it?
The “firmware” (Linux) lives on the eMMC because you installed the system to eMMC. You now boot from eMMC if the sd card is not inserted.
You did not install anything to support it because you don’t need to. It’s just an integrated memory card.
To see the storage, do lsblk
No, it is an option which can be soldered onto the board, just like the wireless chip, or not.
Well yeah, I assumed that since @David_Wilson installed the system to eMMC, it exists on his board.