Should I install Armbian to eMMC?

[tehsoosoo]

Hi all, I just managed to install Armbian to my Minix Neo U1 on sd card. I read the faq and found that installing on eMMC is better than on sd card because eMMC is faster and more durable. Now I'm curious that if I'm booting from eMMC:

 

1. How can I boot from sd card again? Just in case something's wrong with the eMMC etc.

2. Can I still use a blank sd card for storage? Or there shouldn't be an sd card attached because it will try to boot from sd card?

 

Thank you

[SteeMan]

On 4/15/2023 at 10:46 AM, tehsoosoo said:

1. How can I boot from sd card again? Just in case something's wrong with the eMMC etc.

If you are using the community armbian build, then it will first try to boot from the sd card if present and then boot from emmc if no sd card.

 

On 4/15/2023 at 10:46 AM, tehsoosoo said:

2. Can I still use a blank sd card for storage? Or there shouldn't be an sd card attached because it will try to boot from sd card?

I don't know, I've never tried it.

 

If you install to emmc, you should have a backup of your android firmware and know how to reinstall it if something goes wrong.  Otherwise your box could end up bricked.