Hi, I’m trying to get started with a brand new Genio 720 EVK version P2V3. It has android pre-loaded on it and I’m trying to flash ubuntu to get acquainted with the tools. I’ve hit a wall however when trying to put the unit into DOWNLOAD mode. When I press DOWNLOAD+RESET and release RESET I’m prese…

Hello @James_Moore , Although we develop in Mac, we usually use native Ubuntu machine for flashing. I wonder if the issue might be because of the VM. Do you happen to have access to a linux computer? best regards, Andres Embedded Software Engineer at ProventusNova [image] Get Expert Me…

Hey @James_Moore , Sounds like a plan! Not sure if you are going to be using Yocto for your project, but here is a wiki I wrote on how to create a custom meta-layer for the G510: Create custom Yocto meta layer for MediaTek G510 board - ProventusNova DeveloperWiki . I also recorded the whole thing fo…

Hi @James_Moore , If you are trying to flash Ubuntu that information is below: [image] Install Ubuntu on MediaTek Genio | Ubuntu Adopt Ubuntu on MediaTek Genio platform for the familiar developer experience and an accelerated path to production. Ub…

Hello I have some questions about Genio 720 that I’d like to ask you. I also want to download Ubuntu to my development version, but according to the official website, we need boot firmware. It seems the official website doesn’t offer boot firmware for 720 yet. [image] Install Ubuntu on M…

Good news, switching to a native linux box allows genio-flash to operate normally.

I’ve done some more digging into getting genio-flash working from a VM on macos and the problem seems to be that the EVK exits download mode before macos recognizes the switch to the 0x0e8d:0x0003 device. Is there a way to increase the download mode timeout?

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James_Moore November 15, 2025, 12:02am 3

Thanks, I’m going to build a linux PC for this project soon so I will report back when I learn more.

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