Expanding the Root Partition

[martuscellifaria]

Hi all!

I followed the link for flashing Debian Bullseye on the Sige7 from my main Ubuntu machine.

Upgrading Sige7 Image in Linux

Install Rockchip flashing tools sige7 supports maskrom mode, which is a special operation mode for CPU to wait for command from USB OTG port. The Linux/macOS PC tool we use to communicate with sige7 in maskrom mode are rkdeveloptool. rkdeveloptool on Linux Download development tool sudo cp upgrade_tool /usr/local/sbin/ Guide sige7 to enter Maskrom mode Guide Sige7 to Maskrom mode： Powered through Type-C interface Connect the USB and Sige7 Type-C interfaces on the PC end There are two ways t…

However, I noticed that the rootfs partition of the EMMC is too small (under 15 GB), and gets full very fast.

There is another partition called userdata, which has over 80 GB, but I cannot use it, or reallocate it to the rootfs using gparted, because the partitions must be unmounted, and the root partition cannot be unmounted at runtime.
Is there another way or workaround?

I strangely cannot boot from an USB Stick or SD Card.

I am a Linux user and have no Windows at home. Can someone help me?

Thanks,

Alex

[armsom-HD]

How can the partition of userdata not be used? Are there any operation steps provided？

At present, the official firmware maintenance does not support burning firmware to SD cards or storage devices on Linux systems. Third party firmware can use the Linux version of BalenaEtcher