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Open Command Prompt (CMD) or PowerShell in the folder containing sunxi-fel.exe . Run:
This is where most users fail. Even if you have the tools, Windows won't see the device without the right driver.
allows you to:
: Tools like sunxi-meminfo and sunxi-bootinfo allow users to dump DRAM settings and read bootloader parameters directly from the device. Implementing Sunxi-tools on Windows sunxi-tools windows
: Utilities used to compile and decompile .fex configuration files (used by older Allwinner kernels to define pin mappings and hardware configurations) into binary format ( script.bin ).
: Displays information from sunxi boot headers. Options for Windows Users 1. Use WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)
If compiling on MSYS2 feels complicated, you can use . However, USB passthrough in WSL1/WSL2 is non-trivial. The recommended approach: Open Command Prompt (CMD) or PowerShell in the
Make sure the libusb-1.0.dll is in the same folder as your executable!
If you are unbricking a device or testing custom development builds, you can load U-Boot directly into the RAM without flashing it permanently: sunxi-fel uboot u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin Use code with caution. Troubleshooting Common Windows Errors "No Allwinner device in FEL mode found"
Recheck your Zadig configuration. Ensure the device shows hardware ID 1F3A:EFE8 . Try swapping USB ports (preferably use a USB 2.0 port instead of USB 3.0). "libusb_open error -3" or Access Denied allows you to: : Tools like sunxi-meminfo and
Connect your device in (usually by holding a specific button or shorting pins while powering on). Open Zadig and find the device with USB ID 1F3A:EFE8 . Select WinUSB as the driver and click "Install Driver". 2. Obtaining the Tools J-Rios/Sunxi-Tools-Win-src - GitHub
You can dump the content of your device's memory to a file on your Windows desktop: sunxi-fel read 0x40000000 1024 memory_dump.bin Use code with caution. 3. Booting U-Boot Directly via USB
After the process finishes successfully, you will find the Windows executable (e.g., sunxi-fel.exe ) in the sunxi-tools directory.