../khadas-vim3l-flashing-in-2025-coreelec
Khadas VIM3L Flashing in 2025 - CoreELEC
Khadas’ documentation is incredibly outdated. These tools should be backed up.
Write Android & Bootloader to Internal Storage
Download EMMC Flashing tool for Windows or Linux (Ubuntu)
Download latest Android image (June 2025): vim3l-android-11-32bit-v241024.img
Linux
Have not tested Linux tool successfully yet
Linux process, is one-line once tools are installed. Guide linked here
burn-tool -v aml -b VIM3 -i ~/Downloads/vim3l-android-11-32bit-v241024.img
Windows
- Connect the VIM3 to your PC with USB-C cable (must supply enough power)
- By the time the power LED is indicating ON state, press the F button 3 times in 2 seconds.
- Open Amlogic USB Burn Tool
- Default settings are fine, Erase Flash
- Select the Android firmware image from
File
>Import Image
, and click Start
Write Khadas Oowo Image loader tool to SD Card
Write Oowo firmware to SD card using Balena etcher or whatever
Power on VIM3L with SD card inserted
Connect Network
Open Write Image
Select CoreELEC 20 - Nexus (Other options: Android, Ubuntu, Armbian, HomeAssistant and more)
Once installed, remove SD card and reboot
CoreELEC should be persistent, installed to internal eMMC storage.