Description

Ready to flash home assistant supervised img file for dq08

Build

# apt install build-essential bison flex swig python3-dev gnutls-dev python3-pyelftools
# make zip

You'll have

• dq08_ha_supervised_<version>.sd.zip : sd image
• dq08_ha_supervised_<version>.zip : rk image
• dq08_recovery_<version>.zip : recovery image to autoflash emmc using an sdcard

Flash with a cable

On windows 64 bit

• unzip tools/FactoryTool.zip on the root of your disk (example: c:\)
• unzip the release in the same directory
• run FactoryTool
• clic on Firmware and select the dq08_ha_supervised_<version>.img rk file
• clic on Restore
• clic on Run
• do not plug the power on the box
• keep pushed the reset button in the AV connector
• plug a male-male usb cable to the black port (not the blue one)
• wait 2 seconds (windows usb sound)
• if needed, try again with an sdcard flashed with Raspberry Pi Imager (in OS choose the previous unzipped as "custom image") using bootloader.img
• release everything and wait for the green cell (2 minutes)
• unplug everything, connect ethernet + DC and wait approx 12 minutes: system will install requirements (3min) then reboot and install HA (5 min) and setup HA (5 min)
• scan your network with this
• connect to http://<ip>:8123

Flash with a microsd

• download and unzip recovery
• flash it with Raspberry Pi Imager (in OS choose the previous unzipped as "custom image")
• unplug/replug sd card and put zipped sd image in the 500mb disk
• put sd in DQ08 and plug power. screen will display several steps. wait for "finished"
• unplug sd card, connect ethernet + DC and wait approx 12 minutes: system will install requirements (3min) then reboot and install HA (5 min) and setup HA (5 min)
• ip address will be shown on the display, connect to http://ip-address:8123 and setup HA

Use microsd slot for HA backups

• connect in ssh to the box (user=root, pass=1234)
• curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fensoft/dq08-haos/refs/heads/master/create_sdcard_hassio_backups.sh | bash -
• plug sd card