Sunxi-tools Windows Site

There is no official native Windows build of sunxi-tools. The guide below gives you two reliable paths:

If compiling on MSYS2 feels complicated, you can use WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) . However, USB passthrough in WSL1/WSL2 is non-trivial. The recommended approach:

This method works but adds latency. For most flashing operations, the native sunxi-fel.exe described in Method 1 or 2 is faster and more reliable. sunxi-tools windows

  • Use a Linux virtual machine

  • Native Windows build (experimental / advanced) There is no official native Windows build of sunxi-tools

  • This path is for experienced developers only.

  • Prebuilt binaries / ports

    • The quickest way to get sunxi-fel.exe on Windows is to use a pre-compiled binary. The open-source community has provided builds via projects like Sunxi-fel-win or the libusb-win32 package. If compiling on MSYS2 feels complicated, you can

    sunxi-tools is a collection of utilities for Allwinner (sunxi) SoC devices—useful for reading/writing flash, creating images, and working with boot headers (e.g., nand-part, sunxi-fel, nand-sata-install). Official development is Linux-focused; Windows support requires workarounds.