Firmware Upgrade Guide For RK3188 RK3288 RK3368 Devices

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wtabram

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I'm trying to update an Openhour chameleon using the android tool.
I get ad far as
installation success
Re starting
But then I get a load of messages on screen about not finding nand
The openhour doesn't use nand but instead uses sd cards as memory.
I didn't think this would make a difference but it is.
I've modified the sd card with Win32imager and written the system partition inside the update.img file and now I'm getting 'can't find cache partition'.
Any ideas??
Anything would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Wayne


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Such_A_Victor

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wtabram said:
I'm trying to update an Openhour chameleon using the android tool.
I get ad far as
installation success
Re starting
But then I get a load of messages on screen about not finding nand
The openhour doesn't use nand but instead uses sd cards as memory.
I didn't think this would make a difference but it is.
I've modified the sd card with Win32imager and written the system partition inside the update.img file and now I'm getting 'can't find cache partition'.
Any ideas??
Anything would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Wayne


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Can you please attach some screenshots, because it's not so cleat what had happen. And I am not sure this is a right thing to do those manipulations with the sd card.
First of all:
if update file packed or unpacked and does android tool see the device?
 
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wtabram

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Android Tool recognises the OHC when plugged into the USB OTG connection.
If I reboot the device the screen goes blank and then outputs the errors shown in the attached photo

This is after using the modified parameters file
Ive attached the OpenHour parameters file for referance
 

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n4r4k

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Hi all
I have Xtreamer multi console with Rk3188.
Is there any update firmware for this device other than its official firmwarw which is laggy?
Thank you for your advice
 
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n4r4k said:
Hi all
I have Xtreamer multi console with Rk3188.
Is there any update firmware for this device other than its official firmwarw which is laggy?
Thank you for your advice
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Maybe you can check wifi chipset and try to find firmware from other device. At least you can try, but be careful you will not brick your device.
You can tell us wifi chipset model and we may help you to choose another firmware for test
 
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I have a CS918. It says I have the HX 3188. Is this the same as the RK 3188 and which rom should I download to get lollipop, and subsequently the latest kodi. Thanks and I've flashed samsung phones before, just not an android box. I have the drivers installed and the RK upgrade tool ready to go. Just need the right rom. Thanks.
 
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waseemkhan

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Hi every one
Mini box 4k hd ultra chipset Rk3328 nougat. 7.1
Any idea for rooting
Plz
 

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gomelkiev

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hello
have this tv box:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CS928-RK328...B-TV-Box-Media-HD-4K-WiFi-Ko-di-/182663620184

during power on, shows 4 penguins, after that flashing android logo, I see orange desktop for couple seconds , and unit going into sleeping mode.
last month , unit shows message for seconds something about "storage is damaged"
is there an option for me to fix it ( I never opened/rooted or hacked)

otg port - is micro usb , can I use any cable usb - microusb to try to flash it?

is there a keyboard shortcut during booting to get into recovery mode?
thanks
 
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gomelkiev said:
hello
have this tv box:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CS928-RK328...B-TV-Box-Media-HD-4K-WiFi-Ko-di-/182663620184

during power on, shows 4 penguins, after that flashing android logo, I see orange desktop for couple seconds , and unit going into sleeping mode.
last month , unit shows message for seconds something about "storage is damaged"
is there an option for me to fix it ( I never opened/rooted or hacked)

otg port - is micro usb , can I use any cable usb - microusb to try to flash it?

is there a keyboard shortcut during booting to get into recovery mode?
thanks
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Seems the best way is to reflash device, you need to download firmware from device official website and follow instructions of the first message of this topic. And need also to find a recovery button (can't find it on the picture). If you will not find firmware for your device, you should check wifi chipset model number and try to find firmware with the same one.
 
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gomelkiev

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Such_A_Victor said:
Seems the best way is to reflash device, you need to download firmware from device official website and follow instructions of the first message of this topic. And need also to find a recovery button (can't find it on the picture). If you will not find firmware for your device, you should check wifi chipset model number and try to find firmware with the same one.
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while opening box I broke camera cable. look like i'm not going to have time to deal with this unit. if you are in US and want to have this unit for free (pay only shipping) , send me prepaid shipping label from zipcode 80130 and I will ship .

thanks
 
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ari2asem

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ok, i have also some big trouble with my tablet rk3188-chip. i am now in MASKROM-mode, cann't get out of this mode after flashing UPDATE.IMG, because WAIT FOR LOADER START gives failure after about 30 seconds waiting and then the tablet is in UNRECOGNIZABLE mode for windows 10 64 bit.

so my question is....how to get out of MASKROM-mode and to get into "normal"-mode?
 
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Such_A_Victor

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ari2asem said:
ok, i have also some big trouble with my tablet rk3188-chip. i am now in MASKROM-mode, cann't get out of this mode after flashing UPDATE.IMG, because WAIT FOR LOADER START gives failure after about 30 seconds waiting and then the tablet is in UNRECOGNIZABLE mode for windows 10 64 bit.

so my question is....how to get out of MASKROM-mode and to get into "normal"-mode?
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The only way is to reflash device properly.
But if you 100% sure you use firmware exactly for this device and high-quality cable (seems you have no problem with drivers cause your PC can detect the device), seems you have a hardware problem or you got hardbricked tab.
 
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Such_A_Victor said:
The only way is to reflash device properly.
But if you 100% sure you use firmware exactly for this device and high-quality cable (seems you have no problem with drivers cause your PC can detect the device), seems you have a hardware problem or you got hardbricked tab.
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i have fixed the error WAIT LOADER START FAILE....i was using RK Android Tool 2.3 with a custom KK-rom. after using/flashing custom LP-rom with RK Android Tool v2.3, i was able to fully finish the flash-procedure. i tablet was in MASKROM-mode. now i have lollipop-rom on it ;);):D

but the strange thing in this whole story is the use some android-firmware version with special version of flash-tool. because RK Android Tool v2.3 was not good working with KK-rom
 
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wally123

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por favor necesito ayuda

hola necesito ayuda para una tablet admiral rk3126 ak47-bt-v4.2 le instale otro firmware y me sale maskrom no puedo arreglar ese tema por favor ayuda
 
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    UPD: Rreflashing guide for linux Host PC added.

    BEFORE START

    What you need:

    1. Image file
    2. Host PC (Windows)
    3. USB OTG Cable

    Supported host OS:
    1. Windows XP （32/64bit)
    2. Windows 7 (32/64bit)
    3. Windows 8 (32/64bit)

    All manipulations I show using UGOOS devices example. Procedure is common for all RK SoC based devices.

    The first thing you need to do is to DOWNLOAD the firmware archive.
    Inside archive you find: BatchTool or Android Tool - tools for reflashing and DriverAssitant - tool that helps you to install device drivers and firmware image file.


    INSTALLING DRIVERS

    If you need to install the drivers, you can find setup file in the program folder.



    Launch RK DriverAssitant and press “Install Driver” button.



    During installation a couple of times program will ask whether you want to install the driver. In the end of installation you can see diolog window: "Install driver ok".





    Ugoos UT-3

    1. Turn off the device.
    2. Connect device to PC via USB using OTG- port.



    3. Press and hold the hardware reset button.



    4. Turn on the device.



    Ugoos UM-3

    1. Press and hold the hardware reset button.



    2. Connect device to PC via USB using OTG- port.





    UPGRADE FIRMWARE WITH ROCKCHIP BATCH TOOL
    Run the Rockchip Batch Tool and click on the “…” to choose file with firmware pack.
    If everything is correctly done and the driver is installed on your computer,
    you will see green light on one of the indicators.



    Now click the “Upgrade” button to reflash the device. When progress is finished you will see a sign indicating a successful operation.



    UPGRADE FIRMWARE WITH ANDROID TOOL
    Run the Android Tool and click on the “Upgrade Firmware”.
    If everything is correctly done and the driver is installed on your computer, you will see “Found One Loader Device “



    Click on button “Firmware” and specify the path to the firmware file.
    You need to wait until the program downloading information about the firmware, then it will display some information on the screen. Now click the Upgrade button to reflash the device. At the end you will see a sign indicating a successful operation.




    For flashing dualboot or clear linux firmware
    1. Run the Android Tool. If you everything is correctly done and the driver is installed on your computer, you will see “Found One Loader Device.
    2. Default program configured to flash"clear" android on your device. If you want install “Dualboot” or “Clear linux” click right mouse button by program window, and then select “Load config”.



    3. Then choose one of configurations files:
     config.cfg - if want flash only Android
     config_dualboot.cfg - if want flash dualboot
     config_linux.cfg - if want flash only linux
    4. Now click the Upgrade button to reflash the device. At the end you will see a sign indicating a successful operation.


    For Linux Host PC users:

    Rockchip provides a command line utility named "upgrade_tool" under Linux, which support flashing of both update.img and partition images.

    In addition, we have two choices with regard to open source tools:



    rkflashtool https://github.com/linux-rockchip/rkflashtool
    rkflashkit https://github.com/linuxerwang/rkflashkit


    Both of them only support flashing partition images, not update.img. rkflashtool is a command line tool, and flashkit has a nice and easy to use GUI with command line support lately added.



    If you use Upgrade Tool:

    There is no need to install device driver. Just connect the device and host PC.

    Download Linux_Upgrade_Tool, and install it to host filesystem:

    tar xf Linux_UpgradeTool_v1.2.tar.gz

    cd Linux_UpgradeTool_v1.2

    sudo mv upgrade_tool /usr/local/bin

    sudo chown root:root /usr/local/bin/upgrade_tool
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    Flash update.img:

    sudo upgrade_tool uf update.img
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    Screenshot%20from%202016-03-02%2012_50_06.png


    Flash partition images:

    sudo upgrade_tool di -b /path/to/boot.img
    sudo upgrade_tool di -k /path/to/kernel.img
    sudo upgrade_tool di -s /path/to/system.img
    sudo upgrade_tool di -r /path/to/recovery.img
    sudo upgrade_tool di -m /path/to/misc.img
    sudo upgrade_tool di resource /path/to/resource.img
    sudo upgrade_tool di -p paramater # flash parameter
    sudo upgrade_tool ul bootloader.bin # flash bootloader
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    If errors occur due to flash problem, you can try to low format, or erase the flash:

    upgrade_tool lf # low format flash
    upgrade_tool ef # erase flash
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    Following instruction is for rkflashkit utility.

    Install:

    sudo apt-get install build-essential fakeroot
    git clone https://github.com/linuxerwang/rkflashkit
    cd rkflashkit
    ./waf debian
    sudo apt-get install python-gtk2
    sudo dpkg -i rkflashkit_0.1.2_all.deb
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    GUI:

    Rk3288_rkflashkit.png


    sudo rkflashkit
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    Command line:

    $ rkflashkit --help
    Usage: <cmd> [args] [<cmd> [args]...]


    part List partition
    flash @<PARTITION> <IMAGE FILE> Flash partition with image file
    cmp @<PARTITION> <IMAGE FILE> Compare partition with image file
    backup @<PARTITION> <IMAGE FILE> Backup partition to image file
    erase @<PARTITION> Erase partition
    reboot Reboot device
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    For example, flash device with boot.img and kernel.img, then reboot:

    sudo rkflashkit flash @boot boot.img @kernel.img kernel.img reboot
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    UPD:
    REFLASHING IN MASKROM MODE

    If you have problems with standard reflashing options, or your device had bricked
    IMPORTANT: users can perform further manipulations only at their own risk, and only if all other reflashing options can’t help.

    Before reflashing in maskrom mode we need to make the same steps as before:
    Installing RK drivers
    Installing Android Tool or Batch Tool

    CONNECTING TO PC in MASKROM MODE



    Maskrom mode is reflashing way, when you block reading data from NAND using hardware short circuit of NAND pins.



    1. Open device housing and detect NAND (is standalone chip with 48 pins on two sides) on PCBA. In some boxes you also need detached heatsink or cooler in order to reach NAND
    2. Place PCBA in front of you so you can clearly read NAND’s name and board number
    3. You should choose 6th-7th or 7th-8th pin from NAND bottom on the right side or 6th-7th or 7th-8th pin from first pin (first pin is marked on PCBA with a point or ) and circuit it during plugging to Host PC and powering on (check pin sequence for other devices very clearly)

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    Ugoos UM3 example

    UT3s.jpg

    Ugoos UT3s example

    UT4.jpg

    Ugoos UT4 example

    After circuit and attaching to host PC, Android tool will show you message in progress bar: Found one maskrom device

    enter%20maskrom.png


    Then start upgrade. The reflashing process should run several steps

    enter%20maskrom2.png


    You also can use Batch tool for this action. Device indication should turn blue instead of green for maskrom mode.

    eenter%20maskrom%203.png



    There are photos of several well spread NAND chips and circuit schemas:

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    mekler22 said:
    Hi,
    I'm using a new RK3368 device. The device is recognized when I use Batch tool, and I was able to flash it that way. But I need it to be recognized in Android tool so I can flash the recovery. It says "No device found". Any advice on how to get it to recognize so I can install TWRP recovery?

    Thanks!
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    Looks strange, first thing come to mind is to change Android tool. Try to use Android Tool 2.35.
    And where did you get TWRP for rk3368?
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    21031980 said:
    I have a teewe 2 stick from an indian manufacturer. Can i flash any custom firmware in it? it is based on rockchip 3066. How to find a suitable custom rom? wifi chip is ap6181, 8gb storage.
    Inside pics can be seen at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64407126&postcount=61
    Product page says
    "The Device in itself is a complete CPU with a Dual Core ARM Cortex A9 Processor with a Quad Core GPU for High Performance, 1.6+ GHz and 1GB of DDR 3 RAM. Works with any TV with an HDMI Port and needs a Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n connection to stream.

    Output: HDMI
    Max. Output Video Resolution: 1080p
    Wireless Standards: 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi 2.4GHz"

    http://teewe.in/product
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    Specs look like typical RK3066 stick, so you can try to reflash with another custom firmware. Problems can be with wifi module and Rom frequency.
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    new z4/z4L rk3368 firmware with wifi ap6335 chipset and ap6330. awesome stable rom the only bug is it wont shutdown or restart (freezes) so if anyone can fix that you have a complete upto date rom with all the bells and whistels.

    http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player.../628558-rk3368-02-2017-true-octacore-firmware
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    Such_A_Victor
    Just in case: here is a new version of Android tool for Reflashing RK Devices
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