Get PX6 into MASKROM mode

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vlad.presada

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Mar 25, 2020
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Hi there. I'm having a problem with my navi. Px6 4gb+32rom. It's trying to boot, loading just the image with the logo for about 10sec, after that a split second it shows "no signal", and then restart. It's doing this forever if it's powered. Seller sent me a zip file to flash it, but no success. Tried also on the microSD, same, no luck. Tried also different combinations of the reset button, but same, no luck. Reset seems just power of button, in case probably some apps freeze or something, just not to power of the car, you just can power of quickly with the "reset" button.
I have been reading for a few days already different topics and i can't get my head around them, maybe here in this topic it's what i need to fix it, just need some small guidance from you guys.
So, my SoM seems (and it is) different from the ones posted above.
1. Is it still available the OTG workaround for me?
2. How can i force the navi to recovery?
3. If i need to flash the SOM, i don't have an .img file, i only have a .zip file, is there any general file that can be used, or it should be something specific for my navi?
4. If the boot is damaged, i saw some rockchip tools to read the existing files, is there any chance i can recover my specific files from the SOM so i can use them to flash it again?
Probably i will come up again with questions, thanks in advance for any help.
 

MarcoZ76

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Oct 27, 2019
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Hi there. I'm having a problem with my navi. Px6 4gb+32rom. It's trying to boot, loading just the image with the logo for about 10sec, after that a split second it shows "no signal", and then restart. It's doing this forever if it's powered. Seller sent me a zip file to flash it, but no success. Tried also on the microSD, same, no luck. Tried also different combinations of the reset button, but same, no luck. Reset seems just power of button, in case probably some apps freeze or something, just not to power of the car, you just can power of quickly with the "reset" button.
I have been reading for a few days already different topics and i can't get my head around them, maybe here in this topic it's what i need to fix it, just need some small guidance from you guys.
So, my SoM seems (and it is) different from the ones posted above.
1. Is it still available the OTG workaround for me?
2. How can i force the navi to recovery?
3. If i need to flash the SOM, i don't have an .img file, i only have a .zip file, is there any general file that can be used, or it should be something specific for my navi?
4. If the boot is damaged, i saw some rockchip tools to read the existing files, is there any chance i can recover my specific files from the SOM so i can use them to flash it again?
Probably i will come up again with questions, thanks in advance for any help.

Hi, i was in your situation, could you post the link of the file that dasaita sent to you? Thanks
 

vlad.presada

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Mar 25, 2020
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Hi, i was in your situation, could you post the link of the file that dasaita sent to you? Thanks

I can post u the link, but my navi it NaviFly. My guess is that almost all the same. Just wait me few minutes so i can upload it to my dropbox and share it from there.

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Https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hOQEWuwJNewro4xgLuCDBWMQMKitoQNE/view?usp=drivesdk[/url]

This is for NaviFly, bmw e83, px6, 4gb ram+32gb rom. Android 9.0.

Maybe i have all what in need in the archive, i don't know, so i can start flashing the SOM. Or maybe some advices from others on where i should start...
 
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alfondehesa

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Did you guys end up finding out how to turn the update.zip into update.img? I'm stuck on that situation too :/
Bootloader and recovery are all gone (system too of course).
I'm still trying to see how to put it in maskrom and what pins to connect the cable to ;(
 

alfondehesa

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Elmelocoton

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Hi people , I have a px6 based one with this board and it was given to me as the previous owner tried to update magisk and now it's stuck in a boot loop showing android, anyone knows how to enter maskrom or anyway to recover this unit ?
 

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pitrek148

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Hello,

I flashed my Android unit by accident to A11. I have Xtrons 10.25'' PX6 RK3399.

I read a lot on this forum about getting to MASKROM, but i think im doing something wrong.
I made a cable like this :
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USB Cable with 6 Pins.jpg

its connected it like photos posted by user in this thread - 3/5/17 and 12/16/17
Im making a short circut on these two gold "pins" then PC is starting see my board
I installed whole drivers, adb , rockdevtools but my PC is not recognizing a device and i have error - Unknown usb device (device descriptor request failed). When i'm trying to push diffrent driver(rockchip or adb) i get a error like these drivers are not x64, but i checked it and they are xD
My OS is Windows 11 Pro 22H2

When im connecting my Android Headunitin the car i have only black screen, and i dont have any buttons to go to Recovery or smth.



Here you have photos of my motherboard :
PX6 Front.jpg


PX6 Back.jpg


Any idea what can I do with this ?
 

marchnz

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Hello,

I flashed my Android unit by accident to A11. I have Xtrons 10.25'' PX6 RK3399.

I read a lot on this forum about getting to MASKROM, but i think im doing something wrong.
I made a cable like this :
View attachment 6005525
View attachment 6005517
its connected it like photos posted by user in this thread - 3/5/17 and 12/16/17
Im making a short circut on these two gold "pins" then PC is starting see my board
I installed whole drivers, adb , rockdevtools but my PC is not recognizing a device and i have error - Unknown usb device (device descriptor request failed). When i'm trying to push diffrent driver(rockchip or adb) i get a error like these drivers are not x64, but i checked it and they are xD
My OS is Windows 11 Pro 22H2

When im connecting my Android Headunitin the car i have only black screen, and i dont have any buttons to go to Recovery or smth.



Here you have photos of my motherboard :
View attachment 6005519

View attachment 6005521

Any idea what can I do with this ?
Read through my OTG thread
 

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    See:

    MASKROM is to format/prepare storage only, you cannot flash and update IMAGE or partitions in MASKROM, only Loader mode.

    This is not entirely true. If your device cannot go into Loader mode (e.g. if bootloader is corrupt) your only option is to flash the firmware whilst in MASKROM mode. In fact, if you format the eMMC whilst in MASKROM mode, the device will no longer go into Loader mode as the bootloader partition gets wiped!!! I can confirm this from my own experience.

    Who can guide me step by step? I don't know what is eMMC and how to format it. And then how to put the PX6 in Loader mode? When i connect to pc i get only MaskRom mode...

    If you formatted the eMMC your device cannot boot into Loader mode anymore. HOWEVER, you can still flash in MASKROM mode (it's the same as if in Loader mode):
    1. Run AndroidTool.
    2. Switch to the “Upgrade Firmware” tab page.
    3. Click the “Firmware” button, which will pop up a file dialog to open the Firmware file (.img format).
    4. The firmware version, loader version and chip info will be read and displayed.
    5. Click the “Upgrade” button to flash.
    Done.

    If the above fails (e.g. download boot fail errors) then check if your OTG cable connections are good, try another USB port, try another laptop, or try the Linux Rockchip tool.

    The info in the link below helped me get up to speed and sort my PX6 out (it's for another Rockchip board so DO NOT USE the partition info etc, but the process is the same and has some trouble shooting tips):
    https://wiki.radxa.com/Rock/flash_the_image

    Also, if you download and use imgRePackerRK, you can extract the files from the update.img and flash them manually.
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    Solved. There are two gold circular points which can be shorted. Picture can be found here:

    https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=80641439&postcount=435

    On to the next challenge of resolving the "Download Boot Fail" error when trying to flash anything!
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    Care to link the reference update.img here?

    sure, here you go: update.img.PX6-PQ2A-20190614.zip on Dropbox

    edit: this is apparently same version as HTC6_RK3399_9.0_20190614 OTA update
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    Hi, i was in your situation, could you post the link of the file that dasaita sent to you? Thanks

    I can post u the link, but my navi it NaviFly. My guess is that almost all the same. Just wait me few minutes so i can upload it to my dropbox and share it from there.

    ---------- Post added at 09:56 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:10 AM ----------

    Https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hOQEWuwJNewro4xgLuCDBWMQMKitoQNE/view?usp=drivesdk[/url]

    This is for NaviFly, bmw e83, px6, 4gb ram+32gb rom. Android 9.0.

    Maybe i have all what in need in the archive, i don't know, so i can start flashing the SOM. Or maybe some advices from others on where i should start...