/rkflashkit

rkflashkit is an open source toolkit for flashing Linux kernel images to rk3066/rk3188 based devices. It's programmed with python and gtk2.

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rkflashkit

rkflashkit is an open sourced (GPL v2) toolkit for flashing Linux kernel images (Picuntu) to rk3066/rk3188/rk3288 based devices. It's programmed with python and gtk2. The kernel program is adapted from Galland's rkflashtool_rk3066 which is in turn based on cyteen's rk3066-rkflashtool.

rkflashkit talks to the devices through vpelletier's python-libusb1 which is a python wrapper of libusb. For convenience the python-libusb1 programs are included in rkflashkit. Also included is binary created for Ubuntu.

Features

  • Programmed with python, GTK2 and libusb1.
  • Automatically detect device connection.
  • Reboot device.
  • Flash kernel image file to specified partition.
  • Erase partition.
  • Backup partition. (New)
  • Compare a partition with a image file. (New)
  • Command line support. (New)

Change logs:

Release 0.1.4:

  • Add support for RK3128.
  • Add last partition ('-' in size) operation support.
  • Clean prompt and log messages.

Release 0.1.3:

  • Add support for RK3026/RK3028/RK3168.

Release 0.1.2:

  • Add command line support.

Release 0.1.1:

  • Sticky scrollbar in log view: when appending logs keep scrollbar at the bottom if it's already there.
  • Partition backup function.
  • Validation for flashing image file to partition.
  • Compare a partition with any image file.
  • Colored log messages.

Release 0.1.0:

  • Initial import.

Build

$ ./waf debian

Installation

Before installing the deb file please install its dependency:

$ sudo apt-get install python-gtk2

then

$ sudo dpkg -i rkflashkit_0.1.4_all.deb

You should be able to find an icon in unity dasher or gnome menu.

Links

https://github.com/Galland/rkflashtool_rk3066
https://github.com/cyteen/rk3066-rkflashtool
https://github.com/vpelletier/python-libusb1

Command line usage

  • List NAND Partitions

$ sudo rkflashkit part

  • Flash image

$ sudo rkflashkit flash @boot boot.img @resource resourse.img

  • Compare partition with image file

$ sudo rkflashkit cmp @boot boot.img

  • Backup partition

$ sudo rkflashkit backup @boot new_boot.img

  • Erase Partition

$ sudo rkflashkit erase @boot

  • Reboot Device

$ sudo rkflashkit reboot

Multiple commands can be specified at once:

$ sudo rkflashkit flash @boot boot.img @resource resourse.img reboot