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 gtk3. 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, GTK3 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 0.1.5-dev:

• Add support Python3.
• Add support GTK3.

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 python3-gi python3-libusb1

then

$ sudo dpkg -i rkflashkit_0.1.5_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