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rkdeveloptool

Flash, dump, and manage boot firmware for Rockchip-based computer devices. You will need to turn on the device into Maskrom/Bootrom mode before connecting it through USB. Some subcommands may require to run as root. More information: https://github.com/rockchip-linux/rkdeveloptool.

  • list all connected Rockchip-based flash devices:

rkdeveloptool ld

  • Initialize the device by forcing it to download and install the bootloader from the specified file:

rkdeveloptool db path/to/bootloader.bin

  • update the bootloader software with a new one:

rkdeveloptool ul path/to/bootloader.bin

  • Write an image to a GPT-formatted flash partition, specifying the initial storage sector (usually 0x0 alias 0):

rkdeveloptool wl initial_sector path/to/image.img

  • Write to the flash partition by its user-friendly name:

rkdeveloptool wlx partition_name path/to/image.img

  • reset/reboot the device, exit from the Maskrom/Bootrom mode to boot into the selected flash partition:

rkdeveloptool rd

This document was created using the contents of the tldr project.