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libretiny-eu / ltchiptool

Universal, easy-to-use GUI flashing/dumping tool for BK7231, RTL8710B and RTL8720C.
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Problems flashing a new rtl8710bx board #12

Closed protectivedad closed 8 months ago

protectivedad commented 8 months ago

I'm working on a plug HPPA11SW that has a board in it with a rtl8710bx chip. I was able to use the ltchiptool to read the flash no problem. But writing the flash sends information and then errors "Failed to write to 0x80000000" or whatever address I am writing to. I ran it with --dump-serial the last lines are:

S: <- TX: FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 1A                           ........
S: -> RX: b'\x15'
E: ValueError: Failed to write to 0x8000000
E: |-- File "/usr/local/lib/python3.10/dist-packages/ltchiptool/soc/ambz/flash.py", line 148, in flash_write_raw

Note: I can write using the amebaz-image-tool-v2.2.

The board is an unsupported one, that I am trying to get working. If it is helpful it is shown in FCC ID filings 2AB2QHPPA11SZ and 2AB2QHPPA11SZ (it is the same internal board different plug) with markings RL-M, E350220. M-LWK32F510D. Later I was going to look for help adding it to libretiny, but first I wanted to get the ltchiptool working.

kuba2k2 commented 8 months ago

It is supported, if it has RTL8710BX chip.

How far along does it get before it shows that error? Does it terminate at the beginning or further in the process?

Are you sure the power supply is powerful enough for to power the board?

ferbulous commented 8 months ago

I actually had the same problem, i just keep repeat flashing until it’s completed.

protectivedad commented 8 months ago

It is supported, if it has RTL8710BX chip.

I meant it is not listed in the "boards" list. Plus it seems to use a 700k app area, which is causing me issues. But that is for a different discussion.

How far along does it get before it shows that error? Does it terminate at the beginning or further in the process?

It seems like it is sending 51909 bytes.

Are you sure the power supply is powerful enough for to power the board?

No, but I haven't looked into it because it works using the amebaz-image-tool-v2.2. If it was a power supply problem I figure that wouldn't work either.

Just a few points to clarify. I don't have the rts/dtr setup. I manually put the board into download mode. The command I run is:

ltchiptool flash write -d /dev/ttyUSB0 -f ambz hppa11sw-c50ca0.bin

The hppa11sw-c50ca0.bin file is the original firmware I saved.

kuba2k2 commented 8 months ago

Hi, I've just written a brand new flashing tool for RTL8710 - without relying on rtltool.py anymore. It seems to be stable now, and supports read-retry and hash checking too. The GUI/CLI is obviously the same (ltchiptool), but it's different under-the-hood.

You can get it here - it's not released yet: https://github.com/libretiny-eu/ltchiptool/tree/feature/flasher-update

protectivedad commented 8 months ago

I opened up one of the devices to test but I get the same error:

S: <- TX: B1 26 48 E3 F7 4A F9 A0  78 00 90 E0 78 01 90 20  .&H..J..x...x.. 
S: <- TX: 79 02 90 60 79 03 90 21  48 A1 79 22 78 63 78 D0  y..`y..!H.y"xcx.
S: <- TX: F8 8C 01 E3 F7 3A F9 5A                           .....:.Z
S: -> RX: b'\x15'
E: ValueError: Failed to write to 0x8000000
E: |-- File "/home/anthony/ltchiptool/ltchiptool/soc/ambz/flash.py", line 148, in flash_write_raw

I thought maybe it was a power supply issue so I hooked up a supply that would power the device but got the same error.

I will just close this because the work around is to use the other tool to get it on for the first time and now that the ota1/ota2 spacing is fixed I can update using OTA. I'm going to close up the device and let it go.

Thanks for the help.

kuba2k2 commented 8 months ago

As I said in my previous comment, the updated version is not released yet. You need to clone the branch that I linked. The error you posted originates from the old tool, so your program wasn't updated.

protectivedad commented 8 months ago

I did:

commit 057f4512d1ba16f4700db20819cf877eb011144f (HEAD -> master, tag: v4.7.0, origin/master, origin/HEAD)
Author: Kuba Szczodrzyński <kuba@szczodrzynski.pl>
Date:   Mon Oct 30 11:38:05 2023 +0100

    [release] v4.7.0

Is that the right one?

Cossid commented 8 months ago

No, that is the master branch, you need to check out the feature/flash-update branch.

protectivedad commented 8 months ago

Ah! That explains it. I looked at the link but I updated later on and must have switched to the master. Sorry for the trouble.

Edit:

So I felt obligated to test again, with the right branch this time :). It worked.

MiguelAReis commented 7 months ago

Is anyone able to build this branch into an exe file? Thanks