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Install the image to eMMC from USB port

Rock 5 supports Maskrom mode, which is a special operation mode for CPU to wait for USB OTG port command. The PC tools we use to communicate with rock 5 in Maskrom mode are the rkdeveloptool and RKDevTool. We use the rkdeveloptool in Linux/macOS and the RKDevTool under Windows.

Requirement

Rock 5B
type-c cable
emmc module
Windows/linux/macOS PC

Install Tools&Drivers

Please check this guide, Install rockchip flash tools under Windows/Linux/MacOS PC.

Boot the board to Maskrom mode

To boot ROCK 5B to Maskrom mode is simple:

Power off the board.
Press the golden button and hold it.
Plug the USB-A to Type-C cable to ROCK 5B Type-C port, the other side to PC.
Release the golded button.
Check usb device
- For macOS host: lsusb result: Bus 002 Device 032: ID 2207:350b Fuzhou Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd. Composite Device
- For Linux host: lsusb result: Bus 001 Device 112: ID 2207:350b Fuzhou Rockchip Electronics Company
- For Windows host: Open RKDevTool and you would see the device is in Found One MASKROM Device.

Get RK3588 loader and system image

ROCK 5B

Write system image to eMMC module

Linux/MacOS

On your PC, run the rkdeveloptool

sudo rkdeveloptool ld
DevNo=1	Vid=0x2207,Pid=0x350b,LocationID=106	Maskrom

Download the loader (flash helper) to init the ram and prepare the flashing environment etc. If you don't have it, you can download it from here

sudo rkdeveloptool db /path/to/rk3588_spl_loader_v1.08.111.bin

Write SPI image to SPI Nor Flash on board.

You can use our pre-built files.

sudo rkdeveloptool wl 0 rock-5b-debian-bullseye-xfce4-arm64-20220919-0912-gpt.img

Reboot the device

sudo rkdeveloptool rd

now, the device should boot on eMMC.

Windows

Run the RKDevTool.exe if you do not have this,you can download it here.RKDevTool
Check whether it is in maskrom mode. The red part 2 in the figure below indicates that it has entered maskrom mode.
Check the "write by address" option.
Right-click in the blank area of the list and select Load configuration file.
After loading the configuration file, you need to modify the path of the file to be downloaded.
Now,Click Run, if successful, you will see the download successful message in the right box.

Troubleshooting

If you have issue with flashing via USB OTG, start a new post on the forum, https://forum.radxa.com/c/rock5.