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twobob · 08-05-2013, 07:00 PM

Okay: So I have used k3flasher now a little over 100 times on about as many devices.

EDIT: It's been a while since I did the last lot but I did 3 today so far.

Feedback: works perfectly for new demo devices.
Bugbear: On devices that have been left on display since time immemorial (that's a long time by the way my non-UK friends) it appears to trash the device.

This has happened 7 time out of 100 now.

(1 out of the 3 today)

Here's a snippet from the end of one of these times:

THE COMMANDS: (not a big fan of typing things twice... so... yeah)

Code:

sudo ./k3flasher ./mx35to2_mmc.bin program rootfs ./mmcblk0p1-3.4+jb+keys.img ; 
sudo ./k3flasher ./mx35to2_mmc.bin info ; 
sudo ./k3flasher ./mx35to2_mmc.bin reset

The final output:

Code:

I: flashed 0x001e0000 (=1966080) bytes
I: flashed 0x001f0000 (=2031616) bytes
I: flashed 0x00200000 (=2097152) bytes
I: flashing of 0x00200000 (=2097152) bytes complete
I: offset 0x28a00000 continue_address 0x28dc1000 100.00%
I: writing 0x00007000 (=28672) bytes to address 0x28dc1000, waiting for completion...
I: wrote 0x00007000 (=28672) bytes, waiting for completion...
I: flashing of 0x00007000 (=28672) bytes complete
I: offset 0x28a07000 continue_address 0x28dc8000 100.00%
[sudo] password for twobob: 
I: found suitable device
I: read info
I: got size 1048576 (probably wrong)
I: downloading 0x00000200 (=512) bytes, starting at 0x00040c00
I: DO NOT MAKE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION PUBLIC!
I: if you need to discuss it in public, obfuscate
I: e.g. the second half of the numbers.
I: got device serial number <B00ZZ0Z000999999>
I: got device Wifi MAC <99ZZ9999999Z>
I: found suitable device
I: resetting device.

EDIT: (So you can see everything looks fine at this point)

And then after removing the power cable, and power cycling with the switch the device show a permanent green power light and will do nothing else.

I have one of these devices in this state actually here at the moment.

So, Yeah, excellent product, just wanted to share my experiences with the odd few bad-uns.

Any clues on magicking up a working device from the toastie ones would be cool

Respect to Hawhill for providing this awesome tool btw.

EDIT: Err yeah you really need more details from me, I'll try to think of some tests tomorrow that I can manage

08-05-2013, 07:00 PM	#206
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299993 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	Okay: So I have used k3flasher now a little over 100 times on about as many devices. EDIT: It's been a while since I did the last lot but I did 3 today so far. Feedback: works perfectly for new demo devices. Bugbear: On devices that have been left on display since time immemorial (that's a long time by the way my non-UK friends) it appears to trash the device. This has happened 7 time out of 100 now. (1 out of the 3 today) Here's a snippet from the end of one of these times: THE COMMANDS: (not a big fan of typing things twice... so... yeah) Code: sudo ./k3flasher ./mx35to2_mmc.bin program rootfs ./mmcblk0p1-3.4+jb+keys.img ; sudo ./k3flasher ./mx35to2_mmc.bin info ; sudo ./k3flasher ./mx35to2_mmc.bin reset The final output: Code: I: flashed 0x001e0000 (=1966080) bytes I: flashed 0x001f0000 (=2031616) bytes I: flashed 0x00200000 (=2097152) bytes I: flashing of 0x00200000 (=2097152) bytes complete I: offset 0x28a00000 continue_address 0x28dc1000 100.00% I: writing 0x00007000 (=28672) bytes to address 0x28dc1000, waiting for completion... I: wrote 0x00007000 (=28672) bytes, waiting for completion... I: flashing of 0x00007000 (=28672) bytes complete I: offset 0x28a07000 continue_address 0x28dc8000 100.00% [sudo] password for twobob: I: found suitable device I: read info I: got size 1048576 (probably wrong) I: downloading 0x00000200 (=512) bytes, starting at 0x00040c00 I: DO NOT MAKE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION PUBLIC! I: if you need to discuss it in public, obfuscate I: e.g. the second half of the numbers. I: got device serial number <B00ZZ0Z000999999> I: got device Wifi MAC <99ZZ9999999Z> I: found suitable device I: resetting device. EDIT: (So you can see everything looks fine at this point) And then after removing the power cable, and power cycling with the switch the device show a permanent green power light and will do nothing else. I have one of these devices in this state actually here at the moment. So, Yeah, excellent product, just wanted to share my experiences with the odd few bad-uns. Any clues on magicking up a working device from the toastie ones would be cool Respect to Hawhill for providing this awesome tool btw. EDIT: Err yeah you really need more details from me, I'll try to think of some tests tomorrow that I can manage Last edited by twobob; 08-05-2013 at 07:26 PM.