Unable to flash Android TV on eMMC: rkflashtool error

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Hello everybody,

I'm trying to flash my 64GB eMMC  with the latest Android TV build from ayufan: https://github.com/ayufan-rock64/android...3-r115.zip

I've been following this guide: http://files.pine64.org/doc/rock64/guide...o_eMMC.pdf

I'm running Arch Linux. I also tried the exact same steps on a Ubuntu 17.10 machine and I got the exact same behaviour.

Here's the output of the rkinstall script:

Code:

+ rkflashtool P
rkflashtool: info: rkflashtool v5.2
rkflashtool: info: Detected RK3328...
rkflashtool: info: interface claimed
rkflashtool: info: MASK ROM MODE
rkflashtool: info: writing flash memory at offset 0x00001c00... Done!
+ for i in uboot trust misc kernel boot recovery system
+ rkflashtool w uboot
rkflashtool: info: rkflashtool v5.2
rkflashtool: info: Detected RK3328...
rkflashtool: info: interface claimed
rkflashtool: info: MASK ROM MODE
rkflashtool: info: working with partition: uboot
rkflashtool: info: Error: 'mtdparts' not found in command line.
+ for i in uboot trust misc kernel boot recovery system
+ rkflashtool w trust
rkflashtool: info: rkflashtool v5.2
rkflashtool: info: Detected RK3328...
rkflashtool: info: interface claimed
rkflashtool: info: MASK ROM MODE
rkflashtool: info: working with partition: trust
rkflashtool: info: Error: 'mtdparts' not found in command line.
+ for i in uboot trust misc kernel boot recovery system
+ rkflashtool w misc
rkflashtool: info: rkflashtool v5.2
rkflashtool: info: Detected RK3328...
rkflashtool: info: interface claimed
rkflashtool: info: MASK ROM MODE
rkflashtool: info: working with partition: misc
rkflashtool: info: Error: 'mtdparts' not found in command line.
+ for i in uboot trust misc kernel boot recovery system
+ rkflashtool w kernel
rkflashtool: info: rkflashtool v5.2
rkflashtool: info: Detected RK3328...
rkflashtool: info: interface claimed
rkflashtool: info: MASK ROM MODE
rkflashtool: info: working with partition: kernel
rkflashtool: info: Error: 'mtdparts' not found in command line.
+ for i in uboot trust misc kernel boot recovery system
+ rkflashtool w boot
rkflashtool: info: rkflashtool v5.2
rkflashtool: info: Detected RK3328...
rkflashtool: info: interface claimed
rkflashtool: info: MASK ROM MODE
rkflashtool: info: working with partition: boot
rkflashtool: info: Error: 'mtdparts' not found in command line.
+ for i in uboot trust misc kernel boot recovery system
+ rkflashtool w recovery
rkflashtool: info: rkflashtool v5.2
rkflashtool: info: Detected RK3328...
rkflashtool: info: interface claimed
rkflashtool: info: MASK ROM MODE
rkflashtool: info: working with partition: recovery
rkflashtool: info: Error: 'mtdparts' not found in command line.
+ for i in uboot trust misc kernel boot recovery system
+ rkflashtool w system
rkflashtool: info: rkflashtool v5.2
rkflashtool: info: Detected RK3328...
rkflashtool: info: interface claimed
rkflashtool: info: MASK ROM MODE
rkflashtool: info: working with partition: system
rkflashtool: info: Error: 'mtdparts' not found in command line.
+ rkflashtool b
rkflashtool: info: rkflashtool v5.2
rkflashtool: info: Detected RK3328...
rkflashtool: info: interface claimed
rkflashtool: info: MASK ROM MODE
rkflashtool: info: rebooting device...

Please note the "Error: 'mtdparts' not found in command line" lines.

This is the output of rkflashtool n:

Code:

rkflashtool: info: rkflashtool v5.2
rkflashtool: info: Detected RK3328...
rkflashtool: info: interface claimed
rkflashtool: info: MASK ROM MODE
rkflashtool: info: Flash ID: 00 00 00 00 00
rkflashtool: info: Flash Info:
    Manufacturer: Samsung (0)
    Flash Size: 0MB
    Block Size: 0KB
    Page Size: 0KB
    ECC Bits: 0
    Access Time: 0
    Flash CS:

I have tried to boot my ROCK64 and flash the image in all the following modes:

- Loader Mode, as suggested in ayufan's guide (hold Recovery, press Reset, release Recovery after 3 seconds) and also as suggested in the SADIE script (hold Reset, hold Recovery, release Reset, release Recovery after 3 seconds). Please note that I'm NOT actualy running the SADIE script.
- Normal boot (by simply pressing the Power button)
- MASKROM boot (by pressing the Power button after short-circuiting the eMMC PINS with a jumper)

(Acually I really have no idea how to verify which mode my ROCK64 is actually booting into... Does anybody know a way? Maybe using UART?)

Regardless of what mode I'm trying to use, I ALWAYS get the same ouput for all commands (including the MASK ROM MODE line!).

Unfortunately I do not have a eMMC -> USB adapter (after reading the guides I concluded that it was not strictly necessary anymore so I did not purchase it) so I'm stuck to flashing directly on the board.

So in the end I'm stuck right now. Any help would be really appreciated.