[SOLVED] H96 MAX H2 Bricked

[Mywk]

Hello Everyone!

I recently got a H96 MAX (RK3328) which was "kind" of working, I mean besides the overheating problem (which I just placed a fan on the box and solved the problem) it was working correctly, but I needed to update it in order to attempt to install Magisk on it.

Basically I got the newest firmware for it (yes, the correct one) and tried to flash like this:
0- Installed the drivers (Rockchip_Driver_Assistant_4.5)
1- Press the reset button
2- Plug in OTG USB cable
3- Device showed up (Loader) in the RK Android Tool
4- Pressed install, it failed immediatly
5- Not profit (bricked!)

I started the device, nothing, it was dead, even the remote doesn't work anymore.

Connecting to PC shows no device anymore.

After that, I opened the device and tried to find the two contacts I needed to get the device to appear again in the software (not really sure if they are the correct ones, check the picture attached, anyway the device shows up again, not as Loader any more but as MASKROM).

Problem is, no matter what I do, it just says "Download Boot Fail".

Tried the following software, although with the same result:
RockChip_Batch_Tool_v1.8
FactoryTool-v1.45e
RK_Android_Tool_2.3.9

Anyone has any idea on how to recover this box?

Thanks!!

[gefattern]

Hi ,

did you eraseFlash , before flashing with AT ???

i think your Box only runs with the right Bootloader in Rom , looks like many of this new

cheap RK Boxes are only can be flashed with the right programmed Bootloader Version .

good luck / gefattern

[Mywk]

Hi ,

did you eraseFlash , before flashing with AT ???

i think your Box only runs with the right Bootloader in Rom , looks like many of this new

cheap RK Boxes are only can be flashed with the right programmed Bootloader Version .

good luck / gefattern

I actually forgot to so I didn't, in MASKROM I'm completely unable to do anything (see pic).

I'm completely new to this so I've just been following guides but can't seem to get anywhere!

Thank you!

[manu_manu4]

See my response on post #9, here : http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player-...233#post729233
Same problem and same shortpin

[gefattern]

I actually forgot to so I didn't, in MASKROM I'm completely unable to do anything (see pic).

I'm completely new to this so I've just been following guides but can't seem to get anywhere!

Thank you!

Hi ,

think the Link of User "manu_manu4" should help , good luck

greetings / gefattern

[Mywk]

It seems to be bricked for good..

Shorting those two pins and leaving them shorted do indeed put the box in MASKROM mode, but no matter what I do I always get a "Download Boot Fail"

Tried with Windows 10, Win 7, Win XP, DriverAssitant v4.4, v4.5 and v4.6, AndroidTool 2.52 and Batch Tool 1.8, nothing, I think the box completely died.

-- Edit: Also tried different cables

[gefattern]

It seems to be bricked for good..

Shorting those two pins and leaving them shorted do indeed put the box in MASKROM mode, but no matter what I do I always get a "Download Boot Fail"

Tried with Windows 10, Win 7, Win XP, DriverAssitant v4.4, v4.5 and v4.6, AndroidTool 2.52 and Batch Tool 1.8, nothing, I think the box completely died.

Hi ,

i have the same with my UT3 , i think , a part of the Bootloader is

bricked and can not communicate with the Tools , but there must

ways to get it right , i found Info , online and PDFs about it , but i am

no Dev. or Electronic Genius , RK Boxes can be booted over different

Method , good luck / gefattern

[Mywk]

Somehow I got it to get past the "Boot Failed", now when I try to "Erase Flash" I get a "Prepare IDB Fail"


-- Edit: Log attached

19:22:00 738    Layer<1-4>:Download Boot Start
19:22:03 401    Layer<1-4>:Download Boot Success
19:22:03 403    Layer<1-4>:Wait For Maskrom Start
19:22:03 796    Layer<1-4>:Wait For Maskrom Success
19:22:03 797    Layer<1-4>:Test Device Start
19:22:03 801    Layer<1-4>:Test Device Success
19:22:03 803    Layer<1-4>:Get FlashInfo Start
19:22:03 805    <LAYER 1-4> INFO:FlashInfo: 00 00 00 00 00 04 04 00 28 00 00
19:22:03 806    <LAYER 1-4> INFO:GetFlashInfo-->Emmc storage.
19:22:03 809    Layer<1-4>:Get FlashInfo Success
19:22:03 811    Layer<1-4>:Prepare IDB Start
19:22:03 812    <LAYER 1-4> ERROR:PrepareIDB-->No Found 1st Flash CS
19:22:03 814    Error:Layer<1-4>:Prepare IDB Fail
19:25:22 239    Layer<1-4>:Download Boot Start
19:25:24 903    Layer<1-4>:Download Boot Success
19:25:24 905    Layer<1-4>:Wait For Maskrom Start
19:25:25 297    Layer<1-4>:Wait For Maskrom Success
19:25:25 299    Layer<1-4>:Test Device Start
19:25:25 303    Layer<1-4>:Test Device Success
19:25:25 305    Layer<1-4>:Get FlashInfo Start
19:25:25 307    <LAYER 1-4> INFO:FlashInfo: 00 00 00 00 00 04 04 00 28 00 00
19:25:25 308    <LAYER 1-4> INFO:GetFlashInfo-->Emmc storage.
19:25:25 310    Layer<1-4>:Get FlashInfo Success
19:25:25 312    Layer<1-4>:Prepare IDB Start
19:25:25 313    <LAYER 1-4> ERROR:PrepareIDB-->No Found 1st Flash CS
19:25:25 315    Error:Layer<1-4>:Prepare IDB Fail
19:25:35 194    Error:ReadIDBProc-->no found any idblock
19:25:35 849    Error:ReadIDBProc-->no found any idblock
19:25:36 018    Error:ReadIDBProc-->no found any idblock
19:25:36 209    Error:ReadIDBProc-->no found any idblock
19:25:36 546    Error:ExportIDBProc-->no found any idblock

[gefattern]

Somehow I got it to get past the "Boot Failed", now when I try to "Erase Flash" I get a "Prepare IDB Fail"


-- Edit: Log attached

19:22:00 738 Layer<1-4>:Download Boot Start
19:22:03 401 Layer<1-4>:Download Boot Success
19:22:03 403 Layer<1-4>:Wait For Maskrom Start
19:22:03 796 Layer<1-4>:Wait For Maskrom Success
19:22:03 797 Layer<1-4>:Test Device Start
19:22:03 801 Layer<1-4>:Test Device Success
19:22:03 803 Layer<1-4>:Get FlashInfo Start
19:22:03 805 <LAYER 1-4> INFO:FlashInfo: 00 00 00 00 00 04 04 00 28 00 00
19:22:03 806 <LAYER 1-4> INFO:GetFlashInfo-->Emmc storage.
19:22:03 809 Layer<1-4>:Get FlashInfo Success
19:22:03 811 Layer<1-4>:Prepare IDB Start
19:22:03 812 <LAYER 1-4> ERROR:PrepareIDB-->No Found 1st Flash CS
19:22:03 814 Error:Layer<1-4>:Prepare IDB Fail
19:25:22 239 Layer<1-4>:Download Boot Start
19:25:24 903 Layer<1-4>:Download Boot Success
19:25:24 905 Layer<1-4>:Wait For Maskrom Start
19:25:25 297 Layer<1-4>:Wait For Maskrom Success
19:25:25 299 Layer<1-4>:Test Device Start
19:25:25 303 Layer<1-4>:Test Device Success
19:25:25 305 Layer<1-4>:Get FlashInfo Start
19:25:25 307 <LAYER 1-4> INFO:FlashInfo: 00 00 00 00 00 04 04 00 28 00 00
19:25:25 308 <LAYER 1-4> INFO:GetFlashInfo-->Emmc storage.
19:25:25 310 Layer<1-4>:Get FlashInfo Success
19:25:25 312 Layer<1-4>:Prepare IDB Start
19:25:25 313 <LAYER 1-4> ERROR:PrepareIDB-->No Found 1st Flash CS
19:25:25 315 Error:Layer<1-4>:Prepare IDB Fail
19:25:35 194 Error:ReadIDBProc-->no found any idblock
19:25:35 849 Error:ReadIDBProc-->no found any idblock
19:25:36 018 Error:ReadIDBProc-->no found any idblock
19:25:36 209 Error:ReadIDBProc-->no found any idblock
19:25:36 546 Error:ExportIDBProc-->no found any idblock

Hi ,

that is exactly the same as on my UT3 same Errors , until now

i was not able to restore , i do not know how , or tried not all ,

try to read IDB with AT2.35 or higher and report ,

Ways , good luck / gefattern

[Mywk]

So lets drop here some more data, just in case someone knows how to help.

Drivers: Tried 4.4 and 4.6
Android Tool: Tried 2.3.9 and 2.52 (Chinese version)

In any of them I get stuck with "Prepare IDB Fail" after trying to "Erase Flash"

21:45:14 499    Layer<1-1-2>:Download Boot Start
21:45:18 281    Layer<1-1-2>:Download Boot Success
21:45:18 283    Layer<1-1-2>:Wait For Maskrom Start
21:45:18 700    Layer<1-1-2>:Wait For Maskrom Success
21:45:18 702    Layer<1-1-2>:Test Device Start
21:45:18 705    Layer<1-1-2>:Test Device Success
21:45:18 710    Layer<1-1-2>:Get FlashInfo Start
21:45:18 711    <LAYER 1-12> INFO:FlashInfo: 00 00 00 00 00 04 04 00 28 00 00
21:45:18 713    <LAYER 1-12> INFO:GetFlashInfo-->Emmc storage.
21:45:18 722    Layer<1-1-2>:Get FlashInfo Success
21:45:18 730    Layer<1-1-2>:Prepare IDB Start
21:45:18 731    <LAYER 1-12> ERROR:PrepareIDB-->No Found 1st Flash CS
21:45:18 741    Error:Layer<1-1-2>:Prepare IDB Fail
21:46:02 879    Error:ReadIDBProc-->no found any idblock

Get FlashInfo Start
Manufacturer: Samsung
Flash Size: 0MB
Block Size: 512KB
Page Size: 2KB
ECC Bits: 0
Access Time: 40
Flash CS:
Get FlashInfo Success

-- Edit: Something funny is happening tho, I no longer need to use the contacts to enter MASKROM, just plugging in the USB goes directly to MASKROM mode.

[gefattern]

Hi ,

same as my UT3 , look here :

http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player-...ed-idb-bricked

i think it has to do with the "No Found 1 Flash CS" , this are

the first few Bytes of Bootloader , i think / AdressArea 0x40 ,

or similar , read online something about it .

There are Ways to unbrick , but i do not know how to do this .

Hopefully a Crack reads this and decided to help , for sure

something with the first few Bytes of BLoader ,

press thumbs / gefattern

[gefattern]

Hi ,

one Question about Magisk , do you know it works & do you

wanted to install it on a Stockrom ???

greetings / gefattern

[Mywk]

Hi ,

one Question about Magisk , do you know it works & do you

wanted to install it on a Stockrom ???

greetings / gefattern

Hallo (:

The ROM I was trying to install was the "MVR9 RK3328 Nougat ROM by mo123" so I could get Magisk to work (it doesn't work on stockrom).

I'm getting an H96 MAX H2, hopefully that one won't die on me.

--
Regardless, I'm still trying to recover the H96 MAX that I have, I have been searching around the forum and recently tried the RKDevelopTool but without success.



Still "IDB Fail"

[gefattern]

Hallo (:

The ROM I was trying to install was the "MVR9 RK3328 Nougat ROM by mo123" so I could get Magisk to work (it doesn't work on stockrom).

I'm getting an H96 MAX H2, hopefully that one won't die on me.

--
Regardless, I'm still trying to recover the H96 MAX that I have, I have been searching around the forum and recently tried the RKDevelopTool but without success.



Still "IDB Fail"

Hi ,

on my Box only a part is bricked , yours is i think fully deleted ,

now u need all the different Loaders to test to get one back to

Box , did you tested in this state the SD Boot Method ??? , start

from SDCard ??? , maybe this works now , good luck ,

gefattern

[gefattern]

Hi ,

once more , if you post here , you already have the H96Max H2 ,

because the H96Max has a RK3399 CPU & Mali864 ,

you already have the H2 Model if your CPU is RK3328 , can u

please clarify what Box you have ,

otherwise the help was nearly useless , because of different

shortPins Locations ,

The pictures say your Board is MXQ RK3328 and what is this

strange blue thing in Picture , while flashing is it important to

unplug all , this can brick .

greetings / gefattern