CHIP-tools

A collection of scripts for working with CHIP - now working.

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Requirements

1. sunxi-tools from your package manager or from the Sunxi repository
2. uboot-tools from your package manager
3. mtd-utils-mlc from this repository [for creating images]

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Included Tools:

chip-update-firmware

This tool is used to download and flash the latest firmware release for CHIP. The tool also now only supports fastboot flashing. sudo ./chip-update-firmware <option>

• Avaliable options:

1. Server (-s) Headless (no user interface).
2. GUI (-g) Debian + XFCE
3. PocketCHIP (-p) Debian + Pockethome interface
4. Buildroot (-b) Flashes tiny, but powerful image
5. Redownload (-f) Remove the local files and redownload them
6. No limit (-n) Enable greater power draw
7. Reset (-r) Resets the device after flash
8. Branch (-B) Set the branch you want to flash e.g. -B testing
9. Build (-N) Set the build you want to flash e.g. -N 150
10. Format (-F) Set the NAND model e.g. -F Toshiba_4G_MLC
11. Local (-L) Flash a local image e.g. -L ../img/buildroot/

chip-create-nand-images

This tool is used to generate local firmware images for CHIP and CHIP Pro.

This version of CHIP-tools will download files from jfpossibilities' mirror, because the official repository is down. More info at http://www.chip-community.org/index.php/Archives