Roborock full Valetudo install guide

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Flash

  1. Factory Reset:

  • Open the top cover

  • A toothpick hold down the Reset button and the Home button (return to base)

  • After 5 seconds release the "Reset" Home button hold until the cleaner starts to speak.

  • Reconfigure the vacuum cleaner using the Mi home app.

  1. Download firmware from here

  2. Flashing the firmware image

To flash the image we are going to use python-miio, which provides mirobo - a tool to control a vacuum cleaner from a terminal.

First, we need to get it and for this we recommend to create a python virtual environment for it.

Dependencies:

  • python3

  • python3-pip

  • python3-venv

cd ..
mkdir flasher
cd flasher
python3 -m venv venv

Now, when the virtual environment is ready we are going to activate it and install miio python package which provides mirobo:

source venv/bin/activate
pip3 install wheel
pip3 install python-miio
cd ..

Flashing an image requires providing your robot’s token. To acquire it, connect to your robot’s WiFi Access Point and run the following command: mirobo --debug discover --handshake true

Output:

INFO:miio.miioprotocol:  IP 192.168.8.1 (ID: 0f90319a) - token: b'ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff'

With token in out hand we can upload the firmware to the robot:

mirobo --token XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX --ip ROBOT_IP_ADDRESS update-firmware path/to/built/image.pkg

ROBOT_IP_ADDRESS is 192.168.8.1 by default but if you’re upgrading Valetudo to a new version, you need to replace it with the robot’s current IP address. Also please keep the distance between your WiFi antenna and your robot as short as possible or the connection might get lost.

After the successful transfer of the image to the robot, the robot will start flashing the image. This will take about 5~10 minutes. After the process is done, the robot will state that the update was successful.

You should then reboot the Robot either via ssh command ssh root@192.168.8.1 and typing reboot or simply by taking it out of dock and push the ON switch to prevent valetudo stuck on LOADING STATE???

Firmware Installation fails

… before the download bar appears:

  • Warnings about lack of IP or Token - Check miio’s usage

  • Firewall active? - Disable your personal firewall.

  • Using a VM to flash the image? - Try to flash the image from your Host (just copy the firmware image)

  • Token wrong? - Did you initiate a WiFi reset on the robot? Then you have to refetch the token, see above.

  • Your PC does not know how to route, is more than one network interfaces active? Maybe disable LAN

  • Wrong IP address on your WiFi? - Check that DHCP is active on your WiFi device.

… after the download bar appeared:

  • Did you make an update of the robot firmware via the Xiaomi App? Then go back to original using factory reset: while holding the plug button shortly press the reset button.

  • Distance between WiFi devices is to big. Try putting the robo near your PC.

  • Battery is lower than 20%. Please Charge. Place the Vacuum in the dock.

Connect your robot to your Wifi

To connect the robot to your home Wifi, just connect to http://192.168.8.1 and use Valetudos settings dialog to enter your wifi credentials. Please note that only WPA2-PSK is supported. After updating the Wifi settings, you should reboot your robot. Open Valetudo

You need to get the IP of your robot (e.g. from your router) and connect to it using your browser e.g. http://192.168.Y.Z

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