Hey folks..... Got this box about a month ago and tried to work on a ROM for it.
BUT the stock ROM was protected! So I gave up for a while. In fact I was thinking of sending this unit back to them and telling them to forget it...
Anyway, job done....
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PLEASE NOTE BEFORE YOU FLASH THIS ROM!
Keedox went out of there way to protect this box from custom ROMS or modifications!
And to keep their ROM from working on other boxes.
Man this was a lot of work to figure out.
Basically a custom bootloader and a brain dead recovery!
They also modified SELinux policies so a recovery on SDcard will not install anything properly.
But I figured it out anyway...
Keedox.... try as you might, a good programmer will crack whatever you do!
You can only do so much with Android!
Seems you wasted good programmer time trying to protect Android which should not be anyway!
PLEASE NOTE: going back to the STOCK ROM requires my stock ROM update package!
You cannot just flash the stock ROM ZIP as it will not boot.
I have made a stock ROM recovery installer. You can download it below.
FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION IN THAT RECOVERY PACKAGE TO THE LETTER!
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Features and release notes for my 1.0 ROM:
1) It roots the ROM properly and is not using any scripts!
Let me tell you Rooting on Kitkat in the ROM itself gets harder all the time to do it correctly and not using scripts!
2) Updated Google framework core files. The ones in the stock ROM were out of date.
On first boot NOTHING will need to be updated once you logon to Google Play.
That is as of this date.
3) Debloated of junk APPs and Google Apps you can get from Google Play.
There was quite a few useless apps! Some I have no clue what they even were!
I did remove XBMC and other pre-install APPs as well. I like a CLEAN ROM that you the user can setup the way you want.
Having APPs in /system leaves that junk in there forever (unless you delete them by hand with a root explorer).
NOTE: The XBMC that came with the stock ROM is in this ZIP package. Feel free to install it if you like.
4) As always, full init.d support! If you do not know what that is... ignore it. For geeks that want to use it. It is there!
This time around due to updated security in 4.4, init.d was a lot harder to get working.
Again I had to figure it out!
5) I add the AOSP Launcher and modified several things:
Removed the Google search bar by request.
Added more than one screen for scrolling.
Updated the dock icons to things more useful.
Apps installed with Google Play will automatically be added to the home screen.
I think you will like this launcher better
6) Calendar and Contacts sync is added and works.
7) I give you a TWRP recovery! Yes this flashes a TWRP recovery to NAND.
However, understand how recovery works.
If you put a recovery.img on External SDcard the box will boot that recovery instead of TWRP in NAND.
If you want to use the standard recovery, you can open this zip and you will see recovery.img.
Just copy that out and put it on SDcard anytime you want to use the stock recovery instead of TWRP.
8) Build.prop edit to open up the Google Play store to APPs that normally say "not compatible".
I am spoofing a Samsung device (Nexus 10) that will show almost any APP as compatible.
9) I added a reboot APP that will allow optional reboot options like reboot to recovery for easier updates.
10) Adjusted some permissions so stock XBMC/KODI works.
11) Carrier spoofs for better APP compatibility.
12) Fixed issues with some streaming APPs like Bell TV.
13) The usual tweaks I do for better performance e.g. TCP buffers sizes, etc etc.
14) Did a little "themeing" to the AOSP Launcher stock wallpaper.
15) Updated the boot logo to show if your booting up in 1080 or 720.
________________________________________________
DO NOT just copy this download ZIP to SDcard and expect it to work!
UNZIP it and read the README for instructions!
________________________________________________
OK so here are the downloads!
READ the README.TXT in the zip for instructions!
ROM -> Keedox S802 box - Finless ROM 1.0 (408 megs)
ROM -> Keedox S802 box - Stock ROM Recovery (362 megs)
Bob
BUT the stock ROM was protected! So I gave up for a while. In fact I was thinking of sending this unit back to them and telling them to forget it...
Anyway, job done....
_________________________________________
PLEASE NOTE BEFORE YOU FLASH THIS ROM!
Keedox went out of there way to protect this box from custom ROMS or modifications!
And to keep their ROM from working on other boxes.
Man this was a lot of work to figure out.
Basically a custom bootloader and a brain dead recovery!
They also modified SELinux policies so a recovery on SDcard will not install anything properly.
But I figured it out anyway...
Keedox.... try as you might, a good programmer will crack whatever you do!
You can only do so much with Android!
Seems you wasted good programmer time trying to protect Android which should not be anyway!
PLEASE NOTE: going back to the STOCK ROM requires my stock ROM update package!
You cannot just flash the stock ROM ZIP as it will not boot.
I have made a stock ROM recovery installer. You can download it below.
FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION IN THAT RECOVERY PACKAGE TO THE LETTER!
__________________________________________
Features and release notes for my 1.0 ROM:
1) It roots the ROM properly and is not using any scripts!
Let me tell you Rooting on Kitkat in the ROM itself gets harder all the time to do it correctly and not using scripts!
2) Updated Google framework core files. The ones in the stock ROM were out of date.
On first boot NOTHING will need to be updated once you logon to Google Play.
That is as of this date.
3) Debloated of junk APPs and Google Apps you can get from Google Play.
There was quite a few useless apps! Some I have no clue what they even were!
I did remove XBMC and other pre-install APPs as well. I like a CLEAN ROM that you the user can setup the way you want.
Having APPs in /system leaves that junk in there forever (unless you delete them by hand with a root explorer).
NOTE: The XBMC that came with the stock ROM is in this ZIP package. Feel free to install it if you like.
4) As always, full init.d support! If you do not know what that is... ignore it. For geeks that want to use it. It is there!
This time around due to updated security in 4.4, init.d was a lot harder to get working.
Again I had to figure it out!
5) I add the AOSP Launcher and modified several things:
Removed the Google search bar by request.
Added more than one screen for scrolling.
Updated the dock icons to things more useful.
Apps installed with Google Play will automatically be added to the home screen.
I think you will like this launcher better
6) Calendar and Contacts sync is added and works.
7) I give you a TWRP recovery! Yes this flashes a TWRP recovery to NAND.
However, understand how recovery works.
If you put a recovery.img on External SDcard the box will boot that recovery instead of TWRP in NAND.
If you want to use the standard recovery, you can open this zip and you will see recovery.img.
Just copy that out and put it on SDcard anytime you want to use the stock recovery instead of TWRP.
8) Build.prop edit to open up the Google Play store to APPs that normally say "not compatible".
I am spoofing a Samsung device (Nexus 10) that will show almost any APP as compatible.
9) I added a reboot APP that will allow optional reboot options like reboot to recovery for easier updates.
10) Adjusted some permissions so stock XBMC/KODI works.
11) Carrier spoofs for better APP compatibility.
12) Fixed issues with some streaming APPs like Bell TV.
13) The usual tweaks I do for better performance e.g. TCP buffers sizes, etc etc.
14) Did a little "themeing" to the AOSP Launcher stock wallpaper.
15) Updated the boot logo to show if your booting up in 1080 or 720.
________________________________________________
DO NOT just copy this download ZIP to SDcard and expect it to work!
UNZIP it and read the README for instructions!
________________________________________________
OK so here are the downloads!
READ the README.TXT in the zip for instructions!
ROM -> Keedox S802 box - Finless ROM 1.0 (408 megs)
ROM -> Keedox S802 box - Stock ROM Recovery (362 megs)
Bob
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