K1 PLUS Amlogic S905 4K KODI TV Box Android 5.1 1G/8G 2.4G WIFI LAN HDMI2.0 3D DLNA AirPlay Miracast

[imaddiced2u]

KI PLUS TF card upgrade firmware added to download center.

[Maxence]

I have received my K1 plus and Netflix couldn't be installed (idem for others Google store apps : Box not compatible...)
I have tried to upgrade my K1 plus with the two first Acemax add-on (20151112 & 20151123) but unsuccessful....
I have found this link : http://androidtvbox.eu/the-new-firmw...11-23-release/ which is easier to do (TF Card upgrading : perhaps the same than the previous post of imaddiced2u) and which is successful => Now i have Google play Store Netflix App and others !

[trebor]

Root of the K1 Plus Amlogic S905 is possible using the Minix Neo ezroot.zip by Finless
Follow instructions mentioned and you will have root.

If not try the Minix root method

Boot from SD card,
My unit would not boot from card, could see files many formats did not resolve problem
As it could not find the recovery to get signature for ezroot.zip it failed
Finally I did boot from a SD card in USB card reader, I could then load from EXT from with in loader
Messy but worked.
Cheers

[trebor]

Bit of a look at the K1 Plus
Ok unit, for a basic usage device, stalls and carries on a bit when doing a few things, typical of the 1/8 GB unit
As a streaming unit should do most
Installed with Kodi 15.2 so issues with some playback Vidon may assist in that





Amlogic S905 processor heat sink attached
SKHynix H27UCG8T2ETR NAND flash 8 GB storage,
Nanya NT5CB256M16DP-EK DDR3 memory chip(1GB).
GL852G USB 2.0 hub controller = 4 USB ports,
RTL8189ETV 802.11 b/g/n WiFi












More to come

[trebor]

A test with Vellamo

[pelloplasma]

Hey guys,

I have an issue and i'm not sure if it's hardware or software related. I bought two of these specific tv boxes for my dad and sister. One of them has an issue that while watching stuff on Kodi (i'm not sure if it happens when doing anything else) where the colors go negative or in a yellow tone. After a couple of minutes it turns back to normal.

I updated the software according to the directions on this website http://androidtvbox.eu/the-new-firmw...11-23-release/ hoping it will solve the problem. Unfortunetely, the problem is still there.

Is there anything else that I can do to solve this? Ii bought it from GeekBuying and I contacted them today to see what it can happen. But since it's a very time consuming process to send it back etc, I'm hoping that you guys will have any type of suggestions so I can solve this.

Any kind of information that you require let me know and I'll try my best to provide it.

PS. The boxes were bought to be used only for Kodi since it's used for live streaming tv or watch movies without downloading anything.

[trebor]

Hi.
Testing on the same TV, same cable etc, one goes weird other behaves ?

[pelloplasma]

Hi.
Testing on the same TV, same cable etc, one goes weird other behaves ?

Not on the same TV. Two different TVs. One is Sony TV (problematic box) and the other one Philips TV (non-problematic box). In the next couple of days I will test both boxes on the same tv though.

The HDMI cable was changed twice to make sure that wasn't causing the issue (the one from the box and then a high quality one) but it wasn't a cable problem.

[trebor]

See how you go.
Some TV's can just be fussy, also try different HDMI ports,
Cheers

[RISCy Dude]

Also try the good box's power supply with the problematic one.
Providing it is not a hardware issue, maybe a reflash would resolve it.
Good luck.

[pelloplasma]

An update from my previous post

I believe the problem is the Sony TV. I've tried both boxes on the same tv and it still have the same problem. I managed to update the tv's firmware (not particularly new tv. the latest update is from 2011) and the problem although it's still there, it seems be less requent than before.

Are there any instructions somewhere on how to reflash these boxes just to rule out any software issues as well?

[trebor]

I don't think they have released any thing new presently, I think you mentioned you have updated already
Try a lower resolution in K1.
Or new TV for you give family member yours, easy

[plutus]

just received the box, but I've some problems with the google store & kodi.
Most of the apps are not compatible and kodi is not even available in the store! The pre-installed kodi version doesn't have the iptv simple tv addon and I couldn't install it in any way. I've tried to download from kodi's website but the installatin fails

I've tried to update to the 23-11 firmware but doesn't seem to change much...

[trebor]

Try the update again then let it sit for a few minutes before you start doing things, as it is only a 1/8GB unit things can take a bit of time to set up after the first update.
Cheers

[plutus]

Try the update again then let it sit for a few minutes before you start doing things, as it is only a 1/8GB unit things can take a bit of time to set up after the first update.
Cheers

not sure....the addons list is quite limited compared to vanilla Kodi; I guess they installed a custom Kodi version for some reasons. What I don't understand is why Kodi doesn't appear in the play store and sideloading (downloading the apk from Kodi website) gives an error (whatever version I try)