[ROM Download] Official Android 4.4 KitKat Firmware For RK3188T TV BOX and TV Sticks

[d33]

Hi d33

Does your v4 kernel work with this new KitKat ROM?

Did you see I built a kernel with MT7601 wifi support in #99? You could test this against the latest ROM you posted.

[walter77]

Not on my CX921b model.

I would appreciate it if you could test and report audio function on each of your devices with stock kernel and my kernel (4022).

There is a 6330 kernel for T428

I will do some tests later cause i'm at work now. I'm 99% sure i had kernel with working passthrough on stock player but with struggling mouse. Will report later, not sure if it was stock kernel or 1080p performance kernel i got from Bob for CX-921b (kernel1080_performance_16mhz.img 10-03-2014).

[d33]

[ROM Download] Official Android 4.4 KitKat Firmware For RK3188T TV BOX and TV Sticks

That is kernel based on beta sources


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[hkp168]

Not on my CX921b model.

I would appreciate it if you could test and report audio function on each of your devices with stock kernel and my kernel (4022).

There is a 6330 kernel for T428

My TV box (TV01 V3, RK3188T with AP6210) has a trouble in running the new kernel builds.
I have tried V4022 (both RK1000 and alt-RK1000) and V4026. The TV box booted with UGOS logo and booted straight to the KK desktop. However, when I clicked on any of the icons, the box rebooted itself.
Later on, I also found that the TV box rebooted itself approx. every 20-30 seconds even if I did not click on any iconic buttons. Very strange.

I don't believe there is a hardware related problem because the stock rom [KitKat_T010_AP6210_public_20140403] works (WiFi, BT, Ethernet and Audio over HDMI) well and stable.

The stock rom is 720p and D33's kernel builds are of 1080p resolution. I'm not sure if they are compatible. In my second test approach, I changed the stock rom screen resolution to 1920p by using the command line 'wm size 1920x1080' (in a rooted, terminal emulation). It was an addition to selection of 1920x1080 @ 60Hz in the display settings. I re-scaled the screen and font size to fit. I ran Antutu/CPU-Z ...etc confirming that the screen size is 1920x1080. Next, I flashed the V4026 kernel. To my surprise, my TV box could not boot into desktop (just kept on booting the UGOS logo...Android...UGOS logo...) like it was. However, I was able to boot the desktop by connection the OTG port of the TV box to my PC. Once the USB port has been registered, I applied normal power and the TV box works (This behaviour is also strange because the stock rom boots straight to desktop quickly).


With this configuration, WiFi and BT works. Ethernet had no MAC address. The sound manager shows


RK29_RK1000
RK29_RK1000 5Point1Multichannel
RK29_RK1000 PASSTHROUGH


Audio sounds ok through HDMI when I selected either RK1000 or RK1000 5point1Multichannel. My monitor has stereo speakers so I can't tell if HDMI 5.1 channel actually works but the TV box seemed to down-mixed ? stereo channels . When I selected RK1000 passthrough, I got white noise. SPDIF does not work. I tried selecting DTS, DD and 5.1 channel under Beyond-XBMC but there was still no PCM signal coming out (I could not see any 'red' light from the optical SPDIF port).

It was quite smooth playing a 15MB, 1080P movies.
That't it from my test.

[d33]

[ROM Download] Official Android 4.4 KitKat Firmware For RK3188T TV BOX and TV...

Many, many thanks HKP168, I'm now reasonably sure why the usb power trick is necessary. JDfense will be pleased!

I will produce two test kernels for you/JDfense to test tonight. I would appreciate you testing them for me. I'll add SPDIF too.

Just to confirm:

4021 booted ok but cannot click on button
4022 would boot but not stable
4026 will boot stable but only with 'USB trick'

Also can you provide DMESG of 4026?


Using my ipad so apols for any stupid ios spelling 'corrections'

[hkp168]

Many, many thanks HKP168, I'm now reasonably sure why the usb power trick is necessary. JDfense will be pleased!

I will produce two test kernels for you/JDfense to test tonight. I would appreciate you testing them for me. I'll add SPDIF too.

Just to confirm:

4021 booted ok but cannot click on button
4022 would boot but not stable
4026 will boot stable but only with 'USB trick'

Also can you provide DMESG of 4026?


Using my ipad so apols for any stupid ios spelling 'corrections'

When I replaced your kernel builds on a freshly load T010 rom, all three booted OK to the desktop without the need of using USB trick. The first time of each boot it had the usual KK 4.4 orange-colour desktop. After clicking on any of the iconic buttons, it rebooted. perhaps nothing to do with clicking on buttons, the box just rebooted in 20-30 seconds. After the first boot, all subsequent reboots had grey (black and white) desktop without the top and button task/status bars. I could not capture any screenshot because of the short stay-alive time frame. I was lucky to perform ADB dmesg only once because the box rebooted and disconnecting.

For 4026, I changed the screen resolution. I rooted the box and reloaded kernel 4026. After this change, the box behaves differently (i.e. no longer boot straight to the desktop. However, the USB trick works and once it booted in this way, it seems to be stable. Antutu mark 18926). DMESG attached.

[robertnik]

For Robertnik to test

The combined port DC:

• First boot not work.
• The second boot not work.

Changing the port to "micro USB", cable to the PC.

• Third boot you can hear the sound connect it on Windows

Changing the port to DC

• All subsequent starts are normal

Antutu 18600.
The camera and microphone does not work.
Rest unchanged.

[d33]

[ROM Download] Official Android 4.4 KitKat Firmware For RK3188T TV BOX and TV Sticks

Camera doesn't work? Really? Drat!


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[robertnik]

[d33]

[ROM Download] Official Android 4.4 KitKat Firmware For RK3188T TV BOX and TV Sticks

What about audio? Any difference?


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[robertnik]

Default and 5point1 work, passthrough not work(silence).

[d33]

[ROM Download] Official Android 4.4 KitKat Firmware For RK3188T TV BOX and TV...

No es8323? How odd! I'm sorry I wasted your time.


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[robertnik]

We are happy I test, no problem.

[d33]

Okay - first test for JDfense/HKP168 for USB boot problem & everyone for HDMI sound

v4027

HDMI debug on
ALSA debug on
OTG force Host default
Turn off charger detect

RK1000 audio driver only (no VGA)

Just to be clear these kernels are all tests to get the configuration clear and bugs removed. Only flash if you want to help the development process.

[digger]

Hi d33,
I would like to take part at your testing process again.
My box K-R42(RTL8188) is flashed now by KK ROM from post#69, but with your kernel.

K-R42 (wifi RTL8188) tested with kernel V4.022 kernel_RTL8188_RK1000_Host_DUAL_2
Kernel boots to logo
Kernel boots to desktop
Sound options available are:
RK29_RK1000 works
RK29_RK1000 5Point1Multichannel no sound
RK29_RK1000 PASSTHROUGH works
720p video plays perfect
1080p video plays perfect

Screen scaling function works, but doesn't save settings after reboot.
Power ON/OFF doesn't work correctly (No HDMI signal after re-pressing Power button).
Internal onboard LAN doesn't work(works with external Ethernet to USB adapter only). If you remember you had this already been fixed in "Special" kernel_RTL8188_HD_v311a.
My 5.1 sound receiver doesn't have HDMI input, but SPDIF only and if you are able to add SPDIF PASSTHROUGH support to the compatible with my device kernel, I will be glad to test it.
Kind regards