NEW - MK908 Finless 1.8 ROM

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Unfortunately there wont...

[CChris]

Success!

use kitkat flash tool to erase nand and then flash with flashtool of this rom.

The flashrom tool was the same AndroidTool 2.1 in the T428 KK and finless 1.8 rom. I tried it anyway and it did not work. However, my computer crashed and I believe it dumped/reloaded one of the drivers after reboot; then the finless 1.8 rom flash was successful! I guess a reboot was in order. Thanks for your assistance.

I'm guessing there will be no lollipop for the MK908, pity.

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use kitkat flash tool to erase nand and then flash with flashtool of this rom.

[CChris]

Please give me guidance

I have a MK908v3 AP6210 and I've been running finless 1.8 for some time. It was running well enough. Yesterday while feeling cocky I thought "Why leave well enough alone?" so I tried the KK4.4.2 roms out here on the forum.

I flashed T428 KitKat Finless ROM 2.0 with no success, everything completed fine, it just would not work. My blue LED light stopped working. Then I flashed ap6210_kitkat_finless20_beta2 the CX-919 rom and thought I had something because my computer recognized the device but it too would not display. When I tried to reflash 1.8 the kernel, boot, recovery, and system images would not download and would fail.

Is anyone able to throw me a bone and help be restore my MK908v3?

[edlv]

First of all thanks for a great work.

I have one question so far. Is there any possibility to use bluetooth apple magic mouse with this rom?

Kind regards

[Zignature]

Ok thanks. Will do

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AW: NEW - MK908 Finless 1.8 ROM

Turns out the stick is already running Finless 1.7

Hoe would I go about upgrading to 1.8?

There is no way to upgrade, you have to do a clean flash

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Re: NEW - MK908 Finless 1.8 ROM

This rom is most likely suitable for your stick, please before flashing check the imprint on the pcb board, it should state netxeon MK908v[x] where x could be 1,3 or 5 afaik. The reference to the rk3066 is most likely due to similar partition layout and thus reuse of the parameter file.

Turns out the stick is already running Finless 1.7

How would I go about upgrading to 1.8?

[german_psycho]

Does anyone know how to get Hulu running?
Since some weeks it's possible to use the Hulu app on phones without subscribing to Hulu Plus. On my phone (I9300, Samsung Galaxy S3) it works without problems. Now I tried to install it on the MK908 which the Play Store shows as I9300, too, but whenever I login to the Hulu app, it just offers me to subscribe to Hulu Plus.

I think it's not enough for the Hulu app to see the device as I9300, but something other has to be changed, but what? Is the device recognized as a tablet by the screensize set somewhere in the config? I think Hulu isn't free on tablets.. Any suggestions?

Edit: Never mind. I think the free Hulu is limited to one device per account. So I just created a new account and everything runs fine.

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This rom is most likely suitable for your stick, please before flashing check the imprint on the pcb board, it should state netxeon MK908v[x] where x could be 1,3 or 5 afaik. The reference to the rk3066 is most likely due to similar partition layout and thus reuse of the parameter file.

Thanks a million FadeFx. As soon as I find the time I'll check it out

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AW: NEW - MK908 Finless 1.8 ROM

Hi folks,

I'm a real noob when it comes to this stuff.

I recently got a (second hand) MK908 RK3188 quad core stick and I'd love to flash a good custom rom on it so I downloaded this one because of Finless' good reputation.

When reading the parameter files I came across the line "MACHINE: 3066" in all of them. Does this refer to the RK3066 chip? If so, is this rom suitable for my stick?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

This rom is most likely suitable for your stick, please before flashing check the imprint on the pcb board, it should state netxeon MK908v[x] where x could be 1,3 or 5 afaik. The reference to the rk3066 is most likely due to similar partition layout and thus reuse of the parameter file.

[Zignature]

is this rom meant for the 3066?

Hi folks,

I'm a real noob when it comes to this stuff.

I recently got a (second hand) MK908 RK3188 quad core stick and I'd love to flash a good custom rom on it so I downloaded this one because of Finless' good reputation.

When reading the parameter files I came across the line "MACHINE: 3066" in all of them. Does this refer to the RK3066 chip? If so, is this rom suitable for my stick?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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While i dont think you are an idiot at all, i would have advised you to better get a mk908II if it was not for the kitkat rom, then at least for its external wifi antenna and the way more stable firmware.

For me my mk908v3 works somewhat stable except for the wifi, which disconnects several times a day and sometimes needs a reboot to even reconnect. Also i can not use wifi together with bluetooth, which is also an annoyance to me.

[inforiculturist]

Why the hell would anyone still order that stick? There are better devices on the market for about the same money that are still getting updates. Even the mk908II is more stable and has kitkat support. The mk908 is stuck with what it is now, no stock updates, no custom roms.

Perhaps because I'm an idiot (some might agree).

Or perhaps because the one I have works just fine, seems quite stable for what I use it for, is the same as the other one I have making it easier to maintain, and also because it was cheap.

However, perhaps instead, you could enlighten us quickly as to best choices for sticks that are in the price range mentioned for these things, which is found rather easily for about $50-55 US, and I obtained my last one for less than that. I'm ready to be enlightened for quick, easy, cheap, and very solid. While I am certainly a hobbyist and tinkerer, for this I'd rather just put it to use. And the fact that it works and I don't have to load an updated ROM and then reinstall and reconfigure everything is somewhat of a selling point, too. I did poke around a little bit before finding a new one but wasn't finding what you said, nor do I need the kitkat enhancements, except perhaps the RAM/memory management part. It's also unclear as to whom makes the best stable roms (besides Finless). It'd be nice to have a comparison chart somewhere, otherwise I have to spend a lot of time going through it all myself, like I did before. And the new Freakbox just released is essentially the same device. But I remain open to options, but until the RK3288 becomes very solid and stable and the price comes down (currently 2-4x), I'm okay with this solution.

FWIW, I also still use an Archos A5H which is still back on donut. :-) But it works, it works great, and it has a 500GB hard drive which allows me to carry most of my music collection in a lossless format (70% of which isn't available on those cloudy places on the internet). (I'm a DJ at a local community radio station). I also tried other streaming players including Sony's, WDTV Live, and Popcorn Hour before I found these stick devices, which is certainly the future (especially for those willing to do just a little bit of effort). I don't know why folks buy those TVs with limited smarts, except they don't want to do these flash exercises. And while I contribute to community projects, this isn't likely one that will hit my contribution radar, so I'll be much more just the user.

That's it in a nutshell. So, hopefully I'll find some solid advice on the next best thing beyond the MK908 (and MK908II). I do understand the new RK3288 chips are much faster, so Blu-Ray run thru those things could be a better experience, but quite new, more expensive and not yet completely stable, although for the most part the MK908 handles BR fine and my BR collection remains relatively light still.

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AW: NEW - MK908 Finless 1.8 ROM

True, but that is still an MK908, not an MK908II (or MK908III), which is a different unit. So, this is the right ROM for your MK908 device. I also have the v3 board MK908 like you and this ROM worked just fine on it. Although, the first one I got from GB (many moons ago) died during flashing, and they replaced it after we couldn't revive it.

I did see a MK809III on GB but it's a different chip (3066). There was also a v5 board for the MK908, I understand, and just received one of those (yesterday) and will be installing this ROM on it shortly (by tomorrow).

Why the hell would anyone still order that stick? There are better devices on the market for about the same money that are still getting updates. Even the mk908II is more stable and has kitkat support. The mk908 is stuck with what it is now, no stock updates, no custom roms.