NEW-MK908II and similar devices CUSTOM KITKAT ROM by VECLINUX

[repulse]

@marko33 you recommended me the d33 kernels, how did you install it on this rom?

thanks in advance.

[marko33]

@marko33 you recommended me the d33 kernels, how did you install it on this rom?

thanks in advance.

Just use rk flash tool ( not batch tool) and flash kernel only, untick all other partitions...

[repulse]

Just use rk flash tool ( not batch tool) and flash kernel only, untick all other partitions...

Yes, that's what I do (I actually use RKAndroidTool, not sure if it's exactly the same as rk flash tool). The kernel seems to be flashed correctly, but when I boot the stick, everything is the same, 1,4ghz, no 1080p (when I used the HD version) etc...

I read you in a different thread that if the kernel is embebed in the boot (partition?) then, despite of flashing kernels, they are not going to be used, since it's always going to boot be from the embeded one.
I'm using this rom without any other mods then just changing the cursor or adding some few keylayouts for my remotes.

[marko33]

which version did you download, the early one on op has kernel in boot, you should be using the one that Magnus posted on page 6 post #112, rkandroid tool is the right one, can flash just kernel(must point it to where your D33 kernel is downloaded). if you want to use 720p kernel with it you must first boot rom with stock kernel (1080p) and change dpi to 160 in build.prop or system.ui keeps crashing. Hope this helps.

[FadeFx]

@marko33 the link in that post is down (file no longer exists)...
can anyone mirror this? or even magnus33 reup it on first post?

i general i find the posting and versioning culture here on freaktab a bit strange. actually for a new version of something the first post should be edited, and a date of the update should be posted together with a changelog. also older versions should be kept in there. not like bob does, make a new thread for each new version, or like here, that new versions get burried in the thread. no offence btw, i just want to suggest some things that make the forum a bit more userfriendly.

[repulse]

which version did you download, the early one on op has kernel in boot, you should be using the one that Magnus posted on page 6 post #112, rkandroid tool is the right one, can flash just kernel(must point it to where your D33 kernel is downloaded). if you want to use 720p kernel with it you must first boot rom with stock kernel (1080p) and change dpi to 160 in build.prop or system.ui keeps crashing. Hope this helps.

The rom I use is the one in the OP, and that's why the flashed kernel doesn't work. The thing is that Magnus rom is not available anymore (the link he provided is broken), I haven't found it in your repository either. Can anyone post it at any place (dropbox, ondrive etc...) ?

EDIT: I didn't read FadeFx post, it was sent while I was writting this, I completely agree with all he says.

[FadeFx]

Only thing i didnt get in thefirst place is that magnus33 is not veclinux, so he shoild have posted his own thread...

[marko33]

ok repulse and fadefx here is the link to Veclinux latest rom modified by Magnus33.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/m5rplkt5b1hb8wk/firmware_new.img?dl=0

[Magnus33]

Sorry guys/gals seems the rom got dropped from my online drive .

I am not as available as i use to be due to illness which has thrown life into a tailspin but it looks like marko 33 re-posted the rom.

All have to look into ironing out the one or two minor bugs that were annoying me about the rom.

[repulse]

ok repulse and fadefx here is the link to Veclinux latest rom modified by Magnus33.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/m5rplkt5b1...e_new.img?dl=0

thank you marko33!! I will install it as soon as i can and I'll come back with the results.

Sorry guys/gals seems the rom got dropped from my online drive .

I am not as available as i use to be due to illness which has thrown life into a tailspin but it looks like marko 33 re-posted the rom.

All have to look into ironing out the one or two minor bugs that were annoying me about the rom.

get well soon mate!

is it normal such a difference in size between your rom and vectorlinux's one? it's almost twice bigger!

[FadeFx]

Magnus33 no problem mate, however, id suggest to use a och to store the file, something like uploaded.net works well for that stuff. However, you should make your own thread when you find time and feel well again. It is not vvery helpfull if such a gem is hidden deep in a thread.

Whatever you do, first priority should be to get well soon. Best wishes from austria... ;-)

[Bazmamfoo]

Re: NEW-MK908II and similar devices CUSTOM KITKAT ROM by VECLINUX

Sorry guys/gals seems the rom got dropped from my online drive .

I am not as available as i use to be due to illness which has thrown life into a tailspin but it looks like marko 33 re-posted the rom.

All have to look into ironing out the one or two minor bugs that were annoying me about the rom.

Sorry to hear it mate. Get well soon.

[FadeFx]

Ok, so i tried to make this boot on my mk908v3 and all i get is the recovery formating partitions, but when it tries to reboot, it stays off. No display, no power led. Any ideas?

[repulse]

Ok, so i tried to make this boot on my mk908v3 and all i get is the recovery formating partitions, but when it tries to reboot, it stays off. No display, no power led. Any ideas?

I was going to install that firmware during this weekend but I think I'll wait, my stick is a mk908ii though.
Is your stick recognized by the computer when you hook it up? because no power led smells like a brick.

[FadeFx]

AW: NEW-MK908II and similar devices CUSTOM KITKAT ROM by VECLINUX

I was going to install that firmware during this weekend but I think I'll wait, my stick is a mk908ii though.
Is your stick recognized by the computer when you hook it up? because no power led smells like a brick.

I can flash it again, so it is still alife. But i think this should not influence your decission, i have read about this problem before with other mk908v3 and v5 users. The thing is that there has never been a stable kk rom for the mk908 so i used the finless 2.0 beta as a base and changed only system image with this one and kernel image with d33 one. Probably this wasnt the ideal idea.