MK903V ROM OPTIONS

[budgetgeek]

Does lollipop fix the microstutter issue in spmc/kodi?

[budgetgeek]

For the mk903v, I used the newest Wasser beelink lollipop rom with the misc.img and resource.img file of the rikomagic v5 Beta lollipop rom. Wifi works and seems to be ok. It runs hot though and I believe if someone can under clock the cpu a bit then you might have a.good lollipop rom. I haven't tested much but I will leave that for others who wants to try.

Can you share your rom files? Would the RKM V5 beta rom work out of the box?

[mitchell4you]

Just wondering.. can you install lollipop, then go back to 4.4?
Or do get the same issue as rk3188...bootloader needs to be downgraded

while it sounds fun to play with lollipop.. it still has allot of issues. Like not playing all Vids any more,unstably ect
-I think it better to wait.for something more..stable

Anyway just my thought

[Zahir]

The RKM V5 Lollipop beta works very well on the 903V, without modifications. I have the 16gb AP6335 version, and the rom offers stutter-free video in Kodi and wireless AC at 5ghz. Yes, it's a limited beta - no root or Gapps- but for video streaming, it's superior to Kit-Kat. Internet browsing is fast as well.

[budgetgeek]

I'm using the lollipop beta for v5 on mine, with AP6330 and wifi works. Problem I am having is with streaming videos, they stop about 3-5 minutes in on SPMC 15. Any suggestions? I'd like to stick with SPMC 15 launcher if I can help it. If someone can mod kodi to be a launcher, I would try that if it's the solution.

(update: V5 rom is working great!)

[Zahir]

With the V5 Lollipop beta, you should be able to use SPMC 15 without issues. I'm using it with that beta on both my MK903V (AP6335) and my RKM V5 (AP6330), and 1080p video streaming from my NAS and the internet is excellent and sustained (although a handful of avi files will only play with software decoding).

Assuming you don't have a network issue, you might need to reinstall the firmware. (Did you do a lower format first?).

Also if you're using a USB remote dongle on the OTG port, try moving it to the host port (next to the antenna).

[budgetgeek]

Nevermind, using the rom linked in this post:

http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player-...-mk902ii-patch

Works 100%. Including OTG. Rooted, and has google framework, minimal apps. Bluetooth not tested fully.

[Zahir]

Glad you've found a good solution. I tried that one, liked its speed but found it ran quite warm and wouldn't shut down or reboot my devices. Also no wireless ac on my ap6335 unit.

[budgetgeek]

I have noticed that it won't shut down. I can get a soft reboot out of the reboot app, but no shutdown without killing the power. Definitely runs warmer than stock lollipop. I'll have to make do with it.

[mitchell4you]

Any news from mo123?
With lollipop does it play all the files? Antutu score?
How big is the "install space" ?
Does it support air mouse / tronsmart g1 ?

P's..thanks for your hardwork testing.. budgetgeek ad zahire

Cheers

[mo123]

Any news from mo123?
With lollipop does it play all the files? Antutu score?
How big is the "install space" ?
Does it support air mouse / tronsmart g1 ?

P's..thanks for your hardwork testing.. budgetgeek ad zahire

Cheers

If that Lollipop ROM works fine, then I'll improve and make a custom ROM.
Just a bit busy recently.

[Zahir]

mo123, your intervention would be wonderful. For both the 903V and the V5, what's needed is a rooted Lollipop rom with at least 4gb of app space, functioning power management (reboot/reboot into recovery/clean power-off), wi-fi operational (on both AP6330 and AP6335), ethernet (on the V5), and all I/O ports working. A tall order..?

[budgetgeek]

mo123, your intervention would be wonderful. For both the 903V and the V5, what's needed is a rooted Lollipop rom with at least 4gb of app space, functioning power management (reboot/reboot into recovery/clean power-off), wi-fi operational (on both AP6330 and AP6335), ethernet (on the V5), and all I/O ports working. A tall order..?

Is there a way to combine the kernel.img and misc.img from the beta for the V5 with the Wasser ROM and make all that stuff work? The Wasser MK902II rom has combined storage, after flashing I show 5GB free of the 8GB total, so app space is only limited by the internal memory. Wifi works from AP6330 and AP6335 on the V5 beta, and OTG works on the MK902II, but I did not test it on the V5 beta. Lumping these two together should give everything you're asking for.

Edit: that is to say, merge the Wasser 3.0 RC2 or Final once it's published, and use the boot, kernel and misc from V5 beta to achieve a finished rom.

[Zahir]

Yes, I've mixed and matched in pretty much that way - with mixed results.. Wasser likes his own kernel - swapping in the V5 beta kernel (with or without the V5 boot.img and loader) results in no boot. You CAN swap in just the V5 beta misc and resource with Wasser to get AP6330 working, but you lose the effective power management that comes with the V5. Shutting down leads to freezes..

Much of Wasser's magic is in his kernel. Most of the essential functions for the V5 (and 903V) are in the V5 kernel...So, we need Mo's alchemy...

[Zahir]

Wasser Beelink RC4 plus resource.img/misc.img/loader.bin from RKM V5 Lollipop Beta = fast, stable and rooted rom for MK 903V, including wireless ac and all the Wasser refinements. Able to shut down from power menu but not reboot.