MK808 Android mini TV Player - Finless 1.5A Custom ROM

[aviargaman]

Hi, I have just ordered MK808 from ****. does anyone knows which ROM version it comes with ? If I want to upgrade my ROM, whi

Hi, I have just ordered MK808 from ****.
Does anyone knows which ROM version it comes with ?
If I want to upgrade my ROM, which ROM version is best performance and safe to use?
Thank

Abe

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Hello again folks!
I am back with a new ROM for the MK808.
I am calling this 1.5a. It is made from the Mk808 10/27 release.
This is what I have done to the ROM to customize it:

Release Notes for 1.5a:
1) This release does not corrupt the file system anymore with the reboot APP or unplugging.
2) Wifi still drops from 65 down depending on conditions.
However because I added init.d support to this ROM I also added a script that runs every boot up.
The script sets the following:
# sets the wlan0 to 65mbs
iwconfig wlan0 rate 65 fixed
# turns off power management.
iwconfig wlan0 power off
Thanks to deadhp1 for this idea. I have tested this and it seems to work. I only once dropped to 58mbps.
But I have not seen it drop lower. So I am not sure this fixes it or not but it seems to.
If you want to remove this script, since you are rooted use ES File Explorer.
Make sure root is set and system is mounted RW in ES File Explorer settings.
got to /etc/init.d and delete the script 00wifi
3) Since my last release Google had 2 updates and I updated this ROM.
Google Play store version 3.9.16
Google Search update.
4) This time I did NOT patch the wifi drivers like 1.5.
While the patch seemed to work for some, it also seemed to mess up others.
So for this release I did not patch Wifi except for the script mentioned above which you can remove.
5) Build.prop twekas for general performance and youtube/netflix buffering performance:
I added this to build.prop. Again since you are rooted you can edit them out if you want.

# My tweaks for Netflix and Youtube buffer issues
# To turn these off just put a pound symbol in front like this line.
# A pound symbol means a comment line so you know.
media.stagefright.enable-player=true
media.stagefright.enable-meta=true
media.stagefright.enable-scan=false
media.stagefright.enable-http=true
net.tcp.buffersize.default=4096,87380,256960,4096, 16384,256960
net.tcp.buffersize.wifi=4096,87380,256960,4096,163 84,256960
net.tcp.buffersize.umts=4096,87380,256960,4096,163 84,256960
net.tcp.buffersize.gprs=4096,87380,256960,4096,163 84,256960
net.tcp.buffersize.edge=4096,87380,256960,4096,163 84,256960
net.tcp.buffersize.evdo_b=4096,87380,256960,4096,1 6384,256960

# My Tweaks for performance
# To turn these off and turn on defaults comment out the next 3 lines and remove the pound symbol from the last 2.
ro.kernel.android.checkjni=0
ro.kernel.checkjni=0
wifi.supplicant_scan_interval=100
#wifi.supplicant_scan_interval=15
#ro.kernel.android.checkjni=1

These are the updates for 1.5a. Everything else below still applies like my 1.5 ROM.

Bob


______________________________


Features in 1.5a ROM:

1) Fully rooted with the latest SU and SUperUser.apk
2) Debloated of china and other junk APPs.
3) Special add for this ROM. Full init.d support! If you do not know what that is... ignore it.
If you do, you can now install and use boot time scripts like V6 SUper Charger!
4) All APPs are up to date as of 11/03/2012! So you will not get any Google Play APPs needing updated.
5) I added the RK launcher and RK Setting like the MX1 and UG802. So you now have a choice of which launcher you want to use! You will get asked which launcher to use on first boot.
6) Cleaned up the file system so it is not fragmented! Basicly I used linux tune2fs when making the images.
7) I added a reboot APP that will allow you to reboot the device from the Android UI. No more unplugging the unit! It will also allow you to reboot to ROM flash mode and later when I add ClockWork Mod, it will reboot to recovery.
8) ADDED BONUS User APP space by default is only 1.5GB. I have increased that to 2Gig.
9) The Xbox XPAD.KO module is now injected on boot. This was by request! Enjoy!
10) My custom init.d wifi script and build.prop tweaks as stated above in the release notes.

____________________________________

In the ROM kit there is a read me! This has full instructions for how to upgrade. So PLEASE read the read me!

Here is my Finless 1.5a MK808 ROM:

ROM -> MK808 Finless 1.5a ROM with init.d (244 megs)

Enjoy,
Bob[/QUOTE]

[pintu ban]

Finless 1.7 rom with Kizs kernel 1080p for MK808

I have used Finless ROM 1.7 (which is made for UG202 device) and Kizs kernel (kizs_kernel_1.5GHz_1080.img) for my new MK808. This is basically hybrid ROM for MK808.

Now, my MK808 mini android TV is giving me true 1080p output for Samsung 40inch Full HDTV. Performance is very very good. No WiFi drop. My sincere thanks to Bob for this ROM and also thanks to Kizs for the kernel. I can say this is true combination as of till today.

Looking for new release from Finless which can support true 1080p out put.

SUMANTO

Hi, I have just ordered MK808 from ****.
Does anyone knows which ROM version it comes with ?
If I want to upgrade my ROM, which ROM version is best performance and safe to use?
Thank

Abe

=================
Hello again folks!
I am back with a new ROM for the MK808.
I am calling this 1.5a. It is made from the Mk808 10/27 release.
This is what I have done to the ROM to customize it:

Release Notes for 1.5a:
1) This release does not corrupt the file system anymore with the reboot APP or unplugging.
2) Wifi still drops from 65 down depending on conditions.
However because I added init.d support to this ROM I also added a script that runs every boot up.
The script sets the following:
# sets the wlan0 to 65mbs
iwconfig wlan0 rate 65 fixed
# turns off power management.
iwconfig wlan0 power off
Thanks to deadhp1 for this idea. I have tested this and it seems to work. I only once dropped to 58mbps.
But I have not seen it drop lower. So I am not sure this fixes it or not but it seems to.
If you want to remove this script, since you are rooted use ES File Explorer.
Make sure root is set and system is mounted RW in ES File Explorer settings.
got to /etc/init.d and delete the script 00wifi
3) Since my last release Google had 2 updates and I updated this ROM.
Google Play store version 3.9.16
Google Search update.
4) This time I did NOT patch the wifi drivers like 1.5.
While the patch seemed to work for some, it also seemed to mess up others.
So for this release I did not patch Wifi except for the script mentioned above which you can remove.
5) Build.prop twekas for general performance and youtube/netflix buffering performance:
I added this to build.prop. Again since you are rooted you can edit them out if you want.

# My tweaks for Netflix and Youtube buffer issues
# To turn these off just put a pound symbol in front like this line.
# A pound symbol means a comment line so you know.
media.stagefright.enable-player=true
media.stagefright.enable-meta=true
media.stagefright.enable-scan=false
media.stagefright.enable-http=true
net.tcp.buffersize.default=4096,87380,256960,4096, 16384,256960
net.tcp.buffersize.wifi=4096,87380,256960,4096,163 84,256960
net.tcp.buffersize.umts=4096,87380,256960,4096,163 84,256960
net.tcp.buffersize.gprs=4096,87380,256960,4096,163 84,256960
net.tcp.buffersize.edge=4096,87380,256960,4096,163 84,256960
net.tcp.buffersize.evdo_b=4096,87380,256960,4096,1 6384,256960

# My Tweaks for performance
# To turn these off and turn on defaults comment out the next 3 lines and remove the pound symbol from the last 2.
ro.kernel.android.checkjni=0
ro.kernel.checkjni=0
wifi.supplicant_scan_interval=100
#wifi.supplicant_scan_interval=15
#ro.kernel.android.checkjni=1

These are the updates for 1.5a. Everything else below still applies like my 1.5 ROM.

Bob


______________________________


Features in 1.5a ROM:

1) Fully rooted with the latest SU and SUperUser.apk
2) Debloated of china and other junk APPs.
3) Special add for this ROM. Full init.d support! If you do not know what that is... ignore it.
If you do, you can now install and use boot time scripts like V6 SUper Charger!
4) All APPs are up to date as of 11/03/2012! So you will not get any Google Play APPs needing updated.
5) I added the RK launcher and RK Setting like the MX1 and UG802. So you now have a choice of which launcher you want to use! You will get asked which launcher to use on first boot.
6) Cleaned up the file system so it is not fragmented! Basicly I used linux tune2fs when making the images.
7) I added a reboot APP that will allow you to reboot the device from the Android UI. No more unplugging the unit! It will also allow you to reboot to ROM flash mode and later when I add ClockWork Mod, it will reboot to recovery.
8) ADDED BONUS User APP space by default is only 1.5GB. I have increased that to 2Gig.
9) The Xbox XPAD.KO module is now injected on boot. This was by request! Enjoy!
10) My custom init.d wifi script and build.prop tweaks as stated above in the release notes.

____________________________________

In the ROM kit there is a read me! This has full instructions for how to upgrade. So PLEASE read the read me!

Here is my Finless 1.5a MK808 ROM:

ROM -> MK808 Finless 1.5a ROM with init.d (244 megs)

Enjoy,
Bob

[/QUOTE]

[Finless]

2dark4u has been working on a MK808 kernel with better performance. On problem is the hardware. It will not report back the CPU speed. You can set it and it does set but apps like Antutu CPU control will not be able to show what it is set to. Only the setting slider will show you. Agaiun hardware wont support reporting of CPU.

But we are close I think. 2dark has spent a week on it already.

Bob

[pintu ban]

Use right combination for this Hybrid ROM.

If your TV support 720p Resolution:
Finless ROM 1.7 + Kizs kernel for 720p (replace Finless kernel.img with Kizs kernel)

If your TV support 1080p Resolution:
Finless ROM 1.7 + Kizs kernel for 1080p (replace Finless kernel.img with Kizs kernel)

Currently I am using Hybrid combination for my Samsung FullHD TV
with 1080p resolution. No WiFi drop. Performance is very good. Now I can say, this Hybrid combination is giving me true FullHD experience with MK808.

SUMANTO

Bob,

I was using 1.7 ROM on MK808, however both me and my friend have tried using 1.7 on Mk808.

Once installed, the Wifi is not to working ... this is true for all three 1080 kernels... any suggestions ?

Alok

[yansao2008]

Question

Hi. Does this [finless 1.5a rom] will work with mk808B? The only difference with mk808 is that B is for bluetooth.
thanx

[lang]

Hi. Does this [finless 1.5a rom] will work with mk808B? The only difference with mk808 is that B is for bluetooth.
thanx

i guess the only diffrence would be that finless dident impleant onboard bluetooth device driver in finles 1.5a. But on the onther hand linux kernel do support a wide range of devices. So give it a shoot. Its easy to go back to orginal anyway.

[Finless]

Would be nice to get a ROM dump of the new 808B ROM. Might help us to fix bluetooth dongles!

Bob

[minitvstick]

Thanks for creating the build! I just got it working as well. Keep up the great work! Really great to see somebody working on the platform and improving it. My Skype is now working with my Microsoft LifeCam Cinema! (mic and cam).

Just some feedback, I did notice that the latest AnTuTu benchmarking tool kept on hanging or crashing out the stick when I tried to run it. Everything else seems pretty cool

I've posted a short YouTube video of the updated stick. Wooohoo!

[matty2013]

I'm having a bizarre issue, I upgraded the firmware to deadhp1's firmware mk808_1416mhz_1080p, and then finless 1.5A.

In the display menu I don't have the option to change wallpaper, it is just not there at all

[Finless]

I'm having a bizarre issue, I upgraded the firmware to deadhp1's firmware mk808_1416mhz_1080p, and then finless 1.5A.

In the display menu I don't have the option to change wallpaper, it is just not there at all

Long mouse press on desktop. Menu will pop up to change wall paper.
This is the most common way to do it on Android OS. Only SOME ROMs do they add it in display settings. It was never in display settings before ICS.

Bob

[j1miroquai]

hi
I installed the 1.5a rom and I must say that I'm very impressed.
Everything works as they should.

I have only one question .

I'm thinking about buying droidmote server so I can control the mk808 with my android phone.
On the f.a.q they say that the rom must have uinput support in order for droidmote to work.

Does the finless rom have uinput support?

If not is there a way to install it?

thanks

[dav_id]

Re: NEW - MK808 Android mini TV Player - Finless 1.5A Custom ROM

hi
I installed the 1.5a rom and I must say that I'm very impressed.
Everything works as they should.

I have only one question .

I'm thinking about buying droidmote server so I can control the mk808 with my android phone.
On the f.a.q they say that the rom must have uinput support in order for droidmote to work.

Does the finless rom have uinput support?

If not is there a way to install it?

thanks

Go ahead and purchase it.. droidmote work perfectly on this Rom. Using it for a while now...

Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk 2

[RmatriX1218]

I have got SS808.
I understand this is same device as MK808,
so this ROM should work on SS808 also.
Someone please confirm my understanding?

Second,
I am on stock ROM came with stick.
Does it require any complicate process of rooting, installing another recovery like so to install this 1.5A ROM?

[ADD]

I have got SS808.
I understand this is same device as MK808,
so this ROM should work on SS808 also.
Someone please confirm my understanding?

Second,
I am on stock ROM came with stick.
Does it require any complicate process of rooting, installing another recovery like so to install this 1.5A ROM?

Hi, your understanding is correct. Go ahead and install Bob's ROM. Nothing complicated, it's all there in his thread.

Good luck!

[haynz]

@Bob: when will we be able to test new kernel?