I purchased a MK809 - I knew that wifi was supposed to be poor so I got a usb network adapter ready.
When it arrived I updated the firmware to the latest from MK809.com which is supposed to fix a load of issues.
I tested wifi - it was painfully slow when using it for really apps from the play store would take ages to download, youtube videos would buffer for minutes then only play for a short while before buffering again. I used the speedtest.net app. As I moved around the house I could get it to improve but always hit a barrier at 1.8mbps on the download - it just wouldn't go any better. The upload went to around 2.2mbps every time (which is approx the max for my line).
I tried out the USB Lan adapter but it seemed to allow so much traffic to pass through then the stick would freeze completely. Doing a speedtest the meter would shoot up to about 5mbps but by the time it got there it would freeze (it looked like it would shoot straight passed)
I decided that due to the fact the upload was maxing out on the wifi it could be a software error stopping the download from improving. So I thought I'd give finless a go to improve the wifi or hope that the lan would work instead!
Installing Finless proved harder than expected!
I had read that 1.7 stopped the wifi working but thought I'd try it anyway as I had the lan adapter to test!
My main problems installing were getting into flash mode and getting adb to work (both related) I am using windows 7 64 bit which in places I have read wouldn't work (it does)
This was my eventual process to get it to work:
I downloaded the UG802 version of Finless 1.7 from the freaktabs site.
I downloaded the android SDK from google
I downloaded the ADB Driver from PDANet
1. Modify the driver inf file from the android sdk files. Under sdk/extras/google/usb_driver/android_winusb.inf
I had to add the following three lines of code. It needs adding twice - once under the line which says "[Google.NTx86]" and once under the line which says "[Google.NTamd64]"
This effectively allows the generic USB driver to be recognised as a driver for the MK809.
2. Now you need to plug the MK809 into your laptop USB port and plug the MK809 into the hdmi port of your TV. Wait for it to power up fully.
3. I enabled USB debugging under settings -> debugging settings and then under USB I clicked to connect to pc.
4. At this point my device was installed but not correctly, so in Device manager I found the mk809 and clicked to update driver and pointed it to the inf file I edited above. It now installed nicely.
5. I now unplugged the mk809.
6. I now installed the adb drivers and the pdanet software (pdanet software isn't needed but puts the adb stuff in for us) Part way through this installation it asks for the device to be plugged in (I had to mess about with whether or not USB debugging was on or off) then when I clicked to connect to the PC under settings ->USB it detected it and finsihed the installation of the ADB drivers.
7. I thought I was on to a winner here so opened a cmd window and typed "adb shell" to test the connection but it failed to work
(It gave a device not found error). The pdanet application also gave an error trying to connect. To fix this I found you have to create another file - I believe this is just on Windows 7 but no idea really! Create a new file called c:\Users\[Your Login Name]\.android\adb_usb.ini
In this new file put just one line which says
8. At this point I had a little more frustruation as it still didn't work! I shut down all my cmd windows (a reboot would probably be a good idea!) When I reopened my cmd window the "adb shell" command suddenly worked so I was connected to the stick through adb! I typed exit to disconnect. If you still can't get it to work make sure that USB debbuging is now allowed.
9. Now that adb has connected you can ignore the first bit of the Finless instructions about getting into Flash mode. Simply type "adb reboot bootloader" which will put it into Flash mode. It will now come up as an unknown device in device manager - you can then follow the Finless guide to install the driver for this part and to then flash the ROM.
Results - it easily flashed! I used the slightly overclocked version.
I plugged it into the TV and tested - the interface is great and mouse movement is much smoother - it used to stutter sometimes (I wasn't sure if it was the air mouse or the MK809 - I guess this proves it was the MK809). I set up the wifi again and then downloaded the speedtest app - the app downloaded in a flash which was a good sign.
I tested using the speedtest app - I got 18mbps download and 2.2mbps upload (30mbps connection but roughly the same as I get on my laptop) I was very happy
I've since done a fair few more tests most hover around 12mbps, the lowest I have had was about 5mbps.
Youtube now works fantastically.
My final part is to get the videos to play from my NAS box - probably going to use XBMC. Just to give me some bad luck though we had a power cut yesterday which seems to have corrupted the boot records on the NAS
I'll update once I find out how well XBMC works!
But in conclusion the finless 1.7 for the UG802 apppears to work flawlessly on the MK809, I ran it for a good hour or so and it was only warm to the touch, I'm running the kernel_720_CPU1272_GPU466_RAM1120.img kernel and changed the parameter file to the 2GB one.
It has changed the MK809 from being not fit for purpose to being exactly what I wanted when I purchased!
Thank you!
When it arrived I updated the firmware to the latest from MK809.com which is supposed to fix a load of issues.
I tested wifi - it was painfully slow when using it for really apps from the play store would take ages to download, youtube videos would buffer for minutes then only play for a short while before buffering again. I used the speedtest.net app. As I moved around the house I could get it to improve but always hit a barrier at 1.8mbps on the download - it just wouldn't go any better. The upload went to around 2.2mbps every time (which is approx the max for my line).
I tried out the USB Lan adapter but it seemed to allow so much traffic to pass through then the stick would freeze completely. Doing a speedtest the meter would shoot up to about 5mbps but by the time it got there it would freeze (it looked like it would shoot straight passed)
I decided that due to the fact the upload was maxing out on the wifi it could be a software error stopping the download from improving. So I thought I'd give finless a go to improve the wifi or hope that the lan would work instead!
Installing Finless proved harder than expected!
I had read that 1.7 stopped the wifi working but thought I'd try it anyway as I had the lan adapter to test!
My main problems installing were getting into flash mode and getting adb to work (both related) I am using windows 7 64 bit which in places I have read wouldn't work (it does)
This was my eventual process to get it to work:
I downloaded the UG802 version of Finless 1.7 from the freaktabs site.
I downloaded the android SDK from google
I downloaded the ADB Driver from PDANet
1. Modify the driver inf file from the android sdk files. Under sdk/extras/google/usb_driver/android_winusb.inf
I had to add the following three lines of code. It needs adding twice - once under the line which says "[Google.NTx86]" and once under the line which says "[Google.NTamd64]"
Code:
; WINDOW/YUANDAO MK809 %SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_2207&PID_0010 %CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_2207&PID_0010&MI_01
2. Now you need to plug the MK809 into your laptop USB port and plug the MK809 into the hdmi port of your TV. Wait for it to power up fully.
3. I enabled USB debugging under settings -> debugging settings and then under USB I clicked to connect to pc.
4. At this point my device was installed but not correctly, so in Device manager I found the mk809 and clicked to update driver and pointed it to the inf file I edited above. It now installed nicely.
5. I now unplugged the mk809.
6. I now installed the adb drivers and the pdanet software (pdanet software isn't needed but puts the adb stuff in for us) Part way through this installation it asks for the device to be plugged in (I had to mess about with whether or not USB debugging was on or off) then when I clicked to connect to the PC under settings ->USB it detected it and finsihed the installation of the ADB drivers.
7. I thought I was on to a winner here so opened a cmd window and typed "adb shell" to test the connection but it failed to work
(It gave a device not found error). The pdanet application also gave an error trying to connect. To fix this I found you have to create another file - I believe this is just on Windows 7 but no idea really! Create a new file called c:\Users\[Your Login Name]\.android\adb_usb.iniIn this new file put just one line which says
Code:
0x2207
9. Now that adb has connected you can ignore the first bit of the Finless instructions about getting into Flash mode. Simply type "adb reboot bootloader" which will put it into Flash mode. It will now come up as an unknown device in device manager - you can then follow the Finless guide to install the driver for this part and to then flash the ROM.
Results - it easily flashed! I used the slightly overclocked version.
I plugged it into the TV and tested - the interface is great and mouse movement is much smoother - it used to stutter sometimes (I wasn't sure if it was the air mouse or the MK809 - I guess this proves it was the MK809). I set up the wifi again and then downloaded the speedtest app - the app downloaded in a flash which was a good sign.
I tested using the speedtest app - I got 18mbps download and 2.2mbps upload (30mbps connection but roughly the same as I get on my laptop) I was very happy
I've since done a fair few more tests most hover around 12mbps, the lowest I have had was about 5mbps.
Youtube now works fantastically.
My final part is to get the videos to play from my NAS box - probably going to use XBMC. Just to give me some bad luck though we had a power cut yesterday which seems to have corrupted the boot records on the NAS
I'll update once I find out how well XBMC works!
But in conclusion the finless 1.7 for the UG802 apppears to work flawlessly on the MK809, I ran it for a good hour or so and it was only warm to the touch, I'm running the kernel_720_CPU1272_GPU466_RAM1120.img kernel and changed the parameter file to the 2GB one.
It has changed the MK809 from being not fit for purpose to being exactly what I wanted when I purchased!
Thank you!
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