Help me identify this stick... FAKE MK809 that is NOT PC flashable!

[Spawn12336]

The picture says it all. A buddy ordered what was supposed to be a MK809 from dx.com. He gave it to me to root and set up XBMC on it. I tried a few firmwares that always got to 25% installed, then the (!) droid popped up. I tried for a few days to get my computer to recognize the stick via usb so I could flash it, but it never gets detected. I was finally able to get finless 1.4 on there via the sdcard, only to see that the wifi and bluetooth no longer work (yeah, bluetooth worked before, which already leads me to think this wasn't a MK809).

Now, I've opened the case and I find the stick in the attached images. There is a momentary switch on the side, which I assume is the recovery mode switch as if I reboot the stick while holding that, instead of the in4dealz splash screen, I get the 2 penguins, then the droid install animation immediately followed by the (!) droid.

I've tried shorting pins 6&7 to get it to flash recovery, and on the odd attempt I get nothing but a black screen which I assume is correct from what I've read, but still the computer never recognizes it on the USB. No bing, no bong, no changes in Device Manage, nothing.

So I need to suss out exactly what stick this is and get the firmware on there to start from square one again. Any help is appreciated, thanks.

[snakekiller]

maybe its a clone from the ug802

look here

http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.php?3382-WARNING-NEWS-and-ROM-New-model-UG802-different-wifi!!&p=46479&viewfull=1#post46479

[Spawn12336]

maybe its a clone from the ug802

look here


http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.p...ll=1#post46479

That is the first solid lead I have been able to find. DL'ing the firmware in that thread and will report back shortly.

[Spawn12336]

Unfortunately that stock rom requires that I can connect it via USB. Still looking for a solution.

[snakekiller]

Unfortunately that stock rom requires that I can connect it via USB. Still looking for a solution.

and what about this!!!
its the original stock rom.
for sdcard i think

http://androidstick.nl/android-stick-firmware/

[Spawn12336]

No luck. I found a RK066 T005 firmware package, and renamed it update.img. It was able to recognize it as a valid firmware. It started the install, but failed as it said that it ran out of space. I had to reboot it, but now it's stuck in the 2 penguin boot loop.

[snakekiller]

No luck. I found a RK066 T005 firmware package, and renamed it update.img. It was able to recognize it as a valid firmware. It started the install, but failed as it said that it ran out of space. I had to reboot it, but now it's stuck in the 2 penguin boot loop.

can you erase idb with the tool succesfully?

[neomode]

No this is a Clone of a MK802IIIS may with Bluetooth.
I think they will have different W-Lan Chips.




Neomode

[Spawn12336]

can you erase idb with the tool succesfully?

I'm not exactly sure what you mean there? I can't connect it to any of my computers via USB. None of them recognize it. Please explain your question.

No this is a Clone of a MK802IIIS may with Bluetooth.
I think they will have different W-Lan Chips.
Neomode

Neomode, I think you might be right there. And that might be the reason I can't connect it to USB, look at the first pic I have. There are solder pads for a microUSB port on the side like the MK802IIIS, just no actual port.

[Adainair]

@Spawn12336

Do you have installed drivers on your PC for this stick?

[Spawn12336]

Yes, the drivers are on the computer. Doesn't mean that much as the pc never recognizes that the stick is connected via usb.

[Adainair]

Try this and post results here
Press the momentary swich (keep it pressed all the time) now connect stick to PC (use mini USB port on your stick) wait ten secounds and now release momentary swich.

[snakekiller]

Try this and post results here
Press the momentary swich (keep it pressed all the time) now connect stick to PC (use mini USB port on your stick) wait ten secounds and now release momentary swich.

or short pin the chip .

see here

http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.php?1943-Unbrick-or-fix-NAND-on-the-MK808&highlight=short

[Spawn12336]

Same result. On the TV I get the Android (!), no reaction from the computer. I tried holding the button for 10 and 30 seconds.

[Spawn12336]

I've now gone so far as to rig an elastic band and a spare jumper to keep the button pressed for me just to see if windows will EVER detect it.