HPH RK3288 KitKat ROM v1.7 by mo123

[scorp76]

Hello Mo123,

I while ago i downloaded v.16...Thought it was kitkat because i looked in google on the rom describtion..Cant check it any more, hangs in boot now.
But the rom was working good on my beelink 4k rk3288...Till suddenly the wifi after booting up was not working any more...Its suddenly the software what seems to stop working.Router and channels is not the problem.In settings or true the homescreen, the wifi switch doesnt work.It hangs if i try too switch it on.After a reset, same problem..Sometimes it works, next boot not any more...Rom worked like charm a few weeks ago..Where to go from here, with the beelink ubox 4K ..Flash it back again, or must i go too the newest rom because it hangs on the logo right now...

[mo123]

Hello Mo123

I have a weird problem suddenly for a couple off weeks...
My wifi suddenly doesnt work anymore..
From 1 day till another powerd up my box and wifi was off....And stays off...Cant turn it on, doesnt work anymore.....Then it works, next day its off....I reset powerd and even did a clean master reset....But after a couple off days, like today....Off an stays off, its software related because everything doesnt work what is wifi related..For example some settings are gray because according android its turned off..
After master reset, Rkmc also doesnt work anymore....Hardware functions good if wifi is on, already checked the box but nothing there...

What to do from here, an why this suddenly came up, if its software...Why it returns after a master reset..

Thanks!

Did you try the Lollipop ROM or posted in the wrong thread perhaps(This is the KitKat thread)?
Make sure your device uses Ampak 6335 wifi, then everything should be fine.
You can also try to change the wifi channel to another in your router settings, maybe other people in the neighbourhood are using the same wifi channel and it interferes?
Also use a wifi channel lower than 11, as some of my ROM's are optimized for US wifi, if you need to use channel 12, 13 then you can change the maximum channels in the build.prop file.

[scorp76]

Hello Mo123

I have a weird problem suddenly for a couple off weeks...Running hph nt v1.6..
My wifi suddenly doesnt work anymore..
From 1 day till another powerd up my box and wifi was off....And stays off...Cant turn it on, doesnt work anymore.....Then it works, next day its off....I reset powerd and even did a clean master reset....But after a couple off days, like today....Off an stays off, its software related because everything doesnt work what is wifi related..For example some settings are gray because according android its turned off..
After master reset, Rkmc also doesnt work anymore....Hardware functions good if wifi is on, already checked the box but nothing there...

What to do from here, an why this suddenly came up, if its software...Why it returns after a master reset..

Thanks!

Update,
Plugged in ethernet, wifi after 5 min started working, then after reboot off again..
supersu needed an update, box reboot.....Hangs on logo..........

[scooter2014]

I try swapping few things for mk902ii see it i get to play with your roms till order come lol

[mo123]

Hi Mo been using the 1.7 build for a while now and it's been working well with the SPMC 15 , just wondering if your going to do an update so it can run SPMC 16+ as most builds will only work on the later SPMC/Kodi platforms. I can install SPMC 16+ no problems but it doesn't run no where near as smooth as 15 as that's what you designed this rom to run on.

Hi

Please try new Lollipop firmware with Kodi 16(NTMC)

http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player-support/rk3288-devices/nagrace-3288-devices/564418-hph-rk3288-lollipop-rom-v1-4-by-mo123

It supports HD Audio pass-through and auto frame-rate switching and should run very smooth.
Rockchip is also working on a SPMC build that will have all the latest improvements but it will probably also just work on new Lollipop firmware.
Kitkat is getting a bit old now and it's difficult to maintain two operating system versions.

[Chris_Gee_]

Hi Mo been using the 1.7 build for a while now and it's been working well with the SPMC 15 , just wondering if your going to do an update so it can run SPMC 16+ as most builds will only work on the later SPMC/Kodi platforms. I can install SPMC 16+ no problems but it doesn't run no where near as smooth as 15 as that's what you designed this rom to run on.

[torbvea]

Wrong post.

[mo123]

KK or LP this rom ?

As the ROM was released in May 2015, it will be a KitKat ROM.

There are lots of developments for Lollipop going on now, will probably release a very nice Lollipop ROM next week with all the Nagrace specific hardware working like HDMI-IN.

[malfrat]

HPH RK3288 ROM v1.7 by mo123

Changes

Stutter-free playback in SPMC
Latest apps
10-bit color support for 4K videos
23.976 framerate videos play better
updated ffmpeg
4096 resolution videos play correctly
Some ui display optimization
Solve the problem with can't play certain video games
Increase CPU speed

Can install latest Youtube from Play Store if 1080p is needed.
Also better SPMC to use - Here
(Will be merged with Kodi maybe next week)

Will also make a dual-boot ROM with Kodi.
Have been doing testing for the past week.


Please donate if you can and find the ROM useful to help with further ROM development.

Download Link: Here
UPDATE 10-08-2015: HDMI Passthrough Fix for People having problems Here
Flash after flashing ROM and running it for the first time.

Flashing instructions same as previous version below.

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HPH RK3288 ROM v1.6 by mo123

Changes

- SPMC 15.0 beta 1 included (with cache patch)

- LeHome Assistant app works
Download to phone or tablet for a great remote experience(v1.7)
[URL]http://hphtv.t-chip.com.cn/ljzsupload/index.php[/URL]

- 1080p Youtube with download option, floating window on homescreen, playback with screen off(Have to enable Xposed modules to make account login work)
- Universal Storage
- Wifi Tweaks
- Init.d Support
- Removed Bloatware
- Newly build, based on 19/04/2015 code
- NTFS, NFS support
- Gamepad support
- HDMI Hotplug fix
- 32-bit Color Support(don't know if it works)
- Fix green color problem & x265 videos black color banding problem
(Can decrease brightness on your TV or in Android Settings to improve it further, too much brightness and x265 videos don't look good)
- Fixed no hdmi sound issues with some equipment
- Sleep Mode works and doesn't reboot device
- D*lby Digital+ Support(change equalizer settings in app)
- SD Card cache fix for improved performance, no need for SD Card Booster apps etc.
- MXPlayer included for best video playback and performance(includes custom codec for DTS/AC3 support)
- MusicMatch - for Music playback with lyrics and album art support(other music apps either don't allow folder support, album art or lyrics and are paid apps)
- CPU Temperature in Status Bar(Activate it in Xposed Installer app after installing Xposed framework - Select input/temp0 for correct temperature display)
- 3 Launchers - HPHTVLauncher, Nova(for Lollipop look) & Solo Launcher(very customizable, run patch to change dockbar icons and remove desktop icons)

[B]- [/B]Update RKVideoPlayer
- Supported Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA in MKV/TS.
- Fixed memory leak issue in BDISO.
- Fixed HTML5 playback issue from offline source.

- Update to rk3288_kitkat_rel_v2.15
- IP Multicast Support
- HDMI CEC(might only work with certain equipment, buttons)
- MCE Remote Support, Mele F10
- Media:fix the mediaserver crash probability
- Gallery2: Not Free BitmapTexture Manually
- Void Memory Leak (bmp)when decode image with BitmapRegionDecoder
- Decode Original Bitmap by BitmapRegionDecoder for JPG and PNG only

Before Installation
- Make sure USB Power saving mode is disabled for the USB Port you use to flash the device
- Use a PC Back USB Port and not ones from the front or a laptop
- Disable/Pause Antivirus software for 10 minutes to not interfere with the flashing or cause high disk usage.
- Make sure device was connected to PC before in flash mode and drivers were installed

To Install drivers
- Connect device with OTG Port and cable to PC
- Now connect the power adaptor
- Before plugging the power adapter into the device, hold a paperclip into the reset hole of the device, keep holding it while connecting the power
You will hear a 'click sound' that Windows is now recognised the USB device.
- It will ask to install the drivers or install it automatically.

For Windows 8.1
- Download here and copy to C:\Windows\System32\drivers or use the included bat file.
Install then with the 'Rockchip Driver Assistant Tool' in the 'Flash Tool & Driver' download at the bottom

Installation Instructions
In second tab of AndroidTool(Upgrade Firmware)
- 'Firmware' - To select single image file
- 'Upgrade' - To flash the firmware

After Flashing
Leave plugged in to PC 3-5 minutes after flashing to
- Erase 'data', 'cache' &
- Install Apps
Then unplug and connect to TV/Monitor

After Booting
- Select Solo Launcher
- Turn on wifi/Ethernet
- Use TW to root
- Install framework for Xposed Modules & activate modules
- Use HPH Tweak app by mo123
- Restart again
Now Solo Launcher icons at the bottom will be sorted and icons on homescreen removed
SPMC will now also cache to RAM for better streaming to help with buffering
MXPlayer will now also pick up 3rd party Codec to enable DTS/AC3 audio
- In MXPlayer also enable RGB 32-bit Color(not sure if it makes a difference)

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Download Link: Here
Pass: HPHv1.6
Flash Tool & Drivers: Here
(Use 7z to extract ROM)
HPH_Tweak app by mo123: http://bit.do/5mPt (Can type it into a browser and download onto your device)
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For DNS Support
- Use Addfreetime app to activate your IP
- Add Addfreetime Android DNS Settings to DNS Forwarder app and activate on boot
Can sign-up here for $1.99/m to view content not available in your region.

How to get Harmony Remote Working on RK3288
http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player-...her-3288-boxes
What is Xposed Framework?
http://www.gogadgetx.com/xposed-fram...-modules-list/
Extra Xposed Modules
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/xposed-...s-android-rom/
Official Kodi/SPMC Remote App for Android Phone/Tablet
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...=org.xbmc.kore
Test Build of Kodi with HD Audio support for Nvidia Shield(still wip) - Can test it on RK3288 and provide feedback and logs to Koying

http://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=228361

Streaming Apps(Use at your own risk)
Here & Here

PS: Can also boot to Recovery with 'Reboot' app and install extracted *.img file ROM through Recovery - load from external SD then a PC is not required to flash.

KK or LP this rom ?

[mo123]

What do you mean by the "only skin that gets updated"? I could not see some menus and navigation bars with the Rapier skin. Is that supposed to be like that? I had difficulties navigating with my IR remote. Changing back to the default Kodi skin, all seemed to work OK with the IR remote again.

Rapier skin works on Kodi 15,16,17 and gets regular updates.
If you look at Kodi 16,17, there are less than 10 skins and half of them don't work properly.
With an airmouse, it's much easier navigating the menus, but default Kodi skin works better for IR remotes.
I'll probably use default Kodi skin for a new ROM.

[janplank]

What do you mean by the "only skin that gets updated"? I could not see some menus and navigation bars with the Rapier skin. Is that supposed to be like that? I had difficulties navigating with my IR remote. Changing back to the default Kodi skin, all seemed to work OK with the IR remote again.

[mo123]

The 23.976fps
In former times the values 30 Hz/60 Hz were quite correct, but with the implementation of the color television the NTSC refresh rates were lowered from 60 Hz to 59.94 Hz and from 30 Hz to 29.97 Hz for preventing audio flutter during broadcast. PAL refresh rates and equipment(used in the rest of the world) doesn't have this audio flutter and work better.

In the US they use NTSC while the rest of the world uses PAL(25,30,50,60,120fps)
All their broadcasting equipment and televisions are NTSC and I think it would be too costly to upgrade everything.
They could have standardized the framerate when eg. HD televisions came out but didn't do so.

23.976fps also reduces the bandwidth of movies if they were to be shot in eg 30fps.

Try to download a 60fps Youtube video and play it back, you will see at fast moving scenes the video moves very smoothly.
Try watching a 23.976fps movie where there are fast scenes and sometimes it gets difficult to watch because the framerate is not high enough.
Maybe in the future 23.976 will cease to exist and the whole world will use the same refresh rates.

The Rapier skin in Kodi is the only one that is constantly updated, there are some other nice skins but they don't have mouse support so can't be used on Android.
Most people are used to the default Kodi skin.

[janplank]

Mo, now the stutter seems to be gone on the v1.1 LP rom. First flash didn't work but second time it worked. Default skin in NTMC is a bit strange but managed to change it back to the default kodi style.The wireless mouse caused flickering when it reached the borders but stopped somehow. Thank you for all the hard work! BTW, why is 23.976fps such a headache? Most of my video files seems to be in that form.

[mo123]

Mo123, I will flash the rom tonight. The link in you post above is to the v1.1 firmaware. Is that correct of should I download v1.2 from the other post? Thank you for the help. I geniunely hope I get this right because most of my blurays are 23.976....

You can try the v1.2 too.
But the v1.2 was made from another base that is a bit older(didn't know that when I made the ROM)
I will try to make a newer v1.3 Lollopop ROM since some people reported they have problems with Netflix.
Waiting for newer source code also so I can make a new Lollipop ROM from scratch and put all my tweaks inside, since using another ROM as base I'm not completely sure what is not working or working correctly. But Kodi or NTMC in Lollipop is definitely much better than on KitKat.

[janplank]

Mo123, I will flash the rom tonight. The link in you post above is to the v1.1 firmaware. Is that correct of should I download v1.2 from the other post? Thank you for the help. I geniunely hope I get this right because most of my blurays are 23.976....