Lollipop - Wasser Firmware for Beelink R89

[badmalsx]

Hi all,

I´ve tested this firmware in the firsts releases and had problems with my remote.

Can anyone tell if it will work the remote on an ubox r89 2/8gb?

Thank you

[bryanhk]

Me too no WiFi on my ubox, how come it works on 2.09?

Is it because your UBOX R89 with ap6210 ??

[bloodgnome]

Is not my version, it zidoo code that i ported to the latest git pull from kodi github(jarvis) and added my latest librtmp and some other tweaks from SPMC!
And amlogic&3188/3368(and some only for me 3288)
the link check a few posts above from bluesmanuk or http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player-...221#post565221

Great work man. Thank you for your SCMC (Super Celeron Media Center)

You should have a own Thread for this nice Kodi Mod

[bloodgnome]

Me too no WiFi on my ubox, how come it works on 2.09?

I got a Ubox too its working fine with 3.0.4a no Wifi Problems whatsoever....

[minonano]

Wifi still not working for me on 3.0.4. Setting static ip and factory reset few times also not working, wifi keeps auto off, on, off, on.. Asus AC88U admin page cannot see the client too. Going back to 2.0.9a and wifi works again.

Me too no WiFi on my ubox, how come it works on 2.09?

[bluesmanuk]

bluesmanuk.... thanks big time bro....
the given superceleron version is the only kodi build i tried that has no audio issues when using spdif passthrough audio (thanks to superceleron for his effort)...
i've always considered you freaktab's best rom tester. aside from your very direct and unbiased feedbacks , you never hesitate to help others when needed... blessings.

Thank you for your kind words.

I like to think that when these guys put such a great effort into improving the usability of our boxes that they deserve to have them fully tested and constructive feedback given.

I have also noticed that during further use that audio is indeed perfect every single second of playback.

If only the manufacturers of these boxes would recognise just how much these unpaid devs do to improve their otherwise often half baked ROM's then they could pay them something worthwhile to give everybody a win/win situation most of the time.

[superceleron]

Is not my version, it zidoo code that i ported to the latest git pull from kodi github(jarvis) and added my latest librtmp and some other tweaks from SPMC!
And amlogic&3188/3368(and some only for me 3288)
the link check a few posts above from bluesmanuk or http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player-...221#post565221

[bloodgnome]

bluesmanuk.... thanks big time bro....
the given superceleron version is the only kodi build i tried that has no audio issues when using spdif passthrough audio (thanks to superceleron for his effort)...
i've always considered you freaktab's best rom tester. aside from your very direct and unbiased feedbacks , you never hesitate to help others when needed... blessings.

Where to get this superceleron version ?!? I only know of superceleron roms (mostly amlogic and a couple of RK3188) ?!?

[gridlock]

bluesmanuk.... thanks big time bro....
the given superceleron version is the only kodi build i tried that has no audio issues when using spdif passthrough audio (thanks to superceleron for his effort)...
i've always considered you freaktab's best rom tester. aside from your very direct and unbiased feedbacks , you never hesitate to help others when needed... blessings.

[clement_sg]

Wifi still not working for me on 3.0.4. Setting static ip and factory reset few times also not working, wifi keeps auto off, on, off, on.. Asus AC88U admin page cannot see the client too. Going back to 2.0.9a and wifi works again.

[bloodgnome]

Found out how ro scale the screen in tvout mode:

switch from pal to ntsc resize a little switch back to pal an resizing isnt a problem anymore yay...

Something to fix fir 3.0.5 And as i see marshmallow roms for pipo tablets with rk3288 we might even get that?!?

[gridlock]

hi bluesmanuk , kindly , zdmc (downloaded from zidoo's official site) is suffering audio mutes when forwarding or backwarding a movie).... any remedy bro? i even tried looking for superceleron version based on zidoo that you mentioned and i couldn't find it... thanks

[bluesmanuk]

3.0.4a initial feedback

GUI - Smooth as silk and very responsive all round.

WiFi/Ethernet - As fast as usual.

Adjust display refresh rate - With this turned on, after a few minutes, any app that was loaded was met with a mainly plain coloured background screen and without the option of seeing any options. Turning it off, things were as they should be.

Connect to PC - Usually I am accustomed to the R28 being shown as a device that allows me to access the internal storage but now only shows up as an Android adb device. Update - ignore this. I had simply forgotten to set the USB storage to MTP and working perfectly.

VPN - Tested Cyberghost and VPN unlimited and all work perfectly and even better, connect instantaneously, which I have not seen before.

All tests carried out over 5Ghz WiFi and with HDMI passthrough.

Kodi - With so many Kodi versions floating about I decided to try a couple that Superceleron posted yesterday based on 16.1RC, one based on Zidoo and the RK. I;ll say right now that the Zidoo version performed better.
In fact it was so good that for the first time ever with an Android device, every single one of my multitude of test videos played back flawlessly. Not a single dropped frame, jitter at all. All video that also had 5.1 and dts was also perfect. Quite astonishing. Anything with DTS-HD and the other advanced audio formats just played with a crackle and hiss, as expected with my soundbar, although I had hoped that the audio would be downgraded. The RK Kodi was still very good but there were usual suspect videos that displayed some amount of juddering/jitter. The only advantage that the RK version had was that any video selected played instantaneously, whereas the Zidoo version would queue up with a black screen for a few seconds before playing. But the Zidoo played everything. 4k, 10 bit, MKV, MP4, MPG, you name it, it played it perfectly and with brilliant colour reproduction.

MX Player with custom audio codec - On the whole, excellent, although there were one or two of the usual suspects (pole to pole for example) that has the minor jitter on occasion. 5.1 and dts was perfect and with regards to the advanced dolby audio, it does get downgraded, so what Kodi can't play audio wise, MX Player will with useable sound.

Youtube - Pretty much perfect across the board for 1080p. The very occasional frame drop, although this could be due to buffering. As good as I have seen Youtube perform.

iPlayer - As good as it usually is.

Frankly the best experience that I have had overall with an Android ROM and for me, the Rk3288 is still the best device that I have used overall.

Nice one Wasser

Superceleron has kindly given permission to share his build for others to test, so many thanks to him for that

I've dropped it to my dropbox account for anybody that wants it.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6jmuoi3ugf...60405.apk?dl=0


Further update:

After further repeated testing, I spotted something that I missed but should not have done.

When passthrough was enabled in Kodi, any 5.1 or DTS video showed video/audio sync issues, which at times could be quite vast.

I have found a workaround though.

1. Firstly, leave stereo upmix switched off in settings.
1. play the 5.1/DTS video and notice the sync issue.
2. Click on the audio and subtitle settings button on the on screen interface (speaker icon)
3. Turn on Stereo upmix. Screen will go blank for a couple of seconds and the video will resume playback.
4. Whilst the audio and subtitle settings is still up, turn off Stereo upmix. Screen will go blank for a couple of seconds and the video will resume playback.
5. Click the button for playback to start from the beginning and sync will now be perfect.

You will have to do this every time you play a video again but at least it works.

Also noted that if you skip through the video whilst playing, sync is maintained.

[bluesmanuk]

I didn't found another solution than described by rik405. Just flash ROM 3.0.3 and than 3.0.4a.

Cheers.

I'll give that a shot.

Update: That worked fine.

[Gormar]

Can;t get this to flash correctly.

I didn't found another solution than described by rik405. Just flash ROM 3.0.3 and than 3.0.4a.