HPH RK3288 Lollipop ROM v1.6 By Mo123

[orionas21]

Hi community,
I am looking for a estable rom for a Tronsmart R28 but I am quite lost. Could I use those roms for my device? Thank you so much


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From my experience and after testing several f/w i ended up that mo123 Lollipop roms was the best match for my needs.
I have Tronsmart R28 Meta with 2G/16G and BT, WiFi is working ok.

If you have a 4K TV then use Lollipop firmware 1.7b, If not a 4K and you want only 1080p then use 1.8a, If you have 720p TV then 1.8.
In 1.7b the HDMI bit-stream works perfect but if you root the device you will have problems with Google apps.
In 1.8a the HDMI bit-stream does not work (you can use SPDIF for 5.1 core) but everything else works perfectly.
The HPH Launcher in this roms is very nice and neat and the network (Lan in my case ) is very fast.
The embedded version of Kodi (NTMC) is very smooth and fluent in any video i tested (even in H265 HEVC with 10bit).

The last release 1.9 is almost perfect just a small issue with screen scale that it is not so obvious (the screen does not reach the 100% of the TV, is approximately 99%).

Note that in the above roms the Tronsmart remote does not work.

[orionas21]

I flashed your new rom on my beelink r89 and it works fine, except for the power off as you mentioned. Is there a way to get it to work by flashing parts of wassers lollipop rom?

You can use Quickreboot after rooting your device under Settings -> accessibility.

[makuko]

From my experience and after testing several f/w i ended up that mo123 Lollipop roms was the best match for my needs.
I have Tronsmart R28 Meta with 2G/16G and BT, WiFi is working ok.

If you have a 4K TV then use Lollipop firmware 1.7b, If not a 4K and you want only 1080p then use 1.8a, If you have 720p TV then 1.8.
In 1.7b the HDMI bit-stream works perfect but if you root the device you will have problems with Google apps.
In 1.8a the HDMI bit-stream does not work (you can use SPDIF for 5.1 core) but everything else works perfectly.
The HPH Launcher in this roms is very nice and neat and the network (Lan in my case ) is very fast.
The embedded version of Kodi (NTMC) is very smooth and fluent in any video i tested (even in H265 HEVC with 10bit).

The last release 1.9 is almost perfect just a small issue with screen scale that it is not so obvious (the screen does not reach the 100% of the TV, is approximately 99%).

Note that in the above roms the Tronsmart remote does not work.

Hi @orionas21
Thank you so much for your explanation. In this regard, I understand that I should install the latest rom version (1.9). I am using a 720p plasma tv and the same device as yours. I have already downloaded the rom image but I have no idea about how to proceed, I am a newbie. Could you please refer me to some post where the process to flash this rom is explained?

Thank you so much again @orionas21
I hope to be able to give a second life to my android tv

[orionas21]

Hi @orionas21
Thank you so much for your explanation. In this regard, I understand that I should install the latest rom version (1.9). I am using a 720p plasma tv and the same device as yours. I have already downloaded the rom image but I have no idea about how to proceed, I am a newbie. Could you please refer me to some post where the process to flash this rom is explained?

Thank you so much again @orionas21
I hope to be able to give a second life to my android tv

Since your TV is 720p i would recommend 1.8 especially if you do not have a 5.1 sound system (to use HDMI bitstream).
If you do have a surround system and you need HDMI bitstream then procceed with 1.9

A full guide you can find in the first page of this topic by mo123 but i quoted it below for you help.

[U][B]Instructions:[/B][/U]

[U][B]Before Installation[/B][/U][LIST][*]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[*]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.[/LIST]
[U][B]To Install the drivers[/B][/U]
1. If flashing for the first time, you need to install the drivers with DriverInstall.exe
2. If you recently upgraded your operating system to Windows 8.1 or higher, it's also a good idea to install the latest drivers.
3. Let your PC recognize the device and automatically install the drivers - Connect the device with an OTG Port and cable to PC - Now connect the power adapter - 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 has now recognized the USB device. - It will ask to install the drivers or install it automatically.

[B][U]Flashing the ROM[/U][/B]
1. Select 'Upgrade Firmware' in AndroidTool v2.35(Second tab)
2. Click on the 'Firmware' button to load the firmware(update.img) that you extracted from the 7zip compressed file)
3. Click 'EraseFlash' to wipe your device, wait for it to finish.
4. Click 'Upgrade' to flash the new firmware.
5. Wait about 5 minutes after flashing and before unplugging device for firmware to settle.
6. Disconnect from PC and connect to TV. Enjoy

The tool can be found also in the 1st post and here https://drive.google.com/folderview?...&usp=drive_web

[makuko]

Since your TV is 720p i would recommend 1.8 especially if you do not have a 5.1 sound system (to use HDMI bitstream).
If you do have a surround system and you need HDMI bitstream then procceed with 1.9

A full guide you can find in the first page of this topic by mo123 but i quoted it below for you help.

[U][B]Instructions:[/B][/U]

[U][B]Before Installation[/B][/U][LIST][*]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[*]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.[/LIST]
[U][B]To Install the drivers[/B][/U]
1. If flashing for the first time, you need to install the drivers with DriverInstall.exe
2. If you recently upgraded your operating system to Windows 8.1 or higher, it's also a good idea to install the latest drivers.
3. Let your PC recognize the device and automatically install the drivers - Connect the device with an OTG Port and cable to PC - Now connect the power adapter - 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 has now recognized the USB device. - It will ask to install the drivers or install it automatically.

[B][U]Flashing the ROM[/U][/B]
1. Select 'Upgrade Firmware' in AndroidTool v2.35(Second tab)
2. Click on the 'Firmware' button to load the firmware(update.img) that you extracted from the 7zip compressed file)
3. Click 'EraseFlash' to wipe your device, wait for it to finish.
4. Click 'Upgrade' to flash the new firmware.
5. Wait about 5 minutes after flashing and before unplugging device for firmware to settle.
6. Disconnect from PC and connect to TV. Enjoy

The tool can be found also in the 1st post and here https://drive.google.com/folderview?...&usp=drive_web

Hi @orionas21,
Thank you for your help again... The flashing of the 1.8 version for 720p tv, was a success but I have realised that the image adjustment is not good. I mean that the image is moved towards the left so some parts of the for example web browser are not displayed. Should I install the latest version? Thanks again.
BTW this is my TV Samsung PS43E450 Plasma 43" HD

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[mo123]

Hi @orionas21,
Thank you for your help again... The flashing of the 1.8 version for 720p tv, was a success but I have realised that the image adjustment is not good. I mean that the image is moved towards the left so some parts of the for example web browser are not displayed. Should I install the latest version? Thanks again.
BTW this is my TV Samsung PS43E450 Plasma 43" HD

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The tv runs at 1024 x 768 resolution while Android runs at 1280x720 or 1920x1080 resolution so the zoom/scale will be a bit off.
Recommended to get a new tv.
But you can also try - Settings - Display - Screen Scale and see if you can change the screen scale to fit your tv screen.
Most tv's also have their own zoom/scale settings like 'auto' or 'fit screen' that should scale it correctly.

I will check for users with 4K tv's so it zooms fullscreen soon where it looked like it was only 99%.

[makuko]

The tv runs at 1024 x 768 resolution while Android runs at 1280x720 or 1920x1080 resolution so the zoom/scale will be a bit off.
Recommended to get a new tv.
But you can also try - Settings - Display - Screen Scale and see if you can change the screen scale to fit your tv screen.
Most tv's also have their own zoom/scale settings like 'auto' or 'fit screen' that should scale it correctly.

I will check for users with 4K tv's so it zooms fullscreen soon where it looked like it was only 99%.

Hi mo123,
First of all, congrats for your work... I will try all your recommendations about setting up the tv and device. Nonetheless, would I get some advantage if I flashed the latest version, 1.9 instead of the 1.8?
Thank you so much in advance
Greetings from Spain

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[mo123]

Hi mo123,
First of all, congrats for your work... I will try all your recommendations about setting up the tv and device. Nonetheless, would I get some advantage if I flashed the latest version, 1.9 instead of the 1.8?
Thank you so much in advance
Greetings from Spain

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Recommended to use the latest version.
Then HD Audio will also work and it will have better video playback.

I will skip Marshmallow firmware and make HPH NT-V6 Nougat firmware in 1-2 months when everything is ready and RK also released RKMC v17.
There will be 2 Kodi's, official Kodi 17 and RKMC v17 that can be used, Rockchip is busy implementing all the Kodi 17 required Mediacodec changes into their firmware and testing things.
They will stop support for Lollipop and Marshmallow over the next few months and only Nougat will get updates and bug fixes.

[Gormar]

I will skip Marshmallow firmware and make HPH NT-V6 Nougat firmware in 1-2 months when everything is ready and RK also released RKMC v17.
(...)
They will stop support for Lollipop and Marshmallow over the next few months and only Nougat will get updates and bug fixes.

That's rather good information and decision.
If they are able to create stable Nougat firmware for RK3288 that's great. Even if only one feature of Nougat is realy needed by me. I mean at last in ASOP grade firmwares there will be possible to do WebView OTA "auto" updating. Feature which was announced in Lollipop but not used in ASOP versions because there supposedly shouldn't be any Google app installed. Nougat ASOP will give a choice to use Google Play Store Webview. There will be no need to install Xposed WebView selector.

[Shomari]

Hi @orionas21,
Thank you for your help again... The flashing of the 1.8 version for 720p tv, was a success but I have realised that the image adjustment is not good. I mean that the image is moved towards the left so some parts of the for example web browser are not displayed. Should I install the latest version? Thanks again.
BTW this is my TV Samsung PS43E450 Plasma 43" HD

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.... use the Android tool to flash this fix to your boot partition.

Check only the 'boot' checkbox and flash this file for 1024X768

[icemanbrfc]

Hey guys

I have an issue, that I'm hoping somebody can assist with.

I installed the 1.9 firmware, and it installed successfully. I was going through it, when it suddenly switched off. The player was extremely hot, and I had to unplug and wait for it to cool off.

After plugging in again, it was okay..however , I cant seem to switch it on via the power button, without unplugging it 1st. If I hit the power button and hold it, it will switch on, but as soon as I release it, it will switch off again. Never had this issue before.

Finally, i notice that there is no sleep option, only a shutdown and reboot. Any idea why this option was removed?

Thanks

[mo123]

Hey guys

I have an issue, that I'm hoping somebody can assist with.

I installed the 1.9 firmware, and it installed successfully. I was going through it, when it suddenly switched off. The player was extremely hot, and I had to unplug and wait for it to cool off.

After plugging in again, it was okay..however , I cant seem to switch it on via the power button, without unplugging it 1st. If I hit the power button and hold it, it will switch on, but as soon as I release it, it will switch off again. Never had this issue before.

Finally, i notice that there is no sleep option, only a shutdown and reboot. Any idea why this option was removed?

Thanks

OK, it is something I will test and add.
Since the firmware was built from a different source to fix the audio pass-through problem some things like the power button, statusbar was completely missing and had to be added.
So an extra setting like Sleep was then also missing.
I will work on it next week together with 4K 100% scaling on some tv's.

[icemanbrfc]

OK, it is something I will test and add.
Since the firmware was built from a different source to fix the audio pass-through problem some things like the power button, statusbar was completely missing and had to be added.
So an extra setting like Sleep was then also missing.
I will work on it next week together with 4K 100% scaling on some tv's.

Thanks mo, would be great to have the sleep option back, as its quicker to get straight into things

any idea on the other issue? I noticed that my sound breaks into a muffled/crackling type sound, at which point im having to reboot and the sound is fine again. Is this still WIP in terms of pass through, as i have mine set to pass through in the settings.

[icemanbrfc]

im pretty sure 1.9 broke my audio or something... Im getting horrible crackling and muffling sounds from my speakers. Can one downgrade to 1.8 or below firmware? Im using optical cable, but before the upgrade was working fine, but also not ruling out that perhaps my able has gone faulty, not sure

[mo123]

im pretty sure 1.9 broke my audio or something... Im getting horrible crackling and muffling sounds from my speakers. Can one downgrade to 1.8 or below firmware? Im using optical cable, but before the upgrade was working fine, but also not ruling out that perhaps my able has gone faulty, not sure

You can follow number 2 and choose those settings in NTMC/Kodi
Also in Android Settings - Sound and notifications - Sound device Manager - Choose Spdif passthrough or try default if it doesn't work.
Most people are using HDMI 7.1 passthrough and say that works correctly but haven't gotten a lot of feedback for SPDIF passthrough yet.
You can just flash v1.8 firmware over v1.9 if you want to test that again, no problem.