HPH NT-N8 RK3229 Marshmallow ROM by mo123

[minixfreak]

could your firmware work on d5 ?

[mo123]

Probably not as the D5 uses different hardware and wifi.

[minixfreak]

i have the 2gb d5 model could u port over resource from there ?

[mo123]

i have the 2gb d5 model could u port over resource from there ?

You can use their own firmware now.

[mo123]

New v1.5 firmware released, see OP.
It fixes a lot of bugs, so recommended to upgrade.

[trebor]

Looking pretty good
No problems found here.
Thanks

[mo123]

Changelog v1.5a 17/03/2017

Small update
- Faster booting & general usage
- Latest NTMC Kodi (Please test pass-through)
Auto frame-rate switching switched off by default as some users find it troublesome, please enable manually in playback options.

Download Link:Here
Pass: nagrace

[m1pnk]

top man...

[mo123]

I need some people to post logcats(catlog, syslog apps work good) of Rockchip stock 'Video' player app when using HDMI pass-through.
See OP post how to enable HDMI pass-through output in Settings app.

[mo123]

Since no one tried to do some tests, I decided to fix the remaining pass-through problems on my own.
I will try to release some new firmware that fix some problems soon

[m1pnk]

leading the way MO... top guy

[mr.Rom]

Hi mo123,
Your firmware Changelog v1.5a 17/03/2017 for HPH NT-N8
compatible with HPH NT-N8 Plus (2/16Gb)?

[mo123]

Hi mo123
Your firmware Changelog v1.5a 17/03/2017 for HPH NT-N8
compatible with HPH NT-N8 Plus (2/16Gb)?

Yes, can work on normal and Plus version.

[mo123]

New v1.6 firmware released:

- Fix sound playing on both speakers and bluetooth at the same time to only play via bluetooth
- Add Sound Output menu(Default, SPDIF, HDMI Bitstream Selector) to Android Settings - Sound & Notifications
- Fix the HDMI Pass-through problem
- 3D mode in NTMC/RKMC should work and switch correctly
- Improve the Unroot method
- Fix some wireless remotes not showing the software keyboard.

For pass-through settings in NTMC, RKMC, SPMC or Kodi 17 try

• Audio output device = IEC
• Number of channels = 7.1 [your receiver should be able to handle this input regardless of your actual speaker configuration. This number will be disregarded for any codec that your receiver supports for passthrough, also try 2.0 if not working]
• Output configuration = Best Match
• Stereo upmix = off
• Maintain original volume on downmix = on
• Boost centre channel when downmixing = 0 dB
• Resample quality = High
• Keep audio devices alive = 10 Minutes [this will prevent your AVR from going to sleep, also try 'Never' if not working]
• Enable audio DSP processing = off
• Enable passthrough = on

Check your AVR receiver's user manual to confirm that it supports each of the following audio codecs and enable them accordingly:

• Dolby Digital (AC3) capable receiver = on
• Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC) capable receiver = on
• Dolby Digital Transcoding = off
• DTS capable receiver = on
• TrueHD capable receiver = on
• DTS-HD capable receiver = on

Download link: Here
Pass: nagrace

[mo123]

Hi Mo123! Thanks for the hard work you put into this box!
Which is the recommended player to use on this model? NTMC, RKMC, SPMC or Kodi 17?
thanks.

NTMC & RKMC is almost the same, so you can use those.
I tell people Kodi 17 is still not fully ready for Android use since there are no Android developers maintaining it or even testing it.
If you look at SPMC, MrMC Kodi's, they all use Kodi 16.1 as a base since it was tested for a long time while Koying also still helped maintain it.
SPMC will work better than Kodi 17 but also has code just for Nividia Shield and Amazon Fire devices that might mess up things for other devices.
If you play normal h264, h265 streaming videos, Kodi 17 will work fine but if you want to use advanced features like 10-bit h264, VP9 or 3D movies then NTMC, RKMC is recommended.
The latest RKMC, can always be downloaded from Rockchip's githunb page - https://github.com/JamesLinEngineer/...debug-tiny.apk
In NTMC, the auto frame-rate switching and pause during refresh-rate change setting is activated by default under playback options to make your tv switch to the resolution the video will play at for smoother playback, if you don't want your tv to switch every time, those two settings can just be disabled.