YUNDOO RK3399 Y8 TV Box - 4GB RAM + 32GB ROM

[idemo]

So... No way to activate developer mode? Clicking on the build does nothing.

[Downunder 35m]

Was already the same on the X96.
Unless I missed something these boxes don't have ADB user USB.
I know the question you posted but it won't show up, unlike when connecting my phone or tablet.

[BidonX99]

(no ADB support over USB that I could activate).

need to check on the second screen, maybe there pops up such a message Y8?

[Downunder 35m]

Despite the reviews I decided to get a Y8, now it is time for some first impressions....

At first boot it seemed the box is more a kids toy as the screen design of the startup wizard reminds me of a kids learning tablet.
The actual launcher is not bad at all and easy to cusomise with shortcuts from the apps.
Settings menus are a bit confusing if you are used to Amlogic but you get used to it.
The lack of being able to use the remote to turn the box on might be a bug or a feature, depends on how you look at it.
What will certainly be a poblem for some is the lack of DRM support, meaning a lot of things will simply not work when it comes to protected video content.
Can't try any of the 4k features as my TV is neither big, nor smart enough - sorry for that.
What strikes me is that it seems Yundoo and others are now trying to avoid the upcoming ban on "fully loaded" Kodi boxes by disguising Kodi as their own media player app.
No addons installed either to please the authorities.
But then you spot that the Playstore shortcut on the homescreen is actually a chinese store and the real one is resting in the app menu.
The added store does only have very limited content but offers a lot of (semi)-illegal streaming apps.
All outdated of course...
Next thing to spot is the addon installer for the disguised Kodi player.
Here you can find all your favourites - again in outdated versions and now for most with non working update features.
Seems legal stuff is not a big concern in china.
But all this can only be called bloatware as the legal status is questionable on the same level as the functionality.
The usual bugs for Wifi keyboards are present as well, at least for the ones I have at my disposal
Tried some pushing and pulling through ADB and performance is bad here.
Ethernet is even worse than Wifi (no ADB support over USB that I could activate).
The max I could get was around 300kb/s.
Only once when pulling a big tar I reached over 2mb/s for a short time.
All up the box does what it should but it could do much better.
Rockchip really needs to change their way of thinking and get their firmware to work with a normal Android system instead of trying to patch it.
Still with the BT support it makes a half decent gaming console that even runs most emulators with acceptable perfrmance.
Great for retro gaming and all those who like to have a huge games collection from different systems at hand.
VLC can compensate for unsupported formats and streaming videos from a network drive works just fine in the resolutions I could test.
4k videos on HD make not much sense but the ones I tested played fine through VLC while some struggled on the build in video player.

If you are after "The fasted box out there" you might want to grab one.
But if you want something that really works with all 4k content and DRM then stick to the "slow" Amlogic boxes.
I could not check the modded Kodi for anything above HD or fancy audio stuff but if anyone wants to check if the Rockchip stuff is better supported than in the official Kodi versions I can pull a copy for testing.

[trinidad]

same o same o...

lol i maybe should have waited until people on the yundoo forum had tested it


you were right seems it was an update to youtube within the same old firmware ,no other magic

[superceleron]

new firmware from yundoo

Y8 Latest Firmware
https://mega.nz/#!9l4xTJqZ!w5o3kbS0gUE-M...jq7_kZSnnQ


Update guide and tools
https://mega.nz/#!gthCAS7K!NpST_X7JdEcMA...wlLtRRvnVE


cannot test dont have my box yet

Change log:
1.Optimization system
2.Fix youtube streaming video issue.
3.Update Tv Store, K-addons,TVMC apks(need reset to take effect).

same o same o...

[trinidad]

new firmware from yundoo

Y8 Latest Firmware
https://mega.nz/#!9l4xTJqZ!w5o3kbS0gUE-M...jq7_kZSnnQ


Update guide and tools
https://mega.nz/#!gthCAS7K!NpST_X7JdEcMA...wlLtRRvnVE


cannot test dont have my box yet

Change log:
1.Optimization system
2.Fix youtube streaming video issue.
3.Update Tv Store, K-addons,TVMC apks(need reset to take effect).

[superceleron]

Yes I was doing that and it worked before, but after I tried to flush a new ROM and had "Download IDB Failed" error, it stopped working. Is it possible to go to Mask ROM Mode on this device?

yes it should, but i dont know the pins!

[brunonk]

Yes I was doing that and it worked before, but after I tried to flush a new ROM and had "Download IDB Failed" error, it stopped working. Is it possible to go to Mask ROM Mode on this device?

[superceleron]

I can't turn this tv box on. When I press on button nothing happening only red light, no blue. Is there any way to make it work again?

keep the button pressed.....
And here works just fine with the remote!

[brunonk]

I can't turn this tv box on. When I press on button nothing happening only red light, no blue. Is there any way to make it work again?

[superceleron]

Hello superceleron,


Will Your Firmware work on the R-TV BOX K99 RK3399

This Box ... needs alot of help ...Big USB Hard Drive Problems

thanks in advance ...

Michael T.

Dunno m8!

[michael2t]

Hmm nice rk kernel source to play

Hello superceleron,


Will Your Firmware work on the R-TV BOX K99 RK3399

This Box ... needs alot of help ...Big USB Hard Drive Problems

thanks in advance ...

Michael T.

[calc]

Anyone happen to know if the 4 pin header at the edge of the board is the serial console and if it is what the pin out is?

[superceleron]

same here.. maybe this helps. https://github.com/rockchip-linux/ke...t/dts/rockchip

Hmm nice rk kernel source to play