[ROM] Z4 RK3368 - android TV (ATV) for Andoer Z4 - ENY EKB368 - Acemax AK838 - Tronfy X6

[cOOLio]

How can I do a backup of the original rom I have now installed? And how to install again if something goes wrong during the installation of your rom? Thanks

Sure you can do this.

Here is a small how to backup & restore all of your data.

1. First connect your box to your PC via mini USB cable and change the USB settings to OTG.
Settings > Ugoos settings > Hardware > USB switch >> (OTG)

1.1 Copy (backup) all files from the internal (virtual) SD card to a folder on your PC


2. Now disconnect the USB cable, shutdown your Box and start into TWRP recovery.
To start TWRP recovery hold the REST button and press once the Power button.
Note: To use TWRP U need a USB mouse connected to you box.

2.1 In TWRP select Backup > Select Partition to Backup: Data (excl. storage) only
(The storage of the internel SD is already backed at step 1.1. SO no worrys )
And if needed, depends on the free space of your micro SD card, enable compression to save space (backup will slower but needs less space).
> Select Storage > Micro SDCard >> ( OK )
>> ( Swipe to Backup )

Note: To use USB OTG as backup storage with my ROM 2.0, you must connect the USB stick to the micro USB OTG plug. This issues is fixed with the new ROM V2.5 and TWRP 3.10. There you can use any USB port to backup your stuff


3. Now all your data is saved and you can install the new version of my rom.


4. After first boot. connect you PC again to your box (see step 1.) and delete all files on the internal (virtual) SD Card.
Then copy the data backup we made at step 1.1, to you internal (virtual) SD card.

5. Start TWRP to recover your Data partion
Restore > Select Storage > Micro SDCard >> ( OK )
Select Package to Restore: (select your back) > Data (excl. storage) >> ( Swipe to Restore )
Important: Wipe > Advance Wipe >Select [x] Dalvik / ART Cache & [x] Cache >> ( Swipe to Wipe )
Reboot >> ( System )


DONE

Much success and fun

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Edit ... for those of you who have no custom recovery installed.

How can I do a backup of the original rom I have now installed?

Damn ... sorry, I totally missed the point that your are not using my V2.0 ROM already.

In those cases you using a different ROM (like stock, etc) without any custom recovery installed. You just have to install the TWRP custom recovery I made for my V2.5 BRE ROM. This version should also work with any other RK3368 boxes/roms. So give it a try to make full backup of your current ROM.

Download: RK3368 TWRP 3.10 by cOOLio

A short how to install my TWRP image is already included to the 7zip file. After installing it, anythings else should be similar as mentioned already above.
In case your rom does not support USB OTG, just copy anything from step 1, 1.1 to a USB stick or external SD card.
And in case your installed ROM (stock firmware) isn't rooted already, check this.

Attention: To recover a data partition from a different ROM to my ROM, could have strange side effects. It could work, but there is no guarantee. So in case you getting strange issues, after you recover you data partition to my ROM. it will not work. So in that case TWRP is only to make a full backup of your current ROM. To get back where you came from, in case you don't like ATV.

Much luck and fun

cOOLio

[Guest]

Hi coolio, great job. I have a problem when i using mele f10 pro remote, it has built in mic and speaker. The sound is coming out of remotes speaker instead of hdmi. Even in sound device maneger if i set sound output to hdmi, it still goes threw remote.(i have kernel and resource from different rom ,where mele f10 pro works and i can change sound input and output with no problem. Usually for sound output i choose hdmi option and for input i choose modiotek usb headset, which is remotes mic. Original remote wasnt working with this recource and kernel. So, probably i could change the kernel and recource, but then i will loose the speed and other good stuff you created? Is that correct ? Also there is aproblem to use onscreen keyboard with remote control or maybe i dont know how to do it.

[cOOLio]

Hello! Finally, I download and install the firm. that seems very light and useful. Buy I have a problem: I can t "pick up" the letters, from the on screen keyboard. The display shows a keyboark, but when I click with my mouse on the letters,nothing happens. How can I solve that problem? I don t want to use a physical keyboard. Thanks!

Also there is aproblem to use onscreen keyboard with remote control or maybe i dont know how to do it.

mglarosa & Guest & all of you who still needs a medieval keyboard that works on a ATV rom

That's the a Google leanback ATV Keybord.
ATV leanback means ... leanback only with your tiny remote and mic ... no need of a mouse or additional hardware keyboard.

But I know your pain. I had the same in 2015, when I switch the first time to a ATV device. So no worries. I'm just kidding a bit.

Check the V2.5 BRE download folder for a keyborad mouse solution

Hi coolio, great job. I have a problem when i using mele f10 pro remote, it has built in mic and speaker. The sound is coming out of remotes speaker instead of hdmi. Even in sound device maneger if i set sound output to hdmi, it still goes threw remote.(i have kernel and resource from different rom ,where mele f10 pro works and i can change sound input and output with no problem. Usually for sound output i choose hdmi option and for input i choose modiotek usb headset, which is remotes mic. Original remote wasnt working with this recource and kernel. So, probably i could change the kernel and recource, but then i will loose the speed and other good stuff you created? Is that correct ?

Ahhhm ... I forgot ... THX

Ha, I'm still looking for a good tiny remote with build in mic for my Z4. Think that's the next hot gadget everybody wants to buy. Anyhow, back to your questions.
Does this mean the sound plays simultaneously via the remote and hdmi or only via the remote?
And which RK3368 box do you use? It didn't sound like a Z4 to me?

But you can first try to use the kernel & resource file of your box. Just as a test. To see if my ROM starts in general with those resources.
First try one of them. If it works try both and see if it fixes your issue. Then you got a good starting point to implement the speed enhancements to your resource file, or add your audio (HDMI) & remote settings to a fork of my resource file. And in case your box uses the same IR receiver as the Z4, your stock remote can easily added to my resource file. Like I did already for a other RK3368 boxe (Tronsmart Meta, Ugoos UT4, & Zidoo X6) I think I added right now 8 different remote settings to my resource file. BTW when using the Zidoo & Ugoos RK3368 Kernel my Z4 box starts with the full speed enhancements of my V2.5 BRE rom. But with missing functionality, like no IR remote or Lan for my Z4. But that means also in theory, this will work also vise versa.

And yes, the most speed enhancements (CPU, RAM, IO, eMMC, SD & USB) of my V2.5 BRE rom are based to the resource file.
Anything else, Network (WiFi, Lan, DalvikVM, UI, etc) is well commented to my build.prob file, within the system partition. So without my resource file you will loose more then the half of the overall speed.enhancements I made.

[cOOLio]

Hello cOOLio
Thank you for the very good Rom!!!
Everting works fine for me but I try to connect my android phone via Miracast but I can't fine a way to make it work.
I will be happy for a solution.

Thanks

DLNA/Miracast & AirPlay works perfect to me ..

• Local Files (video, audio, pictures)
• Local Media Server ((video, audio, pictures)
• Browser (Youtube, Vimeo, SoundCloud,... )

Which server do you use? AirPin and Kodi is already included to my ROM. Or do you use something else?
And which app do you use as client on your mobile? I use AllConnect.

[Guest]

mglarosa & Guest & all of you who still needs a medieval keyboard that works on a ATV rom

That's the a Google leanback ATV Keybord.
ATV leanback means ... leanback only with your tiny remote and mic ... no need of a mouse or additional hardware keyboard.

But I know your pain. I had the same in 2015, when I switch the first time to a ATV device. So no worries. I'm just kidding a bit.

Check the V2.5 BRE download folder for a keyborad mouse solution



Ahhhm ... I forgot ... THX

Ha, I'm still looking for a good tiny remote with build in mic for my Z4. Think that's the next hot gadget everybody wants to buy. Anyhow, back to your questions.
Does this mean the sound plays simultaneously via the remote and hdmi or only via the remote?
And which RK3368 box do you use? It didn't sound like a Z4 to me?

But you can first try to use the kernel & resource file of your box. Just as a test. To see if my ROM starts in general with those resources.
First try one of them. If it works try both and see if it fixes your issue. Then you got a good starting point to implement the speed enhancements to your resource file, or add your audio (HDMI) & remote settings to a fork of my resource file. And in case your box uses the same IR receiver as the Z4, your stock remote can easily added to my resource file. Like I did already for a other RK3368 boxe (Tronsmart Meta, Ugoos UT4, & Zidoo X6) I think I added right now 8 different remote settings to my resource file. BTW when using the Zidoo & Ugoos RK3368 Kernel my Z4 box starts with the full speed enhancements of my V2.5 BRE rom. But with missing functionality, like no IR remote or Lan for my Z4. But that means also in theory, this will work also vise versa.

And yes, the most speed enhancements (CPU, RAM, IO, eMMC, SD & USB) of my V2.5 BRE rom are based to the resource file.
Anything else, Network (WiFi, Lan, DalvikVM, UI, etc) is well commented to my build.prob file, within the system partition. So without my resource file you will loose more then the half of the overall speed.enhancements I made.

I have Z4 box. No the sound comes out only from remote even if its set to hdmi in sound managers output.I will post that kernel and resource which was working for mele f10 pro remote.

[minixfreak]

will the new update support ap6330 wifi

[Gromber]

best cfw i tested, working great on z4. I have 2.0

only one question, how i can add a game from menu to desktop games section?

thanks!

ahh and google play dont allow to download some normal android version that worked on original z4, like original opera, i used a apk from the version i like.

[dkholm56]

Coolio,
Tried your 2.5 on my M8Pro with no luck. Shomari has been helping me a lot to attempt to get his rom to boot on my box. However, I did get the system image from your rom to boot using the boot.img Shomari gave me so I just wanted to say your rom looks great. Couldn't get the resource or kernel to work but the system image works pretty good with some issues that I'm sure are specific to the M8Pro.

[etabeta]

Amazon Prime Video don't play video. Exit on play button "Watch Now"

[koes]

Installed. SMPC seems too laggy, maybe my build problem.
How can I install antutu to test performance?
There is an app manager to close app in background?
Thanks

[Guest]

I have Z4 box. No the sound comes out only from remote even if its set to hdmi in sound managers output.I will post that kernel and resource which was working for mele f10 pro remote.

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B3caDmEYSBg2Y3d1RjF1SGg2M1E

Native remote is not working with this recource and kernel

[koes]

I don't know why, but nothing works, I'm connected to my wifi network but sometimes internet works, others not and I think that is why kodi and spmc seems laggy and I can't reach any server. I am regretting to have changed the rom. Twpr seems not load when I reboot to recovery (the blue led is on but no image).

[cOOLio]

Fisrt of all, I like to help people. But what I don‘t like at all, is when people do not read. That‘s why my granny always says. There aren‘t stupid questions, but there are …

Anyhow ….

ahh and google play dont allow to download some normal android version that worked on original z4, like original opera, i used a apk from the version i like.

That‘s a good one. For google ATV means only ATV apps. So in case a app is not made for ATV, you will never find it on the ATV playstore. But there is a trick to push many non ATV apps via google playstore and the web browser to your box. Check the video

how i can add a game from menu to desktop games section?

Any app that is only visible at the APP Drawer is a non ATV app. So it is an issue of the app developer. Not of ATV or my rom. But you can create a shortcut app to the homescreen that starts the non ATV app. Check the special hint at the end of this post.

will the new update support ap6330 wifi

NO, until now I didn‘t found any Kernel with AP6330 support that works with my rom.

Amazon Prime Video don't play video. Exit on play button "Watch Now"

I have no amzon prime or netflix account. So I can‘t test it at all. Sorry!

Coolio,
Tried your 2.5 on my M8Pro with no luck. Shomari has been helping me a lot to attempt to get his rom to boot on my box. However, I did get the system image from your rom to boot using the boot.img Shomari gave me so I just wanted to say your rom looks great. Couldn't get the resource or kernel to work but the system image works pretty good with some issues that I'm sure are specific to the M8Pro.

Your device isn‘t supported yet. But maybe we will find a way in future. We will see.


Now to the real fun of it …

How can I install antutu to test performance?

Are you kidding me?

There is an app manager to close app in background?

>>> READ

Twpr seems not load when I reboot to recovery (the blue led is on but no image).

What? You reboot to recovery? With my ROM? How did you do that? Long press of the power button and select reboot to BOOT LOADER? That's not recovery. That's BOOT LOADER to flash a rom with the PC. To start TWRP >>> READ

I don't know why, but nothing works

It‘s always a bad idea to put the cart before the horse. My suggestion. Start from the beginning. 1St READ carefully, then flash. Much success ...

[cOOLio]

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B3caDmEYSBg2Y3d1RjF1SGg2M1E

Native remote is not working with this recource and kernel

Will check at the end of next week!

[Guest]

Will check at the end of next week!

Thanks a lot.