kernel or rom for mk808b clone ?

[fangis]

Hello all,

I'm looking for a working kernel or rom for my mk808b clone.
The main goal is to install linux in the recovery partition, so even a working .config could be enough.
Was anyone able to boot linux in these clones?

Anyway a regular android rom or kernel can be helpful too, I think i can extract the .config from there, probably. but most download links are gone, it seems.
some infos about my board:
mk808b
wifi mt5931
prompts "r-box" as splash screen
device model rk30sdk

thanks for any help.
maybe I should add, the closest I could get was with andrewdb 0.3 kernel where it actually starts to boot, the letters scroll and I get a freeze after about 2 seconds.
with most other kernels I only get the penguins and a reboot, including some rk3066 ones I got from github and compiled .

[fangis]

Nevermind dear friends, it works !!

I was able to boot linux, it was possible, after some study and some modifications to the stock boot image ...
So, in the unlikely event you need to run linux on such a box, I can tell you , yes, we can !

Working:
-a quick boot to the busybox initramfs console
-wifi driver, ethernet usb, nand driver

Not working yet / to be done:
-switch_root failing on init, so I still have to mount manually the rootfs.
-find a way to reboot / boot directly to linux

[adeelleo]

Nevermind dear friends, it works !!

I was able to boot linux, it was possible, after some study and some modifications to the stock boot image ...
So, in the unlikely event you need to run linux on such a box, I can tell you , yes, we can !

Working:
-a quick boot to the busybox initramfs console
-wifi driver, ethernet usb, nand driver

Not working yet / to be done:
-switch_root failing on init, so I still have to mount manually the rootfs.
-find a way to reboot / boot directly to linux

Hi,

i am in the same boat. I have several of these devices in brand new boxes that i was not able to sell. (Cant sell them any longer since the android version is obsolete. )

I sounds encouraging that you managed to make this partially work. Since if i can get debian on these devices i can give them new life.

The blow guy even managed to install linux on the internal nand storage.

https://github.com/gripped/MK808-headless-nand-3.0.8-rk3066

Hope you managed to get things working.

Would be great-full if you can share how you did it.

After spending days on it. I did manage to get the recovery image compiled and successfully flash it to recovery partition. But the device still boots into android. tried several recovery images as well but none seem to work so far.

Best regards,

Adeel Akram

[fangis2]

sorry for the delay, I thought this forum was dead !
I was able to do everything and its now working 100% well.
I read you have many older tv boxes, thats great!
the way I did, I actually think works with any kind of tv box, the general idea is the following:

1. root your box, usually kingoroot works for older android versions
2. copy the recovery partition with dd command
3. unpack with unmkbootimg or some other unpack program that works
4. modify initrd files, redirect it to boot a linux image in sdcard
5.repack and replace your recovery with that
6. install any linux in sdcard
7. profit !!

you wil have a dual boot with android on main system and linux on sdcard that starts when you open the recovery
more details just ask !
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good weekend