UPDATED- NEW - MK908 Finless 1.7a ROM

[kevinsickles]

HDMI Issue on install

I used the default ROM install choices.

I had a strange HDMI issue that took me a while to figure out, The default screen setting would not display on my Samsung 42 inch led. (I think it was 1920x1080p-60) I did several wipes and installs before trying another display. Now that I have changed the setting to 1280x720p-60 It does display.

Also, Is there an auto-hide for the soft keys? Can't find it.

Otherwise running great!

Thank you
Kevin

[flhthemi]

I don't suppose this would work on the T428, would it?

[FadeFx]

AW: UPDATED- NEW - MK908 Finless 1.7a ROM

I don't suppose this would work on the T428, would it?

I guess it would, but no wifi/bluetooth as the device has same soc but different components.
However, the changes made to the rom are device specific, so why not use a finless rom made for the t428?

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tapatalked from GalaxyS3

[ctaryi]

What is the difference MK908 Finless 1.6a ROM from MK908 Finless 1.7a ROM?
In the first video of 1920x1080 firmware goes well, the last firmware-bad.

[EzerchE]

Glad you are liking my new ROM. A donation would be helpful
Not required.... but helpful for future work.
Thank you!

Bob

Best firmware i have used on my v3 far away.

But i have some little problems waiting to solve;

-a little stutters video play (not perfect smooth - mx player pro hw and hw gives same results, also tried stock video player is same) movies are in WD Essentials usb3.0 1tb (external powered)
-sometimes air mouse cursor stutters (i think it happens when writing or reading from sdcard)
-wifi disconnects cant download big file (100 mb+) with dropbox
-auto closed apps (rarely)

no reboots so far! (1800 / 768 / 667)

and i can't donate via your signature link:

Error: This recipient is currently unable to receive money.

[Finless]

Error: This recipient is currently unable to receive money.

Fixed!

Bob

[kbgbef]

Random reboots when using external hard drive

When playing videos from an external hard drive (2 TB Western digital connected to a powered hub) my MK908V1 reboots sometimes. I have Finless 1.7 with a 1608/600/720 kernel. Anyone else have this problem ?

[sqleinstein]

Thanks for your hard work! Do you have a twitter account?

UPDATE 12/10/2013

Here is 1.7a. The ONLY change is a new recovery.img that works with all models of MK908.
If your already up and running on 1.7 there is no reason to reflash the entire ROM.

Link below now updated to 1.7a

Bob

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OK folks you have been asking and I finally got around to it. A new ROM made from the latest beelink/tronsmart ROM "overseas".

This kernel still had the old frame skipping issues so I fixed that by patching the kernel. Special thanks to Mr. Anderson for his patcher that makes the job a lot easier

THEN... this time around I bring you a set of vsync patched Over-Clock kernels. They are a separate download for those that want to use them. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

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Features and release notes for my 1.7 ROM:

0) Sorry I hated the new launcher provided with this ROM. It sucks in my opinion!
So I put back the AOSP Android launcher.

1) Rooted and new SU and Superuser applied that supports Android 4.2.2

2) Stock ROM was only 2 Gig of APP space.
BUT you also have parameter file options!
There are also 1gb, 2gb, 4gb and 6gb options.
Read below for how to change that in the flash tool.
Realize if you use this 6gb option, internal SDcard will only have about 600 megs of free space!

3) Debloated of junk APPs and Google Apps you can get from Google Play.
I also updated Google Play and required Google APPs to the latest version.

4) As always, full init.d support! If you do not know what that is... ignore it. For geeks that want to use it. It is there!

5) I re-enabled location services. This is now in the settings menu.
Tested and working with all APPs that use it.
Remember to turn off GPS as we have no GPS.

6) I also re-enabled accessibility options in settings.

7) Gameloft fix. Rockchip sources now have this fix in!
We at Freaktab learned this fix from Christian Tory. Then FreakTab dev's passed it on to Minix, then this obviously got to Rockchip!
Amazing! All RockChip ROMs have had this GameLoft issue for 3 years. Now because of us Android lovers, RockChip finally fixed this! I am proud as I am sure all FreakTab Dev's are, to have helped Android progress even from Chip makers like RockChip! Eventually they do listen to us users
With that said.... ROCKCHIP! RELEASE SOURCES!
If your going to use the communities developers to help you, THEN HELP US! Do the right thing!
Sorry folks... Rant over...


8) Build.prop edit to open up the Google Play store to APPs that normally say "not compatible".
I am spoofing a Samsung device that will show almost any APP as compatible.
Your device will show up in google play as Samsung device nopt a MK908 or RKSDK! Understand this please.
I also left the original build.prop in the ROM called build.orig.
If you want to go back, just use ES FIle Explorer or a root file explorer and rename build.prop to build.old
Then rename build.orig to build.prop.
Go into settings, apps, all and go into the Google Play app. Clear the cache and data.
Reboot! You should be back to showing up as a 908ii.
WARNING if you do this, you need to be using the 1080 kernel or your screen will be oversized!

9) I added a reboot APP that will allow optional reboot options like reboot to bootloader (flash mode).

10) I provide the stock kernel but it does have the micro frame skipping issue!
BUT I have also created Vsync patched kernels that fix the micro frame skipping!
I have set the flash tool to use a 720P vsync kernel by default.

11) 1080P Kernel if you want it!
I also created a stock 1080 kernel (has frame skipping) as well as a vsync patched 1080 kernel.
See instructions below for how to choose the correct boot.img and kernel.img
720P boot and kernel is the default setup in my flash tool.

12) By request I added TUN.KO for VPN support. It was not in the kernel by default.

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Here is the link for MK908 1.7a ROM

ROM -> Tronsmart MK908 Finless 1.7a ROM (272 megs)


Here is the links for MK908 1.7 ROM - OC kernel set

ROM -> Tronsmart MK908 Finless 1.7 ROM - Over Clocked Vsync Kernels (121 megs)

Enjoy,
Bob

Thanks for your hard work! Do you have a twitter account?

[Finless]

Thanks for your hard work! Do you have a twitter account?

Sorry no.... I am not the iOS type of person that needs that much attention

Bob

[flhthemi]

I guess it would, but no wifi/bluetooth as the device has same soc but different components.
However, the changes made to the rom are device specific, so why not use a finless rom made for the t428?

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tapatalked from GalaxyS3

I already did the T428 Finless 1.5a. Which is fantastic. Was hoping for 5.1 audio pass through. Is it passthru, passthrough or pass thru... . Sorta like Pets Mart, Petsmart or Pet Smart.. .

[freestyler3]

followed this forum for some time now to get comfortable with the android OS.I recently got myself a tron MK908 after blowing up a MK908 clone which I found out afterwards.
So I was a little nervous flashing the new one.
After digging in the custom roms available here I decided to go for the 1.7 version which seemed fitting me best plus the reputation of the cook behind it.
Flashed the Rom 1 day after it's released and I'am impressed of the results of it.Performance and stabality is amazing.I haven't had any faillure of any kind running long sessions on daily base.
Flashed the 1080p patched stock kernel provided with the rom on my v3 board and throwed heavy media at it in xbmc which resulted in smooth streaming without any drop,buffer,frameskip in MKV BR movie "Gravity" on a 52inch plasma.This without advancedsettings.xml and only OUYA XBMC.
Also when it comes to stability I can only say that it is stable as a rock as it hasn't increased in performance and speed on daily base use between 3-6 hours sessions.Not 1 reboot or freezing or faillure occured and all what comes with this rom works flawless.
So for me no need for flashing in the near future as this rom turns out to be indeed PERFECT for (my) Tron MK908.
I can't show how happy you've made me Bob with this,in my opinion Masterpiece...
THANK U SOMUCH BOB!!!

[EzerchE]

followed this forum for some time now to get comfortable with the android OS.I recently got myself a tron MK908 after blowing up a MK908 clone which I found out afterwards.
So I was a little nervous flashing the new one.
After digging in the custom roms available here I decided to go for the 1.7 version which seemed fitting me best plus the reputation of the cook behind it.
Flashed the Rom 1 day after it's released and I'am impressed of the results of it.Performance and stabality is amazing.I haven't had any faillure of any kind running long sessions on daily base.
Flashed the 1080p patched stock kernel provided with the rom on my v3 board and throwed heavy media at it in xbmc which resulted in smooth streaming without any drop,buffer,frameskip in MKV BR movie "Gravity" on a 52inch plasma.This without advancedsettings.xml and only OUYA XBMC.
Also when it comes to stability I can only say that it is stable as a rock as it hasn't increased in performance and speed on daily base use between 3-6 hours sessions.Not 1 reboot or freezing or faillure occured and all what comes with this rom works flawless.
So for me no need for flashing in the near future as this rom turns out to be indeed PERFECT for (my) Tron MK908.
I can't show how happy you've made me Bob with this,in my opinion Masterpiece...
THANK U SOMUCH BOB!!!

Where can i download latest version of "ouya xbmc" ?

[tlchuan]

Xmbc website have it in download section

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[ulises1954]

What is the difference MK908 Finless 1.6a ROM from MK908 Finless 1.7a ROM?
In the first video of 1920x1080 firmware goes well, the last firmware-bad.

Hi Finless,


I also would like to know, what are the differences between your MK908 Finless 1.6a ROM and the MK908 Finless 1.7a ROM?


Which of these two do you recommend for use in the CX-919 v2?


Thanks in advace!

[freestyler3]

Where can i download latest version of "ouya xbmc" ?

this is the one I use with this rom which performs outstanding.Haven't had one single issue with it and no need for an advancedsettings.xml

download

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6805374/ouya-spmc-armeabi-v7a_12.4.1.zip