Measy U4K and B4K upgrade to 4.2.2 with CS918S firmware

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Yep, I've seen it the day you published it. You were quite ok with it at first

Believe me, if you succeed the installation, you'll be amazed what a good software can do over a crappy junk

[tzvika1]

I'm sure this device can improve with better software.
But so far i did not hear about anyone in the world who managed to upgrade B4K firmware successfuly.
Measy support don't answer emails. and everything i tried failed.

I will wait for someone to post a guide on how to do this properly. Until then it's 120$ wasted...

Yep, I've seen it the day you published it. You were quite ok with it at first

Believe me, if you succeed the installation, you'll be amazed what a good software can do over a crappy junk

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I'm sure this device can improve with better software.
But so far i did not hear about anyone in the world who managed to upgrade B4K firmware successfuly.
Measy support don't answer emails. and everything i tried failed.

I will wait for someone to post a guide on how to do this properly. Until then it's 120$ wasted...

I managed to do the update on my U4K. I'm sure you can do it too. Just install the drivers correctly like mention in this thread and you're ready to go

http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/53170-correct-installation-phoenixsuit-usb-drivers-in-win-8/

[tzvika1]

thanks for your help

Yes i've seen this. But in your U4K you have mini usb port...
B4K does not have it. i don't want to waste more time on this until i see that some1 else performed this succesfully.

I managed to do the update on my U4K. I'm sure you can do it too. Just install the drivers correctly like mention in this thread and you're ready to go
http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/5317...vers-in-win-8/

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As you wish...

[Sarco]

Dir you try putting .img file on usb stick and use update apk on your device?

[tzvika1]

yes. i put img file on usb stick / sd card.
the built in update app does not see the file.

Dir you try putting .img file on usb
stick and use update apk on your device?

[Sarco]

The problem is ota work with .zip file (update.zip) and I don't know if there are utility to convert .img to zip or if this is possible.

[d33]

Hi everyone!

Good news! I finally did it and upgraded my Measy U4K to android 4.2.2 using the CS918S firmware.

First of all, let me share my experience and impressions after having played with it over the past week-end.

1. Performance
It is so much faster and fluid as if they took your bicycle and gave you a Ferrari!
Antutu scored 20'000 first time I launched it. And this is at 1008MHz CPU clockspeed!!!
Before installing this fw I hated to surf on this device as it was a nightmare (browser shutdowns, very slow page rendering). Once you started a torrent download it dramatically slowed down the UI. Now it is like WOW!
I could surf / watch movies / play Beach Buggy while dowloading a torrent like as if nothing was going on in the background. Amazing!

2. Cooling
As it's well known, A31 generates more heat than RK3188 because of its 40nm process node. More surface, more heat. So, I'd strongly suggest modding your device to get the best out of it. See my mod here

3. HDMI passtrough
Haven't tried it yet. Will keep you updated on this one. Update 1: it works!!! Tried AC3 5.1. This is the first passthrough capable android miniPC I know!

4. WiFi/BT
Now the bad news. I don't know if this is a bug of my device or if it's definitely not working. But I saw with my own eyes that WiFi was on and I could see all the networks around including my own once I flashed the firmware. Then I turned WiFi off. After rebooting I could no longer switch it back on. U4K and CS918S use the same chipset RTL8723, so I don't see the reason why it would not work. Looks like a driver problem. I tried to reflash it several times with no luck. Even though I'm still very happy because now it really does what it was supposed to. Will keep you posted.


Flashing firmware

I disclaim all the responsibilities. You are doing it at your own risk.

Tested on Win7 PC

Before flashing I warn you once again: you may or you will loose your wifi/bt functionality, so be prepared and grab your Ethernet adapter.

Step 1
First download the firmware file here (thanks to Geekbuying for sharing the firmware and to mitchell4you for posting the link) and unpack it on your PC.

Step 2
Connect Measy to your PC using microUSB. Important: make sure WiFi/BT is switched on.

Step 3
Download and install PhoenixSuite on your PC while Measy is connected. Do the version upgrade if asked to.

Step 4
Run PoenixSuite from your desktop. It should recognize your device. Click on firmware (anchor icon) and browse to the .img file you unpacked in step 1 and hit Upgrade button.

The process runs 3-4 min and then it boots up.

Important: First thing you do when upgrade is over, you connect your Measy to your WiFi. I skipped this point and probably this is the reason why I lost WiFi.

That's it folks! Enjoy your new firmware!

Can't get the drivers to work for me on either my Windows 8 or my son's Windows 7 boxes (both 64-bit)

I can see the USB device but it has the message "cannot start"

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Can't get the drivers to work for me on either my Windows 8 or my son's Windows 7 boxes (both 64-bit)

I can see the USB device but it has the message "cannot start"

Install the drivers following this advice http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/5317...vers-in-win-8/

Disconnect measy from PC and do the upgrade of Phoenix Suite.

[d33]

Install the drivers following this advice http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/5317...vers-in-win-8/

Disconnect measy from PC and do the upgrade of Phoenix Suite.

Used the "f7 driver signing off" option which installed the drivers fine.

Problem now is that the U4K doesn't trigger any connection on my laptop. I've toggled the dev option for USB and rebooted but absolutely nothing. I've used three seperate laptops now and all install fine but fail to detect the U4K.

Did you do anything additionally to get it into 'flash mode'?

I also see there is a newer version of the firmware but until it is rehosted in Europe I can't download

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Try......
Power Down the unit and Disconnect from the PC
Start the Phoenix Suite - should show No Device Detected (or something like that)
Connect unit to PC using "OTG" port to PC
Power-Up unit

When unit boots, Phoenix Suite should detect it.

[d33]

Try......
Power Down the unit and Disconnect from the PC
Start the Phoenix Suite - should show No Device Detected (or something like that)
Connect unit to PC using "OTG" port to PC
Power-Up unit

When unit boots, Phoenix Suite should detect it.

The U4k only has two ports, standard (female) USB port for memory stick/remote mouse and (female) micro usb port for power. I'm expecting the minipc port to be the one to flash via.

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The U4k only has two ports, standard (female) USB port for memory stick/remote mouse and (female) micro usb port for power. I'm expecting the minipc port to be the one to flash via.

Try to toggle USB debuggin off and on couple of times while connected to your PC. It should be microUSB port.
By the way, do you have it connected to your TV? Normaly you should see a message in measy task bar that you have connected in usb debugging mode. Only then your device will be recognized by Phoenix. If it doesn't then something is wrong with drivers.
Did Phoenix ask you to upgrade version? Try to upgrade it as well, because while upgrading it'll reinstall your drivers.

[tzvika1]

B4K update. everything fails

I tried to install phoenix on vm with all drivers but this did not help.
no response on device or pc.

The company where I work, specializes in android OTA update, I want take this to get checked by developer.
but my wife likes to watch her stupid shows on this and does not allow me to take it or a few days. this is so frustrating...

come on guys,
how can I turn IMG -> compliant ZIP??
any solutions to this??