Hi to all, I am just new to this forum and have no idea if this will end up being read. I recently purchased a VS-ATV-102 from a China supplier and found it difficult to operate, found this excellent website and through trial and error managed to find out the model and other details, the supplier eventually pointed me to the new download of stane1983 firmware, BIG THANKS, but still experiencing major problems. Not sure how to post directly to stane1983, would welcome guidance. Regards to all.
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Android 2.3 & 4.0 WiFi Internet HD 1080P HDMI Google TV Box ARM Cortex A9 Firmware
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To Stan1983:
I just bought a AML8726M3 based Android tv stb.
Images Link:
https://plus.google.com/photos/1051...ms/5782298873351061841?authkey=CLjR-KvO9bj6TQ
Can this box run your f16ref ROM?
TIA.
I just bought a AML8726M3 based Android tv stb.
Images Link:
https://plus.google.com/photos/1051...ms/5782298873351061841?authkey=CLjR-KvO9bj6TQ
Can this box run your f16ref ROM?
TIA.
Hi, can someone help me identify what could be the problem why new_patch.zip file is not being applied ? Everything works like a charm, but I was missing flash installation and maybe other updates that were on that update....
Maybe I'm not doing something I should ? I just did the button trick to update (twice as recommended for this firmware) and after the firmware is installed I just did a clear cache and factory/defaults (I did this after the firmware update) and then, just reboot.
Should I have selected Apply Update or something else from the menu ? Or maybe do the factory reset and clear cache before applying the firmware ?
By the way, if new_patch install fails, what shoud I be also missing that I'm not aware ?
Thanks.
Maybe I'm not doing something I should ? I just did the button trick to update (twice as recommended for this firmware) and after the firmware is installed I just did a clear cache and factory/defaults (I did this after the firmware update) and then, just reboot.
Should I have selected Apply Update or something else from the menu ? Or maybe do the factory reset and clear cache before applying the firmware ?
By the way, if new_patch install fails, what shoud I be also missing that I'm not aware ?
Thanks.
I just sent PM to you.... I'm wondering who pointed you to me?
Hi stane1983, lot's of looking at different forums let me find this one and days and days of reading until I found something that looked like my android 4 media player and your posts seem to be giving answers rather than asking for help so I just thought that I could ask for your help. I am just finding my way around the forum and no doubt will make lot's of mistakes. Sorry about the direct contact, as at time I was not sure of how to make a post.
Kind Regards
janolarson
Lurker
Don't do the factory reset. That action erases the files installed by new_patch
MartinCC, in which update procedure you read that you need to do wipe data/factory reset after you install firmware?
Superuser, YouTube, Flash... that's all installed in userspace area. If you do factory reset, your userspace partition will be formatted and all data on it will be erased.
MartinCC, in which update procedure you read that you need to do wipe data/factory reset after you install firmware?
Superuser, YouTube, Flash... that's all installed in userspace area. If you do factory reset, your userspace partition will be formatted and all data on it will be erased.
Mmmm.... interesting...
So what now ? Do I reflash the firmware or is there another way to only do the update of those apps ?By the way, before flash is it good to do a reset and wipe de cache at least ?
Thanks Stane.
Mmmm.... interesting...
By the way, before flash is it good to do a reset and wipe de cache at least ?
Thanks Stane.
Hi, upgrade procedure wipes data and cache partitions. If you don't want to reinstall firmware, open new_patch.zip and extract apk files that are in /data/app folder inside new_patch.zip file. Put it to usb stick or sdcard and install them with AppInstaller.
yes he is
AML8726M3 based Refee M6 product
plz we need root only root for this device
thank you
Hi,
root added to firmware you posted earlier:
Download refee-m6-f16ref-root.zip from Sendspace.com - send big files the easy way
The problem with Wi-Fi at V338 (ATV-108 firmware from c03ref 4.0 Stane1983 20120826). Connection lasts from 10 seconds to 2 minutes, if not racing, then the status bar wifi signal drops and falls off completely. When downloading after 2 mb falling off ...
The same tried different firmware - no result.
The same tried different firmware - no result.
Hi stane1983,
congratulation for Your firmware and for offering help to this community.
I've bought a GV-13, old version (c03ref). This is a clone of URAKU_T1
and looking on Your firmware, must be a ATV-108 (c03ref) clone too.
I've wood like to flash Your firmware on GV-13, but before I want to be sure that it work.
This may will help other users too (who has the GV-13 or Uraku T1).
1) The u-boot-aml-ucl.bin file of Yours is the same as for GV-13 (the size is equal and looking with a hex editor, there aren't any difference between them), but on the original firmware, that I have, it is called ubootwhole.img and is is located on the update.zip (c03ref120330m1_40p_120510_4ddr.zip, to be exact).
2)You do not flash the uboot (u-boot-aml-ucl.bin) with your firmware? Is that right?
Because on Your updater-script (update.zip\META-INF\com\google\android\), I can't find anything about.
On the original firmaware the updater-script is flashing the uboot, as on the following code of original updater-script:
...
format("mtd", "MTD", "ubootwhole", "0");
write_raw_image(package_extract_file("ubootwhole.img"), "ubootwhole");
...
3) Can You please post "cat /proc/mtd" of ATV-108, so I can control mine?
On my box (GV-13), the flash partitioning look like that:
#cat /proc/mtd" of ATV-108
dev: size erasesize name
mtd0: 01000000 00200000 "aml_logo"
mtd1: 01000000 00200000 "recovery"
mtd2: 01400000 00200000 "boot"
mtd3: 20000000 00200000 "system"
mtd4: 0c000000 00200000 "cache"
mtd5: d0400000 00200000 "userdata"
mtd6: 00002000 00001000 "ubootenv"
mtd7: 00200000 00001000 "ubootwhole"
4) And the filesystem mounting?
On GV-13 is:
#mount
rootfs / rootfs rw 0 0
tmpfs /dev tmpfs rw,nosuid,relatime,mode=755 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,relatime,mode=600,ptmxmode=000 0 0
proc /proc proc rw,relatime 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs rw,relatime 0 0
none /acct cgroup rw,relatime,cpuacct 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/asec tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/obb tmpfs rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000 0 0
none /dev/cpuctl cgroup rw,relatime,cpu 0 0
/dev/block/mtdblock3 /system yaffs2 rw,relatime 0 0
/dev/block/mtdblock5 /data yaffs2 rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/block/mtdblock4 /cache yaffs2 rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime 0 0
/dev/block/vold/253:0 /mnt/sdcard vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0002,dmask=0002,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp936,iocharset=utf8,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
/dev/block/vold/253:0 /mnt/secure/asec vfat rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0002,dmask=0002,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp936,iocharset=utf8,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
tmpfs /mnt/sdcard/.android_secure tmpfs ro,relatime,size=0k,mode=000 0 0
/dev/block/dm-0 /mnt/asec/com.ruanshaomin.game-1 vfat ro,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,fmask=0222,dmask=0222,codepage=cp936,iocharset=utf8,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
/dev/block/dm-1 /mnt/asec/com.forthblue.pool-1 vfat ro,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,fmask=0222,dmask=0222,codepage=cp936,iocharset=utf8,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
/dev/block/dm-2 /mnt/asec/com.PinballGame-1 vfat ro,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,fmask=0222,dmask=0222,codepage=cp936,iocharset=utf8,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro 0 0
I will see for differencies on the GV-13 init.rc with Yours (havn't the time too look on the boot.img of the firmwares).
Atached to this mail You will find GV-13 files (updater-script, ubootwhole.img and init.rc)
Thank You in advance for Your eventually answers,
Best regard from Italy,
Shklifo
Hi,
I don't have c03ref by me right now, but...
uboot is flashed by recovery image (uImage_recovery), not by updater-script and it's flashed to SPI chip.
Partitioning is the same. I cannot post mount output 'cause I don't have access to c03ref device right now.
If your device contains less than 1Gb internal storage, do not flash my firmware to it, firmware doesn't support nand chips < 1Gb.
Regards
grindinonyourm
Well-Known Member
This is the same WIFI problem i've been having! Never found a fix. i just started using the ethernet cable all the time.
Thanks for the answer Stane.
GV-13 have 4GB of NAND flash, so that isn't a problem.
Only the GV-13 uImage_recovery is of 2122KB and Yours 4394KB.
Do You think that I must control something else before flashing (or if You need the whole firmware to take a look, I can upload on somewhere).
Thanks,
Shklifo
GV-13 have 4GB of NAND flash, so that isn't a problem.
Only the GV-13 uImage_recovery is of 2122KB and Yours 4394KB.
Do You think that I must control something else before flashing (or if You need the whole firmware to take a look, I can upload on somewhere).
Thanks,
Shklifo
Dear Freinds
i have the same box with ics 4.0
i wanted to reset it with reset button and plug power , i did it twice , and now it is not working at all
if i turn on both blue and red light is on and nothing comes on TV
i do not what to do , is it damaged , i can not use it or not
i read the way to make boot mount , i could not understand and it need linux which i do not have ,
can any one help me with it ,
i have the same box with ics 4.0
i wanted to reset it with reset button and plug power , i did it twice , and now it is not working at all
if i turn on both blue and red light is on and nothing comes on TV
i do not what to do , is it damaged , i can not use it or not
i read the way to make boot mount , i could not understand and it need linux which i do not have ,
can any one help me with it ,
Try to do what I did with my TV Box recognized as c03ref in the same situation:
I also applied the last upgrade with the same sad result. All attempts to continue the 2nd pass from SD Card appeared to be useless. Just green light and no changes in more than 1 hour. Then I assumed that the SD issue might not been fixed for my model and the 2-nd pass now cannot find files for upgrade. I checked the card and found that the files from there had been deleted. I wrote them again, but it did not help. The box remained in coma. Then I inserted the SD Card with firmware upgrade to USB Card Reader, connected the reader via USB and restarted the device. It took around 15 minutes after restart and I saw the "android" sign which later on was followed by system start and setup.
Try to do the same and write back here if it will also help you in order to inform the others who might also have had some issues with the upgrade.
My device initially had pre-installed Android 2.3 system and it was slow and always failed to read properly some video formats and all *.iso files. It also failed to accept installation opf most of software.
Now it is fliying like a jet fighter, it is reading everything, it is accepting installation of any software, but it does not want to see SD Card and the remote control is working only for switching on and off. The rest of buttons are not working, but I am using a wireless mouse and a USB Hard Drive and I am happy with the results of the upgrade.
ONE NOTE - this is true for no-Visson models and it will be also useful to insert both SD Card and UDisk with the same content while updating. Upon restarting some models may load recovery from SD Card.
Dear Stane, thanks a lot for your great firmware! I bought this box in order to use it as a media player and it is working perfectly for that task now reading even *.iso files and decoding very fast any videos. Nevertheless I`ll be even more grateful if you will give a hint how to initiate back the SD card and the remote in its full functionality. Maybe, I will have to download 2.3 firmware and to install some drivers from there? If it is not possible, just forget it. I will never neither downgrade for 2.3 nor install the official Android 4 firmware because yours is a masterpiece - fast and friendly except some minor (for me) bugs.
Is there any other tips for working Wi-fi?
Hi,
might be.... I'm working on new kernel with new version of realtek's driver.... it should improve stability...
Great, can't wait, my WiFi hasn't worked in months, hopefully this will work.
dear stane1983 ..
After Update ,,, I did not find access points
& I Try To Add New One,,, But Cant Save it ,,,
Any Idea ,,,
Hi,
Yes, I saw that there are no visible menuitems in that dialog. Do you have IR remote? If so, when you're in position to save access point, push Menu button on your IR remote. Menu with Save option will pop up in the right bottom side of screen.
Hi stane1983, Had a chance to play with the new software update, both from the supplier and from you. Your software works better in that it is more stable, but still my original problem remains where any connection to my Lan makes my modem go loopy after about a minute and I loose my broadband. The new software also kills my WiFi, it just sits there with a "switching on WiFi" message. I can play all my video files from a USB drive or stick but can't check the Lan part until I find out if I have faulty hardware or software and find a repair or replacement. At the moment the box is dead, I tried to update with an empty SD card and now nothing happens when I switch on, just the red and blue leds. Would that cause the problem or do you think the box may have died.
PS I changed the info on the previous post to VS-ATV-102, my mistake,
I think I asked this before, but is there a difference between a 102 and a 108?
Thanks again for all your help
Kind regards