I just picked up a dirt cheap, dirt low end Turewell Allwinner H3 T95 "Super" box. It is every bit as underpowered as those familiar with this line expect, but I bought it for a very specific application that requires very little horsepower. In short, it offloads some apps from my phone, and makes them available to Home Assistant via Tasker / MQTT. For the money and for this application, it was a good buy, I think.
But being able to root the box would be icing on the cake.
I have looked around for root methods and rooted firmware, and turned up very little. H3Droid might work, even though it uses Android 4, I think - I do not need Q, which it is running now. I just need UID0.
If it helps any, it is a Dolphin_P1 Mbox currently running mbox_10.2.0_20201017, with a Sun8iw7p1 SOC at API level 10, running Android 10 at kernel 4.9.170. The GPU is an ARM Mali-400 MP.
This: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B081JVTYRZ?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_image
I couldn't be less knowledgeable about Android TV boxes, but I am sure that I can manage to use PhoenixSuite or whatever is necessary. I just can't track down TWRP, CWM or a rooted firmware. Am I searching in vain?
Thanks,
SP
I think magisk procedure can help.
See here: http://www.orangepi.org/orangepibbsen/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=3471
Looks like is the same hardware, just another android version.
Hope it helps.
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Is this even possible? I think that device has a potential. It's the crappy software that is preventing me from purchasing it. It would be nice if someone developed true android ports for those cheap Chinese mobile phones so poor college students like myself who do not wish to be locked to a contract can get a cheap phones. I finally found that the Airphone has a processor with the following specs:
Mtek MT6235 ARM9 core, 208MHz Speed CPU
I read somewhere that Android needs at least 200mhz to run, so this processor should be able to support it, right? I am interested in getting into the mobile hacking scene for Android, but I do not know where to begin. If I purchased this mobile phone (its cheap, I can get it for 89$) which tools would I require to begin hacking it?
Yes, I know this mobile phone does not have 3G, but I have no use for that technology on a phone because I have other means of accessing the internet. I like this mobile because it is very very slim, about the same size as my ipod touch. I know so many other people would purchase this phone if it had android instead of the sucky iPhoney OS.
Many thanks!
So many views yet no replies. Do you think I would have better luck asking this in the Official Google Android developer forum? Or is this type of chinese technology as unknown and elusive as I figured it would be?
if the mtek run winmobile
you can try to start android whit haret
i think that the cpu is the same of htc opal(omap 850)
look here
http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/wing-linux/wiki
It doesnt run windows mobile unfortunately. It runs a weird OS called "MTK OS", which apparently is a modified version of Nucleus OS.
Hey thanks for your responses! I will take this to the Official Google Android Forum.
Looking to for something like Airphones
I want to play the video on my pc monitor
and steam the audio of this video on my android phone to listen with headphones
linux port
Hello,
some russian guys made a linux port to MT6235 (Google: Linux'у на MT6235 быть (инструкция прилагается))
Starting an Android kernel would be trivial, but RAM is not enough, so Android on MT6235 is useless.
Well I received a device on ebay A9 dual core 1.6 ghz nice little 8" tablet, but the problem is it is the S version so there are no custom firmwares I could upload to get rid of junk (chinese programs) and well have the thing fully rooted.
So I am wondering is there a general guide on how to root such a tablet, because I need to change the device id (make it look like something that can be compatible with the SIM's freeplay or this tablet is an expensive paper weight. I bought this for My GF and all she wants to do is play the sims. and go on FB. the processor is a nice one for the 109 bucks I spent and I would like to keep this tablet in the long run actually get myself my own.
and also one more annoying thing the keyboard predicts in chinese (at times) and the buttons on the lower corners of the keyboard are in chinese (go enter key and something on the other side).
So wondering if somebody can point me in the right direction on how to root this tablet, and maybe even back-up the device remove the annoying apps and maybe install the standard android english keyboard from the source or something. I need some reading done in order to figure this out. But some sharp pointers to good tutorials, because my google searches are diggin up 4.1.2 and motorola finally rooted right about now.
Any help and pointers would be appreciated
terramir
turns out dansplans has a rooting script for the rockchip devices rk3066 rk3188 on another forum look for U23gt and terramir in google and you'll find it if you need it
terramir
I'm looking to get an Android TV device and I am overwhelmed with options. I want something that is fully unlockable with an active development community. What originally got me interested was the Amazon Fire TV but after reading up it seems the new units are no longer rootable/unlockable. That lead me down the path to other devices. I think I've settled on the AMLogic based devices (if there are other suggestion I'm open). It looks like there are basically 3.
S905 - Older chip and stuck with Android 5 roms
S905x - Newer with 4k but performance is not as good at the S905. More dev/roms available
S912 - 8 core. Has DVB S2/T2 support (not sure what that does for me though) Does not seem to be a lot of dev for this. Only one thread I saw.
Based on these assumptions I'm leaning toward a X96 - S905x 2GB/16GB model for $42.99.
Also. Do the non Amazon devices support Amazon video? My current chromecast's do not and that is one reason for the upgrade.
I am in a similat boot here
Decided on the X96 because I found the page for the firmware updates before I found a link to buy the box LOL
Apart from the missing BT a great box considering the usual limitations.
Amazon video only works on Amazon devices AFAIK but I don't use it.
Same story for Android TV, great hype about it but I think it is just a crippled launcher with really limited content showing up - mainly Youtube and Google but nothing else.
The S912 seems to be the affordable alternative if you need BT and a bit more computing power for games but S905D boxes are slowly turning up.
Same for devices running on Android7 and offering up to 3GB/32GB.
But Android7 for TV boxes is in an early beta to say it nice with a lot of bugs and half cooked menu structures - better to wait a bit longer if you ask me.
And since the hardware for these boxes is literally identical within the families it comes down to personal preference and what can be modded or not.
Personally I am starting to think that despite the huge price tag the Shield is still the best option in terms of quality, hardware and support.
DVB is for terrestial and satellite TV.
Thanks. I did not realize there was no BT on the S905x boxes. My only concern there is I was planning to use a wireless BT keyboard with it.
Almost all wireless keyboards that come with a dongle will work, for example the Logitech and MS ones, same for the dirt cheap and tiny touchpad keyboards you get on Ebay.
BT is only a problem if you need it for game controllers, weather stations or to pair some speakers to it.
I see. I went ahead and ordered a X96 that included a mini keyboard last night. I figure for $47.98, including shipping, what the heck right? I'll have a cheap new toy to play with.
Once you played enough you will start playing even more when you try different custom roms
hi please help i flashed wrong twrp recovery i think now my amlogic smartbox failed to boot in recovery mode and the main problem is my smartbox Encryption Unsuccessful Factory reset, when i click factory reset nothing happend please guide how to solve this
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I purchased a generic 10" tablet on ebay said to have android v8. I bought it for my kid
When it arrived 1st thing I did is try to install google family link for kids (req Android 5+)
It failed, Kodi install failed.
When I went into Soft version it's said android 8.1 when I clicked the version 10 times the K popped up.
It must be android v4 spoofed to show 8.1.
This generic tablet is useless to me, it has a MediaTek Chip MTK6797 or so it says (don't know what to believe now)
Any way I can get a new update on this to at least give me android 5.
Is the MTK6797 capable of anything above android 4? What determine what android can be installed? I'm thinking this cpu can handle something about 4.44 but I'm not sure what rom I would need that would work this this.
This is a very generic tablet I purchased a similar looking on fro Telscast and it was fine that is why i bought another, it looked identical but not a telcast and from a different supplier .
Thank You,
if you payed with paypal, you can ask the total refund. which is a much better option than keep that tablet.
Got a full REfund
Got a full refund this morning,
I got to keep this knock off, wondering if there is any FW's that would make this work correctly and higher then 4.4
@Nambi_
The hardware for which an Android version can be installed is defined by Android Compatibility Definition Document. A board will only be able to run an Android version perfectly if it supports the basic requirements listed in Android CDD.
Of course, you can port a higher version to a board that does not meet the criteria but it would be totally mind draining work.
HIT THANKS IF FOUND USEFUL
I recently purchased a MXQ 4K Pro 5G Tv Box with lying specifications. Android 10.1 is actually the 7.1, 64GB of storage that real is 4GB. I would like to know if there is any custom Rom based on Oreo and Rooted for this PCB. Your Wifi Chip is the SV6256P. Unfortunately I only found it for Rockchip and alesses are not for me. The performance of this Android on this Tv Box sucks.
if you want a box that can have custom roms buy a box with an AMLogic SoC (preferably on android 9). go take a look in that forum and despair... we all bought the wrong boxes if we want that kind of stuff. they have everything we don't. on the plus side they're fairly cheap..
in relation to your question, it's not likely. if the total memory is accurate at 4GB there's virtually nothing left for the user/media storage. there's virtually nothing out there for allwinner chips never mind ones being sold with fraudulent specifications.