tv box Android 2.3

wlodeka · November 20th, 2011, 06:33 AM

I bought this unit on eBay

Android 2.3 WiFi Internet Full HD 1080P HDMI Google TV Box ARM Cortex A9 1Ghz

worked fine one day
when pressed for time in the settings "revert to factory settings"
Now I have almost nothing
no:
Android Market
Gmail
Facebook
Twiter
etc.

What should I do?
whether you need new firmware, or quality of these programs to upload
can someone help me
how to fix it

please help

84guy · November 20th, 2011, 09:07 AM

you could just try to find the apk for the market. if its android 2.3 it isnt google tv. first it was android 2.1 and new version is 3.1. the market must not be in the ROM and thats why a hard reset removed it, but since it was there the box might already be rooted. and the market apk might not install without pushing it, which i dont know how to do but a quick google search should help you

you also might consider calling support for that box

wlodeka · November 20th, 2011, 10:22 AM

I tried, I downloaded the Android Market.apk,
installed, even started;
and when I want to add a Gmail account
Market the program exits

please help
maybe someone has the equipment and will help me

I am waiting for information

I greet

in_msz · November 20th, 2011, 01:43 PM

mention the box name its version if possible picture so that we can help you

84guy · November 20th, 2011, 01:48 PM

Maybe it doesn't even have the Google services framework installed. Sorry I couldn't be more help

wlodeka · November 21st, 2011, 12:16 AM

here is the tv box

and that the data read program "Android Assistant"

Model - MBX DVBT board (c03ref) ver 2.3.4
OS info
name LINUX
ver. 2.6.34
arch - armv7I
Dexfile - true
Encoding - UTF-8

Hardware - AMLOGIC MESON-M1 8726M
Processor - ARMv7 rev 1 (v7I)
Freq - 900MHz
Total mem - 4444384 kB
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Screen size - 1240x 690
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I hope to help
Thank you in advance for your interest
(sorry for my bad English)

szemo77 · November 21st, 2011, 07:53 AM

Download that files:
Market.zip - 4shared.com - online file sharing and storage - download
and
Market_apps.zip - 4shared.com - online file sharing and storage - download

Unzip 1st file: there is Google services framework.apk nad market app.

You must copy that files to ../system/app and power off box. Power on done!

have fun.

If you want new market style there is new Vending.apk in Market_apps url. There are too other aps: z4root and file explorer.

szemo77 · November 21st, 2011, 07:59 AM

wlodeka Can you take a some test

android detection for me?
Please install that apk and give us test id: http://android-analyzer.googlecode.com/files/andanalyzer-debug-1.1.0.apk

Thanks!

wlodeka · November 21st, 2011, 10:48 AM

Thank you for the hint,
but unfortunately, I can not copy the programs of the poles
(vending.apk and googleservicesframework.apk to the directory system / app /)
can I do something wrong:
z4root first run and I click (first button from the top)
root then run explorer and try to copy these files
unfortunately it can not be

what it might be

I greet

szemo77 · November 21st, 2011, 02:23 PM

Please use Root Explorer and "r/w" option (on top of the screen, left). Folder must be writable. You can change too their opermissions like have others apps.

bthoven · November 22nd, 2011, 12:23 AM

After z4root, you should use RootChecker from Market to verify whether your box is actually rooted successfully. If so, then follow all the other steps.

wlodeka · November 22nd, 2011, 01:39 AM

And how not?

bthoven · November 22nd, 2011, 02:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wlodeka

And how not?

As far as I know, z4root is for Android 2.2, not 2.3.

For Android 2.3, try Gingerbreak. It's designed for rooting Android 2.3. However, it won't work for all 2.3 box/tablet.

So use Rootchecker just to verify your root success.

wlodeka · November 22nd, 2011, 07:30 AM

GingerBreak unfortunately does not help
I can not set the root on the tv box.
what's going on?
and I'm just about AndroidMarket and Gmail
and now also noticed that the device when power is not holding the date and time.
-
Ebay seller wants me to send him to a device
what do you think?
-
from Polish to China and back it will be more than a month and get them in the new year 2012.
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I do not know what to do?
Nobody really has no firmware for this device?

I greet

wlodeka · November 23rd, 2011, 06:43 AM

Well, how? no one can help?
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I do not know what to do?
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how to do it?

Johnnyk7 · December 6th, 2011, 02:32 AM

Link to the update you want in my next post - have to introduce myself apparently.

Johnnyk7 · December 6th, 2011, 02:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johnnyk7

Link to the update you want in my next post - have to introduce myself apparently.

Got this link from the manufacturer this morning - had exactly the same issue you have.

Unrar the file & put the 6 files on to a blank SD card. Insert the card in to your machine. Go to system update in the control panel. Click update from local source (may have the wording wrong there). It will then update automatically. Once it's done, you restart the box and you have the working Market back. Did it this morning and it works perfectly - takes around 10 minutes tops.

Download 11-26 VS-ATV firmware .rar from Sendspace.com - send big files the easy way

Good luck and have fun with your fully functioning box.

wlodeka · December 6th, 2011, 02:03 PM

THANK YOU! ! ! ! ! ! !

everything OK!
market and gmail - act

SUPER!

PCUSER · December 10th, 2011, 10:56 AM

Guys, help me please. I have the same android tv box. It named Visson ATV-101 (homepage). I received it with android 2.2 preinstalled and without "system update" in the menu. Yesterday, Wi-Fi in the device was broken and i try to find new firmware to repair it. I installed "system update" program from Johnnyk7 firmware, it starting, but doesn't working. Because this android tv doesn't have recovery mode, i make flashing script to adb and flash recovery image. It was flashed, but doesn't work again. When i risky and flash boot.img... Now device starting, but freeze on the "Android your tv" logo.

wlodeka · December 10th, 2011, 11:59 AM

Download 11-26 VS-ATV firmware .rar from Sendspace.com - send big files the easy way

try to upload the firmware is what I
I sent in them JOHNYK7

works for me, is everything OK!
I recommend!

PCUSER · December 10th, 2011, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wlodeka

try to upload the firmware...

I doesn't know how to make it, because device didn't load into android. I think, that i need to make a flashable sdcard and somehow flash device with it.

P.S. Are you from Russia?

zuluman · December 10th, 2011, 02:48 PM

does anyone know how to root android tv box.
?

PCUSER · December 11th, 2011, 12:32 AM

zuluman, use z4root for android 2.2 or gingerbreak for android 2.3.

wlodeka · December 11th, 2011, 01:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PCUSER

I doesn't know how to make it, because device didn't load into android. I think, that i need to make a flashable sdcard and somehow flash device with it.

P.S. Are you from Russia?

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I'm POLISH

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wlodeka · December 11th, 2011, 01:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PCUSER

zuluman, use z4root for android 2.2 or gingerbreak for android 2.3.

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does not work z4root

does not work gingerbteak

checked
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wlodeka · December 11th, 2011, 01:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PCUSER

I doesn't know how to make it, because device didn't load into android. I think, that i need to make a flashable sdcard and somehow flash device with it.

P.S. Are you from Russia?

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download all files downloaded from the following link to the SD card
insert it into the tv box
off the device
press the reset button (is back)
Hold the reset button
turn on the power
release the reset button

wait

patiently until he asks for reboot

after all, turn off and turn on the tv box

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Pandora he · December 12th, 2011, 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wlodeka

GingerBreak unfortunately does not help
I can not set the root on the tv box.
what's going on?
and I'm just about AndroidMarket and Gmail
and now also noticed that the device when power is not holding the date and time.
-
Ebay seller wants me to send him to a device
what do you think?
-
from Polish to China and back it will be more than a month and get them in the new year 2012.
-
I do not know what to do?
Nobody really has no firmware for this device?

I greet

you don't know how to remember the date and time on your device? There is an option in setting, your device will automaticly get the date and time from your IP after choose it.

Pandora he · December 12th, 2011, 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PCUSER

I doesn't know how to make it, because device didn't load into android. I think, that i need to make a flashable sdcard and somehow flash device with it.

P.S. Are you from Russia?

Hi PCUSER, below is the 2nd upgrade method wlodeka:

download rar files from the following link,
Download 11-26 VS-ATV firmware .rar from Sendspace.com - send big files the easy way

unrar the file,you will get 6files,
put 6files in to the SD card
insert it into the tv box
off the device
press the reset button (is back)
Hold the reset button
turn on the power
after led blink 3 times
release the reset button

wait

patiently until he asks for reboot

after all, turn off and turn on the tv box

bernhardh · December 13th, 2011, 04:54 PM

Hello! I have the same TV Box as wlodeka.
Also non Market and no Gmail installed.
Now, i have flashed the Update file from above and everything is working well...

But now, i´d like to root my device!
Neither z4root or gingerbreak has done this. What can we do ?
Are there any other apps, that can be used to root a 2.3.4 android ??

tex83rb · December 17th, 2011, 04:59 PM

hello, i tried to install new firmware from sdcard formatted in fat32, but at restart of device it prompts: "unable to mount sdcard - invalid argument" ... what can i do to make recognize by the recovery the sdcard? in the normal environment it is successfully and correctly recognized....

bernhardh · December 18th, 2011, 01:32 PM

What Firmware ? What Version, is it suitable for this Box ? Have you a Link ?
Is it the one from above ?
Have you tried to install the Firmware again ?

My Box only accepts SD Cards formated with FAT16 (FAT). FAT32 is not recognized ! But thats no big Problem for me !

tex83rb · December 19th, 2011, 04:27 PM

finally i managed to update:

i attached an external hdd formatted in fat32 (250 gb) with firmware files.

the upgrade program won't detect the firmware upgrade package.

so i inserted a fat16 formatted sdcard (16 gb) also with firmware files and tried to upgrade from this package,

at reboot this time the firmware started installing!

maybe it requires the presence of external hdd connected through sata port???

because with only the sdcard formatted in fat16 it won't work....

tapottolo · December 19th, 2011, 04:57 PM

so 2 days ago i received the tv box... started up i found no gmail apps... i found this forum and then i applied the new firmware... my box is arm9 cortex but 800mhz and not 1ghz like yours...

the upgrade i think was ok... i started "new" box an now my remote doesn't work and worstly the box doesn't see the sdcard.

evry sdcard i insert it says no sd mounted... when i try to copy something on sd it says sdcard not mounted...

and in this situation i don't know what i can do...

i can't try reflash the firmware because in upgrade i can't see the sdcard...
inside the box there is a little button for reset and for upgrade but the reset is equivalent of pressing restore factory settings in setting menu and the button upgrade seems to do nothing...

any help?

Please help me... i can't download torrents, i can't download from browser because doesn't find sd...

i'm in trouble...

this is the result from android assistant

Model - MBX DVBT board (c03ref) ver 2.3.4
OS info
name LINUX
ver. 2.6.34
arch - armv7I
Dexfile - true
Encoding - UTF-8

Hardware - AMLOGIC MESON-M1 8726M
Processor - ARMv7 rev 1 (v7I)
Freq - 900MHz
Total mem - 4444384 kB
--
Screen size - 1240x 690

tapottolo · December 20th, 2011, 06:15 AM

NOBODY CAN HELP ME???
Please...................

Quote:

Originally Posted by tapottolo

so 2 days ago i received the tv box... started up i found no gmail apps... i found this forum and then i applied the new firmware... my box is arm9 cortex but 800mhz and not 1ghz like yours...

the upgrade i think was ok... i started "new" box an now my remote doesn't work and worstly the box doesn't see the sdcard.

evry sdcard i insert it says no sd mounted... when i try to copy something on sd it says sdcard not mounted...

and in this situation i don't know what i can do...

i can't try reflash the firmware because in upgrade i can't see the sdcard...
inside the box there is a little button for reset and for upgrade but the reset is equivalent of pressing restore factory settings in setting menu and the button upgrade seems to do nothing...

any help?

Please help me... i can't download torrents, i can't download from browser because doesn't find sd...

i'm in trouble...

this is the result from android assistant

Model - MBX DVBT board (c03ref) ver 2.3.4
OS info
name LINUX
ver. 2.6.34
arch - armv7I
Dexfile - true
Encoding - UTF-8

Hardware - AMLOGIC MESON-M1 8726M
Processor - ARMv7 rev 1 (v7I)
Freq - 900MHz
Total mem - 4444384 kB
--
Screen size - 1240x 690

wlodeka · December 20th, 2011, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tapottolo

NOBODY CAN HELP ME???
Please...................

download file
http://www.kamery-alarmy.com/pliki/update20111117.zip

unrar the file,you will get 6 files,
put 6 files in to the SD card
insert it into the tv box
off the device
press the reset button (is back)
Hold the reset button
turn on the power
after led blink 3 times
release the reset button

wait patiently until he asks for reboot
after all, turn off and turn on the tv box

tapottolo · December 20th, 2011, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wlodeka

download file
http://www.kamery-alarmy.com/pliki/update20111117.zip

unrar the file,you will get 6 files,
put 6 files in to the SD card
insert it into the tv box
off the device
press the reset button (is back)
Hold the reset button
turn on the power
after led blink 3 times
release the reset button

wait patiently until he asks for reboot
after all, turn off and turn on the tv box

wlodeka thanks a lot but inside android i don't see sdcard...

do you think if i reboot i should read the file in sdcard?
So the problem should be only under android and not from the boot?

thanks a lot

EDIT: i decompress the zip and inside i found 3 file and 2 dir...

Question: SDCARD is formatted FAT32 or FAT?

thanks

wlodeka · December 20th, 2011, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tapottolo

wlodeka thanks a lot but inside android i don't see sdcard...

do you think if i reboot i should read the file in sdcard?
So the problem should be only under android and not from the boot?

thanks a lot

EDIT: i decompress the zip and inside i found 3 file and 2 dir...

Question: SDCARD is formatted FAT32 or FAT?

thanks

I had formatted in fat32
and everything works
sees the sd

already play with the box the month and is OK

tapottolo · December 20th, 2011, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wlodeka

I had formatted in fat32
and everything works
sees the sd

already play with the box the month and is OK

ok thaks but in the zip there aren't six files but only 2 files (boot and logo) and three directories (data, meta-inf and system)

or should i copy the simple update.zip into the sd and make the flash procedure?

wlodeka · December 20th, 2011, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tapottolo

ok thaks but in the zip there aren't six files but only 2 files (boot and logo) and three directories (data, meta-inf and system)

or should i copy the simple update.zip into the sd and make the flash procedure?

no no!

after unpacking
we have the following files and folders
(700 files in 60 folders)
directory "data"
directory "META-INF"
directory "system"

Please just unpack
preferably with Winrar

wlodeka · December 20th, 2011, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tapottolo

ok thaks but in the zip there aren't six files but only 2 files (boot and logo) and three directories (data, meta-inf and system)

or should i copy the simple update.zip into the sd and make the flash procedure?

Please try to
as well as unzipped and the. zip

tapottolo · December 20th, 2011, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wlodeka

no no!

after unpacking
we have the following files and folders
(700 files in 60 folders)
directory "data"
directory "META-INF"
directory "system"

Please just unpack
preferably with Winrar

I have 696 files and 63 folders (with 7zip and winxp exctractor...)

Then i put all the files in sd and then reset... Right?

wlodeka · December 20th, 2011, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tapottolo

I have 696 files and 63 folders (with 7zip and winxp exctractor...)

Then i put all the files in sd and then reset... Right?

exactly!
if you do not try to e compressed file

wlodeka · December 20th, 2011, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tapottolo

I have 696 files and 63 folders (with 7zip and winxp exctractor...)

Then i put all the files in sd and then reset... Right?

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where are you?
I am of Polish

tapottolo · December 20th, 2011, 11:22 AM

Rome...

and this is my box

L'offerta di oggi per Nazionale

i don't have reset in the back but behind...

Tonight i will try...

Only one question...

What are the differences between "your" update.zip and the update.zip inside the file hosted in sendspace?

because two nights ago i flashed with the file from sendspace and there were six files...

yours from kamery alarmy... has different date and is only update file...

Quote:

Originally Posted by wlodeka

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where are you?
I am of Polish

pdipaolo · December 21st, 2011, 06:51 AM

Hello guys.

I have the same box MBX DVBT (800MHz) as discussed above.

I installed your suggested fw "11-26 VS-ATV firmware .rar from Sendspace.com".

The system restarted (Okay)
The system automatically ask for account (Okay)
But the remote controller is no more working (Not okay)

I cannot rollback because i don't have original fw.
I cannot do anithing more.

What can i do?

Help me, please.

s0550779 · December 23rd, 2011, 11:05 PM

Friends .... I have a Rockchip RK2918 Android 2.3 1.2GHz and I pressed the reset button and now don't turn on .... I need help please

rafaelr4 · December 26th, 2011, 12:19 PM

I know the question is stupid but...where is the stanby button locate in the item? Thanks

wlodeka · December 27th, 2011, 12:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rafaelr4

I know the question is stupid but...where is the stanby button locate in the item? Thanks

Hello!
except the RESET button (which is on the back)
This TV BOX is there any other button

I greet

rafaelr4 · December 27th, 2011, 12:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wlodeka

Hello!
except the RESET button (which is on the back)
This TV BOX is there any other button

I greet

Thanks wlodeka, I explain very bud, sorry,
yes I know only have these button,
I wanted to say an icon or something to stanby for push in stanby the device, the instructions says it should be in the menu bar but I cant see ,

I think it must have something wrong set of screen size or something similar but I have tried all available display settings and I see the icon to stanby
perhaps you can helop me, thank you!

bernhardh · December 27th, 2011, 04:09 AM

Hy! I have tryed to find this Standby Button, but no luck ! There is no one !
But i have bought a Keyboard with Trackball here:
http://www.pearl.de/si.jsps?c=uLcGmQWRbEA%3D

Its a really great device, it works perfektly with the USB Dongle inserted in one off the USB Slots.
Keyboard and Trackball works great ! AND: If i hit F8, the Box goes to sleep, the Blue Light is off, only the Red Light shines.
Another hit on F8, tadaaa, the Box is back on Screen.

Meanwhile i have tried to root with Superoneclick, also not working !
I tried with USB Debugging turned on and off, no root possible...

Any other Ideas ?
z4root, gingerbreak are not working, also !