These are Brian G4EWJ’s instructions, with additional detail from Dave G8GKQ. They worked on my unbranded MK808B.
1. First download the following from Rob, M0DTS’s page:
http://www.m0dts.co.uk/index.php?tag=DATV&item=85
MK808 Kernel Install tool: RK_Android_Tool_v1.35_configured.zip
And his latest MK808 SD Card Disk Image.
2. Then follow Rob’s instructions to prepare your SD Card
before you start with the MK808B.
3. Register with
http://www.vondroid.com (free) and download the following files:
http://vondroid.com/attachments/rockchi ... ersion=228
http://vondroid.com/attachments/vondroi ... version=40
Extract both files.
4. This step is probably only required for Windows 7. It did not seem to be required for Windows XP. On Windows7, G4EWJ found that the M0DTS RKAndroidTool utility and the Rockchip Batch Tool wouldn't recognise the MK808B. It needed a change in the .INI file for each utility
to select slow USB.
For the Rockchip Batch Tool (downloaded from Vondroid):
#SUPPORTLOWUSB=TRUE时,扫描支持full speed usb设备,默认只支持high speed usb设备 (commented out)
SUPPORTLOWUSB=TRUE
For the M0DTS RK_Android_tool:
SUPPORTUSB11=1
5. Make sure that the SD Card is removed from the MK808B.
6. Run the M0DTS RKAndroidTool.
Hold the reset button (small hole, hdmi end, reverse face, sd card side) on MK808B and connect to USB through the OTG port.
Release reset when "Found RKAndroid Loader Rock Usb" appears at the bottom.
Click EraseIDB - it takes a few seconds and shows progress on the right.
The MK808B is now detected by the tool without holding the reset button,
when unplugging and plugging. Leave it unplugged.
Close the RKAndroid Tool.
7. Run the Vondroid Rockchip Batch Tool.
Connect the MK808B to USB through the OTG Port. The Batch Tool should find the MK808B when it is plugged in (without needing the reset button) and should turn the '1' box green.
Click the ... browse button top right, find the image file (second file downloaded from Vondroid above) and double click.
The Batch Tool says "Loading firmware…, Loading Firmware finished" (into itself).
Click 'Upgrade' and the image is transferred to the MK808B, with progress displayed. (About 2 minutes).
Unplug the MK808B and close the Batch Tool.
8. Run the M0DTS RKAndroidTool again.
Press the reset button on the MK808B and connect to USB through the OTG Port. The RKAndroidTool should find the MK808B when it is plugged in and display “Found RKAndroid Loader Rock Usb".
Click Load (with the default settings). When complete, release the reset button.
Unplug the MK808B and close the RKAndroidTool.
9. Connect the MK808B to an HDMI display and a keyboard (connected to the normal USB port) and, without the SD card inserted, power up the MK808B by connecting the power to the power port. Do not connect a mouse.
The green robot appears and says something like "Android 4.1 formatting / writing image"
The two penguins should appear eventually. Wait until there is a static Linux prompt at the command line on the display.
10. Power off the MK808B, insert the SD card and power up again. PicUntu should boot and get to a login prompt. From here you have about 20 seconds to login (if you need to set instructions for operation without a controller). Otherwise the MK808B will go on to process the DATV signal (and the HDMI display will go blank).
11. To use, connect the WinTV PVR USB2 to the OTG port, connect the Digilite to the normal USB port, and power up. Boot-up takes about a minute.
Your MK808B may be slightly different. Thanks again to Brian G4EWJ for this procedure, and to Rob M0DTS for the software. Comments welcome!
Dave, G8GKQ