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I have a vibrant and recently got a 3.5 km to RCA out and I'm having problems displaying vibrant on TV. I've tried all combinations but nothings working. Any suggestions.
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-make sure the 3.5mm plug is all the way down on your phone
-swap the yellow and red on your tv side
-this might sound dumb but make sure your on the correct input on your tv set...
Can't think of anything else...make sure you click on tv out on your phone
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You have the 3 RCA out wire not just a single RCA out, correct?
As mentioned above yellow is not the video, it's red.
You have made the appropriate change in Settings to enable TV Out?
It's also possible that your cable is simply not compatible, unless of course you bought one that was tested already by someone here. Not all of them work, for some reason.
yah I did everything. I thought it might be the Tom I was running. I made sure I did everything. Bit it might just not be compatible
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FYI there's a Nokia cable out there that has the correct colors. You can find it on eBay. CA-75u I believe.
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change the colors..instead of yellow yellow..red to yellow yellow to red..good luck
I have a 3.5mm to RCA cable that I bought for my Creative Zen X-Fi2 and it works great for the video out on the Vibrant. Monoprice.com has them for a reasonable price.
Just making sure you didn't miss this step. You have to go into settings/Sound & Display/TV Out
You then have to check the TV Out box. This resets every time you reboot the phone so you have to continue changing each time you need it.
Nokia CA-75U
I just got my CA-75U cable in the mail and no matter what I try, I can't get it to work with my Samsung Vibrant.
With all the colors plugged in correctly and music playing, I can hear it on the TV speakers, unplugging white cuts half the sound, unplugging red cuts the other half out.
The strange part is that all I get is one large white zigzagging line halfway down my screen, the REALLY strange part is that it gives me that line no matter which color is plugged into the yellow port!
The TV is on the correct input.. TV Out is indeed enabled.
I have no idea what else to try, could it possibly be the ROM I'm running?
I've got Nero V3 on my Vibrant along with Voodoo enabled.
Any ideas are much appreciated!
Alperon said:
I just got my CA-75U cable in the mail and no matter what I try, I can't get it to work with my Samsung Vibrant.
With all the colors plugged in correctly and music playing, I can hear it on the TV speakers, unplugging white cuts half the sound, unplugging red cuts the other half out.
The strange part is that all I get is one large white zigzagging line halfway down my screen, the REALLY strange part is that it gives me that line no matter which color is plugged into the yellow port!
The TV is on the correct input.. TV Out is indeed enabled.
I have no idea what else to try, could it possibly be the ROM I'm running?
I've got Nero V3 on my Vibrant along with Voodoo enabled.
Any ideas are much appreciated!
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I know this may seem obvious but... you have the TV out set to NTSC, right?
Alperon said:
I just got my CA-75U cable in the mail and no matter what I try, I can't get it to work with my Samsung Vibrant.
With all the colors plugged in correctly and music playing, I can hear it on the TV speakers, unplugging white cuts half the sound, unplugging red cuts the other half out.
The strange part is that all I get is one large white zigzagging line halfway down my screen, the REALLY strange part is that it gives me that line no matter which color is plugged into the yellow port!
The TV is on the correct input.. TV Out is indeed enabled.
I have no idea what else to try, could it possibly be the ROM I'm running?
I've got Nero V3 on my Vibrant along with Voodoo enabled.
Any ideas are much appreciated!
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Having the exact same problem. Any help would be great.
Just for reference, is this the correct cable? In the comments section some random guy said it worked great on his vibrant so I went with it.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000I1D0BW/ref=oss_product
That's why I posted about the CA-75U earlier in the thread. Someone, not on Amazon, said it worked fine too.
Are you perhaps trying to play Avatar? That won't work. It's got DRM.
Well if you were thinking of upgrading to Nero V5 or soon to be V6 you might want to flash back to stock and see if that works.
I have Nero 5 and plugged my non-Nokia cable in, red as video and it's working
For the tv out. I am using a wire set that came with my old motorola zine. You could call tmo and find out where to get a replacement for that phone.
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I know this may seem obvious but... you have the TV out set to NTSC, right?
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NTSC is used for US made or made FOR US TVs
PAL is for european. not going into details but the difference deals with FPS and power output.
it just sucks how bad tv out looks on my hdtv...i wish there was an option to do it thru hdmi besides buying a video converter box.
frames per second (which is directly related to power output) and resolution are different for PAL tv sets
This guide is for the situation where your phone is not booting and the three-button combo for getting into download mode is not working for some reason, and you have tried all the other solutions in the FAQ. It won't help you if you can already get into download mode but something else is going wrong with the flashing process, for example you can't get Odin to communicate with the phone.
If the phone's bootloader is still intact, that is you see at least the white Galaxy S/Samsung/AT&T logo or the "PC ! Phone" logo on the screen, you should be able to force it into download mode by connecting a homemade jig that simulates the Samsung "Anyway" field test jig. You can buy these jigs online, or make them using a micro USB plug and a resistor.
If your phone screen is always black, that is it does not display the white Galaxy S/Samsung/AT&T logo when you switch it on, then sorry, this jig will not help you.
If this helps you recover your bricked phone, please donate to the CyanogenMod developers: go to this thread and click the link under "SUPPORT US". Thanks.
If you don't want to buy a pre-made jig, you can build one yourself from a few parts. You will need:
1. a micro USB plug that you can solder onto. If you are not confident with soldering or you just want a tidy solution, buy this micro USB breakout board from Sparkfun.
Otherwise, get a cheap micro USB cable and cut the sleeving off the plug with a sharp knife. You cannot just wire onto the cable because this jig uses a normally-unused pin (pin 4) of the micro USB plug which will not be connected to the cable.
2. a 301k resistor. You can buy one from Digikey, or make one up by joining several resistors together in series, for example 3x100k and 1x1k. The resistor value does need to be fairly accurate (I would guess within 1% of 301k) to trigger download mode. 300K seems to work for everyone so far.
Procedure:
1. Solder the resistor across pins 4 and 5 of the micro USB plug. Do not do this with the plug plugged in to the phone as the heat could damage the phone's USB socket. The pins are shown in this diagram ("Micro-B"). On the Sparkfun micro USB breakout board they are labelled "ID" (pin 4) and "GND" (pin 5). When the plug is plugged in to the phone they will be the pins closest to the headphone socket.
2. Make sure the phone is fully switched off by pulling the battery, waiting 5 minutes, then replacing the battery. Do not switch the phone on.
3. Connect the rigged USB plug to the phone. Try not to touch the pins on the back of the plug or the resistor(s) as you are plugging it in, as your skin resistance could affect the resistor value seen by the phone. You do not need to press the power button. After a few seconds the phone should go into download mode.
4. Disconnect the rigged USB plug and connect a regular USB cable from your PC to the phone, then you should be able to flash using Odin.
For more information on how this works see this thread and this thread.
I knew you guys would figure it out - well done. I will build one before I attempt rooting and flashing
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If this works then thats amazing, I will have to make one!
Well we only have one confirmation so far. If it does work for you please let us know what state your phone was in prior to using it as I'm interested to see what problems it can repair.
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Well we only have one confirmation so far. If it does work for you please let us know what state your phone was in prior to using it as I'm interested to see what problems it can repair.
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I would try but my phone is with samsung and I'm not all too handy with a soldering iron =)
Hi, anyone have pictures of the cable with the resistor soldered? I am just unsure where to solder it, is it on the micro usb cable side or the standard usb (on which end of the cable?) and which part of the cable do you need to cut open? (i heard there is a pin/wire that usually isn't used?)
Also, if i decided to go with the breakout board, i would only have to get the board+301k resistor plugged in the 4 and 5 pin and plug it in the galaxy and would boot in download mode?
Thank you very much!
Thank You!
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you should be able to flash using Odin
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Oh, man, You are cooool It works like a charm for Me. Thank You!
This is awesome!
added to the wiki
sackofnoise said:
I am just unsure where to solder it, is it on the micro usb cable side or the standard usb (on which end of the cable?) and which part of the cable do you need to cut open? (i heard there is a pin/wire that usually isn't used?)
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Only the micro USB plug has 5 pins (regular USB plug has 4) so it has to be the micro USB plug. You have to cut the sleeving (insulation) right off the plug. You can disconnect the cable from the plug or leave it attached, but don't plug the other end (the regular USB end) into anything.
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Also, if i decided to go with the breakout board, i would only have to get the board+301k resistor plugged in the 4 and 5 pin and plug it in the galaxy and would boot in download mode?
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Yes that's all there is to it.
Tried it, worked once. now phone not doing anything. no lights or boot screen......
MarkyG82 said:
Tried it, worked once. now phone not doing anything. no lights or boot screen......
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Were you able to flash it after it went into download mode? Did you try pulling the battery for a while?
Thanks for your reply. I got it working by your suggestion. Seen many others saying leave the battery out for a while and also seen peeps saying do the 3buttonbootwhile inserting the battery.
As my home made jig was soldered with the pins out of the plug I wiggled it/them about in the socket to ensure a connection was made, then I inserted the battery.
Panic over. Flashed JP1 with 512. not been on for long so cant confirm all is working but looks promising.
I am putting this gadget in a !!!!!!S.A.F.E!!!!!! place.
Also will be available for borrowing in the S/SE UK if anyone is interested.
Im gonna leave playing firmware for while as my heart cant take much more at the mo
Many thanks to OP and others for various tips.
The short answer is yes
MarkyG82 said:
Thanks for your reply. I got it working by your suggestion. Seen many others saying leave the battery out for a while and also seen peeps saying do the 3buttonbootwhile inserting the battery.
As my home made jig was soldered with the pins out of the plug I wiggled it/them about in the socket to ensure a connection was made, then I inserted the battery.
Panic over. Flashed JP1 with 512. not been on for long so cant confirm all is working but looks promising.
I am putting this gadget in a !!!!!!S.A.F.E!!!!!! place.
Also will be available for borrowing in the S/SE UK if anyone is interested.
Im gonna leave playing firmware for while as my heart cant take much more at the mo
Many thanks to OP and others for various tips.
The short answer is yes
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Can you take a pictures of the micro usb soldered and about the procedure or a short video to youtube
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d47 said:
If this works then thats amazing, I will have to make one!
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and if u make one ill have to come see you soo i can get mine done since your only in bris haha
celtichazard said:
Can you take a pictures of the micro usb soldered and about the procedure or a short video to youtube
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1+ yess please so we know what we are doing thnx
natao2nv said:
and if u make one ill have to come see you soo i can get mine done since your only in bris haha
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haha gladly, I've ordered all the parts (i had to get a soldering iron and the whole kit lol).
d47 said:
haha gladly, I've ordered all the parts (i had to get a soldering iron and the whole kit lol).
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Haha i have a soldering iron how hrd do ya rekon it will be to make this thing do u rekon it wil boot a non 3 button download on black screen of death ph-!-pc into download mode soo i can get a stick rom back on it i realy miss my galaxy this xperia x10 cost me more but nothing the same haha
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Can you take a pictures of the micro usb soldered and about the procedure or a short video to youtube
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Ill see what i can do when i get home. The hardest bit was to make sure the soldered tops of the pins dont touch. Had to redo them a few times. Resistors got hot too but as it worked im confident i didnt bust them.
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MarkyG82 said:
Ill see what i can do when i get home. The hardest bit was to make sure the soldered tops of the pins dont touch. Had to redo them a few times. Resistors got hot too but as it worked im confident i didnt bust them.
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Looking forward to see this
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Thanks everyone who helped solve this problem. I have a i9000 and flashed it with the captivate rom. I could not charge the phone so I tried to reflash with original software, I used the 803 pit file. It stopped and i waited for about 10 minutes and disconnected the phone and I got the screen of death.
I did this last week and was going to take it to Samsung after the Froyo upgrade came live and I was going to say that it happened when I tried to upgrade.
Guess what I made this USB factory jig and I was so happy that it went into download mode. This made me so happy many thanks and i will wait until the official upgrade comes.
I used a old nokia USB connector stripped the plastic off and bought a 300k resistor from Jaycar for 45 cents and this must be the best 45 cents I have ever spent.
harry
Hi Folks...
I've been using a Hero full time for just over a year, and lately have had problems charging it. Seems like the USB / EXT port has weared down to the point where the cable doesn't contact as well as it should.
Anyone else had a similar problem? Wonder if this is fixable, or time for a new phone?
If you're talking about the cable just fitting loosely, you can always put a little bit of pressure inside edge the metal end on the cable to slightly bend it outward and it will help it fit a bit more snug.
If you're talking about it actually making contact loosely on the inside, you can always get a small piece of scotch tape and put it on the outside of the large side of the metal that fits into the phone, it will help push the contacts closer to the inside of the hero's usb.
Thanks for the suggestion, ill give that a go....
fosco_boffin said:
Hi Folks...
I've been using a Hero full time for just over a year, and lately have had problems charging it. Seems like the USB / EXT port has weared down to the point where the cable doesn't contact as well as it should.
Anyone else had a similar problem? Wonder if this is fixable, or time for a new phone?
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Same issue here, will be trying suggested solutions.
But I see no answer to your first question: Anyone else had a similar problem?
Grtz Henro
henro said:
Same issue here, will be trying suggested solutions.
But I see no answer to your first question: Anyone else had a similar problem?
Grtz Henro
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I had this issue with 3 of my usb cables that have pulled out while using the phone in disk mode and in the car charging. I used the method to slightly bend the connector outward on the cable itself and worked fine for me. One cable is a 12" that I use on my netbook, the other 2 are 3' -- one of which I use in my wife's car for charging and the other I use on my home desktop PC.
But there are other cables that I have not had issue with --the OEM cable I use in my car and I use a different cable at work. That said, in my case, it seems the issue is more with the cables then the actual port on the phone. Either way, by using one of techniques I suggested previously and what I've mentioned above, I have no issues now. I hope that clarifies the answer.
U seem to be right..... Different cables, diffferent results.....
Bought new ones and they work beautifully
I find this incredible, my hero's usb port is still really tight after over a year of use--to the point of being hard to plug in--especially the wall charger cable (uses the full ExtUSB?) which I use every single day. What do you guys do to the poor things?
My 3.5mm port has gotten a little loose though (shear force on the connector no doubt) but bending back the copper "spring" a little has fixed that for now.
Does anyone know how to get TV Out working and what can be viewed on TV?
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You need a cable like this.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Multimedia-AV-A...54243?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item255da489e3#
Notice the three bands on the jack. You don't necessarily have to get that exact listing, but the cable that you purchase should have three bands (two audio, one video.)
Also, I don't think Avatar (if that's what you're trying to play) will work due to copy right restrictions. But any other pictures/videos/etc should be viewable via this method.
Hope this helps.
I guess my question is what all can play through the TV Out?
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I guess my question is what all can play through the TV Out?
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Everything. Your phone literally comes up on your TV.
By the way, there is a flaw in the phone where you have to switch the video cable with one of the audio cables.
So one of the audio cables either red or white acts as the yellow?
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My phone does not have that issue. Red yellow white is red yellow white.
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I don't think it is the phone, but the cable you have is correct for the phone. If you try to hook up a different device i'd be willing to bet the cables would be crossed.
I took a random cable I had laying around and tried crossing the colors around until I got something to work.
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It's the wire. Try it matching up if not switch. Also it must be turned on in settings just in case you did not know.
on my cable the red is used for video out. weird but it works
If you have hady Cam U can use cables from handy cam.
While connecting to TV reverse red and yelow.
i.e connect red cable to yellow point and yellow cable to red point.
It will work
I think Samsung also has out a micro usb to hdmi cable as well. However they want something crazy like $80 for it. I would imagine any standard micro usb to hdmi would work, but I'm not sure.
I can tell you from experience that not all 'camcorder' (1/8" headphone plug to 3 RCA) cables will work.
The first cable I got didn't work at all, no matter what combination of colors I tried.
I made sure to get a cable made specifically for the Vibrant the 2nd time and it worked perfectly.
Tarzanman said:
I can tell you from experience that not all 'camcorder' (1/8" headphone plug to 3 RCA) cables will work.
The first cable I got didn't work at all, no matter what combination of colors I tried.
I made sure to get a cable made specifically for the Vibrant the 2nd time and it worked perfectly.
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Got to agree with that, cause I have a cable here that refuses to work no matter which color combination I try. I ordered after reading a user's experience claiming it works on the Vibrant. Doesn't work for me.
Here's the cable: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000I1D0BW/ref=oss_product
TV out
I tried the audio jack to tv and it did work partially, but not completely. If you can get it cheaper a micro usb cable might be better?
I have managed to find a solution in fixing my MK809II.
Basically my MK809II would not boot up and even my PC would not recognise it but the small blue LED would light up as if it were getting power.
I hope this solution helps other people that have the same issue as I did.
Firstly make sure you have RKBatch Tool running on your computer.
If you look at the first picture I have pointed out two very small soldered dots on the PCB.
All I done was get a flat headed screw driver and set the flat end on top of the dots so that it would give a temporary connection between the two. (see pictures 2&3)
Holding the flat screw driver across the two solder points, at the same time connect the MK809II to your computer, DO NOT USE THE POWER MICRO USB PORT!!, make sure you use the micro USB at the side where the micro SD card slot is.
Straight away the RKBatch Tool will recognise your MK809II. Now it's in flash mode you can flash your stock or preferred custom rom.
Enjoy:good:
leestockers said:
I have managed to find a solution in fixing my MK809II.
Basically my MK809II would not boot up and even my PC would not recognise it but the small blue LED would light up as if it were getting power.
I hope this solution helps other people that have the same issue as I did.
Firstly make sure you have RKBatch Tool running on your computer.
If you look at the first picture I have pointed out two very small soldered dots on the PCB.
All I done was get a flat headed screw driver and set the flat end on top of the dots so that it would give a temporary connection between the two. (see pictures 2&3)
Holding the flat screw driver across the two solder points, at the same time connect the MK809II to your computer, DO NOT USE THE POWER MICRO USB PORT!!, make sure you use the micro USB at the side where the micro SD card slot is.
Straight away the RKBatch Tool will recognise your MK809II. Now it's in flash mode you can flash your stock or preferred custom rom.
Enjoy:good:
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This is not a mk809ii. its a clone the mk809ii has the reset switch soldered to the other side of the bored
blinkone said:
This is not a mk809ii. its a clone the mk809ii has the reset switch soldered to the other side of the bored
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The reset button on my MK809II is on the other side of the PCB. If you could please post a picture of your PCB with the model number printed on it that would be great, so I can compare the difference and then I would be able to get in touch with the seller that sold me it.
leestockers said:
The reset button on my MK809II is on the other side of the PCB. If you could please post a picture of your PCB with the model number printed on it that would be great, so I can compare the difference and then I would be able to get in touch with the seller that sold me it.
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There you go hope this helps
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There you go hope this helps
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Thanks for the pictures. To be honest when I got my dongle I thought the same, as I was having a lot of problems with it, freezing, rebooting on its own and bluetooth & wifi problems, but since going to the official MK809.com website and downloading their latest firmware and flashing it to the dongle, I have had no issues at all with it, so I'm happy about that:cyclops:
On my PCB it's marked MK806, yours is marked T005 - V5, any idea what that means? Also could you please tell me where you bought yours from?
leestockers said:
Thanks for the pictures. To be honest when I got my dongle I thought the same, as I was having a lot of problems with it, freezing, rebooting on its own and bluetooth & wifi problems, but since going to the official MK809.com website and downloading their latest firmware and flashing it to the dongle, I have had no issues at all with it, so I'm happy about that:cyclops:
On my PCB it's marked MK806, yours is marked T005 - V5, any idea what that means? Also could you please tell me where you bought yours from?
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Hi there i brought my 2 sticks from ebay from the same store but at about a month apart one says mk809ii on the stick & the other is marked icube im pretty sure there both mk809ii though ,, the icube 1 has a blue pcb bored & the other has a green bored.i will PM you the ebay store link as im not sure if im aloude to post it hear
blinkone said:
Hi there i brought my 2 sticks from ebay from the same store but at about a month apart one says mk809ii on the stick & the other is marked icube im pretty sure there both mk809ii though ,, the icube 1 has a blue pcb bored & the other has a green bored.i will PM you the ebay store link as im not sure if im aloude to post it hear
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Mines blue too, could you tell me what the model number is, printed on the blue PCB?
leestockers said:
Mines blue too, could you tell me what the model number is, printed on the blue PCB?
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I can but not for a few weeks as i leave that stick in wales & im in the midlands ,,you still not having any joy with your then
blinkone said:
I can but not for a few weeks as i leave that stick in wales & im in the midlands ,,you still not having any joy with your then
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No probs. Mine is fine since flashing the stock MK809II rom from mk809.com. I'm just trying to find out as much info as possible into identifying genuine from a clone.
Bro I've got the same mk809ii like you
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There you go hope this helps
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My Mk809ii is stuck at the boot animation. Please tell me how did you get to the flash mode.