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 HiMedia Q3II,Q5II,Q6II,Q10II, Q9... Android BOX, Best Android Smart TV BOX

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goolias
post Mar 8 2014, 07:40 PM

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Hi,

Managed to install the transmission and aria2 download engine into q5ii.

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Disclaimer:
1. All credits go to hdpfans forum
2. Your unit will be rooted, if you not feel comfortable, please do not continue.
3. Tested on Himedia Q5ii Nand version only, should be able to work in EMMC and other Himedia android models.
4. This is purely sharing of knowledge. You are doing it at your own risk,
5. I shall not be responsible for consequences for anything you done.
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Prerequisite:
1. You need a PC. Below is to be performed at your PC connected to the same network as your Q5ii.
2. You need to have external storage, such as USB flash drive, USB external hard disk or SD card with sufficient storage to
keep your download files.
3. Easeus file explorer so that you can browse for your file and find out the path of your storage drive, you need that later.
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goolias
post Jun 11 2014, 11:04 AM

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QUOTE(missysleepy @ Jun 10 2014, 07:19 PM)
mercun,

can u do a step by step? i click the link and all in mandarin. i don't know which one ?
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Not sure about step by step, but the instruction above has been quite clear.
Here's my attempt:
1. Download from the link
2. Look for your version, if your unit is nand version select the nand firmware, if it 's emmc select emmc version
How do I know:
a. Check the buttom of your unit, see if the model has a (emmc) written
3. Save the firmware to USB drive
4. goto setting,ssystem,upgrade
5. select the drive letter of your USB, usually you will see C and D (after you conenct the USB drive), C is your unit drive, select D.
6. If t prompt "Do you want to upggrade" then you are right on path, if no either your firmware filename isn't what its' liking, or you selected wrong drive letter.
7. Answer yes, the unit will restart, the unit will perform upgrade cycle during it's booting.
8. The unit will restart by itself once upgrade is successful
How do you know:
a If the upgrade is not successful, you will see the android man falling dwon with message failed, dun worry, your unit is not bricked, it will restarted by itself ang boot into the old firmware. Quite smart i would said.
9. Once restarted, goto setting, system info check the version num.

HTH

goolias
post Jun 11 2014, 11:09 AM

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QUOTE(AVFAN @ May 29 2014, 06:09 PM)
it will be impt that u describe a bit more so that users dun get the wrong stuff.

is this 1.0.6 eng?

emmc or non emmc?

for q6 or q6ii?

there r 2 files there, which one?

each file is only 47.9mb. the 1.0.6 emmc eng file i hv for q5ii is 3xx mb.
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This I think is purely playstore add-on for chinese firmware which didn't come with it, not the full firmware.
But strangely we need to use system upgrade method in order to install it, it seem to install google play framework into the unit firmware.
I tried before ( not from the same link), indeed it does what it claims, so no worries.
I was thinking maybe we could extract the gogole play firmware and inject into the chinese firmware not sure it will brick the unit?
goolias
post Jun 11 2014, 11:13 AM

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AVFAN

Can you upload the himedia customised XBMC apk somwhere we can download?
I am on Q5ii 1.0.6 NAND flash version 3rd party chinese firmware, would like to try it.
goolias
post Jun 11 2014, 01:42 PM

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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Jun 11 2014, 01:13 PM)
i understand wat u r saying here.
but no... with original 1.0.6 china, i hv tried to install playstore app that way but rejected. seems the firmware will block anything google.
but it works with other apps incl xbmc_12.2_hiplayer.apk and u-tube.

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I used force update method, and it works on my Q5ii nand version.
I have tested mine it works, but YMMV so I can't guaranteed it.
Anyway after that, I flashed with 1.0.6 3rd party chinese firmware already with Google Play bundle.

Surprise you have 2 Q5ii with you, is the EMMC version booting up faster, and browsing in apps menu faster too?
They claim it's booting is faster by 50% for EMMC version, and I have feeling that HiMedia is slowly dropping support for NAND version.

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