TV Boxes & Mini PCs

Some Important Q&A For RK3188 Quad Core TV BOX/ TV Sticks

Q:How to connect with my USB Hard Drivers?

A: Please make sure your quad core mini pc are in the latest android 4.2 firmware, and use the good quality usb hub to connect with your usb hard drivers, most of the no connection problem is caused by power or usb hub.  here is the usb hub we have tested and working fine with 1TB usb hard drivers in Tronsmart MK908 and Tronsmart T428;

http://www.geekbuying.com/item/USB-2-0-RJ45-10MB-100MB-LAN-USB-HUB–2-in-1–USB-Adapter-for-PC-Computer-Laptop-312224.html

Also if you use the good quality USB HUB,and still can’t find your usb hard driver, you can consider to buy the following cables:

http://www.geekbuying.com/item/2-in-1-USB-3-0-A-Male-to-A-3A-Male-Y-Splitter-Cable-Black-315704.html

http://www.geekbuying.com/item/2-Feet-Black-USB-3-0-A-Male-to-Micro-B-Y-Cable-for-Mobile-Hard-Drive-HDD-315804.html

then you can make your usb hard driver to get enough power from your pc or laptop.

 

Q: Which USB Camera is supported for RK3188 quad core tv sticks?

A: Like the Rockchip RK3066, the RK3188 base quad core tv stick  also support any usb camera which support UVC.  We already tested with the Logitech C170 on Tronsmart MK908, TRONSMART t248, all working fine!

If you can’t make your usb camera work,please make sure to check the following things:

1 Check if your usb webcam specification and find  if it support UVC.
2 Check if your RK3188 quad core tv stick is in the latest android 4.2 firmware ( later all of the quad core tv stick will update to android 4.2)
3 make sure you use a good quality hub, the one we used for test is here:

http://www.geekbuying.com/item/USB-2-0-RJ45-10MB-100MB-LAN-USB-HUB–2-in-1–USB-Adapter-for-PC-Computer-Laptop-312224.html

 

Q: How to use my android smartphone to control the RK3188 Quad Core TV Sticks?

A: Rockchip develop a new smartphone control app and allow you to control your RK3188 TV Stick with your android smartphone( no IOS smartphone support now), you can get the app here:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/9ettekulsbk5g82/RKRemoteV2.0.2.rar

password: geekbuying.com

Install this app in your smartphone, and follow the instruction in the download file, then you can enjoy the app. (make sure your smartphone and tv stick are in same network)

 

Q:Which XBMC version does work with RK3188 Quad Core TV Sticks?

A: If you can accept to use the external player ( MX PLAYER) to do the hardware decoding, then you can follow this instruction:

https://blog.geekbuying.com/index.php/2013/05/09/how-to-use-xbmc-play-1080p-file-with-external-player-in-rk3188-tv-sticksuch-as-tronsmart-mk908-and-tronsmart-t428/#.UaR1JEBNt-s

If you don’t want to use the external player, you can use this XBMC Version:

http://mirrors.xbmc.org/nightlies/android/xbmc-20130429-1d30f75-master-armeabi-v7a.apk

please notice, this version don’t support hardware decoding.

 

Q:How does the wifi display working on the android 4.2 TV Sticks?

A: As we all know, the wifi display is a very important features in Android 4.2 OS, if you want to use this function, follow this instruction:

http://www.mediafire.com/view/lqvcnnxand38dcl/The_user_manual_of_wifi_display_onRockChip-TV.pdf

 

 

 

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9 Comments

  1. The dropbox url for the wifi display is disabled 🙁

  2. Using the recommended XBMC version (the one without the external player). XBMC keeps crashing when browsing files or starting a stream. Any ideas how to solve this?

  3. Please Update Links ASAP

  4. Avatar photo

    Updated, please check!

  5. I connected my web camera a4tech to my t428 and only video works well but when i try to make a call in skype the phone call drops all the time. Do you recommend to buy logitech c170 guys?

  6. Eric, could you please recommend an usb mic for T428 to be 100% supported by? Cuz buying another webcam is expensive for me now. Thank you in advance!

  7. How can I run whatsapp application?
    Say not combatabl

  8. how i can run whatsapp application?
    please its urgent the tablet say the whatsapp version is not compatable