Videostrong KII Pro (videostrong-kii-pro)
KII Pro as seen on Alibaba KII Pro as seen on Alibaba | |
Manufacturer | VideoStrong |
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Name |
KII Pro / K2 Pro |
Codename | videostrong-kii-pro |
Released | 2015 |
Hardware | |
Chipset | Amlogic S905 |
CPU | ? |
GPU | ? |
Display | - |
Storage | CHANGE_ME |
Memory | 2 GB |
Architecture | aarch64 |
Software | |
Original software | Android |
Original version | 5.1.1 (MBOX) |
postmarketOS | |
Category | testing |
Pre-built images | no |
Mainline | yes |
USB Networking |
No data |
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Internal storage |
No data |
SD card |
No data |
Screen |
No data |
Keyboard |
No data |
Multimedia | |
3D Acceleration |
No data |
Audio |
No data |
Camera Flash |
No data |
IR TX |
No data |
Connectivity | |
WiFi |
No data |
Bluetooth |
No data |
Miscellaneous | |
FDE |
No data |
USB-A |
No data |
USB OTG |
No data |
HDMI/DP |
No data |
Haptics |
No data |
This TV Box runs a modified Android 5.1.1 OS that didn't seem to be updated at all by the manufacturer, it also includes many proprietary (and PUP) software.
Luckily, the KII Pro uses an Amlogic S905, which has some support in the mainline kernel. Even better, a DTB made specifically for the TV Box is also in the mainline kernel. As such, some GNU+Linux distributions support this TV Box with many other Amlogic-based TV Boxes.
Armbian and Manjaro ARM have been tested on this TV Box and are known to mostly work.
This TV Box could make a nice mostly freedom-respecting media center, powered by postmarketOS.
Beaware of clones
There were multiple clones of this TV Box. Some of them use the Amlogic S905 SoC, while others use the S905D SoC. This port only works for the S905 SoC. There's no guarantee that the TV Box used for porting postmarketOS will be the same as the one you have.
Contributors
Users owning this device
- FerassElHafidi (Notes: Wiped eMMC. Amlogic secureboot not enabled. Now only boots Amlogic firmware from an SD card. pmOS installed on SD.)
How to enter flash mode
That's not needed, but you can press the RESET button once.
Installation
f is currently figuring out how to get postmarketOS to boot on this device, as such, no installation instructions are available.
How to boot other OSes from an SD card
Unplug your TV Box's power supply. Press and hold the reset button while plugging in the power supply. Keep holding the reset button until a picture shows up on your screen.
Currently Manjaro ARM and Armbian are known to work on this TV Box.
TODO: Figure out how to boot up postmarketOS.
See also
- Armbian has a working port
- Manjaro ARM is also known to work