[General Questions and Answers] Smakky:
Hello everyone,

I have bought various Android TV boxes in the past, and haven't had problems getting them up and running.

I recently ordered 2 chinese models from eBay however, which are giving me nothing but grief. I apologize in advance for such a loooong post, but I am at my wits end and I am really hoping someone can help me out.

The action was for this model here:

www.ebay.com.au/itm/231275032090

It appeared to be a pretty standard model, like a Justop 4.0, but with a hard switch where the optical should be, and a cut down remote.

Firstly, the Specifications according to the auction:

1GB ddr3

4GB nand flash

Allwinner A20 dual core 1GHz CPU

On closer inspection after receiving the unit, an additional physical difference is that the reset button appears to be between the USB ports, instead of behind the AV out - not a big deal.

After powering it up, I am having huge problems with them.

Firstly though, what the software says about the hardware:

Advanced Settings/About Tablet:

Model Number : BBA22

Android Version : 4.2.2

Firmware Version : V2.0

Kernel Version : 3.4.39 gaoliang@ninss-server #10 Wed May 14 22:36:36 CST 2014

Build Number : BBA22-UI4-V2.0.1

And what Droid Info says about the (relevant)hardware:

Model : BBA22 (sdk-normal)

Manufacturer : unknown

Chipset : sun7i

RIL version : sw-dataonly-ril-0.5

Build Number : BBA22-UI4-V2.0.1

Build Bingerprint : softwinners/ninss/ninss4.2.2/NinssSoftware/20140521:eng/test-keys

OS Version : Jelly Bean MR1 (4.2.2)

SDK : 17

CPU Architecture : ARMv7 Processor rev 4 (v71)

Now, the BIGGEST issue these things have, is that at random points of use, it comes up with a message "Warning - System configuration is inconsistent with the production configuration, please contact your supplier, thank you!". This message will flash over and over again for anything from 30 seconds to half an hour. I half suspect it has tablet code SOMEwhere in it also, as it keeps coming up with 'touch the circle' walkthroughs for applications like avia. This might be unrelated though, I have no idea.

So anyway, I have tried doing the Justop 4.0 flash method with a SD card, however it will not turn on if there is a card in the slot. Also, when you hold the reset button down and power it up, it does not seem to go into the diagnostic mode so I can't flash it that way either. I am guessing the ONLY way I can update short of soldering in a serial port, is to use the backup/restore function.

I read through this whole thread here, but cound not fine anything to help me:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2398632

If anyone has any ideas, please let me know, I seriously can't get anything to work. I thought maybe the 'hotspot' being enabled was causing the incinsistency problem, but I used a process killer to stop that at startup, still no luck. Doing a system reset through advanced config didn't help either, I got the error almost as soon as turning the unit back on.

I've attached pictures of the error I am getting, the top of the board, and the back if the board.

Cheers,

Smak

PS - I am yet to hear back from the seller, but if I ever do, I will post the result here...