Onda VX858 clone - past experiences?

snowfruit · 12-20-2007

I have the following player
Ebay Link which appears to be an OEM VX858.

Has any got this same player and upgraded the firmware successfully?
If so, how, with what firmware and where did you get it from?

I desperately want to replace the default start-up and closing screens without bricking the player as its the only one i have.

DimaMP4 · 12-20-2007

I wouldn't recommend you touch it's firmware.

Err0r · 12-20-2007

I've read that OEM players can't use ONDA firmware since they use different components (OEM player has cheaper parts).

knob · 12-20-2007

snowfruit
I would advise you to wait before you try to "upgrade" to firmware. "dancemammal" over on mympxplayer is working on a firmware extractor for Rockchip players like the VX858.
He could be ready quite soon, then you could back up your firmware (which you know works) and theme that instead, maybe better to wait a little than risk bricking your player!

yunais · 07-06-2008

hey
my onda clone's firmware is cuz i tried to update it to a onda one without reserchign bout it first now its stuffed, the touch screen isnt working, its in chinese now and i cant update it, any help someone?

davidcfs · 1 Week Ago

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Originally Posted by yunais

hey
my onda clone's firmware is cuz i tried to update it to a onda one without reserchign bout it first now its stuffed, the touch screen isnt working, its in chinese now and i cant update it, any help someone?

Yup same problem with me. Can't believe they make clones of this player!

David99 · 1 Week Ago

There is a difference between OEM and clone. OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer. The unbranded OEM Onda player means that this player is manufactured by the same company the manufactures the players for Onda (Onda does not do any of their own manufacturing, they are a sales and marketing entity only). It is perfectly fine to buy an unbranded OEM version of an Onda player (provided your reseller can confirm that it is a true unbranded OEM version that they are selling and not a clone.

Now as for clones, there are lots of 'em out there most of the time, but not always, made by less quality manufacturers. We've even now seen Onda VX747 clones that are rockchip based (the Real VX747 us Ingenic JZ4732 based).

So- if you indeed have an unbranded OEM Onda player that is made by Onda's OEM (and have confirmation of this), then you can go ahead and upgrade the firmware. If you have a clone made by someone else then upgrading the firmware will most likely render your player dead.

cheers,

David