yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Big jugs:
I hear what your saying corey and agree everyone has to work to live. Only thing I will say is I would guess most of the boxes you have as WIP on the first page of this thread I doubt very much your developing for now as hardware has now moved on to m8 etc. yet your saying your still in it for helping the community but you have released the armada m8 software and promoted the box on here obviously for sales but have not released the software to the community for the generic m8 box that most people have. I think people would see that as helping sales not the community.

I'm not looking for an argument or a discussion about what you do as that's upto you, I also think this thread might as well be closed as it's not going to ever reach a conclusion eg final release for any box on the first page.

I know your working on m8 and beyond now , so why not release the generic linux m8 software to the community.

As you have seen people in the community are already saying you have sold out.

But good luck in your job corey , I personally wish you all the best , at least your still developing even if it is to sell one box over any other.

I'm gonna shut up now.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] croniccorey:
I'm not looking for a fight.... I legally cannot release m8 builds due to contracts in place :( .. For this I do apologize but sometimes you do what u need to do.

Box's marked wip indeed are in development, I have bin preparing a update for all the boxs witch will feature many changes one being Linux mtd for mx2 (recovery, uboot) to resolve compatibility issues between mtds, addressing random lock ups, and a couple I'd prefer to leave as a surprise for the community who have waited well I helped to launch first m8 on market with Linux XBMC.

[MENTION=535343]all[/MENTION] please understand I have a life and I have bills and programming is how I make a living now, that said I plan to support this project for as long as I possibly can and I appreciate all help this great user base has given me.

Sent from my HTC One M7 GPE
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Big jugs:
Oh right , thought it was stane's build that you used for the armada , sorry didn't realise it was yours. So stane released a beta version of your software for general m8 boxes?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] croniccorey:
Up till I signed the contracts me and stane worked together... Him and I are the people who added m8 to the MX Linux tree in a shared repo witch is basically the same as github aside m8 proprietary stuff..

Go ask him if you do not belive me

Sent from my HTC One M7 GPE
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Big jugs:
Thanks for sharing that corey. Long may development continue.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] epic1:
I apologize if this is a noob question but I'm new to tv box flashing how ever i assume it's the same as on an android phone...but

1

Is it ok to "dirty Flash" the next update over the current one and not lose your current data.

2

If anyone has the v0.03 or another fix for the second splash screen not displaying correctly i would appreciate any help

On a side note Corey i am new to this thread but i agree with you fully your life and family come first before this free dev forum

even when you donate to devs you aren't buying something you are supporting their effort you should not expect anything only that continues and most devs on here do this in their spare time and just like anyone sometimes you just don't have spare time

I appreciate what everyone who contributes to this community does to help people like myself that don't have the means to do it themselves :beer:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] applefag:
Hey mate, could you expand a bit on that ? I have a lot of boxes that are on the old mtd 1.1.5 that I don't have physical access to upgrade the fw to the new MTD. Are you working on an all in one solution that will work on all MTD types ?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] croniccorey:
I am working on a single build for all mx2ref/g18ref boxs... Build will feature the same mtd as the g02ref conversion uses witch will raise usable nand to 6+ GB and fix up logo issues.

Sent from my HTC One M7 GPE
[Miscellaneous Android Development] belliash:
IMHO too many changes for single release.

If I were you, I would rlease v1.0.2 which will include only bugfixes and then release this single build as new major version.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] croniccorey:
Flashing over top of build should not erase data in most cases.. For logo just be patient I am gonna fix it in next build witch should not be to far off.

Cheers

Sent from my HTC One M7 GPE
[Miscellaneous Android Development] epic1:
Thank you no worries i can wait
[Miscellaneous Android Development] RBThompsonV:
not sure where to start for update g18ref

hey guys... was reading the op, and it sayd that if Im on the Nov 21 2013 build, i need to flash the 1.1.5 firmware... where can i find it?

(Im currently on MBX reference board (g18ref)

Android version 4.2.2

Kernel 3.0.50 ubuntu@ubuntu-desktop189 #2 Thu Nov 21 10:52:33 CST 2013

Build JDQ39.20131122

Also, will updating keep my root on this device?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] NeBouse:
Sorry for asking once again but is there any way to change the bootsplashs ?

Thx.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] croniccorey:
There is no easy way without compiling... Splashes are lzop'd raw framebuffer images stored in the .sqsh file within the zip.

Sent from my HTC One M7 GPE
[Miscellaneous Android Development] NeBouse:
Thx for your explanation !
[Miscellaneous Android Development] applefag:
You can grab the firmware from matricom's website
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Goose247:
Matricom direct download link for 1.1.5 http://matriserver.com/files/MX2/firmware/MX2-full-1.1.5-firmware-RC.zip
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Big jugs:
Thanks
[Miscellaneous Android Development] belliash:
Any news? :D
[Miscellaneous Android Development] perro69:
Problem with empty repository on sportsdevil

It happens to me my sportsdevil repository is empty and I don't now why I try refresh /check for updates and I flash it from the beginning all the steps and the sportsdevil repository is still empty and can't install the sportsdevil any ideas what's wrong here if somebody happens the same pls help

P.s: all the others repositories is ok
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ricky0001:
Sportsdevil is gone for good. I read on other forum site. The guy maintaining the addon will no more update it.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] perro69:
Ohh no from where we go n watch matches?????
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dracosc:
I went from Android 1.1.6 back to 1.1.5 to install this MX_LINUX.....

The problem is that, everytime i reboot or power off the box and on again, i still loose all my settings!!!

Why is that?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] leo5111:
my friend wanted to know does this rom do GPU decoding of x264?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] belliash:
AFAIK it does.

---------- Post added at 10:32 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:31 AM ----------

@croniccorey: Could you commit CVBS fix to github please?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] perro69:
Compatible

Is that compatible with M8 S802 ?

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Blue...V-Box-Android4-4-OS-XBMC-4K-2/1954157199.html
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Ichijoe:
Can I run this on a 1G/8G AP6181 MXIII?

If anyrhing I might be able to hook my Harmony Remote into it...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] vvd214:
support CEC remote

please add support CEC remote via HDMI for this post
[Miscellaneous Android Development] belliash:
Please add pvr.tvh addon to XBMC.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] momokabbaj:
cmx installation aborted

Hey guys,

I've been buying 30 cmx boxes from geekbuying for a good price and installing openelec and then resell them, they installed and worked like a charm. But on the last 10 boxes I ordered, no matter what i do install starts and verifies installation check and then just says installation aborted, I tried in almost all of them and did nothing.

CMX boxes are the cheapest amlogic mx boxes one can get because their android firmware was buggy and not very much comunity supported.

I didn't mind the android bugginess since I loaded right away openelec and was more than good for me and my customers.

With this installation aborted issue, I asked on many forums what to do and I was told to install matricom 1.1.6 firmware using the toothpich method with the sd in (so nothing to select on recovery screen) it loads instantly into an android installer, i can see the progress and then bang blank screen and the LED remains red.

When I removed the power plug to and replugged it the LED remains red and nothing happens no matter how long i wait.

I don't know if we can call this soft-bricking or whatever bricking type, but I solely want my boxes to load openelec and I'm so confused since I don't know if my method is good or no since i don't want to brick all the other 8 boxes.

Your help guys is more than appreciated
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Skynet2Mainframe:
i'm loving the custom linux xbmc so thank you for all your work.

My question is i have got my xbmc running exactly how i want it to be but i would like to be able to flash it to multiple box's.

how would i add my own xbmc files to your build so that i could flash them in one step instead of copying the .xbmc file over?

thanks
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Geordie Boyo:
Is it possible to FTP into the MX Box? If so, whats the log in details please.

Im looking at how to upload new wallpapers onto the box so can change them within XBMC.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] NeBouse:
Use the IP adress of your box, login is root, password is letmein .
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Geordie Boyo:
Am using Filezilla on Windows.

tried that, using SFTP port 22 and port 21.

just keep getting a "connection closed by server with exitcode 127"

any ideas?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] NeBouse:
I'm using Filezilla too.

Just fill the box on the main screen of filezilla with this :

Host : IP adress of the box

login: root

password : letmein

port : 21

I think it uses FTP and not SFTP
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Geordie Boyo:
weird, not working for me. have you got anything installed on the box itself (programs, addons etc) that need to

be enabled to allow access via FTP?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] NeBouse:
Nope, i didn't have to install anything for it to work.

Can't help you more, sorry.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Geordie Boyo:
I flashed the latest Gotham release to my MX Box this morning was previously on Frodo.

MX_LINUX_v1.01r2-G18REF_MX2REF-update.zip 103.90 MB

Full wipe and install, it appears to me this version is buggy?

- Screen glitches

- Issue with lagging when using xbmc remote app when typing text

- Audio issues during playback

I tried re-flashing twice and still same issues, previously all was ok on Frodo.

Anyone else experiencing this, and whats the most stable Gotham release that works please?

Thanks.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Wotzit:
Some annoyances solved

I don't know if anyone else has been having the same problems as me with these builds, or if I have some kind of glitch that is specific to my particular box (Matricom MX2) but...

I have found with all of the later builds, which do not include the capacity to run from external USB stick that, more often than not, guisettings.xml becomes corrupted and gets reset to defaults after a reset.

I have reported this a few times, but having been ignored each time, accepted that the author was unable to provide a fix to the problem.

Not being a programmer, it has taken a long while but, I am pleased to report that if anyone else is suffering from the same irritations, I believe I have cured the problem (certainly for me) with the aid of a couple of scripts I am happy to share so that others can enjoy the benefits of these later builds. :D
[Miscellaneous Android Development] codesnake:
Tell us at least what box you are talking about.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Wotzit:
You must've lept in quicker than I could finish editing my post Reason: Forgot to mention model of box :p
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MALditoNica:
Hello everyone,

I have a Matricom G-Box Mignight MX2 stuck running ROM 1.1.5. I could never go further than that ROM so when I learned that installing this was possibility I went ahead and tried.

Up until now, I've tried:

1.1.5 → 1.01r2-G18REF_MX2REF-update = no wifi, so back to 1.1.5 ↓

1.1.5 → v1.00-RC1-G18REF_MX2REF-update = wifi, but old XBMC. Let's update ↓

v1.00-RC1-G18REF_MX2REF-update → 1.01r2-G18REF_MX2REF-update = again, no wifi, only that network manager addon which doesn't seem to work (I added my wifin network manually and still doesn't connect!). Should I go back to v1.00-RC1-G18REF_MX2REF-update?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] belliash:
Any updates? :D
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Arkymedes:
Guys, can anyone tell me how to passthrough audio via HDMI?

I'm using a Gbox MX2 but for the life of me I cannot make it work multichannel.

My setup is the following: GBox ----------HDMI---------- LG TV --------------- Toslink -------------- Sony Amp

In the XBMC I have enabled passthrough and enable the other 2 boxes for AC3 and DTS

Before, with the Android version of XBMC and original firmware I was only able to make it work via MX Player but I could never make it work from inside XBMC.

I was hoping a full fledged Linux version would solve this problem but I guess not :(

The only other version, apart from the Windows version of XBMC that worked was when I had a RPi and OpenElec

If someone knows a way, it's apreciated.

Cheers,

Arky
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Bruur:
Did you try to directly connect your GBox through the S/PDIF connector to your AMP?

Use a mini jack -> 2 RCA cable

Connect only the red (or white, not exactly sure which) to the orange coaxial input of your amp.

With my setup the sound is much better. I actually get Dolby Digital this way when it wouldn't via the HDMI, TV and Toslink route.

I'm guessing that sometimes the passthrough is lost via the TV, but not if the box is directly connected via the S/PDIF port to an amp.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Arkymedes:
I tried your suggestion (I have a gazillion cables of all types here ) but the sound sent to my receiver via coaxial (Sony STR-DE697) is still PCM.

I did test with many other files from my library that I know for a fact are AC3 or DTS. The same file outptut perfectly fine in Android using MX Player. I ran out of ideas here :(

Anyway, thanks for your insight.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MrBungle67:
My setup is gbox HDMI to my TV, and spdif to amp (3.5mm jack to coax, coax straight to amp). I have all DTS, Dolby, 5.1 AC3 without any problem to my speakers. I don't remember the options exactly, but yes, you have to enable passthrough in the settings, and then check the boxes for what your receiver is capable of. Again, I setup everything long ago and can't remember exactly everything, but I believe while watching the video, you can go to the audio options, and you can check here "Enable passthrough". I will check tonight and will let you know.

Now...I don't know about LG TVs, but here is the deal with Samsung's (from experience). Samsung TVs will only send 5.1 to the optical output what comes out of the TV itself. This means HD TV from cable, built in netflix app etc will have 5.1 out. Whatever I would plug HDMI (Gbox or xbox for example) out to the optical will not be 5.1, but PCM. The TV will not "passthrough" the DTS/Dolby/AC3 signals from the HDMI to the optical out, and 5.1 is lost.

Maybe LGs aren't like that, but according to this post, you are also out of luck.

http://www.cnet.com/news/20-tvs-tested-which-sets-can-pass-surround-sound-to-a-sound-bar/
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Arkymedes:
Hello and thanks for the reply! I swear I answered a couple of days ago but I guess it didn't go through :(

Anyway, I believe my setup has no problem because it used to work with the same configuration but using a RPi instead of this GBox. My LG has no problem sending the signal through as far as I know.

PS: To be extra sure, I did plug my laptop 5 min ago and it did send the signal no problem.

I'm out of luck I guess :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] sramsay:
Install MX linux

I have tried so many avenues but no luck. I have an MX box (ARM) with MTD :

[root@MX /root]# cat /proc/mtd

dev: size erasesize name

mtd0: 00800000 00200000 "logo"

mtd1: 00800000 00200000 "aml_logo"

mtd2: 00800000 00200000 "recovery"

mtd3: 00800000 00200000 "boot"

mtd4: 40400000 00200000 "system"

mtd5: 20000000 00200000 "cache"

mtd6: 10000000 00200000 "backup"

mtd7: 18c400000 00200000 "data"

mtd8: 00060000 00001000 "bootloader"

mtd9: 00008000 00001000 "ubootenv"

My steps were as follows :

1. install 1.1.6 > then 1.1.5 - installation aborted - unable to install 1.1.5 matricom

2. Install 1.1.6 and then MX Linux new mtd - boots first time and on next reboot - stuck on logo

3. install 1.1.8 over 1.1.6 same issue as in step 2

4. Tried on a different box with same mtd - same issue

5. Tried Openelec on both box - works fine - (but need mx Linux instead)

Please advise how to get mx Linux on this new mtd
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MrBungle67:
Sorry to hear that you still can't get it to work...

so XBMC on laptop -> HDMI -> TV -> optical out -> amp and you get 5.1? That is weird...why would the Gbox not work? I have absolutely no issue with mine, except I go straight Gbox SPDIF -> amp.

I use this exact connector for it:

http://www.amazon.com/PDIF-Adapter-3-5mm-MONO-Plated/dp/B004PJTV5W

Then regular SPDIF coax cable to amp.

Have you tried a similar connection? Which version of the Linux ROM are you running? Have you verify during video playback, going to "Audio and subtitles options" that "Enable passthrough" was enabled?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Arkymedes:
Yes you are correct, the scenario you described is the one I use at home and it works perfectly. I also did the direct SPDIF -> Amp connection and it also works. I also tried every possible combination of parameters in the XBMC settings.

The funny thing is that with the original Android firmware installed, via MX Player I can pass the sound from the Gbox with no problems. The impossible case scenario comes when XBMC is involved. It simply does not pass through and goes to PCM instead. Incredible.

Another thing I noticed:

1 - With the box freshly booted, open MX Player and play video: 5.1 passthrough success

2 - Close MX Player and open XBMC. Try to play the same video: PCM stereo.

3 - Close XBMC and try again with MX Player: PCM stereo.

It only works again after a reboot. It seems that XBMC takes over the audio and screw up something on the way. At least I know the box is capable of doing it and it's not a hardware fault.

Of course this was with Android installed. With OpenElec, XBMC never did let me pass through audio.

Thanks again for your input!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MrBungle67:
That is interesting...What about the options "Play GUI sounds" and "Keep audio alive"? I personally always disable the first one, and set the second one to never. I don't believe this would fix 5.1 in general, but maybe the last issue you describe...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] markcf105:
Kodi ATV520e

Is there a linux build for Kodi?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Whiskey103:
Actually there is, iam running it as we speak.

No disrespect for the OP intended ofcourse, i found it here:

http://forums.matricom.net/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=11823&sid=0c9f0ebc86243e33ec4a661d1ba6ee7f
[Miscellaneous Android Development] dat7476:
Any help apreciated

tried to flash xbmc linux on my mx android box and internet went off half way through, now it comes on linux then red xbmc across screen also cant get into recovery mode, tried to flash other roms by power off toothpick method but nothing works just restarts saying linux then red xbmc across screen, is there any way to force recovery or wipe without having it on or recovery. new to flashing boxs so any help welcome.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] bobones:
Is this port now dead or are we going to see a Helix version of MX Linux in the near future?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] NeBouse:
I was wondering the same...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] bobones:
It's alive! It's alive!

New builds coming soon, see 1st post in thread.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] croniccorey:
Hi, yes builds are coming for stvm3, xios, stvmc, xiosm3, g02ref (stvmx), g18ref (mx2).

Eta is hopfully 1-2 weeks for all builds to be posted.

Cheers
[Miscellaneous Android Development] epic1:
Lol figures my box stop reading any kind of internet one day last week and I ended up flashing open elec I might switch back it is all posted
[Miscellaneous Android Development] belliash:
Will it finally include the CVBS fix?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] -lukin-:
:svetius::svetius::svetius:

For those of you keeping track, this thread started 23rd August 2013 and is now into it's 18th month of support. Not bad at all :highfive:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] applefag:
After testing out these openelec builds, i can't wait to go back to native linux versions, far too unstable, random crashes, network dropouts, freezing. It makes you appreciate how good croniccoreys builds are.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] applefag:
do you have an updated ETA for the first builds ?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] croniccorey:
We are working on releases, there was slight delay to my original ETA so I'm not gonna promise anything... Just say soon :)

Cheers
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Jon4248:
Just wondering, would this work on The Little Black Box Version 2?

I ask cause when I flash 1.3.2 version of the official firmware it says "MX Linux Installed Successfully".

The new versions of the firmware are based on OpenElec, :( which has a lot of bugs/stability issues.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] croniccorey:
Tlbb M3 and M6 will get builds of EmbER, be patient builds are coming once there ready however these builds will not have Tlbb skin or addons so please don't ask for them.

Cheers
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Jon4248:
:good:

That's cool, to me the skin & addons are not as important as the stability.

:)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] relol:
can't wait to try it! :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] yulbeast:
thanks.

is mx5 still in the ToDo list?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] applefag:
One thing I wanted to ask which would really make these builds top notch would be to have the availability to upgrade the whole system like OE does with the .update folder and a .tar file. Do you have any plans to do something similar ?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] fragtion:
How about apt-get? do we need a repo or what? It's possible for the rasberry pi which is also armv7... if we had access to a universe of linux packages then the possibilities of this device would be near limitless
[Miscellaneous Android Development] CrazyTSTer:
So is it possible to run Ember Linux at this device? Does anybody know or try?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] applefag:
I think you will have to wait for Ember to be released before anyone can answer that.