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[Miscellaneous Android Development] Josh.5:
Hi all,

Embedded Entertainment ROM v2.0.1 has been released via our over-the-air update system.

Head over to Program Addons > System Settings to download the update.

Please be advised that due to a change in the folder structure, the first boot will stay on the initial boot logo for a while. During this time the firmware is moving your configuration to the appropriate new folder locations. If you interrupt this process you may lose your configuration and Kodi setup.

It is recommended that you create a backup before updating.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] RayWalton:
Thanks a lot to Josh and connicorey and indeed for your personal help too Josh.

It might be worth adding that if you are using a different skin than the default Confluence then it will take somewhat longer to move your configuration files to the new folder location so that initial boot logo screen may appear stuck for several minutes, so important to be patient and simply wait for it to complete the background task and move on to finish the boot up correctly.

I was using the Metropolis skin which is quite a large set of files I believe, and thus sadly thought it was locked up after a about three minutes stuck on the EmbER boot logo screen and then I pulled the power, which it turns out was stupid of me. Though it was not too hard to recover from with Josh's excellent help, and of course my always regularly backed up configuration settings using Rob Weber's BackUp add-on. I auto scheduled a new back up every week to my SD card and keep the last three back ups only. It is really important to always keep back ups and make them regularly, say once a week.

Have to say I am very impressed so far with version 2 and the OTA update obviously now works okay. The subtitle problem bug is now fixed too, so the sub files can stay as default and save alongside the video file as normal default setting. Also it does seem to boot faster and overall it appears so far to be more responsive and snappier than V 1.0.1

Very nice new EmbER skin too based on Confluence but very pretty.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] maormark:
Free user's gets the update?.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] RayWalton:
No apparently they are primarily concentrating on the DE editions only for now and I endorse their decision on that as seems very fair. So if you already have EmbER V1.0.0 or V1.0.1 free edition then follow the instructions in the EmbER System Settings under Updates and subscribe. Heck it is only US$10 for all the work they do and have done in bringing us Linux based XBMC and KODI firmware to our streaming boxes. To me at that price it is a no brainer and you get these now fully working auto updates using the sorted Over The Air (OTA) system they have devised.

To be blunt if folk are not prepared to donate such a small amount as US$10 for so much wonderful programming then they should simply go without, as that to me seems very stingy, and no other word for it IMHO. Oh and NO I am nothing to do with the EmbER development folk who I believe deserve all of our support.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] maormark:
I'm using openelec on my device (m2) working perfectly. What advantage with this release?.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] lexi81:
Is a changelog available? I can't seem to find it.

Never mind, I must be blind. Sorry......

Thanks for all the work!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Russell_S:
I wholeheatedly agree with you and I was in the process of donating to update two boxes to the Doner Edition only to find that it is not $10 per box but $30 per box.

At $20 to update two boxes I would have pressed the pay button without any hesitation but faced with $60 for two boxes I have to say I cancelled and have to give it some serious thought as to whether I can justify it especially as these boxes are secondary media streamers for the less used rooms in the house.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Josh.5:
We had to bump up the minimum donation in order to register due to the lack of funding. We have put many hours into this project, and after 4 months the support is just enough to cover the cost of the server let alone the hundreds of hours our personal time spent on this firmware.

It is because of this lack of support that we have decided to withhold our m3 and m8 builds and also to not release public releases until milestones are reached with project funding.

I appreciate what you are saying that $30 may be a bit high. But the opposite is also true for us that our time / effort is going unrecognized by the majority of users.

A big thank you to everyone who supported us already by donating. This message isn't for you. And I'm sure you v2.0.1 users will agree that the improvements compared to v1.0.1 are substantial.

I intend on writing up either a few detailed guides on the new additions or perhaps some videos tutorials.

In the mean time if you have an idea for a program that you want added to the list of installable programs/services (see the list next to the change log: http://ember-dev.com/downloads/), let me know and I'll make it happen.

To all the other public users, let me remind you that if someone gives you something for free that turns out to be quite usable, its polite to give something back (proportionally) to show appreciation. And just receiving the odd "thank you" forum post, or worse, seeing a complaint about the idea of donating towards our work, doesn't motivate me to stay up all night or spend hours of my time away from my family.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Russell_S:
Please don't get me wrong, I am extremely grateful to yourselves and all the developers on XDA for the work you do and the time you donate to the projects. I wasn't trying to say that $30 is too much or that it is not worth it but I personally have to justify the expenditure. If I were using these boxes as my main HTPC devices then I would find it easier to justify but as it is these are secondary devices that don't get much use.

I personally donate to any project that I find useful and have donated to quite a few on XDA (including I think MXLinux) and I find it a shame that others don't do the same. It would be a lot better if many people donated a small amount rather than a small number of users having to donate a large amount.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] freejack2k:
Glad i got my donation in early!!

Only thing i would say is keep in mind how much a lot of these boxes cost, up to you what you charge but not sure if people paying $45 for an MX box are going to outlay another $30 on firmware.. Like i say not saying your wrong but looking at it from a business point of view.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Josh.5:
Let's play a game.

I have x3 Donor Edition OTA registration codes here that I really want to give away free. These are valid for registering one box each for all future releases of EmbER DE (we plan to develop for a while yet and we have big plans).

So here is the game. Spread the word of Embedded Entertainment ROM.

Anyone can participate (even if you do not have an XDA Account).

The rules are simple, spread the news of EmbER to every Forum / Email / Facebook / Twitter / YouTube etc. that you know.

Each time you spread the word, return with evidence (a link, or BCC in the case of email).

Post your evidence here in this forum, or email it to: freebe@ember-dev.com (Email evidence must have freebe@ember-dev.com BCC'd).

Points will be calculated as follows:

x1 point - Forum post

x1 point - Twitter Post

x1 point - Facebook Post

x1 point - Email addressee

x10 points - For a 5 min Youtube Review

x1 point - Facebook like on your Facebook post

x1 point - Twitter re-tweet of your post

x5 additional points - If your post contains clear details of how users can install EmbER and get to v2.0.1

x5 additional points - If you include a link to our sponsors webpage: http://www.armadatvbox.com/ explaining that an Official EmbER device can be purchased here.

Minus x1 points - if your Forum post / Email / Facebook message / Tweet / YouTube video is illegible or makes no sense (shame on you!).

Results will be tallied and announced Friday, 24 July 2015.

Go!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] RayWalton:
HI Josh

Yes I follow all you are saying about the donations and why I subscribed almost immediately after V1.0.0 was released. However as a business model I have to say that I personally feel US#30 is too much and will result in the old law of diminishing returns. I would think you would generate far more income in if your set the cost at US$10 or US$15 BUT only made V2 available for those who do subscribe. I would say US$20 would be the maximum sustainable in this market but no more than US$15 per box would be a good source of income for you guys.

Just my two pence worth Josh but have to say that I love EmbER 2 it is indeed looking much more stable, seems a bit faster with booting and in use, is so far very reliable and even looks better with your new default skin. Keep up the good work it is appreciated.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Josh.5:
Hence why we choose not to release m8 but rather keep that exclusive for OEM sponsors that are willing to support us for it.

At the end of the day, this is bigger than just subscription cost. But we don't need to discuss that here. I've said all I need to about it.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] croniccorey:
EmbER Subscriptions

Hello EmbER users,

Over the past while we have had issues maintaining servers and had to raise price of the subscriptions to $30usd as some have commented about... This was a bit of a rash decision, at the time we seen as the only choice to continue this project with servers and websites to back it.. So we are going to drop subscriptions back to $10usd where it will remain and prepare the 2.0.1 public releases, we hope this will encourage donations so this will continue to be possible for the foreseeable future and so we will be able to expand the support to other box's/platforms.

Thanks,

EmbER-Dev
[Miscellaneous Android Development] john3voltas:
Cronic Corey.

Those are excellent news!

But in order to subscribe I need to get my Tronsmart Prometheus running again. And EmbER needs to go compliant with the Prometheus box, which is the only box I currently own.

You told me there was something in the works for making EmbER compliant with the Prometheus box.

Right now I can't run EmbER nor Android :(

Cheers
[Miscellaneous Android Development] croniccorey:
Thanks, Atv106 (Prometheus) is planed for support but no eta ATM
[Miscellaneous Android Development] croniccorey:
Come'on guys show your support and receive free EmbER keys for it.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] RayWalton:
A very good and sound decision croniccorey and for what it is worth I back you up on that 100%. I actually also feel it will almost for sure raise you far more needed and well deserved funding at this subscription level. Won't effect me as I was one of the early subscribers when EmbER V1 first came out but does not mean I will not make any further donations to you guys from time to time, and I am seriously a quite hard up pensioner these days.

Now all you guys (and gals) out there make this work for these guys at EmbER and donate that measly US10 to them ASAP, really no excuse now. It would be very very mean of any of you not to do so and you will also get the OTA updates and the Donors Editions too. Of course these guys need our help with funding so come on dig deep into those pockets. Now all the major problems seem sorted there is no need to delay any longer. I am actively encouraging all my slow to pay friends (yes we all have them who rarely buy a round of drinks even) to do the deed straight away.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Russell_S:
This really is excellent news to wake up to this morning and I have now registered two boxes for the Doner Edition.

As Ray said, I implore anyone else who is currently 'sitting on the fence' to just donate and help this project progress.

Thanks guys.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Josh.5:
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[Miscellaneous Android Development] Russell_S:
Hi I have come across a problem that I cannot figure a way out of and would like some assistance please.

I have a generix MX box (G18ref) which I have just upgraded to Doner Edition. The update went fine and it booted up to the new EmbER skin. I then went into 'System Settings' and created a backup. I walked away while it was doing the backup and when I returned it had returned to the 'System Settings' screen which had dimmed.

However now the box is not accepting any commands from the remote and is stuck on this screen. It is receiving the remote commands ok because I can hear the clicking noise when I press the buttons. The only thing that does seem to work is the power button on the remote because that does turn the box off but as soon as I press the power button again to start it up it goes straight back to the dimmed system settings screen again. Exactly the same happens even if I remove the power from the box to do a complete power cycle, I don't get the normal EmbER boot screen, it just comes straight up to the dimmed system settings screen.

Any idea what has caused this and what I can do about it. I can do a complete fresh install with the toothpick but I wanted to see this is recoverable without re-install.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] croniccorey:
Hi,

I will look into this for you and let u know what I find, thanks for report.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Bruur:
Thanks Croniccorey and Josh5, such a great initiative! I got myself immediately a licence key of Ember Donation Edition. And indeed, first impression is that it is a great improvement on 1.0.1. There is so much to try out, such as the new services and setup as a SD card as device's storage.

Just one question: is it possible to SSH into the box?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] croniccorey:
Thanks for support, Yes there is ssh access same as always.

Logon: root

Password: letmein
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Russell_S:
Thanks.

I will leave this box in the current state so if you need any more information or want anything tested just let me know.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] RayWalton:
Weird problem with the latest V2 I have from the OTA install. All worked fine at first but now when I go to the EmbER System Settings the page comes up on screen but it stays with Busy and it never stops loading even after many minutes. The box is not crashed though as the Red power off button still works okay and it reboots fine but still cannot get into the EmbER System settings add-on. It did work at first as I checked out this feature when V2 first installed and could change WiFi or Wired connection settings etc . Same problem with using either the new EmbER Mod skin or Metropolis skin.

What can I do here as I need this System Settings screen for changing back to Wired or WiFi for a start ?? I appreciate I can reinstall back to V1.0.1 and then let it again update to V2 DE and then restore my backed up configuration settings but would rather avoid having to do that if an easier answer.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Josh.5:
This is caused by disabling the ETH connection. I've fixed this in the next release.

For now what you can do is go to the file browser on Kodi and navigate to the profile directory > addon_data > script.system.settings and delete the settings.xml file.

Once you delete it, reboot and you'll be fine.

Please don't disable the wired connection in v2.0.1.

We have a list of current bugs next to our change log http://ember-dev.com/downloads/
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Russell_S:
Well that's very bizarre. I power cycled the box numerous times last night and even left it powered off for over an hour and it still came back up to the dimmed system settings screen. So I just left the box powered off last night.

Anyway, I thought I'd give it another try tonight after being powered off for around 24hours and it has booted up fine. So I really don't know what was going on last night.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] RayWalton:
Many thanks Josh, spot on as always. Very impressed with your change log and current bugs list and indeed the glimpse of prospects for the near future too.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] lexi81:
Hey guys, thanks for the excellent firmware. I'm running into a problem though since switching AMLinux from Frodo to Gotham (problem exists in OpenElec too). When I enable passthrough my TV doesn't produce any sound, allthough it is perfectly capable of receiving AC3. With Frodo indeed my TV did produce sound, from Gotham onward it became silent. Does anyone else experience this?

I'm wondering if this patch might be related:

https://github.com/OpenELEC/OpenELE...ek_Play/patches/kodi/0017-enable-IEC958.patch
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Wotzit:
Thanks Guys, Donation sent. Keep up the good work :good:

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Hmm... How long should I be sitting at a black screen after the update and reboot?

Was at the Ember static splash for a looooong while then switched to the animated splash for not-so-long, now black screen for longest -long. Is this normal ?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Wotzit:
Ok - booted up fine today (sadly, all setting are gone - but no big deal)

The 2.0.1 version does not always pick up the correct time / date from the internet.

I used to get around this problem by editing the ntpd settings in /etc/default but it doesn't exist any more.

Can someone give me a script to drop in the /root/Run folder to set my date and time a bit more reliably? (I'll give /etc/init.d/boot.local a try)

nvm - Figured it out :victory:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jaqrab:
Hi I have the generic E-m6 and am trying to use the revert to android. Using your EXTRACTME_g18ref-mx2_Android_Revert and extratcing to my SD Card.

Once performing the toothpick firmware install, all I get is a brief flash of a grey screen and then a black screen. I have left this for 10 minutes.

Please advise how I must proceed?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] elboby:
I just installed and tested the Ember-DE, great work!

But how do I turn off the system theres only reboot on the menu.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Wotzit:
Power Button on your remote?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Josh.5:
EmbER v2.0.2 Released - The final Helix build

Hey everyone.

Somewhat delayed, but never-the-less... Here is the final Kodi 14.2 Embedded Entertainment ROM http://ember-dev.com/downloads.

Release Notes

This release was mostly a bunch of bug fixes to 2.0.1. Some of which were more serious than others.

This release has also been made public as it fixes a number of issues in the underlying conversion process to EmbER.

There are still some outstanding reported issues for TLBB builds. To be honest, it was just a case of time and our lack there of. Rest assured though, this will be looked into in the upcoming EmbER v3.

Some of the big things that we're looking at doing for the next few releases are:

- Bumping MX kernel to 3.10.

- Updating a majority of packages.

- Adding a bluetooth stack to System Settings.

- Adding scheduled backups and adding a custom dir option.

- Implement PAL/NTSC switch for A/V output users.

- And a bunch of other little things (and maybe some huge things...)
​

Remember to follow us on Twitter or Facebook for up-to-date news on development progress.

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This may also be useful to someone...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ut4csg8dr6bgwx9/EmbER-AutoMakeRecoverySD.tar.gz?dl=1

It's a script for creating a Recovery SD for EmbER devices.

Extract it and run

sudo ./MakeRecoverySD <drive>

(Where "<drive>" is the name of your device in Linux. Eg. /dev/sdb)

This isn't 100% tested. If anyone finds anything wrong with it, please let me know.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] lexi81:
The changelog says:

Optimise ramdisk and init scripts to increase boot time

I guess you mean decrease?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Josh.5:
Lol. Yea thanks mate.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Wotzit:
croniccorey / Josh.5,

Can you give me a clue as to how I can re-enable the suspend after 20mins idle, that has been removed in your build.

I have tried using advancedsettings.xml but, as has been previously reported, your cooked version overrides the users requirements and keeps it disabled.

I appear to be able to powerOFF using that file, but this option does not turn off the video output to my TV (MX2 box) and so the TV does not shut off. This is a very useful feature (for those of us with kids), so I am stumped why it has been disabled.

After all, if it IS restored as an option, those that have no use for it can simply not use it

Thanks
[Miscellaneous Android Development] DancesWithChickens:
Did a fresh install of 2.0.2:

being both connected and disconnected - Schrödingers Internet.

Performing a video library update still performs a cleanup as well.

So offline/disconnected temporary sources (external HDD) will be deleted from library... which means my HDD has to run all the time, or i won't have a video library.

FTP still doesn't work.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] RayWalton:
You beat me to it as have just noticed this weird little bug in the Internet connection screen. Before I realised what was happening I really thought my Ethernet connection was not connection and could not figure why until I found out I was connected all the time.

Whilst talkie about using Ethernet connection to the MyGIca box I have one annoying problem with this and that concerns Apple Air Play from my iPhone 4S . This is important now I have the magic Apple Music service which I highly rate despite the buggy latest iTunes problems with it. The problem is, and I have had this for a long time, is that I cannot Air Play to the MyGica box from my iPhone 4S unless the box is connected to my LAN via WiFi. This is crazy as after all whether Ethernet or WiFi it is still the same LAN so logically it should work either way. Can anyone else get their iPhone to work to their KODI box if it is connected via Ethernet, or does everyone have to connect only via the same LAN WiFI link as the iPhone is using??

Is there a Router setting that needs changing for this Air Play problem ?? I certainly cannot find one or know of one.

As to the Library and my external USB hard drive with all the media on it well I leave that permanently plugged into my KODI box so it powers up when I power up my box. But understand your concerns on this point though.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] DaPhinc:
Will you guys release a meson8 built?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] mj1998:
Hi, I have been on this forum for a while. I had installed xbmc v12.2 in 2013 on my generic mx box. It has been working fine. However, I was looking into upgrading it to the latest version. I have copied the latest EmbER files (for my device) onto root of SD card:

- aml_autoscript

- bootloader.img

- EmbER-Amlogic-_****_****-update.zip

- factory_update_param.aml

- recovery.img

The toothpick method is no longer working. The box just loads into xbmc v12.2 every time. Am I missing something? Thanks.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] mj1998:
Is there a way to install the update via ssh?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kozmo2k4:
If you can SSH (or ADB if you have Android installed) into the Box, just issue command:

#reboot recovery

And while the SD card with all those files on it is inserted, it should install the new build.

Sent from my Mobile Communication Device
[Miscellaneous Android Development] mj1998:
That worked perfectly. Thanks a lot for a quick response.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kozmo2k4:
You are welcome. Glad to hear it worked out for you.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Dru79:
Can I turn off start animation?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] boxmax:
hi

i have box s805 + avl6211 ...

this rom support tuner dvb-s2 avl6211 ?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] fryman:
Just got a MXIII 1G/8G. Anybody had any luck installing this on the S802 Chipset?