yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Bruur:
I've solved this problem. Don't sftp into the box and make an update folder. Follow the instructions in the wiki exactly (duh!). When opening the shared folder named "update" and copying the .tar file in it and rebooting the box the update is applied. I have now updated two boxes successfully from 4.1.2 -> 4.1.4 and from 4.0.7 -> 4.1.4

This issue is fixed in the 4.1.4 version. Poster-art is now shown in the playback menu.

The most annoying remaining problem is this one, it drives me nuts! Also, why aren't other people mentioning this issue? Surely I'm not the only one seeing this?

And it still feels like the Ethernet speed is slower than in an other MX Gotham firmware. Is there anyway to benchmark this in XBMC or Linux using terminal? I need to be able to do an honest comparison:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jellywobbles:
Codesnake - you say, Added support for most commonly used WiFi adapters

Is there a list of these WiFi adapters?

I have an RTL8188 5dBi external USB antenna that works brilliantly with an MX box running Matricom v1.1.6 firmware - the same box running OpenElec OpenELEC 4.2 Beta4 just does not recognise it.

Any ideas?

I need to use an external USB antenna so If I can see the list of supported adapters I can buy one ;)

Thanks
[Miscellaneous Android Development] codesnake:
OpenELEC includes drivers for RTL8188EU adapter.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] chuckconnors:
[MENTION=1821973]codesnake[/MENTION], were you able to look at the logs I posted? Are they of any use in diagnosing the playback instability I described? It may be a coincidence, but I think this coincided with the governor change. Can you tell me how to set it back to what it was before to test?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jellywobbles:
Thanks - my antenna uses RTL8188CUS - and does not work. OpenElec does not show the MAC code for this antenna when plugged in - only the MAC code for the internal RTL8188 antenna. Weird eh?

Do you have drivers for this RTL8188CUS?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] codesnake:
5.0 final will be next after the RC3.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nate_benji:
Intermittent Buffering

I keep getting intermittent buffering, and i'm not exactly sure why. I have my MXQ (m8) connected directly to my router via lan cable, and so is the source of my files (server pc). Its a 1080p dts video file, if that makes any difference. I might try different things to troubleshoot to determine what the source of the issue is. Could be the router, or it could be the mxQ. I don't think its the server pc, because i've never had any issue with it before. I'm assuming its either my router or the actual player.

Has anyone else experienced this issue?

Looks like the file plays fine from a usb drive, so i'm assuming its my router.

100% of the issue was my router, good thing I have a spare or 2. lol
[Miscellaneous Android Development] piotr.pot:
Hi [MENTION=1821973]codesnake[/MENTION], thank you for your great work!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] freezer2k:
Hi,

I found this:

https://github.com/codesnake/OpenELEC.tv/tree/master/projects/Amlogic/devices/MXQ

Does this mean this box here is supported?

http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box/pp_80703.html

Thanks!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] codesnake:
No, it is not yet supported.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] freezer2k:
Thanks for the info,

Is that code related to that device though, meaning WIP, or is that different hardware?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] codesnake:
WIP
[Miscellaneous Android Development] DaPhinc:
Is this the ENY EM6Q-MXQ or the Beelink MXQ S85?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] codesnake:
ENY
[Miscellaneous Android Development] braders2k:
Hi, does the wifi work on mx2 box on kodi rc3? Or should I stick to 4.2.1 for now?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Bruur:
Boxes with 4.2.1 keep crashing after a while

I keep having problems with generic g18ref MX boxes with the 4.2.1 firmware on it. After a while many boxes stop booting and show either this message:

"Error in mount_storage: mount_common: Could not mount /dev/data ***
sh: can't access tty: job control turned off"

Or this message:

"Failed to start XBMC hacks"

After looking on this forum and on http://forums.matricom.net/ the only solution is to reflash the box. So far that works, until the next crash after a while.

I'm more interested in preventing these crashes completely. Is anything known about the cause of these crashes? How can this problem be prevented or solved for good?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] codesnake:
Should work.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] pakkosauna:
i have similar problems.

If i switch off box and it and waiting 30 min it will not start. But waiting power on about 3 min (it warms up) and restart in works fine.

Maybe some memory have corrupted, or condenser have broken. I dont know?

My MX is always on :laugh:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Bruur:
Why is it recommended to wipe data 3x & wipe cache partition 3x?

I'm still baffled why so many boxes sooner or later stop booting. The only hint I have is that the filesystem is broken and the partitions cannot be found any more.

In several posts I see people recommend to wipe data in the system recovery screen 3 times and then to wipe the cache partition 3 times during installation, every time the recovery screen presents it self. Is this really necessary? Can anybody confirm that after doing this the box doesn't get stuck at boot anymore?

And can anybody explain the logic behind this? It sounds to me more like the digital version of black magic, voodoo and witchcraft :confused:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Al8782:
I use to do that all the time, but now I only do 2 of each once before flashing and thats it.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Bruur:
Exactly when in your installation procedure do you perform the data and cache partition wipes? Have you ever encountered with boxes installed this way that they stopped booting after a while?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] jellywobbles:
You hit the nail straight on the head she you said "It sounds to me more like the digital version of black magic, voodoo and witchcraft"

I have never ever done this before - and think that maybe this concept rose over sheer ignorance!

If you have a good box - do everything correctly - just one wipe data is sufficient. & has worked for me with 100% success.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Bruur:
That's how I flash boxes with OpenELEC too. But I'm getting a significant number of boxes back which stopped booting. It seems that:

A: I might have had a batch of boxes with very bad NAND chips, or

B. that OpenELEC, or to be specific, the kernel has some bugs in writing data to the NAND. Such as writing to the same location over and over again, causing 'wear' and general instability. In the case a bad block occurs, which is a given for NAND memory, the OS just needs to cope with it properly. This might be the problem in the kernel OpenElec uses.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] pakkosauna:
try install first android 1.1.6

Then https://forums.matricom.net/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=58

and last openelec.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] braders2k:
Thats I do with all my MX boxes I've sold.. Never had a problem so far
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Bruur:
Thanks for sharing. I'll try this!

Could you provide us with some background of how you found out that this is the best way to flash? I'm very interested in the reason why this apparently prevents the box/filesystem to crash after a while.

Also, do you perform a data wipe and do you clean the cache partition? If so, only once, or multiple times?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] pavelka75:
Hi guys,

I need help. Several months ago I bought this box http://www.geekbuying.com/item/CMX-...rt-with-IR-Remote-Control---Black-330173.html and everything works fine. (Codesnake you did great work, thanks)

But a month ago I bought two boxes for my friends who wanted also OPENELEC on it. I wasn´t able to flash this FW. There is probably a SW lock in new FW. So I decided flash older FW recomended for this box (0605 from geekbuying). After this my box seems to be dead. There is only red light when I plug power supply. Recovery isn´t working.

Is there any chance to make it work?

Thanks in advance for your advice
[Miscellaneous Android Development] pakkosauna:
Install

Boot Recovery

in SD card using Win32DiskImager. use uboot.bin file!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] pakkosauna:
Boblight does not work. It connected to boblightd, but stop when start play movie. i Use MX Kodi 14.0 Helix RC3.

Is this the future coming to Help?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] chigo58:
Happily served with 5RC3 but noticing some movement on final 5.0 in GIT. It's more than welcome and TY [MENTION=1821973]codesnake[/MENTION]
[Miscellaneous Android Development] lexi81:
The Wetek already got an update. Most development is towards the Wetek device now. They are sponsors of OE. In the end It will benefit all Amlogic devices, just need patience.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Al8782:
Which jaybob build are installing after you installed 1.1.6 and then OpenELEC? Also how did you come about using one of jaybobs build before installing OpenELEC?

Thanks
[Miscellaneous Android Development] chronospike:
After installing the 4.97.3 on my mx2 from stock matricom firmware, I'm having trouble figuring out how to get back to the android portion. Is OpenELEC linux only or does it still have the android functionality hidden away somewhere?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] inameiname:
When you installed OpenELEC you installed it over Android, so it is no longer there. Unfortunately, at this time, you cannot have both Android and OpenELEC on your MX2.

To revert back to Android, you will have to reinstall it, erasing OpenELEC. Here is the Android roms:

https://wiki.matricom.net/i/MX2_Firmware

I personally always revert back to 1.1.6 first, and then update to 1.2.2, but I do not think it is any longer required. Regardless make sure you wipe cache and data at least twice, just to be safe.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Al8782:
I would still like to know why do some of you guys recommend to install one of jaybobs build after 1.1.6 and then openelec. And which build of jaybobs do you guys install?

And this has helped you guys from having problems with openelec getting stuck on splash screen?

Thanks
[Miscellaneous Android Development] chronospike:
Ok cool. I had tried googling before asking but I could only seem to find mention that the mx2 supported android. Wasn't sure what happened to the extra functionality. Can Kodi be ran from the matricom firmware if you install the apk?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] inameiname:
I believe if you installed the latest Matricom Android software, 1.2.2, it will already have Kodi Helix. And if you want the absolute latest Kodi, 14.1, you can indeed just install the apk from the Kodi website. With the Android operating system, you use it just as you do on an Android phone.

That said, I would suggest not installing the official apk from the Kodi website as the Kodi that comes with the matricom firmware is a customized version, which has been tweaked to increase hardware support. Sometimes, people on http://forums.matricom.net/ will release an updated XBMC/KODI apk for the matricom's boxes, so you can then just update it from there. So keep an eye out on there if interested.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] osdieman:
No Audio over 3.5 mm Jack plug

Hi All..

Thank you for this great software for my M8 Box.. so far most things working fine.. but i have one little problem..

For some reason i cannot get the audio from the 3.5mm jack plug.. the reason i need this is because i use a small pc speaker system..

The box does send audio over hdmi to the tv but this sound is not nice so i want to send it to my speaker system..

My bad luck is my tv has no audio output..

So is there a way to enable the audio out on the 3.5mm jack??

I also found out when play music the screensaver OpenGL Spectum is running fast and slow.. so not running stable..

Regards Osdieman
[Miscellaneous Android Development] unaBonger:
I just got a CX-S859

http://sunchip-tech.en.alibaba.com/...5_HD_media_player_Quad_Core_Mali_450_GPU.html

I found Stock 4.4 Rom and TWRP for it, but haven't done anything with it yet.

It's Amlogic S805 based...

Will this ROM run on CX-S859?

Sorry for the noob question.

I'm familiar with Droids, but not the AndroidTV yet.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] codesnake:
OE for S805 is still in development.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] lexi81:
5.01

The Wetek has gotten 5.01, Amy chance the g18ref build will get updated soon? Because it is almost the same hardware.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] chigo58:
I'd love for that to happen ;)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] lexi81:
5.0.3 is released

5.0.3 is here:

Links for MX2

update file: https://github.com/codesnake/OpenELEC.tv/releases/download/5.0.3/OpenELEC-Amlogic.MX2.arm-5.0.3.tar

new install from recovery: https://github.com/codesnake/OpenELEC.tv/releases/download/5.0.3/OpenELEC-Amlogic.MX2.arm-5.0.3.zip

Others:

https://github.com/codesnake/OpenELEC.tv/releases/

Thanks [MENTION=1821973]codesnake[/MENTION]

I see some kernel fixes for wetek, like cpu temperature and cec. Are those working for MX2 as well? Both seem to be Meson6 platform. Because temperature on MX2 still says "?"
[Miscellaneous Android Development] elgrego4:
I noticed on the releases page, there is a new one for m8 too. Is that M8 1 gig or M8/M8N 2 gig?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] codesnake:
M8 2GB
[Miscellaneous Android Development] codesnake:
OpenELEC 5.0.3

OpenELEC 5.0.3 for Amlogic-based TV boxes is available now. See the first post in this topic for more details.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] skippie17700:
hi Code, first of all, thanks for all the good work.

I am using M8 2gb 4.97.3 with success on my Gbox Q, is it safe to upgrade to 5.0.3, the same way as I upgrade my MX2 Midnight?

thnx
[Miscellaneous Android Development] thejondude:
oops 10char
[Miscellaneous Android Development] codesnake:
You can upgrade using a tar file as usual.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] lexi81:
lag

[MENTION=1821973]codesnake[/MENTION] I'm experiencing lag during playback of 23.976 material. My output is set to 1080p24 and I have sync playback to display enabled (resample audio). But on freaktab forum I saw [MENTION=3905077]kszaq[/MENTION] has released an extra build with this commit re added https://github.com/kszaq/OpenELEC.tv/commit/0ed1fff53dd44921db601f128180beac1062a20e Would that fix my problem? (I'm running a MX2)

Thanks for your hard work!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] chigo58:
upgrade on my MX2 worked like a charm... thank you [MENTION=1821973]codesnake[/MENTION]
[Miscellaneous Android Development] codesnake:
Unlikely.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] afigienas:
Flashed for Vigica C60s -it bricked my device. It never passes the Kodi logo sceen.

Thaks to me i found a way how to restore stock fw.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Geordie Boyo:
I went to upgrade my Gotham 13.2 to the latest stable Kodu release.

Something screwed up, and am stuck in the position of "no signal" on my mx2 box.

The red light shows so there is power to it, but i can see no flashing activity coming from the ethernet cable at the back, which is usually flashing.

How can I fix this please?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] inameiname:
If you updated your MX2 box from 4.2.1 (with Gotham 13.2) to 5.0.3 (with Kodi 14.1) and receive a 'no signal' / black screen, then you are probably one of the unlucky MX2 people like myself unable to update past 4.2.1 (version from back in Oct 2014).

I am unsure about whether or not I get any sign of ethernet activity on my cable in the back, but I do know I have no picture at all and can only Samba into my device to show it is even on. There is a flicker at first boot for half a second before it goes completely blank. Again, if this is what is seems like it is for you, then you have the affliction.

A while back there was mention of a potential fix in the works for this, presumably an HDMI issue relating to an updated Linux kernel or something, but I haven't gotten a response in a while about any update on this.

In the meantime, to revert, copy (and extract) the 1.1.6 Matricom Android Firmware onto an sd card and reinstall it, and then the OpenELEC 4.2.1 Firmware. Here is a link to the latest one that works: http://forums.matricom.net/viewtopi...08148718a0f2887d93a401554d4&start=2280#p31216.

Finally, besides the thread I linked above, here is another which may help you with your device: http://www.freaktab.com/showthread....-Amlogic-based-TV-boxes-(M8-MXQ-TV110-MX2-G18).
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Geordie Boyo:
Thanks for the info, what you described is exactly the problem i had.

can you provide a link to the 1.1.6 Matricom Android Firmware ?

Cheers
[Miscellaneous Android Development] lexi81:
Does anyone know if it is possible to use a Wetek 5.0.5 image on a MX2? Maybe if we extract the tar file and only update the System and not the Kernel? Or replace the Kernel with a previous Kernel of the 5.0.3 MX2 tar file.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] inameiname:
Sorry to hear. I hope it gets fixed sometime in the near future. I would finally love to have Helix on my MX2 Box. Unfortunately, progress stalled on account of Codesnake not having an MX2 Box with the same ailment so he couldn't help us. However, something must have been figured out if there was mention of an HDMI issue and which is probably the cause and a fix in around the corner.

Anyway, sure. Matricom Firmware can be found here: https://wiki.matricom.net/i/MX2_Firmware The extract the zip file and copy the three files onto the root part of an SD Card. Then do the toothpick method. I suggest wiping data and cache a few times beforehand.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tebra:
Hi all, I installed the 5.0.3 on my M8. It works very good. Thanks

I found 3 small bugs:

- screen flickering when fast forward video

- airplay: iOS devices only see kody as a sound receiver. No picture or video

- the Bluetooth device inside M8 is not detected by kody
[Miscellaneous Android Development] deepal720:
OpenELEC for Amlogic-based MX3

Hi there, is there a firmware for Amlogic-based MX3 Box?

Does OpenELEC 5.0.3 work on MX3 Box?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] codesnake:
Unofrtunately I don't support MXIII boxes because I don't have it.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] deepal720:
MXIII M82 Amlogic S802

Does anyone know how to install openelec on MXIII M82 Amlogic S802. I've tried install it in Recovery mode but did not work. Please help

Thanks
[Miscellaneous Android Development] TylerDurdenK:
Hi guys.

Has anyone managed to get the M8 box to play DTS-HD movies correctly? Mine plays with terrible stuttering and no sound :( My receiver is definitely capable of playing the signal.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tebra:
Did you select "hdmi pass-through " in sound settings to send the undecoded audio to your reciever? You also have to config witch codec your reciver can decode
[Miscellaneous Android Development] TylerDurdenK:
Yes, I know the settings very well and have had DTS-HD working on other systems, but it doesn't seem to work on the M8.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] codesnake:
There are known problems with HD audio passthrough on Amlogic, work is in progress to fix that.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] TylerDurdenK:
Good to hear that, thanks for taking the time to answer.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] baskient80:
Thank you

I just wanted to thank you for the great work on this rom. It works really well. I was using openelec on my HTPC before this, but it got very hot. So i bought an m8 not knowing if it would be as fast as my old pc. I guess it is :) and i'm very happy with my always on mediaplayer / download device. Great work!!!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] deepal720:
Codesnake, Thanks for reply to my question. I've installed openELEC on my Amlogic MX2 and it works great. Thanks for your help.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] afigienas:
Doesn't work on Vigica C60s. So keep in mind.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ynl078:
Hi codesnake I am a newbie to this thread, i have recently purchased a ARMADA Pure Linux M8 which is based on amlogic s802, can you confirm your openlec kodi 14.1 vesion will work on my device

thanks
[Miscellaneous Android Development] codesnake:
I don't have such device and cannot test my builds on it, so I cannot confirm OpenELEC for M8 will work on Armada. But maybe someone lese already tried and can tell you how it works.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] WearySky:
So, I tried installing this yesterday on my TV box (a G18Ref box repurposed with custom firmware for VMedia - they dubbed it the "VBox")... I thought all was good, booted up to the splash screen, then froze with a "can't access tty" error. Left it for a while hoping that it would recover, but no such luck. And now I can't get into recovery mode (the recovery button is actually between the two USB ports on the back of my box, instead of inside the 3.5mm jack). Anybody have any suggestions? I'm going to try the "bootable sd card and short various pins" methods I've seen, but anything else that might be worth trying? I'll post a picture of the board tonight as well, maybe I was just dumb and mistook my box for the wrong type of box (though I was pretty confident it was G18REF).
[Miscellaneous Android Development] afigienas:
I've wrote manual about shorting pin and making bootable sd card. for me, i have Vigica c60S device -there is no ANY buttosn to go to recovery, that's why it needs shorting pins, for you it may be other optios available without shorting. For me only way to use device again-was by shorting pins and flashing firmware. because recover doesnt work, CodeSnake says it should work, but it doesnt. Cause i guess it rewrites recovery image, kernel.

I think if your cpu is AML8726-MX -then i think it's correct to say it's G18REF
[Miscellaneous Android Development] WearySky:
I'll have to double check tonight. I've seen a handful of different pin shorting tutorials, some say to short 2 big pins on one of the 8-pin chips, others say to short various small pins on the memory chip (5 and 7, 7 and 8, etc). It's hard to figure out which need shorting.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] afigienas:
this is my tutorial http://www.freaktab.com/showthread....y-g18ref-box-when-upgrade-doesnt-work-anymore i'm using this method.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] WearySky:
Ah hah! That's the one of the ones I saw yesterday. My board looks a little bit different from that one, but I'll try it tonight :) And you have to short those pins as the box is being plugged in, correct? The other tutorials I've seen say to short the pins after the box turns on.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] afigienas:
yes before plug in, cause it very fast chooses internal nand as boot device and you have to be quick, so better to short before plugin in. also this saves you from accidentally touching other pins and damaging device. So better first short then turn on :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] WearySky:
So, after trying again last night, no luck. Shorting out the two pins on the board before booting up just loads up to a blank screen, doesn't actually do anything :(

Here's a picture of my board... Sorry for the poor lighting. I tried bridging the 2 pins that are already marked orange from the factory, no luck there. And bridging pins on the nand didn't seem to do anything (well, except when I accidentally bridged 1 and 2 when it was on, and it sparked and shut off the box. :) )
[Miscellaneous Android Development] afigienas:
your board looks like totaly diferent item. What CPU it uses? also i dont see which one chip you should short...there are few in your board..you could demage it. Also how do you know that those 2 pins are the same as in my picture? it may be at other side. But i suggest you to stop experimenting until you get more proven ways to do that with your board.

Also this to work you have to create BOOTABLE microSD card and copy there your firmware.