yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codesnake:
Run it, select the disk with sdcard, check "Repartition and format", Select bin file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4FNwq1C49hval94am8tUVAwMXM/view?usp=sharing, click Make a boot card.

After repartitioning and formatting is complete, put the 1.1.6 firmware files onto the card. Insert card into the box and enter recovery using toothpick. Installation should start automatically.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] momokabbaj:
Thank you codesnake

I will try all this once i get home. I will keep you updated about this issue

Ps you didn't tell me if i try this process on blank screened (2) boxes or the other untouched ones?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codesnake:
Try on blankscreened.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] momokabbaj:
I have just try this method but nothing happens on the 2 blankscreened boxes. It is so sad
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xmon1000:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=45502307

Assuming you have the right box try this, let it boot into android, and then an OTA update from this image to 1.6 if that works flash openelec as normal. You may be able to flash 1.6 instead of OTA but I think you have to let 1.5 boot before trying any upgrades.

Worked on a soft bricked box for me.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] momokabbaj:
Were your boxes cmx boxes or regular matricom mx2 boxes?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xmon1000:
I have a mix of matricom and unbranded - MX logo on top. I dont know "cmx", but based on the fact you have successfully flashed them with this version of openelec in the past it would seem they have the right hardware. The models supported by the recovery method are listed in the thread. If you have the right device its low risk, if you dont it may make things worse. i have used it on each of my boxes a couple of times - just to get a clean slate.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xmon1000:
Does anyone have a wireless dongle that successfully improves the wireless on openelec with these boxes?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] albieox:
PULSAR addon

Is not necessary to customize the addon

You need to enable “Allow programs on other system to control XBMC” (system menu). Openelec require this.

After that....

1 - Install addon release 03.2 https://github.com/steeve/plugin.video.pulsar/releases/

2 - Reboot

3 - Install "MC" providers like "script.pulsar.yify-mc" https://icanuckxbmcrepo.svn.cloudforge.com/pulsarunofficialrepo/trunk/

4 - Enjoy

By the way, FANTASTIC work Codesnake
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] periptosi88:
M8 Amlogic

Dear friend, excellent forum.

I am new to android boxes and just bought a M8 Amlogic with Android 4.4 preinstalled.

XBMC 13 was installed but had some problems with audio video sync.

Uninstalled XBMC 14 and installed XBMC 13 but same issue.

Do you know how to fix that?

Tried every single combination in video settings and no solution.

Also when playing 1080P videos from XBMC video is stuttering.

Is OpenElec going to solve that?

Please advice please so I c an start enjoying

Thanks

Chris
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jumpermc:
Hi codesnake.

Is there a list of changes for 5.0b3?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codesnake:
http://openelec.tv/news/22-releases/144-beta-openelec-5-0-beta-3-released

Amlogic-specific updates: Updated to Linux kernel 3.10.35
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] znahuja:
support of m8s(s812)

Dear sir,

Sir i have question for m8 firmware, will this firmware support to m8s (s812) ??
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codesnake:
There is not support for S812 yet, but it is planned in the future.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bertocar:
OPENELEC M8 and HDMI pass through @ 24p

I've a problem with M8 and pass through:

when playing mkv at 50p dolby digital, dts and dts hd are correctly passed and decoded to the ampli (an ONKYO model).

If I select to change frame rate in the settings, the player switches at 24p correctly but no audio is passed to the ampli.

I've tried with various files but the problem is the same.

Note that with original firmware at 24p audio is correctly played.

Thanks

Alberto
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codemonkey1:
Pivos XS Support?

Hi,

Thanks for you all your hard work. Looks like a lot of people really appreciate it.

Is it possible to generate an image that would work on the Pivos XS? Apparently it is a G18REF board but with a different storage layout.

Regards.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codesnake:
I'll do it one day, unfortunately I'm very busy now.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spager:
Anyone know if the Open Elec Gbox MX2 port will work on the new Pivos Xios XS?

Almost identical specs, looks like they may be using the same PCB.

Oops sorry this questions was posted in the pivos forums and I did not see the above post before I posted.

Thanks Codesnake I would sure like to see open elec on the pivos XS.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alex3490:
Openelec errors, mx2 not booting

I keep receiving these errors when I try to install openelec

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxHEMb9wH7HeUnpic0tGTHNRZ2s/preview

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxHEMb9wH7HeUnpic0tGTHNRZ2s/preview

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxHEMb9wH7HeejNENWdjUU85dUU/edit?usp=docslist_api

Tried 4.2.1 and 4.9.5

Tried even going back to matricom 1.2 and it boot but as a new setup every time

Btw, when it does boot up under openelec it doesn't pass the welcome screen
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codesnake:
It is hard to say why you have the issue.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alex3490:
I'm just going to buy me a box from getxbmc.com

Comes preinstalled with openelec
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elad12310:
Hello I have kb901 tablet how I came Lrikbri

Hello I have kb901 tablet how I came Lrikbri?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arkymedes:
Hello!

After trying your suggestion to downgrade it to 1.1.6, I still have the same error. Please see attached image.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codesnake:
I afraid if the 1.1.6 firmware doesn't work for you, then OpenELEC will no work as well.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sramsay:
Openelec on mx2

I have an mx2 box and cannot install the Openelec 5 Beta 3

***Error in mount_storage:mount_common: Could not mount /dev/data**

Also, does Pulsar work on Openelec yet?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codesnake:
Try Beta4 instead - https://github.com/codesnake/OpenEL...ad/4.95.4/OpenELEC-Amlogic.MX2.arm-4.95.4.zip

Unpack the archive onto SD-card, insert it into the box, and enter recovery using toothpick. The installation should start automatically.

Unfortunately I don't use the Pulsar addon.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Powdor:
Update to 4.95 issues and general firmware issues

Hi,

I am able to flash 4.2.1 as the last succesfull version onto a g18ref device (CMX-AML8726-MX-Android-4-2-Dual-Core-Mini-TV-Box-HDMI-HDD-Player-1G-8G-Built-in-XBMC-1080P-RJ45-AV-Port-with-IR-Remote-Control from geekbuying). I have had trouble getting it to be detected like that (most of the time I remove the check for that and resign the update).

But from newer versions either through upgrade or full firmware upgrade I run into a boot error. It crashes to some text line with the word tty in it. Is this an issue with my device? I have never first flashed it with this Matricom 1.1.6.

Problems with compatibility of firmwares started a while back when I flashed to Matricom 1.1.9 onto it (to try it out).

Any suggestions. I will try to make some screenshots later tonight for more details. I have never been able to upgrade an existing installation of this rome (all was after this matricom 1.1.9 incident).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codesnake:
I unlikely can to something, if I cannot reproduce the issue.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arkymedes:
Hello, after trying the manual update to the latest beta, I believe I got a soft brick, please see attached image.

Based on that, how to restore to default android if the recovery partition does not exist anymore?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codesnake:
Put recovery.img onto sdcard.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sramsay:
Install Beta 4

I get the same error message with Beta4..any suggestion why the beta version is not install on my mx box?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arkymedes:
I can confirm that me too cannot install any of the betas. (Matricom GBox MX2 here)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sportsteruk:
codesnake m8 build beta 3

I have used the amlinux.ru tv110 build on my cyclone x4 - working 99% - can I use the tar from this build in update and restart the box to switch to this release ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codesnake:
I'm not related in any way to the builds from amlinux.ru.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Powdor:
Trying to upgrade to 4.95.x fails on CMX AML8726-MX

After doing some more tests:

I was able to upgrade to any Matricom version and it startet recoughtnizing the device again as a g18ref. I can also without issues go to any stock rom from the cmx.

Installing 4.2.1 is no problem (using the sd tootpick method).

Upgrading to any 4.9.x fails (upgrading using the update folder with tar never worked for me)

Tar upgrade results in:

MD5 check all okay

Then it shows info (cannot read beginning of line due to overscan of monitor) but it says the following thing:

updating kernel completed

update system 13% completed

bad block at 0x08c00000

bad block at 0x08e00000

update system 100% completed

error in check_update: mount_common: could not mount /flash/system

starting debugging shell... type exit to quit ###

can't access tty; job control turned off

SD update results in:

starting debugging shell... type exit to quit ###

can't access tty; job control turned off

Second reboot on both result in hanging system on start screen.

It seems something has changed with the 4.95.x version that does not work for my box any more or the box is just broken? Any idea?

Thanks again for the hard work you put into this
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sportsteruk:
amlinux

I know, but I flashed the amlinux onto the cyclone x4 before yours was out, I have used your mx2 version previously and its been stable on my old box, I was just wondering if I have openelec amlinux on if I could switch to yours by putting the .tar file in the update folder and restarting the box ?

its difficult to go back to stock on the x4 as it doesn't have a reset button and the remote doesn't kick the recovery in once you have switched to openelec.

cheers
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codesnake:
I don't have a CMX box so I can't say you for sure. I don't have such issues on my MX2.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sramsay:
I confirm. I have the same problem as you. Unable to install beta 4 nor 5

I have an MX Box
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnniegtg:
I have just recently started using openelec on MX boxes. Works fantastic thank you for your efforts. I'm am using 4.2.1 as it is a stable build.

I may have discovered a small bug wondering if u might be able to try any HD live streaming sites such as oss or sportmafia or anything similar? Video pauses on the live streams about every 3 seconds but audio remains in tact.

Its also an issue with croniccorey's Linux. Problem is not apparent in android builds.

May have been addressed in a newer beta release so I could try one of those if an option as I have other MX.

Thanks again for your efforts and keep up the great work!

Cheers!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidelec:
WeTek Play

I flashed now new build on Micro SD and booted it on WeTek Play, all perfect! Thank you codesnake for great work!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leventpinar:
Hi, is anyone using with MXIII box ? Being amlogic I'd expect it should be compatible and work well ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] znahuja:
openelec for m8s

first i want to thanks codesnake for openelec ,, sir i want to know when will be openelec firmware come for m8s.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arkymedes:
I have also the exact same error when upgrading.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maiza:
M8

how can I tell a M8 clon from a real one?

or does it work for both?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codesnake:
I think there is no notion of "real" M8. There is no well-recognized brand behind M8.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] znahuja:
openelec for m8s

Hi Codesnake, Can you you please do helix for box m8s, i will send you m8s box.

thank you
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codesnake:
Is M8S based on Rockhip RK3288?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sramsay:
Skip video - live streaming

I have Openelec 4.2.1 on my MX box. I am experiencing pause and then skip forward 4 seconds when viewing live streams. Any parameters I can change to fix this?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edeiel:
Good evening. There is a box prestigio PAB2411 after installation no Wi fi and remote control does not work, tell me how to fix.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bignelly79:
MXQ S85

Hi

I bought this box from Gearbest. Its the MXQ S85 Amlogic S805 Quad-Core Multimedia Android 4.4.2 TV Box

Was wondering will this version of OpenELEC work on this box??

Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codesnake:
OpenELEC for S805 is still in development.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smory84:
alternative remote - power on the M8 device

Hi,

I have set up an alternative remote for my M8 device as supplied one is not best. Everything is working fine, but I have one issue - I cannot turn on the device with that remote. Does anyone know how this can be achieved? THX
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codesnake:
You can't do that.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smory84:
OK. Thanks for the answers. So it means that it can be achieved only by a fully programmable remote like Harmony... A pitty that it costs more than this device...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] znahuja:
openelec for m8s

No sir it is based on chipset " Amlogic S812 Quad-Core Cortex-A9" and gpu "Octo Core Mali-450 GPU@600MHz+"
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codesnake:
Yes, it would be possible, if you send me the one.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] znahuja:
openelec for m8s

ok, i will send you , please provide your email address. or please send me your address in my email "znahuja@gmail.com".

Thank You
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sramsay:
Live RTMP tv channels pause and skip

I noticed this video pause and skip are with RTMP channels. Anyone ever encounter this issue?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XeL_Arjona:
16:10 Aspect Ratio Monitor Resolution...

Excellent work on this port CodeSnake! You really give life to Matricom devices with your work!

Regarding Resolution for the OpenElec 5.0 Beta 3 release on the MX2, for a 16:10 monitor (1920x1200) plugged to the box, I can only see standard 1080p or 720p resolutions to choose from. I already try to look what the Xorg.0.log have, but cannot find it anywhere in order to write a modified xorg.conf with native resolution appended as OpenElec.tv forums dictate to do. Is there some internal change that I am not seeing here or something special regarding your AMlogic build to take in consideration..?

Cheers and thanks in advance for your Great Work! :good:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codesnake:
OpenELEC on Amlogic doesn't use X server, it works directly with framebuffer.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XeL_Arjona:
So there's no way to do it via fbset ? at /sys/devices/platform/mesonfb/graphics/fb0 there are only 3 modes listed. :/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codesnake:
Amlogic chips don't support 1920x1200.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XeL_Arjona:
Ok, even that, it seems that I could correct the "geometry problem" with fbset command:

fbset -g 1920 1200 1920 1200 32

This allow's me to "correct" aspect ratio on playback.... Where could be a good location to add the script bash command on boot sequence..?

Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codesnake:
http://wiki.openelec.tv/index.php?title=Autostart.sh
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] znahuja:
openlec for m8s

Hi

Codesnake

WaITING for your email , for m8s box, please send me details to send m8s box , for openelec. my email is znahuja@gmail.com
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meatpaw:
Hey codesnake, wanted to thank you for all your work on this project. It really works very well.

I had a question and hope you can give me some insight. I want to be able to use my box at work, and at my job in order to connect to wireless there is a two stage sign on....I think the correct terminology is a netreg server. As openelec has no browser I can't seem to find a way to do this. I not computer illiterate, but not a code writer in any sense of the expression. Can you or anyone in the forum help?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ashy moko:
Android tv box

Hi I was hoping to get some advice on an android based tv box, have you got a forum for this or do you just cover mobile phones. Many thanks, ash.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smory84:
As far as I am aware, OpenElec cannot do that. Nevertheless; I think that it is possible. To be honest, I don't have an experience with Netreg, but from a quick look to netreg docs, I can say that you have 3 possibilities to authentificate aganst Netreg server (3rd is the fastest):

1) implement a netreg authentification through a python script --> required some time to write this and test it

2) return back to android and autentificate there. Get all the network information from there like DNS, Gateway, IP... Instal again OpenElec and set up networking with accuired information after being authentificated...

3) Use a linux mashine, change a MAC address there to the one of your OpenElec box. Autentificate on the linux mashine. Get all the network information from there like DNS, Gateway, IP, mask... Set up networking of OpenElec with accuired information after being authentificated...

This should work as Netreg keeps two sets of subnets; one for non-autentificated users and one for autentificated based on DHCP (in fact it uses dhcpd and apache and some sort of authentification mechanism like LDAP or others to match a MAC to the user). Therefore; all you need is networking information from server which you can get from described possibilities..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nate454:
no signal after installing openelec on M8 android box

I have power and a blue triangle however I cant toothpick into recovery or do anything because I have no picture going to TV from HDMI. I tried going into recovery then plugging in HDMI and that didn't work. Still no picture. TV says searching for signals. Remote will not turn box off or on. The download I used to put openelec on machine is: https://github.com/codesnake/OpenELE...arm-4.97.1.zip
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luckiej:
1080p not option

i did all this I cant get 1080p as an option on openelce
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omegalfa:
M8 amlogic s802 tv box ROOTING

Hi all,

I have this tv box:

M8 amlogic S802 TV box, DDR3 2gb, 4.4.2 kitkat, quadcore 1.3gh

I am desesperatly trying to root it, this box does not have OTG port, so I only can root it using SD card.

I found 2 main website who tell me how to do that, but there is a problem.

I insert the file in the SD Card, then the SD card inside the box. I go to the recovery mode, and start updating the box.

Then I get na error, "Unable to read the whole-file signature".

Somebody could help me in this please?

Thank you!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] netandif:
configure: error: cannot find jpeglib.h (Ubuntu 14.04)

Hi,

i'm new to OpenELEC but have some Linux and Android experience.

What i'm trying to do is to compile OpenELEC for Amlogic M8 from Git.

Using Ubuntu 14.04 (x86) and having all required devel files installed.

However, the build fails at some point, stating that it can't find jpeglib.h

~/Projects/OpenELEC.tv$ PROJECT=Amlogic ARCH=arm DEVICE=M8 make release
...
checking jpeglib.h usability... no
checking jpeglib.h presence... no
checking for jpeglib.h... no
configure: error: cannot find jpeglib.h

But libjpeg8 and libjpeg62-dev are installed (lastly installed libjpeg-turbo-dev which also gives the required includes.

The file jpeglib.h exists, so why is it not found by the build script?

ls -lah /usr/include/jpeglib.h
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 46K Dez 11 2013 /usr/include/jpeglib.h

Any help would be appreciated.

NetAndif
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] netandif:
Ok, i digged a bit further into the folder structure and files and found out that libjpeg-turbo should be downloaded by the build script and copied into the sources folder, but that isn't the case.

I've found no error within the URLs inside the libjpeg-turbo/package.mk file so it shoud be able to get the source, just like this seems to be happening with other packages like libpng,

Could it be the case, that the build script tries to use the installed libjpeg (/usr/include/jpeglib.h) on the host and therefore it doesn't download libjpeg-turbo inside its own sources and has some issues with the installed one? Otherwise i could not imagine why libjpeg is not found.

But i could also be completely wrong and some strange bug in some unknown file prevents me from compiling.

So, is there any simple way to find out what's going on here, so i would be able to compile my own OpenELEC build?

I'm really trying to learn and get better, so someday i'll be able to help other people with their problems where i could. But now i am unfortunately in the need of some help getting forward in this one subject.

Please!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zigaar:
Odroid C1

Hi

I'm interested to know if anyone has managed to get Openelec working on the Odroid C1 (S805). Will follow this thread with great interest.

Thanks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gasoliner13:
Openelec M8 box

Codesnake this an amazing work, thank you very much for your efforts!! I tried to donate you through amazon but I have to fill your email!

Thank you very much again for your hard work.

Vasilis from Rhodes,Greece!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tarelus:
Will OpenELEC for M8 box work on M8n

Hi folks - just a quick simple question from a over cautious user.

I have the M8 box

•Amlogic S802 Quad Core Cortex-A9 HD CPU

•Mali450 Octo Core High Performance 3D GPU

•2GB RAM (DDR3)

•8GB Total Internal Storage

but underneath it says M8n ..... will the M8 openelec from codesnake work or is this a different box???

Cheers
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codesnake:
It will work, but most likely you'll have problems with IR remote.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tarelus:
Ok thanks for that

The remote is pretty crap anyway!!! keeps doing double clicks when pressed once!!

Mouse is better lol

All the best
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tarelus:
Actually just tried it and everything works fine - including the remote!!

Only thing that didn't was the scroll wheel on mouse - but I can live without that!!

Cheers for all your great work
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] znahuja:
4k and hevc for m8

hi codesnake,

latest build for m8 will support 4k or hevc codec ??
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codesnake:
Amlogic S802 SoC (on which M8 is based) doesn't support HEVC at all. 4K will be supported in final 5.0.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] navarisun:
odroid c1

i have odorid c1, i need to know if someone succefully install this or at least, will it work as a theory
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TonyMnemonic:
MXIII support

do you think this box will work ?

Modelo: MXIII S

OS: 4.4.2 Android

CPU: Amlogic S802, 2.0GHz Quad Core Cortex A9 de

GPU: Mali-450 Octa-core GPU hasta 600MHz

RAM: 2 GB

ROM: 8 GB