[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adilost:
I recently bought a Google Nexus Player, first impression: I love it! :laugh:

The Nexus Player has Android 6 (Marshmallow) installed on it.

Since I'm new to the whole Modding, Rom(ing), Rooting, Flash(ing), I would like to ask for some help from the more experienced guys :o

I did invest some time into the matter though, and with some help from vids & literature over the internet I came a long way..

BUT..

I'm not quite there yet!

Here is the situation: I tried to install

CM12.1 Recovery

, that did not end as expected! Could not get it started although I've followed all the correct steps to get it installed it crashed every time I chose for a startup in Recovery Mode. So, I looked for an alternative, and came across TWRP Custom Recovery. Fortunately, this one did install correctly.

So, after installing TWRP Recovery successfully I downloaded

Official CM-12.1 for Nexus Player (fugu) BUILD

from dhacker29's Official Topic. With it, I downloaded the GApps for Android 5.1 x86 Full Android Experience Package: gapps-lp-x86-20150527-signed.zip from the same CM-12.1 Topic.

Both files are then copied to a USB Stick. After I connect my USB Stick with an OTG Cable to my Nexus Player, I then start up Bootloader, choose Recovery Mode by navigating with the Button under the Nexus Player & start up the TWRP Recovery.

Once I'm in TWRP Recovery Mode, the first time i did a WIPE -> ADVANCED WIPE and removed the CASH & DALVIK CACHE by confirming "Swipe to Wipe".

After cleaning up stuff, i go back to the Home menu. Here I clicked INSTALL, navigated to my USB Stick, containing the files:

- cm-12.1-20151205-NIGHTLY-fugu

- gapps-lp-x86-20150527-signed

First I've installed the Cm12.1 Nightly Build zip file, immediatly after that I've installed the gapps zip file. Both successfully.

Now that is done, I've rebooted my Nexus Player from within TWRP.

Upon startup, the Cyanogenmode Logo popped up. So far so good..

Then the screen switches. It says: (*)

Adroid Startup

Installing X app from 105 apps..

I see all 105 apps being successfully installed, but then:

Adroid Startup

Finishing Booting..

Once the "Finishing Booting" message pops up, my Nexus Player will not go pass by this procedure!

I see the blue stripes turning clockwise, but it never ends.

I wait and wait, but nothing. It never finishes Booting, therefor it will NOT finish the install procedure.

So my Nexus Player has become pretty un-usable now.

When I do a restart by holding the button below my Nexus Player while I plug in the power cable, I get into boot loader, then I choose Normal Boot. From here the whole (*) process starts again, ending up with the "Finishing Boot" screen, and again I get stuck on this point of the procedure..

Now i have no idea how to install the Original Firmware (Android 6 Marshmallow) back again that came on my Nexus Player.

Nor have I any idea on how to make this CM-12.1 work! :(

Is it possible to do a new clean install of the original Nexus Player Android Marshmallow 6 Firmware OR a new clean install of the CM-12.1 GApps via TWRP? Resulting to work..

Any help would be appreciated..

Love from Holland, the Netherlands

Cheers!