[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] gregrdyer:
Flash Amlogic S812 Lollipop ROM to S802 ROM (for 2GB devices such as M8)

LOLLIPOP IS HERE FOR YOUR DEVICE, FINALLY!!!!!!

If you want to get Lollipop on your Amlogic S802, this is what you have got to do. It may seem complicated at a glance, but it is very simple as long as you follow the steps closely. In my instance I have an M8 box, but this should work for any Amlogic S802 box with 2GB DDR with 8GB emmc.

1st.

Get TWRP recovery for your box @ the following URL:

freaktab.com/forum/tv-player-support/amlogic-based-tv-players/16228-twrp-for-amlogic-devices

(the recovery files are to the bottom of the page)

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2nd.

Download the appropriate firmware for your M8 from the following:

- IF you have the AP6330 chipset use the ROM available @

forums.matricom.net/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=23554

ONLY DOWNLOAD THE FILE - q_2.1.1_b3aa81fe27.zip

- IF you have the only other chipset for the M8, use this ROM available @

filefactory.com/file/2ndw2chegee7/M8S_S812_23072016.zip

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3rd.

Now that you have your ROM Zip file, I need you to unzip or extract its contents

(NOTE: If your ZIP contains another zipped file, you need to unzip that file too)

Within the ZIP file you would need to navigate to the following:

META-INF -->

com -->

google -->

android

Open the updater-script file using any text editing application such as Notepad. You can do so by right clicking on the file and select either OPEN or OPEN WITH and select your Text editing application

NOW PAY ATTENTION!!! IT CAN GET A LITTLE TRICKY FROM HERE

You need to delete the first few lines up until you reach the following:

ui_print

Everything before the "ui_print" should be deleted. The ui_print should be the first characters in your updater-script file with no spaces or characters before it.

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4th.

Now that you've modified the updater-script, go ahead and save it, then go back up a few folder levels until you see the META-INF folder.

HIGHLIGHT the META-INF folder and ALL the files in that directory and then right click on them to compress or add to ZIP file.

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5th.

Now you have to use the ZIP file you have just created and copy it to the root of an SD card.

Copy the TWRP recovery image file you downloaded earlier to the root of the SD card also and rename it to recovery.img.

Unplug the power from the UM-8 make sure it is off.

At the bottom of the AV jack hole is the reset button.

Using a tooth pick hold this button in. You know you have pressed it if you feel the click.

Now plug in the power cord.

While holding the reset button down, wait until you see the TEAMWIN logo and you can then release the reset button.

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6th.

SWIPE to Allow Modifications

Select WIPE

Swipe to perform Factory Reset

Click the HOME button to the top and Navigate back to the beginning where you should see INSTALL

Select INSTALL

To the top you can switch Internal Storage to SD Card

Select the Zip file and SWIPE to Install (if you don't see the ZIP file, click the button in the lower right corner to switch between IMAGE files and ZIP files)

You should see the progress bar slowly but surely turning blue

When the bar is completely blue and the operation is done, you might see FAILED in red (DON'T PANIC). The ROM was flashed.

You need to now navigate back to the beginning and click on INSTALL again. Select the recovery.img file (if you don't see the IMG file, click the button in the lower right corner to switch between ZIP files and IMAGE files)

Select Recovery and SWIPE to Flash.

Now Navigate to the beginning screen again, click on REBOOT and then SYSTEM.

VOILA!!!! You're done. Just wait and your M8 would load up running the Lollipop firmware.

>>>NOW YOU CAN RUN KODI 17.1 and not the MyGica Kodi 17.0 Fork<<<

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In a nutshell, what you've just done is use the M8S (Amlogic S812 device) Lollipop firmware and forced it on to the M8 (Amlogic S802 device) Android TV Box (because S812 devices and S802 devices are pretty much identical in specs...the only difference is that they may use different chipsets for the WiFi).