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[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] David7578:
If you're reffering to my guess, well yes I was wondering if one of the remix os builds would work on the mimi m8s box, and yes I think it's the one with 100M ethernet speed (not gigabit)

So we're still discussing talking about the mini m8s as we should.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] mw210461:
It was fun while it lasted, in my case less than 24hr..

Got a new M8S with 106L03 pre-installed yesterday, all worked fine out of the box, even the WLAN speed was good enough for my needs so I left all as is.

I experimented with several of my favorite apps, managed to get almost all to work on the box, cool.

The box streamed, let me do email, ebay etc. The SDfix allowed for using the SD card for apps, Link2SD allowed for linking dexes of new app installations to a ext3 partition - life was good; well it WAS...

Then things got ugly: because the internal web browser was very slow in webpages I added a few other browsers that I like on my smartphone, i.e. Maxton, NakedBrowser. They would not run (simply close) and - very weird - could NOT be deinstalled at all. The Android App manager simply jumped back and let them sit in the list. When a download of the official Firefox in GooglePlay came to a crawl and froze midterm I decided to reboot, and that was it:

- during boot I now see 'Android is starting optimizing x/41', followed by 'Android is starting starting apps..; no more control by remote, only by powering it down

- next time it hangs at the MBOX screen forever

- I can still get into the recovery screen, can wipe cache and data, reset to factory, but the problem remains

- later reboots showed a "Android is starting optimizing x/1" (so it 'lost' another 40 of the 41) with the same results,

Once the box showed a black screen with no launcher, just a time and a double terminal icon in the upper right, unresponsive.

Sending the sucker back to China is not really an option, also it seems to have a little bit of life left.

Where can I get a complete 106L03 image? Would a reload of this image by SD card in the recovery mode rescue the box? Could I start with an older image (104?), hoping for an OTA update by the box after it comes to life?

Even more important is the question about the WHY? What happened here? I did not flash a byte, did not change the root settings (checked all by some system tools, but left everything unchanged).

And ideas?

Rough start, such a nice TV box...
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] ali7_has:
Yes, you can install 104 through the usb tool but you will not git 106L03 again through ota update.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Abner78:
Sorry I got no answer for you, but are you sure about the number 106? Because all we have here (at least up to last week) is 105L03.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] mw210461:
Thanks for the info!

Why is that? Did nobody extract the 106 from a working box so we can share it?

Also: seeing all various 'brick reports' I wonder which exact flash procedure (many float around) I should follow to get my beloved M8S back to life, preferrably with a working WLAN fix. Digital_Me's method sounded great, but seems to have created a lot of problems for many owners.

I do have a male 2xUSB-B cable so the USB method may indeed work for me.

As my M8S bootloader seems to be still functional: can't I feed the image through that?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] TopperBG:
http://chinagadgetsreviews.com/how-...-bootable-magic-micro-sd-card-in-minutes.html
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Godzi:
Question: Did the DTS Passthrough from Kodi work for you with this version?

This will work. And I think that it is the safest method since it is pretty official. Just make sure you remove any SD cards and USB drives when doing this.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] 123belly:
Hi sorry been away.

I still have the play store closing all the time. Can you clarify what you mean and what i need to do to stop this.

Thanks
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] mw210461:
Not sure what DTS means? Some home theater system I do not own probably.

During the few hours of playing with the box I got KODI 16.0 to use my home NAS server with UPNP, but it worked for my MOVIE files only. Any attempt to bind the 100k or so audio files failed (maybe a timeout issue?). Odd because I think I got it working on my FireTV stick from Amazon...

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Absolutely sure about the 106; I recorded the entire Kernel info before it went to bit heaven later on:

Build was LMY47V-201604291837 (end of April)

ROM was 106L03

These boxes were sold in bulk on Ebay a few weeks ago, I saw one other user begging for 106 in a forum, as he had bricked his brandnew box as well.

Well, light in the tunnel, but maybe it's just a train?:

first I realized that .IMG files are not recognized from a USB stick nor SD card with the still functional boot loader of my bricked box. So I used the AmLogic USB flash tool and the only firmware I could find: update_minim8s_rv104L03.img from some Chinese source.

After a little cat and mouse play during the power/USB connect sequence I got through from my laptop, the flash ran flawlessly and the box booted nicely into 104L03 . It did another OTA update for some Apr.-11 add-ons.

Build is now older: LMY47-201604111733

The ROM version I cannot find anywhere (where did I see the 106 before??Forgot)

So far so good; I was grinning again after a sleepless night, until I realized that my reborn M8S has NO MORE WIFI functionality, The WLAN can not turned on in the settings menu, it stays OFF all the time. WTF?

Using some network apps I managed to turn the WLAN on: it does see my home network, refuses to connect. Despite entering the proper password the SETTINGS menu item for WLAN declares it 'wrong'. With an app (FRITZ WLAN) I can connect, even with WPS, but it shows immediately '-127dB, 1Mbit', then disconnects again.

Something in the WLAN driver is not entirely hosed. Supicious is that it cannot recognize the correct password.

Maybe a reason for the unknown 106 version that was installed? I contacted the vendor, no reply so far.

Now I recall having read about this WiFi failure elsewhere (freaktab, russian sites?) and am hunting a solution. Anyone else who knows a workaround or a pointer to a (hopefully fully operational) 105L03, or even the correct 106L03?

Thanks for all the info and advice?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] cattolicboy:
[MENTION=2093466]mw210461[/MENTION] I suggest to stick with the modded firmware that fix the wi-fi connection, you can find it here

And also install twrp recovery.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] mw210461:
Update:

getting more brave I tried the promising image "miniM8S_104L3_Fix_WiFi_SDwrite_by_vadiator.img", hoping to resolve the WLAN disconnect issue.

Same problem: In the Settings menu WLAN can not be activated, stays offline.

Using WLAN apps like "FRITZ!App Wlan" shows WiFi networks, allows to connect, but the connection is dropped within 1 second, as the router log indicates. Even if removing all WLAN encryption and running the network unprotected will not change this behavior.

Since the WLAN chip DOES see networks, the related driver sort of works.

Could it STILL be a hardware mismatch that causes the WLAN woes? I assume that only a reverse engineering of the newest 106L03 could tell the root cause of this odd behavior of my Mini M8S. Probably all other boxes with this FW may have the same issue? Should I open it and check the innards - what to look for?

Basically this means that my M8S with original firmware 106L03 is now useless (I DO need WiFi) without a proper image file.

I will press the vendor to provide this specific file; after all the box went belly up within 24hr runtime and cannot be 'repaired' correctly.

Unless someone else has a clever idea how to get WLAN to work on newer Mini M8S boxes.

I am all ears (I wish my M8S was...).
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Godzi:
Are we talking about the same M8S box since there are two out there. One has S905 and the other one has S8** chipset.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] cattolicboy:
For what I'm aware, it has never been released a version of Mini M8S with an amlogic S805
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Godzi:
This is what I am referring to.

http://www.androidtvboxuk.co.uk/product/m8-android-tv-box/

S812
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] cattolicboy:
But that box what has to do with this thread???
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Godzi:
Nothing. This is why I wanted to make sure that we are talking about the correct box since they share the same name and a lot of the resources online that have M8S in their name refer to the one with the S812 chipset.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] mw210461:
Indeed there are TWO boxes Mini M8S out there, one with S905 and one with S812, amazing, isn't it?!

I bought the S905 version, after reading about its advantages over the MXQ+ boxes.

But my personal WLAN issue DID get resolved, in a ridiculous way:

it turns out that my box does not want to use WLAN if there is a LAN connection to the same network active at the same time!

Although I am almost convinced that I tested LAN/WLAN with the original 105L03 firmware and a LAN cable attached. Maybe I toggled the network settings back then, I do not recall.

ALL IS GOOD:

the former 106L03 box does work with the 105L03 image (including the SD card and WLAN speed fix) just fine.

On a 65Mbit WLAN connection I get 5.x MB/sec on WLAN (11MB/s on LAN), that is OK for me.

Sorry for all the reports and findings; I learned a lot about the M8S issues, the AMlogic flash tool, the img files and most importantly about the WLAN settings.

Thanks for the insight into this new toy!
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] cattolicboy:
No, you are mistaken, it doesn't exist a version with amlogic S812!
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] David7578:
There's a confusion between the M8S( and M8S+) that are boxes from beelink I think, with a S812 CPU

But the box in this thread is a minim8s, no space in the name. Manufacturer uknown, with a S905
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] circledrag:
So I just ordered one of these from eBay for abour $43 CAD and I'm wondering if I should cancel my order based on what I've read about issues with DTS playback. I'll be using it hardwired with Ethernet so wi-fi won't immediately be an issue for me though. I have an Ouya running Kodi 14.2 (Helix) right now that's stressing me out and I'm wondering how much of a pain in the ass the Mini M8S is going to be. I'm mainly upgrading because of how old and sluggish Kodi has become on my Ouya & couldn't be bothered to try to wipe it and fix it (without a backup HTPC in my living room, that is.)

Aside from DTS playback issues and Wi-Fi issues what else has been a known issue with these and where can I get the latest firmware that will fix these issues?

I have a ChromeBox I use in my room running OpenElec with Kodi 16.1 (Jarvis) so I'm fairly familiar with OpenElec and it works great--I have a higher success rate for streaming add-ons and the like on that one.

So I guess my other questions are, is there a compatible OpenElec distribution for Kodi that is stable on the Mini M8S?

What is the latest version of Kodi on the Mini M8S that I can upgrade to?

Is the buffering faster on the stock Android Kodi or OpenELEC (again, if possible)?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] mw210461:
On Youtube there is an instruction video how to 'fix' the M8S with the S812 chip.

On Amazon I see offers for a M8S with S812 chip.

Search for 'M8S Android 4.4 TV Box Amlogic S812 Quad Core'.

I do NOT own such a box, I only refer to results of my market research prior to buying the S905 version.

The dealers may not know what they are selling, but I sort of think the specifications are correct. The TV box naming is an entire mess, just look at the MXQ version chaos (+, QuickPlay etc; all differ and cause issues when loaded with the wrong FW).
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] TopperBG:
M8s+ or M8S Plus are with S812, not Mini M8s
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] mw210461:
Here is an offer for a straight 'original M8S' (no "+") with S812; there are dozens of these offers, at Amazon and elsewhere:

http://www.geekbuying.com/item/M8S-...ROM-2-4G-5G-WIFI-BT4-0-XBMC-Black-343247.html

Even the photos do not show the proper logo or '+', 'Plus' etc, God knows what really is inside these boxes when they arrive at the customer?

I spent two weekends weeding out the market, reading reviews and comparing spec sheets before I settled for my 'Mini M8S'.

The naming convention for all these TV boxes (Mini, MXQ, ..) is confusing and misleading. It causes a lot of grief for those who flash the wrong images, and report 'bricks' afterwards. A typical trap is the 2.4/5.0GHz issue with different chips and drivers.

I already thought I fell for it as well, but my M8S works quite well after getting it back to life.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Alien Heads:
Just to confirm so that people don't flash the wrong firmware to the wrong box.

This thread is for the Mini M8S

Not any of these boxes
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] cattolicboy:
[MENTION=2093466]mw210461[/MENTION]

There isn't confusion in the models, everything is pretty clear to me.

I think you are creating a lot of misunderstanding for no reason and going OT very often, making harder for the user to surf in the thread.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Alien Heads:
:good: Thank you worked a treat backed up one box & flashed to another, saves me having to install everything from scratch when i get a new box for family & friends.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Alien Heads:
I can confirm there is 106L03 firmware, gearbest sent me a link to download it but i don't have a baidu account http://pan.baidu.com/s/1slnBHr3 Password: 9c0v
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] mondohow:
Haven't tried it on my box yet but here's a mirror of this 106L03 from GearBest.

Mega Mirror: https://mega.nz/#!7dwT1YxY!SXFNzs6gl7vUbzhAEtU-P4lmgcCdXFUb4g_x0bgcxbg
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] ali7_has:
I install the new firmware 106L03, but nothing new.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] mondohow:
I was hoping they included the wifi fix patch so I wouldn't have to downgrade then upgrade my boxes.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] ali7_has:
I get 9.5 mbps only while its 22 mbps on my mobile
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] mondohow:
9.5 is better than my 2.5 so that's a good sign at least. It's frustrating cause my mobile gets 111 Mbps but the box which is closer to the router can't get over 4.

Did you have slow/bad wifi performance before the update?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] spygens01:
Wifi is very bad on this box

Envoyé de mon LG-D851 en utilisant Tapatalk

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I'm testing zidoo 1.0.11 firmware portage to these box

..... I've used digital me SD card upgrade method... (thank digital_me)

Do worry no brick :)

You only need to change some value in file that you will put on the SD card (this SD card was prepared to flash openelec and validator wifi fix file before so you don't need to format it just erase the files and out new one)

1-I've downloaded the 1.0.11 firmware on zidoo from zidoo update page.

2-from openelec files to flash I have modified factory_upgrade_param.aml on notepad with this value : - - update_package=/sdcard/ZIDOO_x5_v1.0.11_ota.zip--wipe_cache--wipe_data

3-make sur zidoo firmware file on sdcard is exactly renamed : ZIDOO_x5_v1.0.11_ota.zip

4-to ensure success I've also extract zidoo recovery from the zip file and put it together on the SD card (you could try twrp : have not tested... You will have to rename twrp recovery to recovery.img)

5-finally you will have the three file on the sdcard put it in box and boot in recovery mode wait until the android robot and release the bottom.. You will get the zidoo interface

Note the remote will not work you need a mouse and keyboard...

My problem is when I connect to Internet I get an activation violation message it seems my mac is not recognized... Finaly I have been obliged to revert back to the mini m8s original firmware...

How to remove the activation message... Zidoo firmware is so fluid... The zdmc (kodi) is very fast and réponds quickly I think it have been build over spmc...

Please try and give feedback....

Need to remove the activation message :(

Note: if you want to get back the original boot you have to flash openelec first before applying the validator fix rom...

Sd card method work property read page 14-17 well

thank digital_me and validator I need your assistance in this case

Envoyé de mon LG-D851 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Godzi:
I am in the same situation as you are. I have not used the box for weeks because of the DTS passthrough problem. This is the only problem I have experienced personally, since I have no problem using ethernet. If you can get over the lack of multi-channel audio with Kodi/SPMC (who would? it's a media box after all) - you are fine. Otherwise, I would cancel the order. If it is too late for that, we can just wait for a fix.

I tried an OpenELEC distribution but did not have a remote control or network and since I did not have a keyboard connected, I did not test the DTS problem, but even if it was resolved, the lack of network connectivity makes it impossible to use. I have not tried other distributions since.

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Can someone confirm that the DTS problem is not resolved with the 106L03 update?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Abner78:
Same question here
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] circledrag:
Thanks for replying. It's too late for me to cancel my order as they shipped the box the same day I ordered it. I did leave a comment on a youtube video for OpenELEC firmware flashes for previous models of the M8S and they said they would be putting one up on their site in a couple of weeks.

https://youtu.be/QEuBQEGTpP4

I'm not going to be too worried about the DTS playback issues at this point as I'm ordering it as a replacement for my current device (Ouya) which we use to stream TV and watch the news (via web browser). OpenELEC has been very reliable on my Chromebox but we won't know how many people will be working on getting it right for the Mini M8S. I'm also not that eager to mess with this after having bought it for fear of bricking it. Hopefully we get enough support and feedback on these updates.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] angelsanges:
cannot install 106 :(

image verification failed.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] ali7_has:
with original 104 I use to get 5 to 6 mbps
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] angelsanges:
bricked mine!

now only blue LED on front and no signal on tv! :(
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] TopperBG:
Pleas guys, read thread before post or look at least most thanks post: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=66905218&postcount=144
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] angelsanges:
already tryed and for e is not working....

thanks!
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] TopperBG:
Are you sure you're BRICKED device - can you connect it to PC?

If you sure, the post above must resolve that.

Also

https://www.youtube.com/watch?annot...&feature=iv&src_vid=1o7KQaLAEeU&v=zGtnzlJcxD0

or

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o7KQaLAEeU
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] angelsanges:
i cannot connect to pc! mini m8s does not hav otg port
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] TopperBG:
Back usb is flash port. You need male usb to male usb cable (or adapter micro usb to usb)
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] spygens:
got the same problem
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] angelsanges:
welcome onboard :(
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] angelsanges:
today i will try to recover it.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] firebird631:
Just got this box this last days, with a 106L03 from gearbest, and the wifi is very weak.

I know its only a 2.4Ghz but my phone (Nexus 6) works as well with 2.4Ghz 802.11n like at 5Ghz 802.11ac with Kodi on a video of 9GB (1080p) shared from my workstation in DLNA : good seeking and quick caching.

I've tryed many settings, dual band... When I look for wifi details on the box, I've a 150Mbs connection, with some wifi test application I go up to 137Mbps, but in practice it is 3Mbps or 6 in dual band. With the box even with low quality videos there is many seconds before running the video.

I've tryed with the 100Mbps LAN and it works like a charm. I've also tryed with a NFS sharing, but same problem on the box.

Maybee I will look for a CPL link for LAN, or is it possible to plug a 802.11ac wifi key on this Android Box (but it will take an USB port...) ? I think I will look for an external USB hard drive directly connected to the box...
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] TopperBG:
I've tried with driverless usb wifi adapter (on some stores it's sell with media boxes) but can't make connection trough it. Came across that logical, you can try and share experience.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] angelsanges:
solved! thanks for help.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] wabammogann:
Hello, I want to instal rom on my MINI M8S tv box from freaktab, but when I am trying to install it I have errors:

-Size of image is larger than target device when I install soft as .img

-Could not find 'META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary' in the zip when I install soft as .zip

I try to install rom in TWRP from my micro sd card. I hope you will help me with my problem.

// Now it didn't detect pendrive and micro sd :<
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] TopperBG:
[emoji106] Keep.calm and think cool.head - amlogic boxes are hard to break.

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What ver was your ROM and what you've tried to install?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] wabammogann:
I tried to install "update_minim8s_rv104L03.img" and "update_minim8s_rv106L03.img". I still had error like I wrote up. Now my TWRP don't detect microsd card. I can't use my device because I don't have OS installed :rolleyes:
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] TopperBG:
Be sure your.box is.M8s

Try with that: http://chinagadgetsreviews.com/down...lipop-5-1-stock-firmware-mini-m8s-tv-box.html

Readability of sd card trough recovery didn't have correlation with OS.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] wabammogann:
Yeah my box is m8s mini, I bought it from aliexpress. I download it, copy on my microsd, put it to tv box and twrp didn't detect it.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] spygens01:
You don't get signal lost again? Because in my case I think it might be a hardware problem

Envoyé de mon LG-D851 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] TopperBG:
Reminds me - is that roms in image format (.img) ? If it's so you must flash it with USB burning tool, not with sd.card upgrade.

http://www.cnx-software.com/2014/04/16/how-to-firmware-upgrade-amlogic-s802/
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] wabammogann:
Yeah, roms is in image format. I tried two method:

-one with microsd card and tv box didn't detect it

-one with tv box connected to pc and i got error: [0x30101004]UBOOT/Low power/Send command/Error result.