yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] phoenix08:
This week an OTA will be published for ALL Mi Box users

https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/mi-box-3-oreo-public-ota-has-been-halted.44821/

No big expectations though.

I just need my Android 6.0 back
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] MuDDuQ:
this allowed me to unbrick my mi box thanks
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Ricky Divjakovski:
Anyone on here have a messed up mibox or have broken widevine L1?

I may have a root method for the device and i need someone to test

Otherwise if anyone would like to donate one for a good cause be my guest
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] papubhai:
I need a bit of help here. I just got my mibox3 mdz-16-AB orange box. I got an update of 424mb which moved me to july 2017 sexurity patch.nos my build is1901. I cannot seem to find oreo update. I hard that oreo is now halted but i got box specifically bexause it got oreo update. Xan i manually update to oreo from build 1901? Or shoul i wait for OTA? which m not getting for some reason.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Zeljko1234:
Why do you want Oreo update?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] papubhai:
To get google assistant and the new UI. recents slso seem to be missing in android 6
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Zeljko1234:
Believe me, it's not worth it. Oreo is so buggy that Xiomi stopped the update.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] papubhai:
Will they send fixed OTA again? Or it's finished
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Zeljko1234:
They will but I will try to avoid Oreo update, completely. GUI is worse, no reason for update at all.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] MiniBlu:
You shouldn't have to try to avoid it anymore. Apparently xiaomi have withdrawn the oreo update a few days ago, only people who already have it will get it, and they are now automatically part of the new oreo beta group.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Zeljko1234:
I know but I don't want to find my second box with Oreo one day. Pushing update without user confirmation is really bad idea.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] sensei22:
hey guys, does anybody know what the options on the HDMI-CEC actually do (one key play/one key power off)?

Thanks in advance
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Zeljko1234:
I think should work in companion with compatible tv and tv remote. Like turn off/on both with one button or similar.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Zebnastien:
On an old Samsung TV , Mibox's CEC allows to power on and power off the TV from Mibox's remote. That's all I see.

It didn't work before Nougat or Oreo update.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Mad_Duke:
For some problems people are having.

Have you at least done the number one thing when updating to a new Android version (phone or any device). Do a factory reset after and setup again. This solved half of the bugs I've had on day one. Now it's just a few things not working correctly (like static IP on ethernet adapter).
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] matraca1:
According to xiaomi.eu there seems to be a workaround/fix for the auto resolution issue: https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/mi-box-3-master-bug-list.44784/

Can anyone of you with a MiBox confirm this?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] jseymour:
Yeah, that's pretty annoying. Especially since you're almost never given any way to roll back an update if things go south.

As for Xiaomi: I decided to keep the two MiBox 3's we have. Both of them are working correctly since the upgrade. But I probably won't buy any further Xiaomi product and I'm currently recommending others not buy MiBox 3's until Xiaomi gets them straightened-out.

Can't see what's going on over at xiaomi.eu any more. Updated Firefox this morning and now it complains "The server uses key pinning (HPKP) but no trusted certificate chain could be constructed that matches the pinset."
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] clist_2018:
you can still open their site with IE.

Anyways, i am right there with you. This was my first and LAST Xiaomi device. If there would be anything close to it in the same price bracket, i would throw the one i have right away and switch...
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] jseymour:
With Linux? ;)

It's not a problem. I've got two other browsers, Chrome and Vivaldi. I just couldn't be bothered, right now.

I wouldn't throw away $65.

You could get refurb'd Amazon Fire TV, Gen. 2's, for a while, there, for $85/ea. I bought two of them. Almost bought a third, but figured I was going to try an Apple TV.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Ricky Divjakovski:
Anyone here willing to test my bootloader unlock method/root?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] bigtalker:
Sure, I've got some spare MDZ-16-AB with Oreo update and several still on Nougat userdebug build 1028
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Devel0per95:
Sure why not!, Hit me up...
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Ricky Divjakovski:
I warn you both, widevine L1 may be lost, PM me please
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] KrLx_roller:
Just got an MDZ-16-AB and I find out all that stuff with Oreo... What should I do to avoid all those problems or to avoid updating? Cheers.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] giaur:
I'm experiencing some annoying issues:

- Netflix never works, on any tv. It stops playback after 10 seconds. Chromecast connected to the same tv, to the same hdmi works with Netflix perfectly. So it must be MiBox fault, not my tv/cable. HDCP is always unprotected for hdmi.

- NTFS formatted exteral usb not working. FAT32 formatted sometimes works, but it's very slow, not possible to write anything on it, copying hangs completly after a few seconds (NO, it's not my pendrive fault - confirmed).

Does anybody know any solution?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] jseymour:
Xiaomi has just pushed out an update to Oreo on the MiBox 3. It addresses the following issues:

USB Flash drive support for NTFS/ExFAT partitions

Improve HDMI campatibility to fix some issues with no audio and black screen for some TVs

Enable USB camera

Update Android security patch to May 5, 2018

It's installing on one of my two MiBox 3's now. It's in the process of rebooting.

ETA: Everything that worked for me before still works. (I hadn't experienced any of the issues addressed by 1-3, above.)
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] clist_2018:
Can confirm, the HDCP 2.2 issue has been resolved, i can connect my MiBox through sound bar again.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] RichyRicho:
Any idea if the WiFi drop out issues have been resolved?

And the issue of the unit not responding at all after a long time of being asleep?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] MauroRTR:
https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/new-ota-update-to-oreo-today.45049/#post-428852
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] RichyRicho:
Thanks man.

Any idea how to drop back down to MM?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] wrwolf2:
went thru this last android 8 update ( 2018 mid july update )

list of bugs:

- home button is disabled

- mic button is disabled

- trigger for recent apps is disabled

- trigger for split screen ( dual apps ) is also disable

front led would flash whenever pushing those buttons however, the system ( miBox3 ) won't detect any keycode.

any app would conflict with system firmware ?

i'd rather avoid factory reset this time .

ta'

f m

ˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆUPDATE: sorted via factory reset
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] initguru:
I would like to test it if there is no risk about widevine... :crying:
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Vihru:
are you serious? like any button in remote wont work :D
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] wrwolf2:
not any button.

only home and mic button on original remote and on a compatible BT keyboard i could use 'til the other day.

keys combination for cycling thru recent apps and for split screen view ( dual apps ), also stopped working

ˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆ UPDATE: MIC and HOME button now work fine ( after factory reset. )

---------- Post added at 07:03 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:41 AM ----------

You're not experiencing any issue with remote control key strokes ? home and mic button for instance. can you still cycle thru recent apps and use dual apps/split screen ?

ˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆˆUPDATE: sorted via factory reset
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] haovh_85:
Anyone has full ota .zip of new oreo build?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] jseymour:
I've never experienced that.

I just turned on the TV, then the MiBox. Only took two power button presses to wake it up. May be I didn't fully depress the button the first time. I'll try it again later today and tomorrow morning.

"Home" and "Mic" buttons work fine. Have no idea how to cycle through recent apps, or use dual apps or split screen.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] wrwolf2:
MIC and HOME button work fine now ( after factory reset )

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at least one app ( TIMVISION ) is no longer compatible with the system. TIMVISION can be installed and updated however no longer working past splashscreen.

^^^^^^^^ TIMVISION now working after app update via play store. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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i wouldn't know how to cycle thru recent apps or use split screen ( dual window mode ) with the xiao-mi remote control., am using a BT keyboard and keys combination:

- ( ALT & TAB ) to cycle thru recent apps

- ( WIN & +) to split screen ( dual window mode. ) you keep pressing same combination to also bring " CLOSE ALL " up , and to remove all apps in recent apps screen.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Zeljko1234:
After update, remote control didn't work at all. Powering box off/on, fixed the issue. Otherwise, still buggy, still no center sound for 5.1 audio, Plex is still not playing some videos which play fine on MM...
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] jseymour:
So, after being off for pretty much the entire day, yesterday, I turned it on in the evening to look at something and it woke up on the first power button press. Just turned it on now and it took two power button presses.

Note that in both cases I turned the TV on, first. Some have suggested it's more responsive to waking up if the HDMI interface is alive.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Ricky Divjakovski:
Anyone know if there is an USB burning image for this device?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] MiniBlu:
Unfortunately, No, the never released one.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Ricky Divjakovski:
Great, ill make one
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] wrwolf2:
i've come across a image file, on the net, and also with "instructions" on how to upgrade MIBox3 to oreo ( android 8 ), restarting STB into recovery mode and then upgrading off a USB drive with android 8 upgrade img ( 650MB or so ) released in the beginning of july.

unfortunately i can't remember links or websites where it was published ( i guess it may take a little while and searching on google ) either XDA or reddit i suppose.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Ricky Divjakovski:
Yes this is a standard method, im going to create one that can be burned with USB burning tool

One will be stock, one should be pre-rooted

Im pretty sure a rooted one will kill your DRM L1 so ill mention that
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] OscarBaia:
Is there a way to install this new update manually? Last Oreo update soft bricked and cannot pass the Android logo in the beginning
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] bigtalker:
Definitely no .img file has ever been provided.

Best you will find are numerous iterations of the update.zip file which contain various builds from MM, Nougat Beta, and Oreo.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] elliwigy:
you can make one lol
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Ricky Divjakovski:
You dont happen to have a link to the Nougat beta do you?

i wanna see if i can get mibox firmware running on other devices
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] claishem01:
sir [MENTION=5105831]Ricky Divjakovski[/MENTION] there is this one thread regarding downgrading from nougat to mm where it is possible to adb pull the bootloader img of mdz 16 ab.. what do you think of this?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Ricky Divjakovski:
Me and and another dev with the device are working on this

It seems possible but problematic, pulling via adb is not possible, pulling data from uboot is
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] claishem01:
here it is sir,

https://xdaforums.com/android-stick...ic/xiaomi-mi-box-mdz-16-ab-downgrade-t3737186

its just that there is/are only specific build/os where you can adb pull/push the bootloader.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Ricky Divjakovski:
I dont know, but pretty sure root is needed, this can only take place on a system with root, via uart or from a uboot console
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] claishem01:
if you will read the whole post sir there is this modified bootloader that you can adb push (having backed up/pull the original bootloader first) and then you can flash a kernel to downgrade from nougat to mm. In my understanding there is this specific builds only in nougat/marshmallow where we can have access the bootloader or can pull the bootloader via adb. Not working on Oreo.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] claishem01:
yes sir [MENTION=5105831]Ricky Divjakovski[/MENTION], i kinda doubt it too. because adb requires su installed. so then how come many responded on that thread that they have succesfully done the procedure?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] Ricky Divjakovski:
Not saying it doesnt work, just wondering how it works, just seems like something really shady is happening
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] MiniBlu:
Xiaomi accidentally released 2 user-debug builds with ADB root enabled. 1 very early marshmallow build (r454) and 1 nougat beta build (1028). People on nougat beta who want to go back to marshmallow install build 1028 and use ADB root to back up bootloader(to use to restore DRM keys) then DD flash a modified bootloader (from Vietnam forum)and recovery that allows you to install the r454 marshmallow build where you use ADB root to restore bootloader backup(with DRM keys). At this point it runs marshmallow with nougat bootloader(I think) and is flakey but then you install newer update of marshmallow and it reflashes bootloader but retains the keys from nougat backup(if you did everything exactly right).
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] claishem01:
thank you for this clear summary of the tutorial.

i just wanna ask, do all mi box mdz 16 ab come out of the box with the same android and build version since it was released to the market until today? do all come with 6.0 android marshmallow out of the box?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] MiniBlu:
Until recently all new mibox3 were 6.0 but various builds. Recently in the US the was apparently some new version ones with a new remote and oreo. But I'm not in America so I can't confirm this.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] claishem01:
ok sir, thanks for the info. i am yet planning to get one, but as of now its out stock to every store here in my country. and hopefully its not already in Oreo when i got to get one, since there is yet no known way to downgrade it to stable marshmallow.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] phoenix08:
Please keep your expectations to the lower side. I did buy a new box to check this out, the good news is: It came in Android 6.0

& the bad news: It got updated in the very first run that too automatically.

Without my consent !!!
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] claishem01:
the horrible oreo. :crying:

just like what others also said, it just updates by itself without option to decline. so it would be safe not to have the box connected to the internet upon first setup, and then do the tweaks posted here.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] bigtalker:
"adb requires su installed"

You are totally misinformed.

Userdebug build 1028 of Nougat supports full system access, even over wifi connection but is not permanent
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] bigtalker:
Be my guest.....love to see your results, but I'm expecting a major fail.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] bigtalker:
Userdebug builds were not done by accident!!!
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] MiniBlu:
That,s not what i hear. Especially the first 1 (R454). It sure got pulled quick enough. Plus they know with adb root people can easily pull full system dumps and start hacking.

Anyway, who really cares if it accidental or not. The point of my post was to let him know which builds had adb root available meaning easy access to do full system dumps (including the bootloader and drm keys.).:silly::eek:
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] claishem01:
i didnt know about the nougat 1028 and the MM r454, just until i learned that from Miniblu's post, so thats when i was informed.

and i know little with regards to this adb thing, sorry. ;)
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] qrko:
When I saw Oreo update first time it had 615,6MB and when I googled for that a lot of people were saying there are some problems with HDMI, Apps, etc. Now i checked and update have 616MB, so something has changed since then. Is it safe to update now, or some problems are still present?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] matraca1:
Although I do not have a MiBox myself the posts in various forums tell that a lot of the issues are still to be fixed.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] bigtalker:
Meaningless drivel and an egregious waste of electrons....
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] 024aker:
Troubles with ADB and MTP

Hello, gentlemen! I'm here to describe you a new bug which I found unintentionally and it seems like there is no solution for it or at least I didn't find it.

First, I have to tell you that the TV box which I worked with is MDZ-19 aka Mi Box 3S. The thing is that since the moment I bought this android TV box, it had Android 6.0.1 on it, it was actually the Chinese version which was localized in English by the vendor. So I had been staying with that system until yesterday and everything worked pretty well. I also heard on the news that Mi Box 3 got an update to Android Oreo so I really wished to try that and check how the things work there. Using several methods which are easy to find on XDA, I downgraded my OS, got another version and finally installed the Global Stable Android 6.0.1 which I later updated to Android 8.0.

Everything worked well and I was almost happy. But y'all know that when the things come to Xiaomi, there's always a trick somewhere. I tried to connect the device using USB-cable in ADB mode to PC but the thing is that the device is detected twice at the same time: if you enter the Settings - Devices in Windows, you would find there ADB interface connected and at the same time Mi Box 3 (PC can't find drivers for it). So the funny thing is that we basically get Schrödinger's device: it's connected and works in ADB mode (if you open the cmd, you basically any command) but the file system isn't seen at all and it's impossible to exchange the files. (Btw yeah, guys, I know that in order to connect the device to PC and let it exchange the files, it's needed to turn on MTP in the device's settings which I already did it as you could have already guessed).

I tried to look for the device's drivers and searched almost the whole visible internet (at least, it seemed that way lol) but I didn't find any solution.

Btw I also tried to connect the device to another PC which has Fedora Linux installed there. It's funny but that computer detected the device's file system really easy, just in one click with no need to install any special drivers. But there's still a trouble: if I try to copy any kind of a file into the memory of Mi Box, I get a message "ibmtp error: couldn't send object. "

So yeah... I don't really know what to do now. Maybe someone heard about the similar troubles?
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] ZeRoZeRoRaZ:
Why do you want to transfer file through the cable? It's easier and better to use SendAnywhere and X-plore file manager which has ability to receive transfers from SA.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] 024aker:
>leaving the files somewhere in an unknown website

>to download it later using another program

Man, that's brutal... I still prefer the old-school way. Btw I guess I found the essence of problem. I shall write here the solution soon, I think.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] ZeRoZeRoRaZ:
What's the problem if you transfer files that you downloaded before from the Internet?

If you transfer some private stuff it would be easier to keep them on some Nas but of course you may have your own reasons and habits ?

Good luck with MiBox
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] 024aker:
Well, you know, I'm just a guy, who's interested in keeping my data safe. And it doesn't really matter if by saying "data" I refer to some kind of a film, contact list or a program. I'm one of those enthusiasts who can be called paranoid. Thanks for wishes, I hope to write a next post in this thread when the things will be done. :good:
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] jseymour:
No, it is not. It is entirely accurate and answers the question asked accurately and succinctly.

They've released one update, which addressed three or four out of the dozens of issues with Oreo. There's a beta out for the 2nd update, but it's been out since July 12 with no hint as to when, if ever, it'll be released. (Sound familiar?)

If you have a MiBox 3 running Marshmallow, I would think twice before "updating" to Oreo. If you don't own a MiBox 3, I would suggest you'd be well-advised to remain in that happy state ;).

Our two MiBox 3s are working ok under Oreo, but I would not buy another. In fact: The way Xiaomi has treated its MiBox 3 owners has convinced me to never, ever buy another Xiaomi product of any kind ever again.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] trinsic:
Just to gripe even more, my Xiaomi Mi Band 2 doesn't even work anymore on my iPhone 6s. They've released updates but everyone on the 6s has been shut out of a working product for months. I have no confidence in the new Mi Band 3 or Amazefit products because of this. I actually like the Mi Band and was looking at going with something better but not Xiaomi, their crap software has bit me with the Mi Band and now the Mi Box.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] jseymour:
Update.

Well, I guess they decided the last update was a no-go, because now there's a new update in Beta: Mibox 3 Global new oreo update. (Beta)

No, no clue, nor guesses, as to when, if ever, it'll see the light of day.
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] bigtalker:
You should just redirect just a bit of your energy from kvetching, pissing and moaning and find the readily available 2179 update.zip file.

Having done so, you would be aware of the major progress that has been realized. Further, with your insights you may be able to effect further progress.

Instead, you pontificate negativity from the sidelines and your only contribution is useless static.

Get in the game, your useful suggestions are always welcome. The side benefit is you'll probably feel better about yourself.