yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] ath156:
I have described here the exact procedure for this box (which is mainly the same for all amlogic boxes). For sbox you may not need the Licence directory.https://xdaforums.com/t/rom-mod-hk1-x3-h96-max-x3-vontar-x3-transpeed-x3-air-bqeel-y8-max-amlogic.4157515/#post-83416493
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] kalehrl:
No luck. It just isn't detected at all.
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] ath156:
Have you installed correctly the Word Cup drivers? Sometimes in Windows 10 you have to temporarily enable the installation of unsigned drivers.

Are you using USB Burning Tool version 2.2 ?

Are you pressing correctly and firmly (although with no much power) the reset button in the AV? Better use an opened paper clip and press it exactly in the center until you hear a "click".
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] kalehrl:
I remembered with an earlier version of Windows 10, the drivers wouldn't install unless I disabled signature enforcing. Now I added an ssd and installed win10 and this time there was no error installing the drivers. I also booted the earlier version of windows 10 where I installed the drivers after disabling signature enforcing and tried to flash but still no detection.

I was using the 3.1 which I used for Tanix and after I read your post earlier, I also tried 2.2 but no change.

Yes, I can hear and feel the click in the AV hole.
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] ath156:
how long is the USB-A/USB-A cable you are using?

are you using the USB 2.0 port of the H96 max X3 (the black one)?

Have you tried different USB ports of your Laptop/PC?
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] kalehrl:
50cm. I intentionally bought a short one. I tried both ports, black and blue. I also tried 3 different USB ports. Others are taken.
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] ath156:
So the cable seems to be OK (not very long).

Try ONLY the black port of H96 max X3 (USB 2.0 port).

Just to be sure:

- Load the img file to UBT. Press "START". Connect one end of USB cable to your PC.

- The H96 is without anything connected to it (no power adapter, no USB dongle, nothing at all). While pressing the reset button connect the other end of the cable to the black USB port.
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] kalehrl:
No luck. 😔 I'll try on another computer. The box seems to be the one with green board, 4/32gb, Samsung nand memory. Wi-Fi is around 34mbit/s so it seems to be an older model with no slow wi-fi problems.
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] ath156:
It doesn't matter what color is the board as far as the UBT is concerned. The color of the board may have an influence only in the wifi (and only if you have blue board+IT6334 at the same time).

Are you sure that your cable is OK?. You may even make one by yourself if you have a couple of spare/useless cables (from old smartphones, modems etc). You cut 2 of them, keep only the USB-A part of each, connect the 4 inner thinner cables color to color and insulate the connections with electrical tape. Better make it less than 15-20 cm in length.

Although you have used the same cable to another box something may have changed (like a bad contact of the USB etc). Not very probable but you never know........ And making something by yourself (DIY) is always fun.....

Of course according to your feedback most probable reasons for your problems may be:

- Driver that is not installed correctly

- Wrong version of UBT. Better use the 2.2 version that I have in my thread. Maybe you have to uninstall completely the previous version and even better use CCleaner to clean the registry. When you install a new UBT Always do a reboot before trying to use it.

- a PC or Laptop USB port that doesn't have enough power. Therefore try different ports. In case of a Tower PC better use the ports that are at the back (beside the motherboard).

Good Luck
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] kalehrl:
I did have some problems with flashing the Tanix tx9s because I had to use power adapter. Without it, the box was't recognized. Maybe the cable is dodgy and doesn't let enough current even though it is pretty short. I did try using the power adapter with h96 max x3 but no luck.
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] ath156:
So here is the problem !!!! Just make yourself a new cable (if you have some spare cables). It is so easy ! Just do not make it longer than 15cm. (for best results).
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] kalehrl:
I'm hopeless at DIY. I can't open the image to magnify it. So, I just take 2 cables, cut them in half and then join 4 wires together - red to red, white to white, green to green and black to black? Isolate them and that's it?
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] ath156:
Exactly !!!
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] kalehrl:
I've found 2 usb extension cables which I can spare to butcher.

Do you think these would work? Of course, the "normal" usb a ends.

They seem to be of a high quality but if they are not colour-coded, I'm screwed. :D
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] ath156:
The blue one it seems to be a very usefull extension cable. Don't you have any other spare cable (from old smartphone, old modem, spare printer USB cable etc)?

Any way it is your decision. The only thing needed is for the cable to have 4 inner smaller cables and not only 2 (as are some cables for charging only). Usually they have the same color code for the inner cables (i.e red+black for power and white+green for data). You connect red to red, black to black etc.

Even in the rare case that the cables are differently colored or connected, nothing lethal will happen to your TVbox. Just it won't work (and you can try other combinations).

Also you don't have to use cables of great quality. Simple cables can be used but you must:

- Make good and firm connections of the cables

- Insulate the connections with electrical tape (if you make a well working DIY such cable, better use additional electrical tape to cover all the 4 connections together)

- Make a short cable i.e. 15 cm
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] kalehrl:
I've just come back from my cousin's and I successfully installed slimbox fw! Yaaaay! He has a windows 7 pc and I installed amlogic tool 3.1. At first, there was no connection. Then I plugged the power adaptor and tried again also with a reset button pressed. I noticed windows installed a new driver and there was connection and it flashed the bootloader and then stopped because of ROM code error. I tried again and this time no errors and the flashing was successful. Works just fine. May thanks for your help.
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] ath156:
Congratulations:)
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] Sasavictor:
Yes, it can be rollback. The procedure is the same as during an update. I also found an android TV ROM for the H96 Max x3. If anyone needs it, I will leave links of the official Firmware from October 2020, in my opinion is the best, and also if anyone wants to experiment AndroidTV ROM for H96 Max X3 Amlogic S905x3 AndroidTV 9.0

This is how it looks on my box...

Link: USB_Burning_Tool

Link: Official Firmware October2020

Link: Android TV Firmware For H96 Max x3
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] bubaloo:
Here's my DYI cable :D it worked.

I've installed @Sasavictor Android TV Rom and its working very cool.

Also, I needed to press reset button on the AV hole when starting the box so it would recognize on USB Burning Tool. On the first try the box became bricked... then I've shorted the pins and it flashed the Rom correctly.

Thank you all for the precious information
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] ath156:
Congratulations. Just use some electrical tape to safely cover all cables together for a future use of it (so as to be like a normal cable).
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] Sabirabad:
Здравствуйте. Нужна помощь, прошил h96max + прошивкой от x96max plus (s905x3).Так как боксы могут прошиваться на них один процессор.

После нескольких манипуляций c twrp(.3.50) пршивку стёр .И бокс теперь не заходит в тврп и на компе для прошивки не определяется так как драйвера от х96 стоят usb и микроСд порты невидит.

Теперь бокс висит на бутлопе "Кирпич"

Mod translation:

Hello. I need help, I flashed h96max + firmware from x96max plus (s905x3). Since the boxes can be flashed on one processor.

After several manipulations with twrp (.3.50), the firmware was erased. And now the box does not go into TVRP and is not detected on the computer for firmware, since the drivers from x96 are usb and the microSD ports are invisible.

Now the box hangs on the "Brick" bootlop
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] Badger50:
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Thank you for your cooperation, and have a pleasant day.

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[Android Stick & Console Computers General] ath156:
You have "flooded" many different threads at 4pda with the exact same question.

You do not clearly specify what TVbox you have !!!!! Giving the exact model and version of it (even some photos of the outside and inside of it, like the motherboard, wifi chip etc).

You will never get a correct answer (or even an answer at all) without them!!!

Mod edit: 4pda links removed.
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] ath156:
You have your answer at 4pda.
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] ath156:
The problem was solved by simply shorting the 2 pins for his version of H96 max X3 (with blue board). So simple !!:cool:
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] nohire:
Hi @ath156 do you have the link/photo 2 pins short for H96 max X3 (blue board)? need to fix my H96, ,my kid want to watch youtube so badly :cry:
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] ath156:
All for the kids:cool::D
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] noxinu:
hi,

I have such a device and I was playin with armbian on it. after a kernel update from 5.x to 6.x via armbian-config the box is bricked.

I tried to flash via USB burning tool but when I connect it to my windows pc absolutly no USB device is detected. To be sure my cable works I tried to connect just another box which was successfully detected.

After that I tried to connect my serial interface but can't find any outputs.

My questions are:

Is there a bootlog available on a serial interface?

What is the pinout?

Thanks for your help.
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] ath156:
Start USB Burning Tool version 2.2.0

Load the firmware (better use stock firmware). Press "START" and connect one end of the cable to PC/laptop

While shorting the 2 points that are pointed at the photo (with a paper-clip or otherwise) connect the other end of the cable to the USB 2.0 port of the TVbox (it is the one with black color)

When it starts "burning" stop shorting the 2 pins (In Russia they call them "test points")
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] noxinu:
I tried but windows does not detect any USB device.

Are those two points the same like the reset button in the AV port??

What about the contacts marked in the attached picture?? Any serial output there??

Edit:

After a couple of tries it worked!

Start the USB Burning tool, select image and hit "start" button then shorten those two points as shown in my picture and connect USB cable.
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] Gaby_PG:
As I can change the language, I have managed to add Spanish, but then I don't know how to put it as the main one and I keep getting Russian
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] Sasavictor:
How did that happen to you? You tried Android TV firmware? I personally haven't tested managing other languages, except English. In English, works perfectly for me.
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] bemole:
Hi , I have the same box H96 MAX X3 32Gigs s905x3. I bricked it while flashing armbian. And I am again trying to flash the stock firmware using the USB burning tool , and I am getting this error. I managed to make it detectable by shorting the pin , and it gets detected on my PC but when I to flash , it shows this error. Any idea why?
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] bemole:
Oh nvm it worked after using the USB burning tool version 2.1.7.1 with that license folder. I downloaded it from the above link from Sasavictor
[Wing, P4350 General] sexythang007:
Hey everyone! I am a big fan of this forum. I've been coming here since I got my t-mobile wing, and that's over a year. I love the work!

I just downloaded the wm6.1 touch for my phone, and I have two questions.

My first question is How do I customize the HTC home plugin screen? I searched everywhere and I can't seem to find the file to remove the big time.

Second question is I noticed the games on the device now.... Where do I find free cab files like those for my phone. :) Thank you.
[Wing, P4350 General] fzzyrn:
HTC home customizer will allow you to customize. Search that exact phrase

there are many websites full of games for the ppc. google something like "ppc freeware", choose a site, and get downloading
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GPL compliance is taken very seriously on XDA, but at the same time I remind people to report anything via the proper channels rather than confronting anyone in public, which always does more harm than good.

A note to rom developers:

Using a non GPL compliant kernel makes your rom non compliant and subject to removal.

If you are using another developers kernel, linking to that kernels thread will make you GPL compliant (assuming that the kernel in question is compliant)
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[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] lpsi2000:
Tested and working great. Excellent Job as usual.

Thank you
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] galt:
Dear god thank you. Does this mean that our lords and lady of ROM cooking will be gracing us with an AP5 ROM sometime soonish?
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] crazy cat:
Perfect!

Now i can try different ROM´s and be sure, i can downgrade to an other, when i dont like a WM6.1 ROM.

Thx!
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] gendong69:
:) Awesome Cmonex - Thanks!
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] gtm55:
Many thanks, cmonex!
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] Kenjari:
Just for clarification on step 4 above,

Do I enter boatloader manullay after this step?....or once this RUU is flashed and I see the black screen, do I just go ahead and flash my desired OS without entering manual boatloader?

Thank you cmonex for this downgrader!!!!!
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] cmonex:
I edited step 4 to make it more clear - hopefully now you will see what is needed. :) let me know if still not clear enough.

(P.S: just to give background, RUU without manual bootloader entering will only work if WM is running because the RUU pushes enterbootloader.exe to the device which then puts the Athena in bootloader mode for flash without the user having to do anything. the exe will of course only run if there is an OS running under it.)
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] responderman:
Hi Cmonex,

Excellent piece of work as usual:D, Its pretty clear as it is, You worry to much! Although:rolleyes::rolleyes:

sticking with 3.5 for now, we have HTC stock, Ameo WM6 stock, and pawel's good work, and Irus's roms. Why swap?

NOW, have you got XP ROM onto Athena yet, if not why not:D

regards

Jay
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] Kenjari:
Thanks cmonex, I get it now!:)

Sorry for the inconvienence!!!!
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] Montecristo:
Thank you for everything ...

Is it possible once made the downgrade back to SPL 3.xx?

If this is so ... How do I do?
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] responderman:
Just reflash with AP 4.0 again, you will have to go through all the upgrade again to get SPL 3.5 back on. Keep in mind if Pawel comes up with a new rom it may well need SPL 3.5 on to use it. I personaly think its worth waiting.

Regards

Jay
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] mgozamy:
Same here, I do believe it woth waiting. We just need Pawel and AP team to give us an update on their next complete version.

Cheers
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] panvita:
Black screen, Someone can help me!

Thanks for cmonex's contribution to Athena forum, AP4 in SPL 3.5 have given me a lot of pleasant time.

Since I discovered that the downloader has come out, because of curiosity,

I successfully downgraded to SPL1.2. Again, for curiosity, I wish to know the SPL1.2, I pushed camera buttom and soft reset at the same time, I really

seen the following:

"ATHE100

IPL-v.100

ATHE100

SPL-v1.20. Olipro"

However, I do not know how to switch back to the WM. If I press volume bottom and soft reset hole at the same time, I only get black screen with green light on. Someone can help me!
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] Kenjari:
When you were in boatloader ..... I thought you were just only suppose to hit soft reset without the camera button.

Try that!

EDIT: I'm sorry panvita I read your post wrong. I thought you already flashed after the downgrade and you were only just checking to make sure you downgraded successfully by going to the boatloader screen. oops!
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] eagle 1:
You need to finish the rest of step 4 (or goto the extra help) and flash a 1.2 Rom
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] cmonex:
yes please, why can't people read the instructions? :O

thanks to eagle for answering. :)
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] sergiopi:
[OT]Women secrets...

How to have a REAL secret diary (and hide it to all males): leave it on the living room table and write in RED on the cover "Instructions Manual" :) [/OT]
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] panvita:
My humble observation for AP4 under SPL 1.2.

Before I pressed volume bottom and soft reset hole, I was able to see the program menu, and it is still AP4 program. I moved up by my finger, and htc flotouch still worked. I thought that I have had a AP4 under spl1.2, what a wonderful supprise. But after I pressed volume bottom and soft reset hole, what I could do is to go to AP3, and then to AP4, after that, go to downgrader. Finally, I went back to AP4 under spl 1.2. But strange things happened. Each time I soft reset the device, it went to customazation and calibration again. In orther words, I could not restore my backup file which eventually asked for a reset. Finally, I get a conclusion that AP4 cannot be used under spl 1.2 at least the present time. Because I got accustomed with AP4, then I upgraded to AP3 and then AP4 under spl 3.5. Just because my little curiosity, I have travelled around the world twice.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] cmonex:
wish you had read the forum more times ;)

it is well known that depending on the SPL version you have to get the correct rom version or you will get reset loop. AP4 is only for the newer SPL for now.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] [kaiwen]:
I have follow the given step. But base on point 3 "use usual methods to restore stock SPL"?

Can someone guide me what is this "usual methods" and how do I do it?

I have restore the stock wm6 OS.

Sorry, I'm a newbie to this... Hope you guys don't mind. Thanks.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] cmonex:
oh you need it for warranty reasons?

well, what "usual methods" means is take SSPL and a stock SPL NBH then flash it. if you need more help, well, you can PM me
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] aahmedoo:
Thank you for everything
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] Lestat79:
Thank you very much,now i can go back to AP Touch 3.0 which is the best rom ever made.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] abeerm5took:
spl downgurade

ifollow your insterction to downgurade the spl beacuse ihave ap4 with new spl after idowngurade spl iflach my device with original wm6 but the device not bootup he stock in htc logo what can ido now please help thanks
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] cmonex:
edit: I see you flashed original WM6. if you go to bootloader (camera + reset) what is the version reported?
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] abeerm5took:
helep please

its athe100 ipl-2.02 spl-v1.20 olipro please help now iam stuck with htc logo
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] cmonex:
ok, I replied to your PM
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] warone:
Looking for help with this> I downgraded to 1.2 then flashed Ultra Vanilla Rom and have been playing with it for a while. Then I decided to flash in some something new. Everytime I attempt a new flash I get this code.

Error Code(200) Invalid Update Tool

Please get a newer update utility.

Click "Exit" to quit.

I've tried

unwrapper,

unlocker,

AP4,

AP3,

soft reset,

hard reset,

banging my head against the wall,

yelling at myself in mirror,

staring at my PDA with a really angry look.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Warone
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] warone:
Ahhh, self improvement. I found the answer was to re-install active sync which updates or reinstalls the USB drivers.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] lakeman:
for wm6 roms you need a later version of active sync.

I had forgotten this but was a problem back in the old days!
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] pdajoy:
Help, I've downloaded and extracted the zip from Attachment.

Run it but Athena didn't go to tricolour screen saying OliNex SSPL,

instead on PC screen said error click ok to terminate. :(

Please advise whats went wrong? Appreciate for your time. Thanks.

Add: Tried from different pc still no go.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo Upgrading] pdajoy:
Hi to those had successfully downgraded from 3.5.

Can you kindly upload the SPL Downgrader here again.

I suspect the original is corrupted. Thanks.