S805 bricked

[sander815]

i managed to brick my S805 MXQ: i thought it was a s802, so i think i flsahed wrong firmware
I flashed this one: http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player-...253#post547253

Now i cannot get anything anymore from this MXQ: pressing reset button and power up, nothing no image
The same with SD card with default firmware also nothing
USB burning tool doesn't recognize it

What can i do?
Strange thing was that, i think, it had no recovery.
Pressing the reset and booting always booted it normally into android

I only could enter recovery once, when i put TWRP recovery img on a SD card. With that it went into twrp recovery, and i could flash 115k4, but obviously that was the wrong firmware...

[nick111]

Not tried this but came across this article in more than one place.

http://chinagadgetsreviews.com/how-to-unbrick-any-amlogic-devices-create-an-bootable-magic-micro-sd-card-in-minutes.html

You will need a working rom for your android, sd card for your device and the bootable software.

[sander815]

tried that also
just connect a terminal

this is what i get:

QA5:A;SVN:B72;POC:3FF;STS:0;BOOT:0;INIT:0;READ:0;C HECK:0;PASS:0;
no sdio debug board detected
TE : 157649
BT : 15:39:25 May 30 2015
PMU:rn5t618
i2c timeout
i2c timeout
i2c timeout
i2c timeout
i2c timeout
i2c timeout
DC01 v:1100, 0x[36]: 00 -> 28
i2c timeout
i2c timeout
DC02 v:1150, 0x[37]: 00 -> 2c
i2c timeout
i2c timeout
DC03 v:1500, 0x[38]: 00 -> 48
i2c timeout
i2c timeout
i2c timeout
i2c timeout
LDO01 v:2900, 0x[4c]: 00 -> 50
i2c timeout
i2c timeout
LDO02 v:1800, 0x[4d]: 00 -> 24
i2c timeout
i2c timeout
LDO03 v:1800, 0x[4e]: 00 -> 30
i2c timeout
i2c timeout
LDO04 v:2850, 0x[4f]: 00 -> 4e
i2c timeout
i2c timeout
LDO05 v:1800, 0x[50]: 00 -> 24
i2c timeout
i2c timeout
LDO0a v:2700, 0x[56]: 00 -> 28
i2c timeout
i2c timeout
LDO0b v:900, 0x[57]: 00 -> 00
i2c timeout

CPU clock is 1200MHz

CPU type: M8
While loop 1000times, error...

PUB init fail! Reset...

[nick111]

People have reported using the 'Amlogic BootcardMaker' method works if you have the correct firmware.
Try some different firmware

http://chinagadgetsreviews.com/download-android-kitkat-4-4-2-stock-firmware-for-mxq-tv-box.html

[sander815]

doesn't work either...just tried with your link to FW

[sander815]

for amlogic bootcaqrdmaker i cannot find the right firmware that includes u-boot.bin

[nick111]

The ' u-boot.bin' is with the 'Amlogic_SDcardMaker_BootcardMaker_burnBootCard_v1 .0.1' rar file.

[sander815]

so, what should i put on the sd card?
U-boot.bin from amlogic sdcardmaker and
factory_update_param.aml
recovery.img
m201-ota-20141017.zip

[sander815]

what about nand pin shorting?

http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player-support/amlogic-based-tv-players/other-aml-s802-s805-devices/523003-mxq-ott-s805-box-bricked-red-led-constantly-on/page3

i have a different chip though, MT29F64G08CBABA

[nick111]

so, what should i put on the sd card?
U-boot.bin from amlogic sdcardmaker and
factory_update_param.aml
recovery.img
m201-ota-20141017.zip

I could read the original blog for you, but it would involve typing the replay.
Read the instruction on the link : http://chinagadgetsreviews.com/how-t...n-minutes.html (wrong link corrected)
This is the safe option then opening you android box., but if you feel you follow instruction well (not sure you do following your posts), then open your android at your own risk.

[sander815]

its just not working like this, i tried several FW, and some other tips, but the only thing i see is the serial output and the blue led.
including tips from here: http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player-...antly-on/page2

but i cannot get it to work. No signal on hdmi, nothing

[nick111]

Have you seen the youtube video ?

[sander815]

managed to get it back to life by shortening ping 17 and 18. Shortening these pins, with sdcard in with FW and then power it up, and it began installing the firmware
only way to see that it was doing something was the serial connection

[Yedite]

managed to get it back to life by shortening ping 17 and 18. Shortening these pins, with sdcard in with FW and then power it up, and it began installing the firmware
only way to see that it was doing something was the serial connection

Hey mate, following all your story I have lived exactly the same problem. I've moved across all the different solutions with no success. I think I must do the same you did, but I'm not quite sure how to do it. It's more, I don't know the correct form to open my MXQ. Would you mind to explain how you make it? I'm pretty sure i can make it work if I can bring it back to life.

Cheers

[Mrdan26]

Im also in the same boat, have tried all i can think of, but can get no response out of the box. Could it truly be bricked?