Tried Krypton; HATED IT & data was not found, Missing Jarvis & Kitkat very much - pointers, please ??

[smith2]

We loved our old MXQ-S805 & it served us very well too - until the changes came along & it quit finding shows pretty much 100%.
We tried a newer box with Lollipop & Krypton - it was just too strange, but worst of all all the library stuff we'd saved became useless.
So we've been watching & re-watching all our DVDs which has been OK - until we'd seen them all !!

Been considering paying for the no-commercial Hulu deal - but have also read about simply getting FTMC with or without adding Real Debrid.

Details found inside the nice, older box: MXQ-S805-BOX V1 2015-06-24

Hoping that some folks here will pitch in their opinions & suggestions, please ??
We're in the US, have only got internet via cable & wired ethernet & just want to be able to get some older TV shows & movies that we enjoy.

Thanks for any ideas, Folks.

[mitchell4you]

Try libreelec 7 based on Jarvis on the s805 or you can also install libreelec 8 krypton on the s805
see for more info: https://forum.libreelec.tv/board/38-amlogic/

I have a s805 with libreelec 7 Jarvis and a s802 with libreelec 8 krypton
I also see allot of not working addon/links on the krypton, where the just work on Jarvis

goodluck

[smith2]

Thanks for replying helpfully Mitchell4you !!

I did find what appears to be the correct build, here:

https://forum.libreelec.tv/thread/200-7-0-3-3d-libreelec-7-0-for-s805/

Here is why I've never ventured into that realm before:
"LibreELEC is a 'Just enough OS' Linux distribution for running Kodi."

I very much appreciate this pointer, and do not wish to come across as being too picky-fussy, but:
Changing the OS in this nice, older box seems a bit extreme to me - and I really prefer Kitkat - and really want to just fix this so we can use it for watching again, somehow MINUS any sort of big adventures ?!?

Yes - there is the whole 'just stick it into an SD card & see if it works OK' idea - great, as long as there could be some way to know if it is working 100% - but it is the concept of then using it in replacing the original OS that does not appeal to me.

Seems to me that it must be simpler/quicker to replace Kodi with something like FTMC - restore the Kodi data - and be good to go - if it works as it says on the tin ??

Thanks Again,

[mitchell4you]

If you still have the files... it should be recoverable
use a file manager like "total commander"
browse to your nand/. Android/data
locate the word kodi...go in...make backup of "userdate" ( or rename the kodi directory )( or use a addon to backup)
uninstall kodi...install ftmc...runonce.. goto /.android/data
find word ftmc...insert (copy/past) userdata/backup overwriting files

note: never used ftmc.. i don't know if kodi krypton and ftmc can be installed on same system (properly not)
i also don't know what ftmc uses as directory name under .Android/data

goodluck