TWRP for Amlogic devices.

[iCanuck]

I can't answer what i don't know. I don't know if X recovery works with Y device. I can only answer for the devices i have. Besides like is written all over this thread booting a image from ExternalSD is pretty harmless so you better start testing and answer you own question and write a post for whoever comes after you.

Okay awesome thank you for the response and all your work. I will post my results.

Thank you

[iCanuck]

SERIOUSLY?? Lose the attitude first and that is your only warning. Abdul is one of the most helpful you will meet. I know for a fact hed respond. Better then me id just ignore you.

By no means did I ever say Abdul wasn't helpful. I appreciate all his work! (Thanks Abdul!)

I was looking for a response from anyone, preferably a user with a MiniMX-1G or 2G.

Sorry but I was frustrated that no one would respond to my post for a couple days. Not trying to be an ungrateful ass.

[abdul_pt]

Okay awesome thank you for the response and all your work. I will post my results.

Thank you

If you have no success, them we can work on making an image for that device.

[iCanuck]

If you have no success, them we can work on making an image for that device.

Awesome thanks! But I cannot boot TWRP on my MiniMX-2G.

I tried putting TWRP_MiniMX.img onto sdcard and renamed recovery.img, inserted sdcard and did toothpick method. It just boots into normal recovery.

Do you need anything from me?

[RISCy Dude]

Hello iCanuck, I have a different S905 box(S95) Can the card be seen when you are in Android? If not, try the card in a USB card reader. Some cards I have just don't work well in the slot. If the card is seen but the toothpick still fails, try this. Or if you have a terminal emulator installed in Android, enter "reboot recovery".

Good luck.

[iCanuck]

Hello iCanuck, I have a different S905 box(S95) Can the card be seen when you are in Android? If not, try the card in a USB card reader. Some cards I have just don't work well in the slot. If the card is seen but the toothpick still fails, try this. Or if you have a terminal emulator installed in Android, enter "reboot recovery".

Good luck.

Thanks I know how to boot into recovery and how to use it, yes I can see the sdcard in recovery but shouldn't it boot TWRP?

[jm se]

You will have to extract recovery from device, or tell me how to unpack those image because i didn't had any success in doing it.

I tried to upload the recovery image file but it failed.

Files can be found here:

https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21AJD9vZ3RxkAMZaI&id=324E6FB27C027A9B%211503&cid=324E6FB27C027A9B

Select the "010- ATV1900AC Factory Files" file for the 1900AC

[Nofan Tasi]

Thanks I know how to boot into recovery and how to use it, yes I can see the sdcard in recovery but shouldn't it boot TWRP?

Alternatively make a dd backup of your recovery partition (so you can always dd it back) and dd the twrp img to recovery partition. That worked for me.

[abdul_pt]

I tried to upload the recovery image file but it failed.

Files can be found here:

https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21AJD9vZ3RxkAMZaI&id=324E6FB27C027A9B%211503&cid=324E6FB27C027A9B

Select the "010- ATV1900AC Factory Files" file for the 1900AC

Please try this one - https://www.freak-tab.de/abdul_pt/am...ATV_1900AC.img

[Queenslayer]

Abdul_pt. You really are a top man. Thanks for all the effort.

[jm se]

Please try this one - http://www.freak-tab.de/abdul_pt/aml...ATV_1900AC.img

Abdul_pt, I was able to install the image using Rashr
On Android 5.02 TWRP looks normal and on the image i provided you, it fills 1/4 of the screen and is purple. Pictures are attached. I'll try other version numbers and send you feedback
Boot time is about one minute to start TWRP, system boot time is normal
First time I selected wipe cache and davlik, the task ran and the box hung when formatting cache using make_ext4fs. This took about five minutes before the box locked up. I pulled the power cord to restart the box and tried again and second time I was successful.
I was able to install xposed framework 21 and different modules without any issues
Other than the TWRP boot speed everything seems to work.
I will also try to backup and restore images and provide you feedback on that also.

Thanks very much for getting this to work. Next thing is a usable ROM

Update: Reinstall of TWRP fixed the 1/4 screen and purple image, also forcing the box to output 1080p/60 solved image alignment issue. TWRP now boots normally.

Performed a backup of everything and that was successful
When restoring the backup image, the box gets hung up making the system partition with the make_ext4fs command. If i restore system first I can go to main menu and restart restore and it completes successfully

[Queenslayer]

How can you install this from stock recovery? I placed the file onto SD card and pressed reset and went straight to my stocky. The recovery.img is not visible through stock either

[RISCy Dude]

There are other ways, but try this.

[Queenslayer]

Thanks Riscy dude. I figured it out by formatting within Android. All works like a charm. I've backed up but don't have the cajones yet to restore.

No matter what Abdul_pt is a star.

[RISCy Dude]

I too am a bit risk-averse on the restore. My aversion is based on a lack of TWRP experience , I'll get past it.

Kudos abdul_pt.