[ROM] OpenELEC for Amlogic-based TV boxes (M8, MXQ, TV110, MX2/G18)

[Deezel]

is there an easy way to get the led light to perform properly? eg: when in sleep mode it's green and when powered on it's orange.
Can this be easily changed?

[codesnake]

is there an easy way to get the led light to perform properly? eg: when in sleep mode it's green and when powered on it's orange.
Can this be easily changed?

I think you can't change that.

[brummy13]

just put lifeforce rom bk on m8 box. then installed yours. seems to have done the trick

[luke71933]

Pointing out an issue in the bootloader of both Stanes linux and this openelec. There seems to be an issue with the sound, when the usb prots have something plugged in, while bootup the audio drivers wont start or something like that and I get no audio.

Thanks

[tammy miller]

Pointing out an issue in the bootloader of both Stanes linux and this openelec. There seems to be an issue with the sound, when the usb prots have something plugged in, while bootup the audio drivers wont start or something like that and I get no audio.

Thanks

Yea I just installed this openelec on my m8 today and I also have sound issues with some files I am playing from my nas.
But at least this openelec may save my m8 box from the garbage lol.

[reefmonger]

Re: [ROM] OpenELEC for Amlogic-based TV boxes (M8, MXQ, TV110, MX2/G18)

Can't Thank You enough Codesnake. This is the best thing to happen to these M8 boxxes. The cec is pretty kewl too.

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[Guest]

ETA MXQ OPENELEC?

Just wondering if you could ballpark an ETA regarding the release of openELEC for the MXQ boxes SoC.
Tytyty for all your hard work!

[techloomp]

Odp: [ROM] OpenELEC for Amlogic-based TV boxes (M8, MXQ, TV110, MX2/G18)

Just wondering if you could ballpark an ETA regarding the release of openELEC for the MXQ boxes SoC.
Tytyty for all your hard work!

+1

[BonzenPaule]

OpenELEC for Amlogic 5.0 Beta1 with Kodi 14.0 Helix Beta1 is available now:

Download links for M8:

• for updating the exisiting installations: https://github.com/codesnake/OpenELE...5.1-update.tar
• for new installations from recovery: https://github.com/codesnake/OpenELE...200-4.95.1.zip

Download links for MX2/G18:

• for updating the exisiting installations: https://github.com/codesnake/OpenELE...5.1-update.tar
• for new installations from recovery: https://github.com/codesnake/OpenELE...G18-4.95.1.zip

Hello Codesnake,
I really appreciate your effort to port Openelec to the M8. I tried your Kodi based Rom yesterday (coming from Stanes linux rom) and I was really surprised with the build quallity and features of Openelec. I don't own a square M8 but a Beelink S82/Tronsmart S89 or whatever it is called (Orbsmart S82 in germany ~~ / its the round one^^) and your rom just works fine. The only thing not working is the remote but I will try a few remote.conf from this forum when I'm home and I have a remote usb reciever for my Harmony so it's no problem at all.

The main reason for me to try your new rom was Kodi. I would love to convert my whole library to the new HEVC codec and save a lot of space on my HDD's
I converted one episode of Breaking Bad from x264 to x265 and it did play well on my computer.
But here's the thing: I tried to play the same file on my M8 but playback was really poor (File is on a HDD connected through USB 2.0). Sound and video where out of sync because the video wouldnt play at full speed. I just tried Hardware and Software acceleraton but do you have any advice wich settings are needed to play HEVC files? The quad core cpu should have more than enough power to stream HEVC-coded files of a USB HDD. Or is the USB 2.0 the problem?
Sincerely
BonzenPaule

[codesnake]

Hello Codesnake,
I really appreciate your effort to port Openelec to the M8. I tried your Kodi based Rom yesterday (coming from Stanes linux rom) and I was really surprised with the build quallity and features of Openelec. I don't own a square M8 but a Beelink S82/Tronsmart S89 or whatever it is called (Orbsmart S82 in germany ~~ / its the round one^^) and your rom just works fine. The only thing not working is the remote but I will try a few remote.conf from this forum when I'm home and I have a remote usb reciever for my Harmony so it's no problem at all.

The main reason for me to try your new rom was Kodi. I would love to convert my whole library to the new HEVC codec and save a lot of space on my HDD's
I converted one episode of Breaking Bad from x264 to x265 and it did play well on my computer.
But here's the thing: I tried to play the same file on my M8 but playback was really poor (File is on a HDD connected through USB 2.0). Sound and video where out of sync because the video wouldnt play at full speed. I just tried Hardware and Software acceleraton but do you have any advice wich settings are needed to play HEVC files? The quad core cpu should have more than enough power to stream HEVC-coded files of a USB HDD. Or is the USB 2.0 the problem?
Sincerely
BonzenPaule

The answer is simple - M8 and all Amlogic S802-based devicesdon't support H265 (HEVC) hardware accelerated video decoding.

[codesnake]

Just wondering if you could ballpark an ETA regarding the release of openELEC for the MXQ boxes SoC.
Tytyty for all your hard work!

Unfortunately no ETA.

[BonzenPaule]

Re: [ROM] OpenELEC for Amlogic-based TV boxes (M8, MXQ, TV110, MX2/G18)

The answer is simple - M8 and all Amlogic S802-based devicesdon't support H265 (HEVC) hardware accelerated video decoding.

Well shouldn't Kodi help out with that problem and decode it by software? I was hoping it could play those files with Kodi since you can use the 4kplayer app on Android to play them.
Is android the only way to play hevc files?

[no_spam_for_me]

Well shouldn't Kodi help out with that problem and decode it by software? I was hoping it could play those files with Kodi since you can use the 4kplayer app on Android to play them.
Is android the only way to play hevc files?

If I'm not wrong it's a problem at kodi at the moment which they have to fix (I think also at SoC's with hw decoding e.g. rk3288)

[BonzenPaule]

Re: [ROM] OpenELEC for Amlogic-based TV boxes (M8, MXQ, TV110, MX2/G18)

If I'm not wrong it's a problem at kodi at the moment which they have to fix (I think also at SoC's with hw decoding e.g. rk3288)

Well that would mean there is a good chance for working hevc decoding in the future. I hope you are right and will wait for new kodi releases :-)

[no_spam_for_me]

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