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

[trevski]

Can you explain what process you used to install 4.2.1?

OpenELEC-G18REF_MX2-4.2.1
Just flashed with factory_update_param.aml and recovery.

[noosk]

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

OpenELEC-G18REF_MX2-4.2.1
Just flashed with factory_update_param.aml and recovery.

I'm not having any luck with it, it just comes up with installation aborted. Where did you get the 2 files from?

[trevski]

I'm not having any luck with it, it just comes up with installation aborted. Where did you get the 2 files from?

I put it on an SD card and did the button depress until loading..

I think they were from an XDA developer link. I can mail them to you if you want to try the same setup?

[trevski]

Does the blue light come on, but you just have nothing on screen? Try turning your TV to standby and on again. I've discovered in the last couple of weeks that this works on my Bravia. Must be something to do with the output resolution or HDMI. Anyway, works for me. I used to reboot too, don't have to now.

Edit: just saw you don't have an M8. Worth a try anyway I guess.

Will try that, thanks for the tip.

[noosk]

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

I put it on an SD card and did the button depress until loading..

I think they were from an XDA developer link. I can mail them to you if you want to try the same setup?

Yeah that would be awesome thanks. Could you link the xda page on here?

[trevski]

Yeah that would be awesome thanks. Could you link the xda page on here?

Pardon me, I found it. It was actually here:

http://matricom.net/install-openelec-xbmc-g-box-mx2/

Installed and ran on both MX & MX2

[IMFan]

I have the same problem. It is most likely because you have a rev1.1 MX unit. You can tell this by looking at the ethernet port on the back of the unit. If the lights are at the top then you unfortunately have one. There are a lot of differences between this model and MX2 clones (rev2.22 i believe) and the most pertinent one is that the power function is controlled by the software, not the hardware. It also seems that they don't support linux kernals higher than 3.0 so OE 4.2.1 is the latest you are able to load with codesnake's releases. OE seems to run okay on these but the splash screens are not usually the correct resolutions and they take longer to boot.

Very useful info,thank you.
I seem to own a newer rev. box.

Am gonna try and find a box with the older board. Really hard to know what's what with these mx boxes..

[warlock09]

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

Hello @ codesnake it might be asked before but i will try to ask again..are you working on an openelec build for this box..thanks..
I have this box T8 single band wifi older one..black color thanks..

[trevski]

noosk

Do you have a link for stable Android firmware for this v1.1 MX box?

I think there is a definate problem with video output to TV because I tried the MX box that was working fine on my TV on another nd it just froze up..

[noosk]

noosk

Do you have a link for stable Android firmware for this v1.1 MX box?

I think there is a definate problem with video output to TV because I tried the MX box that was working fine on my TV on another nd it just froze up..

That link you gave me loaded really well, I haven't had any problems with my v1.1 device and OE yet. It just can't be upgraded past 4.2.1 unfortunately.

I found this firmware from Geekbuying a few days ago http://blog.geekbuying.com/?p=15163

[trevski]

That link you gave me loaded really well, I haven't had any problems with my v1.1 device and OE yet. It just can't be upgraded past 4.2.1 unfortunately.

I found this firmware from Geekbuying a few days ago http://blog.geekbuying.com/?p=15163

Glad to hear it.

Tried it didn't work, kept freezing.

Why doesn't the same 4.2.1 setup work on another tv ? Wierd.

[noosk]

Maybe check your power supply. Usually they are really cheap and nasty and if they are faulty it will cause the media player to freeze up

[davy39]

DVB support

Hi guys, happy new year !

I'm actually interesting in getting a amlogic device since it look like it have a great openelec support thanks to Codesnake.
Many thanks for that great work !

I'm especially interested in DVB-S2 support, but for now I cannot afford a Weetek device so I'm looking on cheaper options.
As I'm living in China, I lookes on taobao, where we can get AML8726-MX / dvb-s2 boxes for about 55$ :
vs-ip166 (here), Vigica c60s (here) or Smart box HD18S (here).

I wonder to know current status about Openelec port for those boxes. I've found that a russian speaker named Vitaly_S have build some images for G18REF/DVB-S2 boxes (see on xbmc.ru) and also for HD18S (see on 4PDA).
These information are also mentioned on TVHeadend forum.

As both of these forums (xbmc.ru & 4PDA) are russian speaking (and I'm not), I wonder if some of you guys could get in touch with Vitaly_S to see what are the patches to apply to Codesnake's upstream.
Maybe Razdolbaev (Kerber) would be the one as it already made great builds for the community ?

Finally, maybe we could know which one of the boxes above (vs-ip166, Vigica CS60 or HD18S) would have the best support ?

More generally, I also would like to know about your experience with AML8726-MX boxes :
Are they powerfull enought for a Openelec/Kodi/pvr usage or would it be better to go with AML8xx boxes+ usb dvb-s2 reciever or wait a bit for new devices coming out ?

Thanks for your help !

[polys]

@Codesnake any updates on version 5.0?

[digihoe]

Hi guys, happy new year !

I'm actually interesting in getting a amlogic device since it look like it have a great openelec support thanks to Codesnake.
Many thanks for that great work !

I'm especially interested in DVB-S2 support, but for now I cannot afford a Weetek device so I'm looking on cheaper options.
As I'm living in China, I lookes on taobao, where we can get AML8726-MX / dvb-s2 boxes for about 55$ :
vs-ip166 (here), Vigica c60s (here) or Smart box HD18S (here).

I wonder to know current status about Openelec port for those boxes. I've found that a russian speaker named Vitaly_S have build some images for G18REF/DVB-S2 boxes (see on xbmc.ru) and also for HD18S (see on 4PDA).
These information are also mentioned on TVHeadend forum.

As both of these forums (xbmc.ru & 4PDA) are russian speaking (and I'm not), I wonder if some of you guys could get in touch with Vitaly_S to see what are the patches to apply to Codesnake's upstream.
Maybe Razdolbaev (Kerber) would be the one as it already made great builds for the community ?

Finally, maybe we could know which one of the boxes above (vs-ip166, Vigica CS60 or HD18S) would have the best support ?

More generally, I also would like to know about your experience with AML8726-MX boxes :
Are they powerfull enought for a Openelec/Kodi/pvr usage or would it be better to go with AML8xx boxes+ usb dvb-s2 reciever or wait a bit for new devices coming out ?

Thanks for your help !

Vitaly_S uses other kernel than codesnake (and codesnake uses newer mtd layout), Vitaly_S have also made his own driver/patches for the avl6211. BTW. Vitaly_S sources are not public.

I have tested Vitaly_S SDcard 1.2 version on a Xoro HST 550S, and I can say it's working but there are stability issues. With HDMI it will only work for 1 hour, with cvbs it much more stable, DVB-S2 transponders are not working (instead it finds DVB-S channels that are on other transponders) with TVheadend. Oscam/tvheadend decryption works.
Maybe the drivers work better on vigica and hd18s2 but I don't have those to test.

Also I think Vitaly_S is intressted in newer s805/s812 DVB-S2 boxes, so when they come on market I think his focus will shift from M6/MX, just my theory.