[ROM] Unofficial OpenELEC for MK808B+ and MXQ

[envagyok]

Énvagyok,

does it play through Kodi or other mediaplayer on the box? Also does 10bit HEVC play through Kodi and which version of Kodi is on the box?

Thanks,

Kodi jarvis (16)

[kashmoney]

hey kszaq and everyone else

I have just received some new MK808B+ from geekbuying and they turned out to be the clone versions called EC-MK808B+ they have the RTL8723 wifi but instead of the RTL8723as or RTL8723bs they have a RTL87233s wifi chip. is there any driver that u can update the latest build for it.
I tried the 5.95.5.2 update and the wifi will work intermittently and shows a very high ping.

please let me know if you can help update the drivers to support this wifi chipset

[john3voltas]

Kodi jarvis (16)

Yay!
Then this seems to be the future for me

[cassioac]

5. Now you can visit this page and put openELEC on your MXV S805 box: http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player-...mk808b-and-mxq

You mean MXQ

[Fed10]

Hello everyone.
I've buyed a Beelink MXQ (that with the MX red on top).
I want to install OpenELEC on it and I've downloaded both 5.0.8 and 5.95.2 version, but I have a big problem. In TV, with an .m2u file, the HD Video isn't fluid. Audio and Video are out-of-phase. The Audio is good, but the video is in delay. Which can be the problem? I've tried more connection... Thank u

[fcp.08]

This is a new issue I didn't yet notice. I'll look into it.

Edit: I recently rebased on top of upstream again, and missed a libamcodec update that added proper hevc support. Master (OE 7 dev) had updated, which is what I rebased on first, which is how I missed it.

I just cherry-picked the update, and it will be present in the next build.

Edit2: Updated OE 6.0 builds:

Source: https://github.com/RealJohnGalt/Open...e/personal-6.0
Changelog:

• working HEVC/x265
• reverted optimized ext4 mount flags (may fix running from sd card).
• kernel patch for correcting the 23.976hz pixel clock.

MXQ update tar (to go in /storage/.update/ prior to a reboot): http://d-h.st/oDS8
MXQ zip (for fresh installs, extract to sd and use "toothpick" method): http://d-h.st/p71p
MXQ sdcard image (for fresh installs, see http://wiki.openelec.tv/index.php/HO...e_Disk_Image): http://d-h.st/fvH5

HD18q builds are untested, I do not have a HD18q to test.

HD18q update tar (to go in /storage/.update/ prior to a reboot): http://d-h.st/X7DY
HD18q zip (for fresh installs, extract to sd and use "toothpick" method): http://d-h.st/CzRn
HD18q sdcard image (for fresh installs, see http://wiki.openelec.tv/index.php/HO...e_Disk_Image): http://d-h.st/Crft

i have tried this rom HD18q zip (for fresh installs, extract to sd and use "toothpick" method): http://d-h.st/CzRn
work great fast and smooth..
issue i have found ,
mine is a clone hd180.. cpu shows 4 but 2 moving and 2 stuck on some % and changes sometimes... cpu averages 52% under load..
i have fixed blue light when i shut down.. box is shutdown but constant blue light..
couple of times power cord pull and then openelec splash boot stuck... but ssh still okay but dont know how to repair so rebuild and flash again from scratch

apart from these little things openelec 6.0 work good wifi and remote all works great

[hodr]

I'm running VPN + Torrent + kodi on a S805 / OE6 and it's having no trouble dealing with that, even at ~100Mb/s speeds (usb storage).

Can you elaborate on this? Are you running OE6 on an MK808B? How did you get the VPN to work (and how did you verify it)? Last I heard the proxy/vpn options for Kodi seemed to be non-functional.

I have an MK808B running the OE from page 1 of this thread and I moved to a NUC because I prefer to use VPN or proxy.

[ididmytime]

Can you elaborate on this? Are you running OE6 on an MK808B? How did you get the VPN to work (and how did you verify it)? Last I heard the proxy/vpn options for Kodi seemed to be non-functional.

I have an MK808B running the OE from page 1 of this thread and I moved to a NUC because I prefer to use VPN or proxy.

+1

I had significant issues with the OpenVPN binary on OE 6.

[eldonT]

Can you elaborate on this? Are you running OE6 on an MK808B? How did you get the VPN to work (and how did you verify it)? Last I heard the proxy/vpn options for Kodi seemed to be non-functional.

I am using a Beelink MXQ not an MK808B which i don't own.

i believe i am currently running openvpn from a repository installed through kodi but i may be wrong as i am also using an archlinux chroot on the box, to "install" packages as kodi addons on that OE6, mostly python libs to run deluged torrent.

Openelec should run i don't remember having troubles setting it up, i use the exact same vpn configuration as my debian wheezy home server.

I'm not sure what could be different with MK808B, although you do need to use an usb to ethernet adapter to get cable link right ? Or wifi of course, but i'm not using wifi at all on my test setup, it should work but i have no experience using wifi on OE so i won't speculate.

you can verify it works with a simple command :

curl --interface tun0 -s checkip.dyndns.org

where tun0 is you openvpn interface (its name can be configured in the vpn config file).. Or you can discard the --interface option and it will use the default route.
I can't because i'm also using "source" routing, so i can get out of the lan either by my regular gateway or my the local vpn connection.

I'm using VPN on the tv box because it's supposed to be a torrent box as well as a media center but you could very well have some vpn link on another computer and get a specific subnet (which you box will use) to get out through your vpn gateway, a bit more tricky and risky if you don't know exactly what you're doing.


I'll get you the details on the vpn binary, currently running, tomorrow.
i'm using OE6 firmware from TheRealJohnGalt.

I also have to test the same setup on my M8S and M8S+.

[eldonT]

My mini mx s905 play all perfectly

when playing those files can you display the decoder info ("o" keyboard key, from memory) and see which h264 / 265 decoder is actually used by Jarvis to decode the video ?
thx

[Davey]

So I upgraded from 5.08 to 6 and I can't get my vpn working at the speed I use to get. I used pia add on the old build and tried mettle kettle new add for open elec with 6. It works however speeds seem very slow. How do I go back to 5.08. I created a system and kodi back up before moving to 6. Is it as simple as restoring the back up, do I have to delete the update tar first? Any help is much appreciated

[Fed10]

I've a MXQ (with the red MX on top). I've installed Openelec but the streaming using IPTV Simple Client is unstable. I've imported a *.m3u file (with both *.ts and *.m3u8 extension link) but the HD video have some block and it often is delayed.

I've tried Openelec 5.0.8, 5.95 and 6.0 update, but I've the same problem ever.

Is there a way to resolve this issue?

Could it be a connection problem? I've just a 7Mb ADSL...

[jjbull]

Just got a box with the version 3 board which openelec should I use can remember someone saying a boot loader wasn't compatible

[Parksguy]

Would someone please post a photo or link showing the "Nexteon-made MXQ (a.k.a Beeline MXQ - with red "MX" on top". I want to get one for using OpenElec but am unsure which box this is.

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[Parksguy]

This ROM exists thanks to lots of hard work put into porting OpenELEC to Amlogic devices by codesnake. All thanks should go to him. I only forked his code and made some changes to make it work on MK808B Plus with HEVC support.

This is a port of OpenELEC for devices based on Amlogic chips. Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center (OpenELEC) is a small Linux distribution built from scratch as a platform to turn your device into an XBMC media center.

Please note:

• Official OpenELEC team does NOT officialy support these builds, and is NOT involved in any way, so DO NOT POST bugs and DO NOT ASK for help on official OpenELEC site at http://openelec.tv.
• If you need help, please ask questions in this topic. Please read FAQ before asking.
• Keep in mind that CEC does not work with cable supplied with MK808B+, you need to use a better one.
• If you wish to report a bug, please state clearly which release you are using, which device you have and provide logs (dmesg and Kodi log). Thank you for your cooperation!
• How to generate support logs
• I created this ROM for myself and work on it in my free time. I also don't know a lot of things so please be kind and patient if you encounter any bugs.

Devices supported:

• MK808B Plus - reported to work on Tronsmart MK808B Plus and MK809 Plus
• Nexteon-made MXQ (a.k.a. Beelink MXQ - with red "MX" on top)

Semi-supported devices (builds are working but I don't have the boxes to debug them):

• HD18Q (a.k.a. all-black MXQ, OTT MXQ)
• I will not support/build for any other device I don't have

Latest stable release: OpenELEC 5.0.8.20

Beta release: OpenELEC 5.95.5.2

How to install, FAQ, changelog, downloads, source code and previous releases available at:

https://github.com/kszaq/OpenELEC.tv/releases

Donations:
If you consider this project useful and you would like to support development, please consider the following:

• Donate to XBMC foundation
• Donate to OpenELEC
• Donate to Codesnake

Alternatively, you can buy me a beer (login to your PayPal account before clicking the link).

I would also like to thank razdolbaev who helped me with providing solutions to some issues, source code and toolchains. You can buy him a beer.

Hi all, would someone post a link or photo of the MXQ S805 Box mentioned above , wit the red MX on top. I'm not sure which one it is.
Thanks so much.

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