openelec for MXIII-G (amlogic S812) ?

[stannoplan]

Loaded up the 5.7 (thanks wilro) and all the basics seem to work ok. Loaded The Beast and now consistently get blackouts/small resets (my TV tells me the HDMI input has gone off and then on) when moving through sub menus within add-ons. This behaviour was not present when i was running Android/Kodi/The Beast, it works really well.
Now I know The Beast has a bazillion addons and settings so its a matter of going through them or go to 5.5 and see what happens. I found The Beast a good way to try out addons and note the plugins i like, i hope to make myself an addon build so i can do some boxes for friends and family.

just thought i would report on my experiences and again thanks Wilro.

[Haba]

Looks like it could be another week before my box shows up. 😞 I updated the zotac 2957u Openelec box to version 6. Everything works captions for live tv, hevc, streaming etc. I could replace all my xbox 360s with this box. I hope in the future the MXIII-G can work just as well.

[wilro_6276]

I see MXIII-G files listed there now. There is a .tar and two.zip files one them an update all with the same date. Can you explain why the three files and how people are using these files? Thanks again for your efforts.

Not really sure what use the "-update.zip" file is for - It just boot an interactive recovery, much like android, you can wipe data/cache partitions etc. I have the same files with my builds, I just don't upload them (My poor internet link takes forever as it is with just the tar & zip files

[Haba]

OK, looks like the MX3G has been merged into Kerber's git tree, so we should see MX3G builds on http://amlinux.ru/image/6.0.0/ in the not too distant future - I have put together a new build which is mostly OE 6.0.0 here:

http://5.189.137.29/Openelec/MX3G/Op...G-5.95.5.7.zip

This needs to be installed using the "toothpick" method, as due to changes in the update procedure, my previous builds won't upgrade to this version correctly (however, using the .tar files to *downgrade* to previous builds *does* work

There are still a few warts in this OE 6 build that I haven't tracked down yet, but it does (try) to fix a number of issues/niggles in my previous builds. (Keep the previous build handy! You have been warned!)

The main differences between my build & Kerber's current git is the "power off" patch, & my preference for the power button to shutdown OE rather than suspend (The former will no doubt be addressed in due course, whereas the later will probably keep me making my own builds for a while

I see MXIII-G files listed there now. There is a .tar and two.zip files one them an update all with the same date. Can you explain why the three files and how people are using these files? Thanks again for your efforts.

[wilro_6276]

OK, looks like the MX3G has been merged into Kerber's git tree, so we should see MX3G builds on http://amlinux.ru/image/6.0.0/ in the not too distant future - I have put together a new build which is mostly OE 6.0.0 here:

http://5.189.137.29/Openelec/MX3G/OpenELEC-Amlogic.arm-MX3G-5.95.5.7.zip

This needs to be installed using the "toothpick" method, as due to changes in the update procedure, my previous builds won't upgrade to this version correctly (however, using the .tar files to *downgrade* to previous builds *does* work

There are still a few warts in this OE 6 build that I haven't tracked down yet, but it does (try) to fix a number of issues/niggles in my previous builds. (Keep the previous build handy! You have been warned!)

The main differences between my build & Kerber's current git is the "power off" patch, & my preference for the power button to shutdown OE rather than suspend (The former will no doubt be addressed in due course, whereas the later will probably keep me making my own builds for a while

[wilro_6276]

Well this explains a bit..sort of. I'm running 9.95.5. I'm still really confused. When I loaded that the first time, the PVR functions didn't work. Then I started to unzip the OpenElec 6.0 version on my computer, but that turned out to be an image which I would need to use the AMlogic USB burning tool. So then I decided to try the Tronsmart MXiii Plus link form above. I erased the SD card and copied the new files on to the card. When I did the toothpick thing it didn't autoload the files like the first time. Instead it went into the recovery menu and I navigated to the SDCard and selected the image. It opened up through a few steps and eventually got to a zip file that I selected.

When it booted up I had the Openelect with the PVR extensions. Maybe I was just reloading the 5.95.5 again, but this time it was a complete install?

Sounds like you only only upgraded the u-boot code in the box - When I flashed the new tronsmart rom on my MX3G (had to use the usb writing tool) & then switched back to openelec, I still got "Tronsmart" logo on power up, which then changed to the Openelec logo and booted as normal - I wonder if there is any advantage to tronsmart's boot vs the the native MX3G's (They are pretty much identical boxes, afterall

[mrf604]

You've got me curious also, as I had a look at this rom when it was first posted, & it definately IS an android rom - Easy way to tell:

Go to System->Openelec-> About

This will tell you what version of openelec is actually installed/running

Well this explains a bit..sort of. I'm running 9.95.5. I'm still really confused. When I loaded that the first time, the PVR functions didn't work. Then I started to unzip the OpenElec 6.0 version on my computer, but that turned out to be an image which I would need to use the AMlogic USB burning tool. So then I decided to try the Tronsmart MXiii Plus link form above. I erased the SD card and copied the new files on to the card. When I did the toothpick thing it didn't autoload the files like the first time. Instead it went into the recovery menu and I navigated to the SDCard and selected the image. It opened up through a few steps and eventually got to a zip file that I selected.

When it booted up I had the Openelect with the PVR extensions. Maybe I was just reloading the 5.95.5 again, but this time it was a complete install?

[wilro_6276]

Well this is really strange. I found the card I used and it has Tronsmart MXiii Plus_106L1 SDcard_15029 on it. I don't want to reload because I'm happy with I got. Have you tried the file to see what you get?

You've got me curious also, as I had a look at this rom when it was first posted, & it definately IS an android rom - Easy way to tell:

Go to System->Openelec-> About

This will tell you what version of openelec is actually installed/running

[mrf604]

Well this is really strange. I found the card I used and it has Tronsmart MXiii Plus_106L1 SDcard_15029 on it. I don't want to reload because I'm happy with I got. Have you tried the file to see what you get?

[mrf604]

The file I thought I loaded was:

Tronsmart MXIII Plus_106L1 SDcard_151029

As I said I thought I was going back to Android but it booted into a Tronsmart branded Openelec with a fully working PVR extension. I put the sd card back in a bag with a a bunch of others. I'm going to have to search through tt and see what is one the card I used.

[Haba]

That was the one that didn't have the PVR extensions activated.

I followed the link in #68. For the Tronsmart FW. I thought it was the factory Android load FW. Boy was I 'stoked when it turned out to be exactly what I wanted.

PS I did find a slight problem with lipsync when watching some Live TV. I think the Menu functions pull it out if sync. I found if I tried pausing and then going back into play it would sync things up again.

Post #68 clearly has a link to a Tronsmart Lollipop install. I am not sure what happened but that file is not openelec. Perhaps, you used a different file you had already downloaded?

[mrf604]

Are you using the file via zippy share link in post 29? I am going to be using pvr.wmc features via wmc for live tv and recordings.

That was the one that didn't have the PVR extensions activated.

I followed the link in #68. For the Tronsmart FW. I thought it was the factory Android load FW. Boy was I 'stoked when it turned out to be exactly what I wanted.

PS I did find a slight problem with lipsync when watching some Live TV. I think the Menu functions pull it out if sync. I found if I tried pausing and then going back into play it would sync things up again.

[Haba]

I tried the 5.95.5 version and it worked well, but the PVR Live TV stuff was disabled. So I loaded the Tronsmart SD file from earlier in this thread. I thought it was going to reload a factory Android Media Server (with Kodi) that might be similar to what came with my GearBesyt MiiiG (2GB/8GB S812) unit. To my surprise it was Openelec BUT the TV plugins worked. I now have a fully functional connection to my MythTV Backend. IT WORKS GREAT! The Kodi that came with my Android FW refused to resolve my Mpeg2 TV records/LiveTV. Anything other that 720P content wouldn't scale correctly. Everything was stretched.. The hardware accelerators were choppy at best. This Tronsmart Openelec has fixed all of my complaints. Thanks everyone.

Are you using the file via zippy share link in post 29? I am going to be using pvr.wmc features via wmc for live tv and recordings.

[mrf604]

I tried the 5.95.5 version and it worked well, but the PVR Live TV stuff was disabled. So I loaded the Tronsmart SD file from earlier in this thread. I thought it was going to reload a factory Android Media Server (with Kodi) that might be similar to what came with my GearBesyt MiiiG (2GB/8GB S812) unit. To my surprise it was Openelec BUT the TV plugins worked. I now have a fully functional connection to my MythTV Backend. IT WORKS GREAT! The Kodi that came with my Android FW refused to resolve my Mpeg2 TV records/LiveTV. Anything other that 720P content wouldn't scale correctly. Everything was stretched.. The hardware accelerators were choppy at best. This Tronsmart Openelec has fixed all of my complaints. Thanks everyone.

[wilro_6276]

The Zippyshare link in #29 takes you to a 6.0 version. Is there any reason not to try this, or is the 5.95.5 version more stable/working?

This version is kamik's original MX3G build from September (Version 6 of OE was only released a few days ago, so it is also a 5.95.x dev build - The time stamp in the name is the giveaway - This version works OK, except it lacks the power off patch (ie. it reboots when you select poweroff).