[ROM] Unofficial OpenELEC for MXIII-G & Tronsmart MXIII+

[baalho]

Perfect timing, thanks Wilro. Will do backup and restore from openelec 7 to this one :P

[red-i]

Howdy All,,

I have released build 6.0.3d - This build reverts to 6.0.3b's kernel, which fixes lan stability. Apart from the kernel, all the latest OE6/Kodi improvements are incorporated.

There are still a few issues with my OE7 test builds relating to lan connections, which I have isolated & working on a fix for atm.

Cheers!

really really appreciate all your hard work! i'll update to 6.0.3d tonight, even though version c is rock solid on my tronsmart right now.

wilro for president.

[wilro_6276]

Howdy All,,

I have uploaded the latest beta build of Openelec 7.0 (6.95.2a) HERE

This build uses kszaq 's kernel, so we get the new experimental CEC drivers ( configurable under System->Settings->System->Input Devices->Peripherals )

CEC is still a little quirky (The basics work fine on my Samsung TV), & there are a lot more configurable options (Whether they actually *work*, YMMV

There is a known regression in Kodi 16 (including all my test builds) relating mostly to x264/hevc - codesnake is reworking the graphics subsystem, so we should see some pretty big improvements in this area in the not too distant future.

What has been fixed in this build is Gig-E, along with an end to the "musical mac addresses" we've had with both wlan & ethernet for quite a while now, oh, & of course all the relevant goodness that the new beta brings

Due to the above problems with OE7/K16, I decided to bite the bullet & backport the only feature from OE7 that I use (BT Headset support - It's still clumsy to use, but appears to work as well as it does in OE7 - Once I'm sure it doesn't break anything, I'll probably include it as standard in my OE6 builds...

Cheers!

[sebvalmontx360]

Can you confirm if version 6.0.3d works in this box?

http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box-mini-pc/pp_339984.html

[ilfrance]

Hi wilro, first of all thanks for your great work,
I have a problem with very high bitrate mkv (35110 kbps) both on latest 6 and 7 builds. They play fine for a couple of minutes after that the frame rate drops heavily and audio disappear. Is this related to that know regression you're talking about related to x264 and hevc? I remember those kind of files worked fine on earlier 6 builds, but i can't remember exactly which ones since i don't use those very often

[wilro_6276]

Can you confirm if version 6.0.3d works in this box?

http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box-mini-pc/pp_339984.html

Hi sebvalmontx360,

This looks like the right box, the only way to know 100% is to open the box & check the the board number (or simply try using the sdcard install which won't affect the normal install on the box regardless

[wilro_6276]

Hi wilro, first of all thanks for your great work,
I have a problem with very high bitrate mkv (35110 kbps) both on latest 6 and 7 builds. They play fine for a couple of minutes after that the frame rate drops heavily and audio disappear. Is this related to that know regression you're talking about related to x264 and hevc? I remember those kind of files worked fine on earlier 6 builds, but i can't remember exactly which ones since i don't use those very often

Hi ilfrance,

That bit rate is a bit extreme (& far greater than anything I have here - I've been able to resolve problems for all my playback woes, with the exception of a single bluray movie (Mummy 2), although from memory, the disc itself didn't play all that well (poorly encoded bluray?) originally - I'll have to dig the original disc out (all my Video tapes/DVDs/Blurays were digitised years ago, & originals put into storage - The sad part is, I have plenty of Blurays @ much higher bitrates that playback flawlessly

I went back to build 6.0.3b, which played everything (except the above bluray), & have slowly built from there trying to isolate the problem. sadly, I haven't been able to get *any* kodi 16 builds to work properly (I have 2 odd hevc files which choke on it), whereas kodi 15 on both OE6 & 7 have no problems with said files

I expect the problems with Kodi 16 will be resolved in due course, & will continue playing with the bleeding edge stuff until I do...

[ilfrance]

yeah those are uncompressed blu rays so i think we can't get higher than that. During the weekend i'll try older build to see if i can find which one was able to play those flawlessy

[alon24]

Howdy All,,

I have uploaded the latest beta build of Openelec 7.0 (6.95.2a) HERE

This build uses kszaq 's kernel, so we get the new experimental CEC drivers ( configurable under System->Settings->System->Input Devices->Peripherals )

CEC is still a little quirky (The basics work fine on my Samsung TV), & there are a lot more configurable options (Whether they actually *work*, YMMV

There is a known regression in Kodi 16 (including all my test builds) relating mostly to x264/hevc - codesnake is reworking the graphics subsystem, so we should see some pretty big improvements in this area in the not too distant future.

What has been fixed in this build is Gig-E, along with an end to the "musical mac addresses" we've had with both wlan & ethernet for quite a while now, oh, & of course all the relevant goodness that the new beta brings

Due to the above problems with OE7/K16, I decided to bite the bullet & backport the only feature from OE7 that I use (BT Headset support - It's still clumsy to use, but appears to work as well as it does in OE7 - Once I'm sure it doesn't break anything, I'll probably include it as standard in my OE6 builds...

Cheers!

Can I install this version to my nand?
Is it just unzip the xz file, burn the img to sd card, and toothpick it?

Can this version be run on sdcard while android is in nand?

Sorry I am a bit late to the game, just got my device in today, and could not find all the answers here now.
Thanks

[vn800art]

Well ... partially quoting sammaz , mate, hope you don't mind and thank You:
You have to choose .img.gz file on Wilro's server
1. Extract that file so that you have the .img file.

2. Then write the .img file to a SD card using this program :

https://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/

3. When the image has completed writing to the SD Card, place the SD Card into your (MXQ or MXIII-G) and use the toothpick method when booting (into the AV 3,5 mm. there is a button: keep it pressed with a non conductive material and press power, release inside A/V button only after you see bootanimation on the screen).

4. You will watch the Openelec format and install.

5. System will reboot and run Openelec from SD Card. When you want to boot to android...just remove the SD card. So this way you have dual boot ( surely many other WIP by Wilro and Kszaq).
End of quote
Enjoy
Regards
Alessandro

[alon24]

Oh so this is for dual booting? and If I want it installed on NAND?
(No dual booting - no need for SD card after)???

[vn800art]

Then, you are right, .xz file on post 1 of this thread is as I told in my previous msg. for Sdcard installation. To install on Nand ( beware you overwrite Android, you will have only OE afterwards) you have to choose .zip file for toothpick installation, but you only have to unzip and save the output on your Sdcard, then insert Sdcard into the device and apply the toothpick method once. You will see recovery image, release the toothpick, let it work. Done.
Nevertheless it is much safer with all the different versions of MXIII G floating around to use the .xz file as first option and AFTER YOU ARE SURE OE BOOTS REGULARLY FROM SD, choose the same version in .zip format, to be installed on Nand!
Regards
Alessandro

[alon24]

Ok,
But I do not see this version 6.95.2.a in zip version, only xz, where can I get that do u know?

[vn800art]

Hello pithboss1972,

The stable builds (OE6) use Kodi 15.2, whereas the beta/test builds (OE7) use kodi 16. If you want to run a particular version of kodi, then you must install the appropriate version of OE - OpenELEC is very different to android, custom builds of the core components cannot be installed/upgraded (in OE kodi is a core component of the system, but optional to install in android, for example) The most common addons (like iptv) are supported in both OE versions, however, there are many android specific addons that will not work.

My current OE7 test builds are quite stable (I'm using it full time on my box), but I don't use any addons/usb devices in my environment.

Trying the different versions on a sdcard is the easiest way to find out what works best for you, without any risk to the installed android system - Once you are happy with OE, you can just backup it's settings, do a clean install to nand & then restore the sdcard backup to the nand installation. (I use several sdcards, to swap between the stable/test builds, & leave the nand for when I've decided a newer stable version is "stable" enough to become my new fallback stable system

I believe last stable is 6.0.3c . OE 7 are test builds, still, if I am not wrong only in .xz (Sdcard, NOT NAND) file format. You must trust Wilro developer, owner of this thread, must'n you?

[alon24]

Trust? ofcourse, I just wanted to know if I can get it in nand version, or maybe i was missing something