Mini M8S II 4K Smart TV Box Amlogic S905X 2/8GB WiFi 10/100 LAN BT

[txxx]

... is librelec compatible? is there any guide to install?
what about the new IEC standards? The new firmwares solve the problem?

[LostEchoes]

LibreElec have just indicated that they have made a breakthrough for Amlogic devices, so fingers crossed !

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Meaning what exactly ?

This ? https://libreelec.tv/2017/02/libreel...-v7-95-2-beta/

[Invisable]

LibreElec have just indicated that they have made a breakthrough for Amlogic devices, so fingers crossed !

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[LostEchoes]

Hi everyone... sorry for bugging you guys buy I'm totally lost and I need some help please...

I bought the M8S II box in july, it worked great with the default stock rom [it's the july version]. Never been able to update with the OTA it proposes [0808 firmware, 12mb update] anyway that was not a problem.

This is probably not important to you, but if you are trying to update OTA with a microSD card in the box, then remove the card and try again. It might work this time.

[cjeman]

I too have this box at current stock ROM release and Kodi 17 will not play DTS. Could be a licensing issue. I dropped back to 16.1 and all is good. SPMC also runs well on this box.

[txxx]

Hi everyone... sorry for bugging you guys buy I'm totally lost and I need some help please...

I bought the M8S II box in july, it worked great with the default stock rom [it's the july version]. Never been able to update with the OTA it proposes [0808 firmware, 12mb update] anyway that was not a problem.
Yesterday I installed the new KODI 17 and I read the new specs for audio passthrough: with kodi 16.1 my box just worked fine with DOLBY and DTS passthrough... now it can't play any DTS stream...
What should I do? Update to the V109 firmware solve this issue?
Looks like a issue related to the new IEC audio standards...

Second question: I can't figure out if netflix is hd or not... the v109 firmware is in any way related to this?

thanks, sorry again for bothering but I'm very confused after reading dozen an dozen of pages and sites...

[LostEchoes]

I have noticed that If I use a Reboot app from the Play Store to reboot the box, some times it loads the launcher and after that it freezes. I cannot do anything with the remote, the keyboard or the mouse.
I have tried several Reboot apps and I still have the same issue (in like 50% of the app-initiated reboots).
If I just turn off and On the box via the power remote button, I have no issues. I have also tried the "soft reboot" option via some of these apps, and I seem to have no issues.

Has anyone experienced anything like that ?
Do you think this is a Firmware or a hardware issue ?

p.s. I don't know if this is related but, also every time I tried those several Reboot apps to reboot in recovery (in order to try out LibreElec on my SD card), the box would not see my LibreElec-installed SD card, and it would show me that broken android robot image with options to reboot, reboot to bootloader, etc... (see attached image)
Only way to reboot in recovery and see my LibreElec card is to open the Terminal app and type: "reboot update".

[LostEchoes]

For those that have very slow wi-fi with this box (like me), here is an idea.... I don't know if it is a valid way of thinking, so feel free to comment / correct me if you want :-)

I guess if the issues are hardware - related, there is nothing we can actually do (maybe connecting an external antenna is a solution here).

But, if the problems are firmware / driver - related, then maybe we could investigate this by installing LibreElec.

So the idea is to install the latest 905x LibreElec (on a MicroSD card - and not on the NAND)
Then download / install the Speedtest.net Kodi addon and see the results.
If the Linux driver (LibreElec is Linux based) is better, then maybe we will have better results with the wi-fi and we can settle with running LibreElec (which by the way is a much smoother solution compared to the bloated KODI of this BOX - I actually use SPMC on the NAND and LibreElec on my MicroSD).

I will try this when I get back home and report back.

The results are not what I expected.
My box has the AP6212A wi-fi chip and installing LibreElec did not give me any noticeable gain.
While I was getting around 1Mbps at Android, LibreElec (Linux) gave me around 2 Mbps.

[LostEchoes]

For those that have very slow wi-fi with this box (like me), here is an idea.... I don't know if it is a valid way of thinking, so feel free to comment / correct me if you want :-)

I guess if the issues are hardware - related, there is nothing we can actually do (maybe connecting an external antenna is a solution here).

But, if the problems are firmware / driver - related, then maybe we could investigate this by installing LibreElec.

So the idea is to install the latest 905x LibreElec (on a MicroSD card - and not on the NAND)
Then download / install the Speedtest.net Kodi addon and see the results.
If the Linux driver (LibreElec is Linux based) is better, then maybe we will have better results with the wi-fi and we can settle with running LibreElec (which by the way is a much smoother solution compared to the bloated KODI of this BOX - I actually use SPMC on the NAND and LibreElec on my MicroSD).

I will try this when I get back home and report back.

[tosu]

Hola, I sometimes in my box ( mini m8s ii 2gb/8gb ap6212 v106), I lose the connection enthernet.
I turn off, on the box and come back.
Does anyone have the same problem?

[LostEchoes]

Thanks a ton for the advice that worked great. Much appreciated

You are welcome

[Skunkman]

Thanks a ton for the advice that worked great. Much appreciated

Install this app from the Play Store and then try to do the above steps with it.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...wserfree&hl=en

[LostEchoes]

Guys, I have a micro SD card in the box, as I'm saving and keeping there my Titanium Backups. Every time I reboot the box a screen comes up about the SD card settings (browse the sd card, etc). Does anyone know how I could disable this screen coming up every time without removing the SD Card ?

Thank you in advance.

[LostEchoes]

I've spent a couple hours trying to implement the below black screen solution and just can't get it to work. Unsure if step 3 is done through kodi file manager or Android. Can't find the folder in either method and unsure how to copy file. Then really don't understand steps 4&5.

If anyone can post a more detailed description of how to do this I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

Install this app from the Play Store and then try to do the above steps with it.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.root.browserfree&hl=en

[Skunkman]

I've spent a couple hours trying to implement the below black screen solution and just can't get it to work. Unsure if step 3 is done through kodi file manager or Android. Can't find the folder in either method and unsure how to copy file. Then really don't understand steps 4&5.

If anyone can post a more detailed description of how to do this I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

You need old file "remote.conf" from T95N /system/etc/remote.conf
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Solving the problem with the "black screen" (black shadows or low brightness)
Thank you "crazzian"

1. Download the archive https://yadi.sk/d/94s27z7L33Uxuf
Select any video file!
2. Rename the video file in the "bootvideo", the extension does not specify (empty file extension).
3. Copy to Folder
\ System \ etc \

We confirm the replacement (if necessary, who is there before you can rename the file).
3. Expose the permissions 644 (rw-r - r--), if they are different.
4. In the file
\ System \ build.prop

Modifies the parameter to 1
service.bootvideo = 1

5. Reboot.