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

[cjeman]

This works as long you use Tanix TX5 Pro. I could not get TWRP to install on the stock M8S firmware. I have had no issues with Tanix on my M8S.

Here ya go. I am using this (dated 8/26/16) on my M8S and could not be happier:

http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player-support/amlogic-based-tv-players/s905x/others-aml-s905x/firmware-roms-tools-bx/589497-mod-for-tanix-tx5-pro-minim8sii-and-nexbox-a95x-cooleme-mb1-x9-frankenstein-firmware-wip

It supports this version of TWRP to boot.

http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player-support/amlogic-based-tv-players/s905x/596383-unofficial-twrp-3-0-2-0-probox2-air

[droide_volante]

hi guys
sorry for my englis, i'm italian
i have bought this amazing box on gearbest
i have updated to the latest build
i cannot install recovery
is there anyone to explain me the procedure??
thanks in advice

[vinhnguyen1211]

HDMI CEC doesn't work on my m8s-ii. Does anyone has the same problem?

[kolankobulka]

MiniM8S II has TWO different wifi chip AP6212 and AP6212A (last boxes)

How do you turn on your mini m8s ii with the tv?

For myself,

When I turn on my Mini M8 sii with its remote, if my TV is off, by turning on the Mini M8sii it also turns the TV on and the Mini M8s ii boots directly to the launcher page.

If my TV is on and the MINI M8s ii is off and I am watching a program on my TV, when I turn on my MINI M8s ii using its remote, the TV auto changes to the mini m8 sii launcher.

If I want to switch off my TV I have to use its remote, If I want to switch off the mini m8s ii I have to use its remote.

I don't have to double boot anything.

I must say the behavior of this android box is annoying and I am waiting for some other better device to come along in 2017 so I can dump this device. Unfortunately I bought 2 of them and the last update to 106 seems to have for me really screwed this up how this box behaves.

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Does anyone have the problem like mine? Every time I turn on my MINI M8S II box with the TV, it will automatically turn on. But when I turn it on second time, it works fine. So, when I want to use this TV box I will have to turn it on twice. Could anyone help to solve this problem? I using October ROM. Thanks a lot.

[saltylemon]

Hello! Just exchanged a Mini MX box for this model because the lack of RAM(1 vs 2GB) was showing.
For those complaining about slow WIFI, the fix that worked with my previous TVbox also works with this one: flip the box upside down and speed should be a solid 30Mb/s
Loving it so far. Begun to love it even more when I found out that original remote works with quite a lot of games. Beach buggy was a lot of fun for me and my children.
The only bug I have found so far is that Kodi freezes on exit, so I only minimize it...also 8GB(4.7 available) is quite low, especially when combined with the read only SDcard/USB stick whatever...
Still, it's a lot of fun! My wife called in sick for work one day because she had just discovered that she can watch almost any movie/series with this new toy and couldn't stop

Thank you so much man, I got this box last week and wifi couldn't work until I used this trick. Wifi is working perfectly now

[gnacca]

I have a problem with my bluetooth gamepads (Xiaomi and ). I installed Asphalt 8 and Asphalt Xtreme. My gamepads work without problem with Asphalt 8 but not with Asphalt Xtreme.
I have the same games on my Oneplus One and I can use my gamepad without problem also with Asphalt Xtreme.

Are there same problems/bugs with bluetooth gamepads?

I had the same problem with modern combat. It didn't work. But it worked with real racing.
So I discovered that MC didn't like the wifi dongle i connected via USB that I use for keyboard.
Got rid of the dongle it worked with gamepad.

[Andrei80]

So, nothing for free...😶

[array81]

Is there a way to make Android TV remote work with this box? Or some other remote app that turns an Android phone into a gamepad, including tilt control? Just discovered that I like playing games on it, besides using its multimedia capabilities.

You can use DroneMote but a Xiaomi Gamepad is the best solution Works very well.

[Andrei80]

Is there a way to make Android TV remote work with this box? Or some other remote app that turns an Android phone into a gamepad, including tilt control? Just discovered that I like playing games on it, besides using its multimedia capabilities.

[duwdu]

Does this SD fix allow apps to "see" the sd as part of filesystem? Before I set my sd as adopted storage my ftp and torrent apps couldnt browse to allow choosing the sd. After setting adoptive storage, I could not longer browse to internal storage.

I need all apps to be able to access ALL storage both internal and external. Does SDFix give this?
Can you write to external storage remotely?

I haven't tried to write to it remotely, but my SD cards are seen and written to perfectly — including by Kodi/SPMC — all the time, even when accessed via a hub.

The key thing is to make sure SDFix is properly configured to enable your chosen app(s) to write to an external storage.

My experience with the Adoptable Storage method has been unpleasant and beyond my control most times, so I just mount my SD Cards as external storage only.

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[Joffa]

I was going to offer this solution as well; it's been working like a dream on my box since I first read about and implemented it weeks ago.

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Does this SD fix allow apps to "see" the sd as part of filesystem? Before I set my sd as adopted storage my ftp and torrent apps couldnt browse to allow choosing the sd. After setting adoptive storage, I could not longer browse to internal storage.

I need all apps to be able to access ALL storage both internal and external. Does SDFix give this?
Can you write to external storage remotely?

[scooter2014]

Hello! Just exchanged a Mini MX box for this model because the lack of RAM(1 vs 2GB) was showing.
For those complaining about slow WIFI, the fix that worked with my previous TVbox also works with this one: flip the box upside down and speed should be a solid 30Mb/s
Loving it so far. Begun to love it even more when I found out that original remote works with quite a lot of games. Beach buggy was a lot of fun for me and my children.
The only bug I have found so far is that Kodi freezes on exit, so I only minimize it...also 8GB(4.7 available) is quite low, especially when combined with the read only SDcard/USB stick whatever...
Still, it's a lot of fun! My wife called in sick for work one day because she had just discovered that she can watch almost any movie/series with this new toy and couldn't stop

Use FTMC close bug is firmware Amilogic

[wolfynwo]

Disable amlogic decoder and no more crushing.