[LibreELEC] Bolt Ons! AceStream & EmulationStation + RetroArch/Libretro for S905/S905X devices!
I will admit I have had huge issues with the Nexbox A5 with the Amlogic S905X SOC.
I thought all the issues was due to the S905X. I was wrong. The issues is due to the poorly built Android ROM.
I was about ready to sell the Nexbox until I came across the LibreELEC build. I honestly can't empathize how much of an improvement installing LibreELEC has been. You just need to try it yourself.
Since installing LibreELEC I have had no issues.
All of my HEVC videos work fine and I have had no frame drops or stutters. CEC also works.
The difference from running LibreELEC compared to Android is night and day.
LibreELEC will work with all S905X Devices that have a reset button.
To install LibreELEC you need TWRP.
This is the TWRP recovery for S905X. To install, rename the file recovery.img and place it onto a 16GB or smaller Micro SD card and put it into the box. Then hold in the reset button while powering on the device and it will boot into TWRP. You can install TWRP to the box recovery by going to install, selecting "image" instead of zip, and flashing it to "recovery".
The MD5 for TWRP is: 46cb115fbe0d31c4ed3db72179963003
Once the TWRP recovery is installed you can now flash LibreELEC. The version you want to install is this one: LibreELEC-S905.aarch64-7.0.2.007.zip (Works with both 1/2GB RAM Models)
(I would use TWRP to make a backup of the installed Android system before installing LibreELEC. Just make sure you store the backup to an external storage device.)
The guys working on it are updating it all the time. So check here for updated info: https://forum.libreelec.tv/thread-1176-newpost.html
All I am doing is converting the images so they can be installed via TWRP (The default booting from SD method they use didn't work for me).
Updates:
Here is a zip with a few remote.conf for those that need them: remote.zip
The remote.conf needs to be placed in the .config folder (I use FileZilla to connect to the box).
user: root
password: libreelec
If you are having any playback issues try replacing the guisettings.xml in /.kodi/userdata/ with this one (make sure you unzip it first), then reboot the device. The file uses all the correct settings for smooth playback.
You could also test out this Kodi Build that has the correct setup. You install it by going to "Install from zip file" in Kodi and selecting the zip (it needs an internet connection otherwise it will fail to install), then run the wizard from "Program Add-Ons"
I will admit I have had huge issues with the Nexbox A5 with the Amlogic S905X SOC.
I thought all the issues was due to the S905X. I was wrong. The issues is due to the poorly built Android ROM.
I was about ready to sell the Nexbox until I came across the LibreELEC build. I honestly can't empathize how much of an improvement installing LibreELEC has been. You just need to try it yourself.
Since installing LibreELEC I have had no issues.
All of my HEVC videos work fine and I have had no frame drops or stutters. CEC also works.
The difference from running LibreELEC compared to Android is night and day.
#EDIT.
For this to work you need to restore the original firmware back to the box so TWRP can install. If you are already using the original firmware you can ignore this.
For TX5 Pro owners you need to restore firmware version 20160805. Newer versions disabled the ability to boot from SD.
Other Original Firmwares:
For this to work you need to restore the original firmware back to the box so TWRP can install. If you are already using the original firmware you can ignore this.
For TX5 Pro owners you need to restore firmware version 20160805. Newer versions disabled the ability to boot from SD.
Other Original Firmwares:
To install LibreELEC you need TWRP.
This is the TWRP recovery for S905X. To install, rename the file recovery.img and place it onto a 16GB or smaller Micro SD card and put it into the box. Then hold in the reset button while powering on the device and it will boot into TWRP. You can install TWRP to the box recovery by going to install, selecting "image" instead of zip, and flashing it to "recovery".
The MD5 for TWRP is: 46cb115fbe0d31c4ed3db72179963003
Once the TWRP recovery is installed you can now flash LibreELEC. The version you want to install is this one: LibreELEC-S905.aarch64-7.0.2.007.zip (Works with both 1/2GB RAM Models)
(I would use TWRP to make a backup of the installed Android system before installing LibreELEC. Just make sure you store the backup to an external storage device.)
The guys working on it are updating it all the time. So check here for updated info: https://forum.libreelec.tv/thread-1176-newpost.html
All I am doing is converting the images so they can be installed via TWRP (The default booting from SD method they use didn't work for me).
Updates:
- TWRP-LibreELEC-S905X-2GB-8.0.2b-t1.zip (Works with S905X 2GB RAM Models)
- TWRP-LibreELEC-S905X-1GB-8.0.2b-t1.zip (Works with S905X 1GB RAM Models)
Here is a zip with a few remote.conf for those that need them: remote.zip
The remote.conf needs to be placed in the .config folder (I use FileZilla to connect to the box).
user: root
password: libreelec
If you are having any playback issues try replacing the guisettings.xml in /.kodi/userdata/ with this one (make sure you unzip it first), then reboot the device. The file uses all the correct settings for smooth playback.
You could also test out this Kodi Build that has the correct setup. You install it by going to "Install from zip file" in Kodi and selecting the zip (it needs an internet connection otherwise it will fail to install), then run the wizard from "Program Add-Ons"
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