H96 MAX RK3399 Tv Box 4/32GB

[DOMin8or]

its done. i took a picture of my sleepingroom tv + h96max.
i pressed the pin a couple of times while booting. success by first try :-)
actually i use the oktober stock firmware.

[DOMin8or]

the recovery is part of the first stage bootloader. normaly it will not broke.
the most important thing is, that you can see the connected box in the factory tool usb tree.
than you can recover it with the tool and a properly working usb cable setup.
i will check my box if i can enter the bootloader recovery mode, now. plz stay tuned.

[HomesickSurfer]

Thank so much for your time and assistance. I will review and mess around with it again. I’m current state (hence the need to flash) the device doesn’t boot or display anything to let me choose the option

[DOMin8or]

first check if you can start the recovery mode on the box.
if the recovery will boot, there are some menu points.
one of them is: flashing firmware from zip
usually some android devices have the recovery if you press one ore more keys, while you power it on.
try the reset pin, while conncting the power cord. play with the time when you press it, and play with the time for duration.
or google how to enter recovery mode on h96max

there is a video from the h96pro. maybe it will work on the h96max. maybe not.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qL1tIDKzLg

[HomesickSurfer]

Am I good enough merely copying and pasting to the formatted card...or do I need some sort of burning tool? And, once copied over and inserted into the H96 Max, just power on?

[DOMin8or]

software to do what?

[HomesickSurfer]

Thank you. I will love to attempt this though I don’t know of any software effective to do so?

[DOMin8or]

sorry, i never flashed the 96 max via sd card. if you can go into recovery mode,
you can try to flash it.
normaly you only have to copy the zip file, to the sd card (fat32 formated).
(check what is inside the zip file. is there only an .img file, please extract it and copy it to your sd card)
(if there is a directory structure with a couple of folders inside, copy the zip file to the card)

do u use a self soldered cable or a buyed adaptor?
my friend has a lot of interrupts while flashing, with its own soldered cable.
maybe there are resistors inside the adaptor. maybe not.
after i gave him my adaptor and he uses the blue port, he never gets errors while flashing.
before, it was absolutely horrible, and not possible to flash a complete round.

maybe its same like the h96pro box. check this video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qL1tIDKzLg

[HomesickSurfer]

Thank you minya and DOMin8or. I’ve done exactly all that you note...with the same factory tool version, blue USB male to male cable and with the reset procedure in the yellow hole. The tool sees my device and offers a blue flashing light, goes through various steps and quits at the loader part and windows disconnects it as well as the dreaded sound. Same experience with AndroidTool. Do I have an opportunity to burn to a microSD and even though it doesn’t boot? If so, can you please advise me which tool and how to burn to the card...

[DOMin8or]

@HomesickSurfer sounds very complicated. but it isnt. simple install the driver, use factory tool 1.45 and a male to male adaptor with e cheap usb extension cable (or an other male to male cable).
start the tool and after that, press and hold the reset button in the headphone jack and connect the BLUE PORT from 96max to the pc.
if you see the connected 96 max device in the usb tree in the factory tool, you are ready to go. now release the reset button.
set the tool to english, select the firmware file and burn it.
its very simple. good luck.
a friend of me, has got a lot of trouble. his USB ports does not deliver enough power, to power up the 96max box.
the boxes blue led must light. (do not connect the charger (psu) to the 96max) only power it over the usb cable.
please try a BLUE (usb3) port from your pc. usb3 spends usually more output power. thats the solution by my friend.
before, it interrupts while he was flashing. if you not have a a blue port on your computer, please try to use a active usb hub with its
own power charger. (most pc are delivering only 0.5 Ampere (usb2.0). a usb switch with its own power cord and the blue port on your pc, delivers 2 amps)
i use this 1 dollar cheap male to male (usb 2.0) adaptor connected on a (blue) usb3.0 port on my pc.
it works perfectly.

[minya]

Thank you for your reply. I’ve purchased two new cables and a new power adapter...worth the added expense to try to get it up and running...after all, GearBest would not refund or exchange even though I had it for only two weeks!
ive tried all tools, two laptops, varying cables and ports, reinstalled drivers, disabled power saving options and registry modifications...still cannot get windows from disconnecting my box after several seconds and failing at the loader start. Do you have any other thoughts what I can do? All I get is a red light through the spdf

You have a brick? The computer doesn't see the box?

[HomesickSurfer]

Thank you for your reply. I’ve purchased two new cables and a new power adapter...worth the added expense to try to get it up and running...after all, GearBest would not refund or exchange even though I had it for only two weeks!
ive tried all tools, two laptops, varying cables and ports, reinstalled drivers, disabled power saving options and registry modifications...still cannot get windows from disconnecting my box after several seconds and failing at the loader start. Do you have any other thoughts what I can do? All I get is a red light through the spdf

[minya]

Thank you. I will attempt to flash this rom. I still cannot get any firmware to flash beyond 6% before windows10 disconnects my unit. It loads into MaskRom mode and fails at loader stage. What does it mean when failing loader in the process?

Most likely it was either the cable or usb connector.

[HomesickSurfer]

Thank you. I will attempt to flash this rom. I still cannot get any firmware to flash beyond 6% before windows10 disconnects my unit. It loads into MaskRom mode and fails at loader stage. What does it mean when failing loader in the process?

[minya]

where are the new tool and new rom available

https://yadi.sk/d/K8S9xInG3RYM56