[ROM] Mecool M8S Pro Stock & Nano Nexus ROMs (Android 7.1)

The equivalent Amlogic burn package (.img file) of that OEM stock OTA update is here: http://freaktab.org/c4497951a9afaa16

However, any of the .img files for the M8S PRO should work with USB Burning Tool to restore your device. They're all archived here: http://freaktab.org/28~f

[ClarkKent]

Magendanz, thanks for the quick reply. I found the USB Burning Tool (there are multiple versions) and have a USB male A to male A transfer cable but am unclear on which Amlogic burn package I need to use. There are quite a few .img files out there and want to make sure I'm using the correct one so as to not do any more damage. Could you point me in the right direction? I'm an old IT Support guy and am slowly learning about Android. Thanks.

http://freaktab.org/5d1306cce48f4c3b. GuestÂ* directed you to this as the oem firmware.
I run his nano version listed on pg1 of this thread. The stock version has a more complete pkg of .Google's apps.
Either , imho, will be more efficient, smoother, and intuitive than meCools fw.
Once you get the hang of flashing, you can easily change your rom to meet your needs. Luck 2 you!

[jre1950]

Magendanz, thanks for the quick reply. I found the USB Burning Tool (there are multiple versions) and have a USB male A to male A transfer cable but am unclear on which Amlogic burn package I need to use. There are quite a few .img files out there and want to make sure I'm using the correct one so as to not do any more damage. Could you point me in the right direction? I'm an old IT Support guy and am slowly learning about Android. Thanks.

Well, you'll have to recover by flashing the Amlogic burn package (.img file) with USB Burning Tool. If the bootloader is also corrupted, you may need to short pins on the eMMC chipset to initiate the flash in Mask ROM mode. http://freaktab.com/node/685682

[jre1950]

jre1950, you should be able to install this OEM update to restore your M8S PRO to stock firmware. Just navigate to Settings->About->System update, hit Select to pick the .zip file from an SD card or USB flash drive, click Wipe Data, and then Update.

It looks like my nephew did more to the device this morning before he left. Last night it booted fine. Today all I get is the blue light in front with nothing displayed on the TV, and I can't reach him to find what else he did. Is it "bricked" and unrecoverable?

jre1950, you should be able to install this OEM update to restore your M8S PRO to stock firmware. Just navigate to Settings->About->System update, hit Select to pick the .zip file from an SD card or USB flash drive, click Wipe Data, and then Update.

[ClarkKent]

I'm thinking post a pic/ screen shot of the 'about' in settings...unless of course box is bricked ( no os).Are you familiar with downloading a ROM file to a sd card?  
 

[jre1950]

Hey 0!__Better minds than I will come along shortly, I am sure. It may be very useful to know exactly witch rom.It MIGHT be possible a Factory Reset will put you back to hour #1. However All personal data, files, jpgs, and settings will be wiped clean. Copy to an external memory device first in wanted.
Also you could personalize from here forward. Again, help depends specifically on where you 'are' now.?

Unfortunately my nephew was just here for a weeks visit and has left, but he did say it was one of the OTA Updates that Magendanz has listed on the first page of this thread. I did try a factory reset but it appears whatever he did wrote over *everything* and it didn't return the device to original status. There's nothing on the box I need saved so a complete overwrite again wouldn't cause any problems. Thanks for the reply.

[ClarkKent]

Hey 0!__Better minds than I will come along shortly, I am sure. It may be very useful to know exactly witch rom.It MIGHT be possible a Factory Reset will put you back to hour #1. However All personal data, files, jpgs, and settings will be wiped clean. Copy to an external memory device first in wanted.
Also you could personalize from here forward. Again, help depends specifically on where you 'are' now.?

[jre1950]

Hi all,

I could really use some expert help from the experts here on how to fix my M8S Pro device. I bought it a couple of weeks ago and it was working fairly well. The only problem I had was with the OTA updater not working.

Well, while I was out over the weekend my nephew decided to "fix" it for me. He found this site, downloaded one of the OTA update packages listed earlier in this thread, and applied it to the device. Once he did that the device boots up now as a Nexus/Google device and looks nothing like it did when I got it.

Is there any help for this device now? Is there any way to return it to its original or functional state?

Thanks.

[zenix]

Is there any app that can tell us if the ram is ddr4 or ddr3?

[ClarkKent]

Guest
Ok, being thick headed...
The extracted bin and key files are useless to this rom? No effective manual -drag-n-drop? Asking Gina for a compatible remake is a minor script change, or considerably more effort to her?

Is there a fix for the following?:
1) No usb drive recognition.
2) Ability to utilize a 64g external sd.**
3) The removal or replacement of the screen hogging search bar. Unusable w/o microphoned device. A phone or tablet device is not bound to this layout, is it? I've never experienced such.
...Sorry, its just ugly and useless.
.
**As twrp is unable to locate ANY recovery files, apparently 'hidden'(?) when using an adopted storage format i guess

Oh, that's device-specific. Haven't noticed the shutdown lag.

[ClarkKent]

The GB sourched burnkey zip she sent last month re;: 8spro L1...I believe yours wasn't able to address your mac? _Also recently, 'shutdown' is sloow to activate. .any idea what's up here?

Gina's update?