[ROM] Mecool M8S PRO+ TVStock Nexus ROM (Android TV 7.1)

[Bornello]

Hi Magendanz ,
i received the M8s pro plus box last weekend and boy am I happy that I flashed your ROM!
Steps i did to make it work:
1. dowload OTA update to USB
2. start update from within mecool UI, without deleting data
3. encountered strange issues with a lot of apps crashing ,like Youtube for TV, "normal" youtube still worked, Goole Music crashed etc.
4. boot into recovery and did factory reset
5. Start up and : Happy!! everything works as expected

Only hickup: Chromecast is not working, any idea of resolution? Anything that can be done to make this work?

Cheers,
Bornello

Google Cast is a longstanding issue documented in the release notes. It will work from the Chrome browser, but other Android apps seem to require a Google license, which we don't have.

[rikr72]

Hi everybody, a new Mecool user here.
Received yesterday, and it doesn't have a reset button, so I updated it via USB with the app updater to M8S PRO+ OTA 20171124.183803.V0928.
I don't like the original ROM, and I want to flash this TVStock Nexus ROM, but when I tried to instal it, I have this error "Failed to load map file" so I just reboot to original system. I tried also with the nano nexus rom, and I had the same. The USB are in FAT32 format, and I downloaded the files several times, but I get always the same error. Does anybody know whatś wrong?

Thanks in advance.
Richard.

[mXHX]

don't be lazy to solder own reset button switch if you want experiment. You still need to add heatsink inside because the factory one is just a joke, so you need disassembly housing anyway.

[spaceship9876]

don't be lazy to solder own reset button switch if you want experiment. You still need to add heatsink inside because the factory one is just a joke, so you need disassembly housing anyway.

I think holding one of the buttons on the remote control, maybe "1" or something acts as a reset button. You would have to search the forums for the info.

[ehoser]

don't be lazy to solder own reset button switch if you want experiment. You still need to add heatsink inside because the factory one is just a joke, so you need disassembly housing anyway.

Can you tell us more about your HS? Model #, can it be found on E Bay, did you glue it or is it being held in place by the case top, how much does it lower the temp, any other pertinent info?

I have been toying with the idea of just adding some metal to the existing HS. I would still re-glue it as it seems a bit loose, i.e. I could already twist it 1 or 2 mm without much force.

[hansdampf]

I think holding one of the buttons on the remote control, maybe "1" or something acts as a reset button. You would have to search the forums for the info.

Thank you for this information, i give a try next time

[P.X]

http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player-...others-options

Some heatsink options

28x28x20 best if you cut a hole in the lid
40x40x11 best if you don't want to ! Better if mounted/positioned vertically, back left corner down.

[tantrums]

Hi Magendanz ,
i received the M8s pro plus box last weekend and boy am I happy that I flashed your ROM!
Steps i did to make it work:
1. dowload OTA update to USB
2. start update from within mecool UI, without deleting data
3. encountered strange issues with a lot of apps crashing ,like Youtube for TV, "normal" youtube still worked, Goole Music crashed etc.
4. boot into recovery and did factory reset
5. Start up and : Happy!! everything works as expected

Only hickup: Chromecast is not working, any idea of resolution? Anything that can be done to make this work?

Cheers,
Bornello

Best chromecast alternative =- cetusplay

[Pijo]

Best chromecast alternative =- cetusplay

Airscreen - https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...irscreen&hl=pl

This app adds new Chromecast receiver on tvbox which works pretty good.

[ehoser]

Can someone point me to a standalone TWRP for the Pro+? I saw some references to one earlier in this thread but I haven't seen a link.

TIA.

EDIT: Never mind, I found one on this thread (post #8 with the 'twrp' search )

http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player-...11b-g-n?q=twrp

And you can always just pull it (recovery.img) from the OTA update archive.

[tomo-pl]

Hi Magendanz

I have Mecool M8s pro plus as well with your latest firmware upgrated
I would like to say thank you for your great work.
In few post before you wrote about bluetooth that you need usb dongle csr v4 to check it.
I bought one like this but when i tried switch on bluetooth nothing happen.
Could you do something to work this out?
THX

[JoseVal]

I think holding one of the buttons on the remote control, maybe "1" or something acts as a reset button. You would have to search the forums for the info.

Can anyone confirm this? Is it possible to make a reset by holding "1" button?

[P.X]

Can anyone confirm this? Is it possible to make a reset by holding "1" button?

Might be the MENU button ?

The theory is that you hold down whichever key it is while plugging in/switching on power supply.

I haven't got it to work so use a paperclip to short where the reset should be ....

[Pavlo]

Also needed for smooth Fractional video playback - Android Settings > Playback Settings > HDMI Self-Adaptation > Enable
That setting enables AMLogic's Frame Rate Automation - Level 1

I don't have this option in android settinsgs. Why?

Apparently, it isn't included in the VideoStrong Settings for all the variations of the M8S Pro (but it is in the Shiningworth firmware).

[Pavlo]

Sorry I'm a noob with this box, I just bought one as a gift for my brother.
What's the Shiningworth firmware?

And did the fixes that wrxtasy mentioned in the first pages still work for refresh rate switching in kodi?