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

[P.X]

Thanks Magendanz

Loving the ATV ROM

After a few App installs, sideloads and TV App Repo (App) Leanback Icons added

[satkingno]

As i said before, the first box is working great, everything ok! The second i have to try flash again, im sure it will work out. Thanks from me too, hope you will continue Magendanz!

[jambam]

I think the silent majority are in agreement. That the reason this box is being bought is because of this rom. And no Rom.is perfect but this box and the magendanz rom is my main device now versus the MI box and wetek hub .. Thanks Magendanz

Sent from my E6633 using Tapatalk

Well, that's reassuring. I had high hopes of making this box my main device too, given the rare Widevine L1 support, but for me the lack of Bluetooth is a deal breaker. I binged on three of them before I realized there was no Bluetooth, and so I still have a vested interest in enabling support for those cheap CSR 4.0 dongles that I ordered. I'll see what I can do.

[Bllq21]

I think the silent majority are in agreement. That the reason this box is being bought is because of this rom. And no Rom.is perfect but this box and the magendanz rom is my main device now versus the MI box and wetek hub .. Thanks Magendanz

Sent from my E6633 using Tapatalk

When I saw this post I was deciding between this box and a few others, but this ROM made me decide
I hope most of the problems get resolved

[lech]

Just bought this box for this ROM. Keep up the good work Magendanz

[demasiado]

Kudos to Magendanz for your wonderful work on this ATV ROM!
I just sent something to express my gratitude ...
Please keep up the good work, many of us are really happy with your ROM
and hope for further development

A few notes on my 3 days experience with Mecool M8S. Pro+ and ATV

As soon as I received the box I started the stock firmware (can't remember the version)
and performed a local OTA update (with data wipe) with your 170825 ATV firmware.
No major problem, no freeze, a snappy and capable firmware, Netflix 1080p/DD5.1 and Kodi from Play store
ok passthrough, only 50HZ as well-known, also tried FTMC AML, ok, except for fast forward.
A few minor issues : Amazon Video 4..1.115 and 4.1.20 (if I am not wrong) side loaded but video won't start (Problem Occurred),
RaiPlay (from the Play Store) immediatgely interrupts and exits (need to check log).
Next steps will be TWRP, rooting, LCD density and refresh rate changes (thanks wrxtasy!) and LibreElec.
It would be great to have those changes in one of the next versions, even better with BT support

Such a cheap but capable box coupled with great community support, almost unbelievable!
Please keep up the good work!

Thank you, demasiado! BTW, I think I included TWRP in the OTA update, so you should already have it. Just type "reboot recovery" in Terminal.

[demasiado]

Actually, I tried the reboot to recovery but I am afraid I couldn't see TWRP, since I have no video with Auto resolution config through my Marantz AV receiver with HDMI 1.3, I need to set a 1080 resolution.
If the box is connected straight to my 1080p 2010 Samsung TV (BTW CEC works somehow) I have video, so I will check again..

EDIT Yep, TWRP is there!

Thanks again!

[A600]

Well, the reason I got this box (I hope I'll receive it next week) is this ROM. It won't replace my Shield TV, but I love to hack around and I'm very curious about LibreELEC and ATV on this box.

[Macen]

I'm back to the stock rom as well. It runs great, I cannot suggest installing this rom, since it freezes the box all the time.

official stock rom the box comes with is just great.

I'm not saying your wasting your time, but my experience with the current state of the rom is not good compared to the official stock rom.
Because I can't play a video in kodi without the whole box freezes, and I have to reboot it. That has never happend to me in the stock rom,
So if you somehow can fix that issue, i'm sure your rom will be better than the stock one

[Guest]

...my experience with the current state of the rom is not good compared to the official stock rom.

Just out of curiosity, did you do the recommended factory reset (data wipe) when you first installed the OTA update for the custom ROM? Forgetting to do that is known to cause serious problems.

[DKAngel]

Just out of curiosity, did you do the recommended factory reset (data wipe) when you first installed the OTA update for the custom ROM? Forgetting to do that is known to cause serious problems.

i havnt updated to the latest one you have released yet bu the first one i have not had one single problem with the rom, except for the about settings crashes, my kodi plays my plex plays netflix works youtube works, keep it up =]

just updated to the lastest one via twrp the box is still working sweetly =] still thinking of getting a second one of these for the projector
i notice the about in settintgs still crashes and bluetooth menu is still there, i have a cheapy usb dongle from **** if you need anyone else to help you test

[satkingno]

Just out of curiosity, did you do the recommended factory reset (data wipe) when you first installed the OTA update for the custom ROM? Forgetting to do that is known to cause serious problems.

Now this i did not do...thats maybe the cause of my problems!!

[Macen]

Just out of curiosity, did you do the recommended factory reset (data wipe) when you first installed the OTA update for the custom ROM? Forgetting to do that is known to cause serious problems.

yes, I checked the checkbox "data wipe" when I installed the rom via the OTA app. after it was installed, I had problems getting back to stock rom, because the OTA app wasn't there anymore.

But you had TWRP recovery at that point, which is how you flash updates in my custom ROMs (and where you can actually see the log). That said, you should always use the burn package (.img file) for a system restore when possible, for the reasons I stated above.

[Floki]

Kudos to Magendanz for your wonderful work on this ATV ROM!
I just sent something to express my gratitude ...
Please keep up the good work, many of us are really happy with your ROM
and hope for further development

A few notes on my 3 days experience with Mecool M8S. Pro+ and ATV

As soon as I received the box I started the stock firmware (can't remember the version)
and performed a local OTA update (with data wipe) with your 170825 ATV firmware.
No major problem, no freeze, a snappy and capable firmware, Netflix 1080p/DD5.1 and Kodi from Play store
ok passthrough, only 50HZ as well-known, also tried FTMC AML, ok, except for fast forward.
A few minor issues : Amazon Video 4..1.115 and 4.1.20 (if I am not wrong) side loaded but video won't start (Problem Occurred),
RaiPlay (from the Play Store) immediatgely interrupts and exits (need to check log).
Next steps will be TWRP, rooting, LCD density and refresh rate changes (thanks wrxtasy!) and LibreElec.
It would be great to have those changes in one of the next versions, even better with BT support

Such a cheap but capable box coupled with great community support, almost unbelievable!
Please keep up the good work!

Concerning Amazon you'll need to sideload the amazon prime video launcher, this will install a working version of amazon video, I've tested it and it works, not in HD though. With Rai I had the same issue but that didn't bother me much.

[DKAngel]

i think im going to buy another one of these boxes now, i liek this rom, wish i had atv on my x96 1/8gig