X96 Mini TV Box Amlogic S905W + Android 7.1.2 + Quad-core Cortex-A53 + 4K VP9 H.265

[Blocos27]

Hi all,
a small contribution for my first post. I've modified my X96 MINI to put an external antenna.
The wifi reception is of much better quality.
Some pictures of the modification :

[claishem]

Has anyone run into this problem? The x96 mini doesnt appear to be able to keep the time and date. No internal battery. Maybe a lot of Android boxes are this way.

At any rate I had set up a box for a special purpose for some old people that dont have internet. So when the box boots up it automatically defaults to 8:00am January 1, 2014.

They are using an app that gives them reminders and articles based on a calendar. But it now thinks its 2014 and reminds them to do things that they should have done 5 years ago, not very useful.

You can manually set it, but once you cycle power it goes right back to that date.

Does anyone know of any kind of fix for this whatsover aside from having wifi always available when booting it up? A special app? Adding an internal battery? Adding GPS, heck I cant think of a good way, can you?

that is just how android boxes are. no way of keeping the date and time once you power it off.

[Slickpuss]

Has anyone run into this problem? The x96 mini doesnt appear to be able to keep the time and date. No internal battery. Maybe a lot of Android boxes are this way.

At any rate I had set up a box for a special purpose for some old people that dont have internet. So when the box boots up it automatically defaults to 8:00am January 1, 2014.

They are using an app that gives them reminders and articles based on a calendar. But it now thinks its 2014 and reminds them to do things that they should have done 5 years ago, not very useful.

You can manually set it, but once you cycle power it goes right back to that date.

Does anyone know of any kind of fix for this whatsover aside from having wifi always available when booting it up? A special app? Adding an internal battery? Adding GPS, heck I cant think of a good way, can you?

[soldiaz]

Now its me who received the v2.2 x96 mini...not possible to flash anything lool

Send it back, luckily ordered through ****....

[soldiaz]

Try ADB over WIFI and connect to device's IP

[xjx1937]

I can make a precisation because it happened to me:

If I don't change in "view" tab of usb burning tool temperature range fron 20-40 to 20-60 system gives me an error at 9/%.
When you change that value all goes ok.

I put latest firmware in the box but I don't know why resolution doesn't go over 720. It says 1080 but if you go into KODI it says 720 as it appears to my eyes.

Any ideas?

You can try ADB Command:

adb shell wm size 1920x1080

        Change resolution
then,if the words are too small,type:

adb shell wm density 240

               Change DPI


Tips： usage:wm [subcommand] [options]
wm size [reset|WxH]
wm density [reset|DENSITY]
wm overscan [reset|LEFT,TOP,RIGHT,BOTTOM]

wm size: return or override display size.

wm density: override display density.

wm overscan: set overscan area for display.

Although it is a bit late, I will be happy if it is helpful.

Although the purpose of my visit here is to repair my bricked box,a S905X box named “Meizu Box B601”from China，the same problem with only one USB and no  SD card slot ， here is no answer.
My English is poor，Sorry！

[xjx1937]

I can make a precisation because it happened to me:

If I don't change in "view" tab of usb burning tool temperature range fron 20-40 to 20-60 system gives me an error at 9/%.
When you change that value all goes ok.

I put latest firmware in the box but I don't know why resolution doesn't go over 720. It says 1080 but if you go into KODI it says 720 as it appears to my eyes.

Any ideas?

You can try ADB Command:

adb shell wm size 1920x1080

        Change resolution
then,if the words are too small,type:

adb shell wm density 240

               Change DPI
Although it is a bit late, I will be happy if it is helpful.

Although the purpose of my visit here is to repair my broken box, and here is no answer.
My English is poor，Sorry！

[claishem]

No problem, just connect box and computer, then flash Android 9.0 img

no problem with flashing.
problem is the pc does not recognize the device when you connect as usb device. adb is not working. it is not showing in device manager.

[soldiaz]

No problem, just connect box and computer, then flash Android 9.0 img

[claishem]

how do you connect your x96 mini stock firmware to adb? with atvxperience rom i have no problem with adb, but with stock ( nougat or pie ) adb doesnt work..

[soldiaz]

Everything i tried gives me 0x10103005 romcode/initialize ddr/download ...

Did you load firmware in Burning tool then press start and THEN (after having pushed start) connect box to PC?

[claishem]

anyone here who has already tried Android 9 stock firmware?
ADB doesnt work in this firmware. (dev options enabled, usb debugging enabled, usb connected as MTP).
anyone knows the solution to this?

Thanks.

[euphox]

If you can still access recovery, then you can revived with this
TWRP backup; X96mini Q6X v2.2 17355 chip Samsung.rar (1.004MB)

Nope, the device doesnt boot, always red led.

It shows up on amlogic usb tool but always the same error at 1%.

Can i convert that file to img?

Does anyone have a firmware for this box?
Samsung chip ...

If you can still access recovery, then you can revived with this
TWRP backup; X96mini Q6X v2.2 17355 chip Samsung.rar (1.004MB)

[euphox]

Does anyone have a firmware for this box?
Samsung chip is 549

Everything i tried gives me 0x10103005 romcode/initialize ddr/download buffer/read item data failed error

I have good cable/pc because i can flash other boxes

Help

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