Mecool M8S PRO L 4K TV Box Amlogic S912 Bluetooth 4.1 + HS

[trebor]

One of the our Devs is going to have a small Christmas gift to do with the Mecool M8S Pro L
Must say it is looking good,





As it is that time of the year and most know the deal if you have been Naughty or Nice....will depend when its released

[flyingernst]

need to correct myselfe. With nexus audio pasthrough is working with Kodi, but no dolby with Netflix or A-Prime.
No, M8S Pro L has no reset button, only pins

[tombraga]

One of the our Devs is going to have a small Christmas gift to do with the Mecool M8S Pro L
Must say it is looking good,





As it is that time of the year and most know the deal if you have been Naughty or Nice....will depend when its released

OK, good news, thanks.

Today is Christmas Day, the tree is already decorated, the gift can come...

[Xizor]

Hi guys,

I got one of these boxes for Christmas and I think I may have broken it already!

I flashed the latest Magendanz Nexus TV rom which worked well. So then I decided to improve the heatsink because the box felt a bit warm. That also went well after a struggle to get the the heatsink off the cpu chip. Refitted it with some Arctic Silver and it all ran normally, but still felt quite warm. Next I decided to fit a larger HS and this is when the trouble started. Ever since then the HDMI output seems to have stopped working. The AV output does work, so it's not the software. I think I must have disturbed something when I was fitting the HS. I've put the original HS back now in case the larger one was touching something. Still no o/p from HDMI.

Any ideas, please?
Thanks for any help, cheers.

[clarkss12]

Hi guys,

I got one of these boxes for Christmas and I think I may have broken it already!

I flashed the latest Magendanz Nexus TV rom which worked well. So then I decided to improve the heatsink because the box felt a bit warm. That also went well after a struggle to get the the heatsink off the cpu chip. Refitted it with some Arctic Silver and it all ran normally, but still felt quite warm. Next I decided to fit a larger HS and this is when the trouble started. Ever since then the HDMI output seems to have stopped working. The AV output does work, so it's not the software. I think I must have disturbed something when I was fitting the HS. I've put the original HS back now in case the larger one was touching something. Still no o/p from HDMI.

Any ideas, please?
Thanks for any help, cheers.

I hate to say it, but I did the same thing, and no video output. I just purchased a replacement. Did not try the AV port.

[Xizor]

I hate to say it, but I did the same thing, and no video output. I just purchased a replacement. Did not try the AV port.

Thanks for the reply clarkss12. I did see your post where you said you broke yours, seems we are in the same boat!

I wonder if your AV port was working, mine definitely is. Not sure I want another one, they seem quite fragile.
Anyway, today I'm going to hit it with my hot air gun to see if I have any bad solder joints. Sometimes if I flex the pcb the HDMI o/p comes to life for a split second. No harm in trying.

Cheers

[clarkss12]

Thanks for the reply clarkss12. I did see your post where you said you broke yours, seems we are in the same boat!

I wonder if your AV port was working, mine definitely is. Not sure I want another one, they seem quite fragile.
Anyway, today I'm going to hit it with my hot air gun to see if I have any bad solder joints. Sometimes if I flex the pcb the HDMI o/p comes to life for a split second. No harm in trying.

Cheers

You can always use your box as a server. I have a Pro that just sits on my network, and is my Plex, Emby and Tvheadend servers, using LibreELEC. I know I have a AV cable around here somewhere, and if I find it, I will see if it works on my TV. If it works, that will free up my Pro.

Edit: connected my box via an AV cable, but no video output. But, I had already killed the firmware that was running on it by trying to update the firmware with the burning tool.

[Freaking]

Can you turn this box on and off using a remote? Am looking to replace my RPi as a libreelec device and looking for a box that will not force me to unplug and replug the power cable everytime I need to use it.
Can this box do it since it has no hardware button? Can the BB2 Pro do it since that box has one?

[Doktor-X]

Yes, you can. I dont see why you think that you cant?

[Freaking]

Yes, you can. I dont see why you think that you cant?

Because my only experience with a box is an RPi that doesnt have such function and its very frustrating.

[Doktor-X]

I know what you meen i also have pi but i have buy ir swich to controle power remotly

[Freaking]

I know what you meen i also have pi but i have buy ir swich to controle power remotly

Would you say this is a good box for Libreelec? Any other suggestions. Do you know the difference vs the bb2 pro?

[Freaking]

I know what you meen i also have pi but i have buy ir swich to controle power remotly

How do I switch between Libreelec and Android since it has no Hardware power button? Can I do that with the remote that comes with it or something like the Minix A2 Lite?

[clarkss12]

How do I switch between Libreelec and Android since it has no Hardware power button? Can I do that with the remote that comes with it or something like the Minix A2 Lite?

From Android use an app, either a reboot app or Reboot to LibreELEC app. And LibeELEC has an option to boot to Android.

[giok]

some one can help me with RII mini bluetooth keyboard? Seems doesn work.