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

When I've done that in the past, I just got a black screen and i didn't try connecting the USB OTG cable because I'd always been told that you disconnect power for that. It would be worth trying as an experiment, though.

[tillaz87]

Magendanz do you know if the mode for connecting to USB burn tool on these boxes is just "bootloader* mode?
as reboot to bootloader then connecting would make it a lot easier if so.

[tillaz87]

Thanks

Here you go: http://freaktab.com/node/685682

[tillaz87]

Anyone tell me what pins to short? got one of these coming for a friend

Settings->HDMI CEC->Auto change language

[petez69]

Hi Magendanz....I must be getting tired of trying to sort this all day :-) Where is that option ? I cant see it...I've looked in the Android menu and twrp....bugger.

OK, found it, sorry :-) Thankyou for helping.....we here in Australia really appreciate your work :-)

Just disable the HDMI CEC auto language selection setting.

[petez69]

Hi Folks, new to the forum so please let me know if this request should go into another forum. I've flashed the m8s pro l and life is pretty darned good, huge thankyou !!! Noted one weird thing, every time I power the unit off and back on the language goes back to chinese ? I've worked out where the language selection is in the Android menu and I remove the chinese language. Reboot and its back. I went into twrp and its in english.. Havent read about anyone else with the issue but this wont go away :-)

Thankyou anyway, I've loaded Netflix and ABC i-view seperately and it works an absolute treat !!

Well, I feel much better now that we've got the burn package (.img file), know the pin locations to short for Mask ROM mode, and know that doing that doesn't wipe the Widevine L1 keys. If you brick your box, it's just a "soft brick" and is recoverable. You'll just need to crack the case.

[clarkss12]

I don't feel confident or competent enough to attempt a firmware update on this box; knowing me if I attempted to do so I'd certainly brick it! I have two issues with this box; it runs very hot and it has the android tv play store and not the google play store ....is there anything I can do about either of these issues?

The heat issue is a tough one to solve. Use the builtin Chrome browser and search and download Aptoide app for all the apps you need. You will need a mouse or air mouse to use the Chrome browser.

[montee]

I don't feel confident or competent enough to attempt a firmware update on this box; knowing me if I attempted to do so I'd certainly brick it! I have two issues with this box; it runs very hot and it has the android tv play store and not the google play store ....is there anything I can do about either of these issues?

[tombraga]

Guest wrote:

Some Amlogic bootloaders such as the Beelink GT1 and Shiningworth All-in-One for Amlogic q201 reference board don't require you to press the reset switch, and it seems like that would be the way to go here. I'll suggest it to Videostrong.


This would be very important! Already have some news?

What do you mean with suggesting to Videostrong? Can this be changed for the actual boxes which the users already bought?

Guest is it not possible to create some software (an app or tool) to simulate the same thing as doing on hardware-side pressing the reset or shorting pins to reset?

[flippy]

Fantastic work. Worked like a charm Thank you very mutch

Well, the problem is that you've got to press the reset button when connecting via the USB OTG port...and there's no reset button. It can be done, but you've got to short the pins on the PCB where the switch would be installed. (Awkward!)

Some Amlogic bootloaders such as the Beelink GT1 and Shiningworth All-in-One for Amlogic q201 reference board don't require you to press the reset switch, and it seems like that would be the way to go here. I'll suggest it to Videostrong.