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

[batistabomb]

This version is without android tv

Hello, sorry i'm newbie and don't understand about this new firmware. what you mean ''without android tv''?
Thank you

[hhartmut]

Hello, sorry i'm newbie and don't understand about this new firmware. what you mean ''without android tv''?
Thank you

It is very simple to explain. There are two variants of this box. One comes with voice control and has Android TV installed, the other one comes without voice control and has normal Android installed as you know from your Smartphone.

[batistabomb]

thank you very much.

[Tiagosantos]

I manage to bring back my pro w bluetooth board have atv 20180802.12556.v0213
No chance to install ATV from post ??
And One thing have tvirl and live chanels .m3u list but cant see v?deo only sound any help?

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[Stormrage]

Nothing about that ???

You can run Netflix on 720p under coreELEC.
See https://forum.freaktab.com/forum/tv-...3-2-10-0/page9

[apotsi]

You can run Netflix on 720p under coreELEC.
See https://forum.freaktab.com/forum/tv-...3-2-10-0/page9

Excellent suggestion. Thanks a lot, my friend.

Now... as I am a noob ...
I downloaded "CoreELEC-S905.arm-8.99.2-S905.img.gz" stable from the CoreELEC website. In the instructions it says to download the correct device tree. But there is none for the Mecool M8S Pro W in this page.

https://discourse.coreelec.org/t/which-dtb-do-i-use/389

What to do ?

[noths]

Excellent suggestion. Thanks a lot, my friend.

Now... as I am a noob ...
I downloaded "CoreELEC-S905.arm-8.99.2-S905.img.gz" stable from the CoreELEC website. In the instructions it says to download the correct device tree. But there is none for the Mecool M8S Pro W in this page.

https://discourse.coreelec.org/t/which-dtb-do-i-use/389

What to do ?

I used gxl_p281_2g and it 's working.
See also this thread for remote control configuration:

https://discourse.coreelec.org/t/sol...t-working/3546

[Guest]

WARNING: Newer M8S PRO W units may have hardware revisions that make them incompatible with earlier firmware releases. My advice would be to only flash a custom ROM that's based on a known-good OEM firmware release for your box. That said, this latest release is also compatible with the new M8S PRO PLUS units configured with the S905W chipset, since these are basically just rebranded M8S PRO W boxes.

Changelog (20190216):

• Updated to the latest Mecool M8S PRO W OEM firmware (20180827.121904.V0213).
• Now includes Miracast app and Bluetooth dongle support for voice remote.
• Developer Options now visible by default.
• Updated to TWRP Recovery 3.2.3-0 with latest OEM kernel on OMNI twrp-8.1 branch.
• Updated to latest OpenGApps build (20190209).

Known Bugs:

• Google Cast service works from Chrome browser, but apparently requires Google license to work from Android apps.
• Not all USB Bluetooth dongles will be recognized, but I'll be adding more drivers as I find them.

Download:

• TVStock Variant: BURN PACKAGE (1.03GB IMG file), OTA UPDATE (568MB ZIP file)

[hash95]

https://forum.freaktab.com/forum/tv-player-support/amlogic-based-tv-players/s905/others-ac/firmware-roms-tools-bj/690576-rom-mecool-m8s-pro-w-tvstock-nexus-rom-android-tv-7-1?p=762809#post762809

Hi,
Is this last image version compatible with the newer hardware (rev 2.2)?
Thank you

I actually don't know, since I don't have one of the units with the new hardware revision. I'm hoping that some brave soul will tell me, though. ;-)

[apotsi]

WARNING: Newer M8S PRO W units may have hardware revisions that make them incompatible with earlier firmware releases. My advice would be to only flash a custom ROM that's based on a known-good OEM firmware release for your box. That said, this latest release is also compatible with the new M8S PRO PLUS units configured with the S905W chipset, since these are basically just rebranded M8S PRO W boxes.

Changelog (20190216):

• Updated to the latest Mecool M8S PRO W OEM firmware (20180827.121904.V0213).
• Now includes Miracast app and Bluetooth dongle support for voice remote.
• Developer Options now visible by default.
• Updated to TWRP Recovery 3.2.3-0 with latest OEM kernel on OMNI twrp-8.1 branch.
• Updated to latest OpenGApps build (20190209).

Known Bugs:

• Google Cast service works from Chrome browser, but apparently requires Google license to work from Android apps.
• Not all USB Bluetooth dongles will be recognized, but I'll be adding more drivers as I find them.

Download:

• TVStock Variant: BURN PACKAGE (1.03GB IMG file), OTA UPDATE (568MB ZIP file)

If I am in the first version ATV from your first post, can I use the OTA Update package ?

You can definitely use the signed OTA Update package, either from the Amlogic Update app or from TWRP. It's up to you whether you want to wipe data, though. It's not necessary for incremental updates like yours, but some like to start with a clean slate.

[apotsi]

Amlogic Update App ???

It's an app called UPDATE&BACKUP in the OEM firmware. On my custom ROMs I updated the layout and made it available through Settings->About->System Update.

[apotsi]

Excellent. Thank you very much !!! Keep up the good work, my friend !!!

[Tiagosantos]

Netflix TV app os giving me and error (-100) says i dont have internet for connection ... But everything else works fine Chrome, live channels every other apps works Any help?

Enviado do meu Redmi Note 5 atrav?s do Tapatalk

[apotsi]

Netflix TV app os giving me and error (-100) says i dont have internet for connection ... But everything eles workshop fine Chrome, live channels every other apps works Any help?

Enviado do meu Redmi Note 5 atrav?s do Tapatalk

Mine too. How do you watch live channels ?

You have to first install a live channels provider, such as Pluto. It will then show up. (Why they chose to hide it when Movies already provides the preview channel I'll never understand.)

[batistabomb]

Install a old version of Netflix, for example: 4-4-2