MECOOL KM8 Google Certified Android TV Box with Voice Remote - S905X Android 8.0 2/16GB VP9 HDR10 Dolby Audio YT 4K

[delacosta78]

Hi guys,

(srry for my english )
I am new here, but I want to mention that I have exactly same problem with Mecool KM8, than @delacosta78.

After OTA update the box is useless, just stuck in the prime screen "TV Box".
Failing update number is /XXX/20190226.

Till now I have tried to contact the VideStrong, but without reply.
Flashing the ROM (KM8_OPR6.170623.013 V0412.201806271453) via burning tool, that is mentioned few rows above failed for me with [0x10105002] Romcode/Initialize DDR/Read initialize status/USB Control setup error
Flashing it via recovery showed that it is older that current one and cannot be written, or something similar

So it looks like that they push out very very faulty ROM......

Please if someone will have any solution, please put it here

Thnks in advance

Oh my god!, thank god I'm not the only one anymore, It's not that I'm happy that your device is useless, it's just that I don't feel alone anymore!, hope they (Videostrong) answer our emails because this is unacceptable!

I think the only solution is to wait for a new ROM with a date higher than the one already installed.

[clarkss12]

Oh my god!, thank god I'm not the only one anymore, It's not that I'm happy that your device is useless, it's just that I don't feel alone anymore!, hope they (Videostrong) answer our emails because this is unacceptable!

I think the only solution is to wait for a new ROM with a date higher than the one already installed.

I just checked again, and still no update. I am looking forward to the update, and see if it bricks my box. I love to tinker with them. It is very rare that I can not recover my boxes that are bricked. I will keep monitoring it, to see if there is an OTA update.

[tagi123]

I just checked again, and still no update. I am looking forward to the update, and see if it bricks my box. I love to tinker with them. It is very rare that I can not recover my boxes that are bricked. I will keep monitoring it, to see if there is an OTA update.

It is quite possible that they figured out something goes wrong already and stop the OTA, unfortunately for users like me it's too late...

[delacosta78]

It is quite possible that they figured out something goes wrong already and stop the OTA, unfortunately for users like me it's too late...

It's still not too late, I'm still confident that a new firmware update file with a date higher than the one already installed will fix this inconvenience, all we have to do is to wait.

[delacosta78]

I just checked again, and still no update. I am looking forward to the update, and see if it bricks my box. I love to tinker with them. It is very rare that I can not recover my boxes that are bricked. I will keep monitoring it, to see if there is an OTA update.

Did you check for any update today?

[clarkss12]

Did you check for any update today?

Just checked, and still shows "It's the latest version."

[delacosta78]

Just checked, and still shows "It's the latest version."

I just hope they have halted the OTA update to fix whatever it's bricking the devices

[tagi123]

I get no reply form Videostrong till now.
Write to all mail addresses that I have found on their web page and also on Facebook.

I doubt they will come back.....

Regarding new OTA, even if they will release new one, how we will put it into our boxes ? We will need ZIP file.

[delacosta78]

I get no reply form Videostrong till now.
Write to all mail addresses that I have found on their web page and also on Facebook.

I doubt they will come back.....

Regarding new OTA, even if they will release new one, how we will put it into our boxes ? We will need ZIP file.

I suppose they won't reply until they come up with a fix, just like some people here managed to get the original firmware, they will do the same for the new one, you'll see...

Do you know Android Police? could you please head to their website and send a message regarding this issue?, if possible send a picture of your TV screen with the device powered on, I already send them a message but I guess the more the merrier, the idea is to let other users know about this through their website but they will need more users to chime in, go to www.androidpolice.com, thanks.

[delacosta78]

In the mean time you can try to install CoreElec 9.0.1 with Kodi Leia 18.1 on SD card, and see if it works. On my KM8 box it works perfectly.

CoreElec Home: https://coreelec.org/
CoreElec Forum: https://discourse.coreelec.org/ Where you can find all info releated for installation.

I have a question though: When you say install, it overwrites what's inside the box and install CoreElec or how does it work?, I'm curious because if I install it and then try to reinstall the original firmware, could it work?

[delacosta78]

Is there a way I can modify the date of the original firmware to be higher than the one installed by this faulty OTA update?

[Sholander]

I have a question though: When you say install, it overwrites what's inside the box and install CoreElec or how does it work?, I'm curious because if I install it and then try to reinstall the original firmware, could it work?

You install and use CoreElec operating system (with Kodi media player included) to SD Card.
Android system on your box in internal memory is not affected, and after successful CoreElec instalation you have a dual boot system on this box.
If you turn the box on with SD card inserted, box will boot to CoreElec. If you turn on the box without inserting SD card, it will boot to Android.
It is all explained on CoreElec forum; look for How To Install CoreElec

[tagi123]

It has just one small bug.
In state which box is right now (destroyed android, than cab boot only into recovery) you are unable to turn it off from coreelec.
Eachtime time I am turning it off it always boot back to coreelec.
From what I have read in corelec from, it is android false and that would have total sence.
So not an option, until Aholes from videostrong repair it.

[Sholander]

Since it is not completely safe (for SD card health) when in CoreElec to turn box power off, you can use a work around:
From Power Menu choose reboot to eMMC/Nand (that is reboot to internal Android). The box will shut down SD card and reboot, in your case to Android Recovery. From recovery it is safe to turn the box power off.

[tagi123]

yeah, but still you need to put the power wire out for complete shutdown and this is not very comfortable for daily usage.
I cannot expres without ivectives how disappointed I am of this box and manufacture.
I cannot understand how this could get google certification.