[ROM] Ugoos AM6 ATV_by_Sasvlad ( AndroidTV 9.0 )

[owhbaem]

hi. im new here. i received am6 plus yesterday. can i flash this rom and also can i make magisk work in stock rom?

[ClarkKent]

mo123 with copy to Hitachi
Thanks for the shout out...
Migrate seems lacking to me. TB is so versatile and comprehensive (plus the learning curve), it's my toolbox goto.

- Force System BB has not been the fix, but is my s.o.p.
- The TB dev community thread has a direct question line, and is probably the best solution.
- imho... the fix is to change where TB looks for su confirm. This is a problematic fix for obvious reasons.
- I'm thinking by removing unnecessary su script, as you say in your magisk install instructions... it will force TB to look further for su confirm and find it, as all other apps have.

After wiping everything, getting back to day one firmware, of course everything works properly. I'm just about done getting my settings, apps, and everything the way I want it.
I will now do a clean TWRP data backup.
Should I screw up in the future, that data package will put me back where I like it.

** From there, We follow Moe's magisk Manifesto, LOL, AFTER either freezing or uninstalling TB.
Because it seems once TB looks, and doesn't find what it wants- it is locked into opening the app using same protocol... and will fail.
- Once magisk is loaded and stable through a couple of boots, the xbin/Su script should be removed Prior to the Restarts
- Now TB can be now unfrozen or reinstalled. An initial (clean-start) first run opening of TB is RECOMMENDED... theoretically- no additional problems are present. Reboot, Open TB and ck correct operating. Do TWRP Data backup, named as: Final TB Pak... Or other such clearly marked file.
That's my best guess. But waiting on the TB developer is best practice.
However I really think removing the unneeded Su script is the key

[mo123]

Hi,
Before magisk I can use titanium backup. After install magisk instead of supersu now I cant use titanium backup. It says ''couldnt find system/xbin/su''
Any solutions pls
regards.

Then you probably need that file for Titanium backup and should not remove it.
Contact the developer of Titanium Backup to make the app more compatible with Magisk root.
There are other backup tools you can try to use.
Let me know if it has enough features you use.

https://apkpure.com/migrate-custom-rom-migration-tool/balti.migrate

https://f-droid.org/packages/dk.jens.backup/

Other possible fixes
1) Clear TB data and re open . And wait a little or
2) Give all rights to TB. Go to the settings of TB. Diagnostics settings. Check (System BusyBox) Restart TB. And TB will see the root or
3) In TB
- Select "Menu" on top right corner of Titanium Backup
- In "General" catagory, select "Preferences"
- In next menu, select "Troubleshooting settings"
- Now select "Force System Busybox"
- When you exit the menu, the titanium backup will start itself.

ClarkKent Please also check if any of these fixes your Titanium Backup root problem.

[Hitachi]

Hi,
Before magisk I can use titanium backup. After install magisk instead of supersu now I cant use titanium backup. It says ''couldnt find system/xbin/su''
Any solutions pls
regards.

[Hitachi]

How to install Magisk on the AM6

1) Under Ugoos Settings - Choose Root with SuperSU
2) Now restart your device
3) Install Magisk Manager
https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases/download/manager-v7.5.1/MagiskManager-v7.5.1.apk
4) Restart your device
5) Open Magisk Manager and grant it root permission with SuperSU
6) In Magisk Manager's Settings choose Magisk Core Mode Only and enable it
7) Restart your device
8) Open Magisk Manager and under Advanced Settings(You need to use an airmouse or USB mouse)
choose only the 'Recovery Mode' checkbox and uncheck 'Preserve AVB 2.0/dm-verity'
9) Now click on Install at the top right next to Magisk and select 'Direct Install'
10) Wait for it to finish and then manually restart your device by long pressing the power button on the ir remote and choosing Restart'
11) Magisk will now be installed
12) In Magisk Manager's settings, disable the Magisk Core Mode Only so it uses the full Magisk Mode now
13) Also disable SuperSU root now from Ugoos's Root Settings
14) Reboot
Magisk should now work fully and you can hide root from apps or make your device Google Certified by using theMagiskHide Props Config module.
You can use a root file manager and delete the system/xbin/su file to not interfere with Magisk root.


Make device Google Certified to fix some streaming apps to work
Inside Magisk Manager
Go to Downloads and install MagiskHideProps.
Restart
Now from a terminal app(https://apkpure.com/terminal-emulato...al.androidterm) type
props and press enter
Press 1 to change the fingerprint
Press f to pick a fingerprint
Pick one with Android 9 device like Mecool or Xiaomi then press 1 then 2 again.
Press y to accept then y again to reboot.
Go back into props and select Simulate device then press s and y to restart.
Select all the different entries to emulate of the device, just say no to restart for each one, when you changed all 6 or 7 entries then you can restart for the last one.

To fake the wifi, you can install Xposed or EdXposed inside MAgisk Manager and then install the FakeWifi module to use wifi as an ethernet connection so games like Asphalt can work correctly.

Thank you for your fast and greate explain.

[mo123]

Instructions for running CoreELEC

1. Download the latest nightly CoreELEC image.
The stable builds won't work, it has to be one of the latest nightlies

https://relkai.coreelec.org/

I used this image CoreELEC-Amlogic.arm-9.2-nightly_20191103-Generic.img.gz

2. Write it with Echer or any other image writing app from Windows/Linux.

https://www.balena.io/etcher/

3. Go to the device_trees folder on the COREELEC partition on your micro-sd card and copy the
g12b_s922x_ugoos_am6_rev_a.dtb file to the root of the micro-sd card and rename the file dtb.img

4. Insert the micro-sd card into the AM6 and hold in the recovery button on the bottom while connecting the power cable.
Release the recovery button when you see the red CoreELEC logo.
This is only needed the first time you set up CoreELEC.

5. CoreELEC should now be set up and work.
In the power menu, you can choose to boot back to nand/emmc which is Android.
If your in Android and using the AndroidTV v0.2.2 firmware by Sasvlad, you can use this app to boot back to CoreELEC

To run Netflx

1. Install the following repo and the Netflix addon from it.
https://github.com/castagnait/reposi...nait-1.0.0.zip

In the addon's settings you can change all the sorting methods to 'year' or 'suggested to you' to not see shows in alphabetical order.
You can also change the min and max bit-rate and resolution required.
You can use up to 1080p on the AM6 since the big heatsink helps to keep it cool.
The first time you run the addon, it will ask you to install Widevine, which will download a 3GB ChromeOS image.
After opening the addon, you can move the mouse pointer to the left of the screen, a menu will slide out where you can change the views.
Change it to 'wall' instead of 'list' to see poster art too to look more like the app.
In the bottom right settings, you can change the video resolution eg. '1920x1080x23.976hz 4000000kbps' of the stream if you enabled manual resolution selection in the addon's settings. Then set it as default to be always used. Choose a stream quality that is suited for your bandwith that doesn't cause buffering issues.
You could also set the stream resolution in the addon's settings as 'auto' if you have a fast connection but sometimes it selects the lowest resolution automatically, so test what works est in your situation. You can also enable subtitles if needed, very helpful for EU, English dubbed shows where there are text or signs in a different language since that won't be translated automatically, only the audio.

LibreELEC
I would suggest users to use LibreELEC instead now since it added support for the wifi chip used in AM6.

https://yadi.sk/d/DHePyyRcterLf/KODI-19/20200114

Use images with amlg12 in the name and check that the am6 dtb file is used in the txt file.

Hope it's okay to post in your thread since most people use your firmware and don't follow the other AM6 threads to know about Magisk or LibreELEC installation.

[mo123]

Hi dev,
First of all thank you for your good wrok. This is realy greate work. I bouhgt am6 pro 4/32 couse of your rom.
Paypal is banned in my country. If you pls give me an BTC or ETH or RPL adress I can send you donation.

I have one guestion. Is it possible to install magisk on this rom? If yes could you pls tell how?
Another question is; some games need wifi connection and I want to use just ethernet connection. Is it posible to make ''show ethernet connection like wifi''
I found an app for this named ''hackconnectivityservices'' but didnt work. It says ''this version of app is made for older version of android.''

Thank you.

How to install Magisk on the AM6

1) Under Ugoos Settings - Choose Root with SuperSU
2) Now restart your device
3) Install Magisk Manager
https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases/download/manager-v7.5.1/MagiskManager-v7.5.1.apk
4) Restart your device
5) Open Magisk Manager and grant it root permission with SuperSU
6) In Magisk Manager's Settings choose Magisk Core Mode Only and enable it
7) Restart your device
8) Open Magisk Manager and under Advanced Settings(You need to use an airmouse or USB mouse)
choose only the 'Recovery Mode' checkbox and uncheck 'Preserve AVB 2.0/dm-verity'
9) Now click on Install at the top right next to Magisk and select 'Direct Install'
10) Wait for it to finish and then manually restart your device by long pressing the power button on the ir remote and choosing Restart'
11) Magisk will now be installed
12) In Magisk Manager's settings, disable the Magisk Core Mode Only so it uses the full Magisk Mode now
13) Also disable SuperSU root now from Ugoos's Root Settings
14) Reboot
Magisk should now work fully and you can hide root from apps or make your device Google Certified by using theMagiskHide Props Config module.
You can use a root file manager and delete the system/xbin/su file to not interfere with Magisk root.


Make device Google Certified to fix some streaming apps to work
Inside Magisk Manager
Go to Downloads and install MagiskHideProps.
Restart
Now from a terminal app(https://apkpure.com/terminal-emulato...al.androidterm) type
props and press enter
Press 1 to change the fingerprint
Press f to pick a fingerprint
Pick one with Android 9 device like Mecool or Xiaomi then press 1 then 2 again.
Press y to accept then y again to reboot.
Go back into props and select Simulate device then press s and y to restart.
Select all the different entries to emulate of the device, just say no to restart for each one, when you changed all 6 or 7 entries then you can restart for the last one.

To fake the wifi, you can install Xposed or EdXposed inside MAgisk Manager and then install the FakeWifi module to use wifi as an ethernet connection so games like Asphalt can work correctly.

[Hitachi]

Hi dev,
First of all thank you for your good wrok. This is realy greate work. I bouhgt am6 pro 4/32 couse of your rom.
Paypal is banned in my country. If you pls give me an BTC or ETH or RPL adress I can send you donation.

I have one guestion. Is it possible to install magisk on this rom? If yes could you pls tell how?
Another question is; some games need wifi connection and I want to use just ethernet connection. Is it posible to make ''show ethernet connection like wifi''
I found an app for this named ''hackconnectivityservices'' but didnt work. It says ''this version of app is made for older version of android.''

Thank you.

[ClarkKent]

LibreElec sounds good, good!
Any chance for....(not sure?) Manjoro? - Something like that.
A real lite OS?
I saw it run on an OdriodN2...
Kind of Impressed me

[clarkss12]

Yes, both the AM6 2GB and 4Gb RAM models use the same firmware.
In Kodi all the HD audio codecs are available to choose.

The Beelink King doesn't support all the codecs since it's not available in Amlogic's SDK,
Ugoos added their own code to support it and also fixed a lot of HDMI CEC bugs that are present on other S922x devices.

Thank you, Mo. From reading other threads, it sounded like they used different firmware.

[mo123]

mo123 thanks for that insight!
UGOs has Really done a deep-dive with Their Flagship, it is a straight-up... Winner!
~ imho

Apart from the new Shield 2019, this is one of the best media players available.
For streaming services, I would say a cheap FireTV 4K stick bought on Black Friday or a sale for $25 can fulfill all your other 4K premium paid streaming services requirements and compliment this device. You just switch HDMI inputs on your tv to switch between the two.
LibreELEC now also has wifi drivers for the AM6, so in future it will work much better than CoreELEC when all the video codec support is added.

Would be very interesting to see what the new ota update brings next week.

[ClarkKent]

mo123 thanks for that insight!
UGOs has Really done a deep-dive with Their Flagship, it is a straight-up... Winner!
~ imho

[mo123]

Does the pro passthrough the HD audio codecs?

Yes, both the AM6 2GB and 4Gb RAM models use the same firmware.
In Kodi all the HD audio codecs are available to choose.

The Beelink King doesn't support all the codecs since it's not available in Amlogic's SDK,
Ugoos added their own code to support it and also fixed a lot of HDMI CEC bugs that are present on other S922x devices.

[ClarkKent]

clarkss12 I am going to leave that question to those that know. I do not, sry. I've been a little consumed with magisk, twrp, and titanium BkUp... and a "fingerprint" change. Successful Finally.
My assumption is that the pro will act like the 2g with respect to the codecs.

Between the 922x and Pie, I don't see how owners have adequate ram in reserve. My 2g seemed to gradually keep rising to "red-line" without a reboot, or assertive background mgt.
the pro is Much More unchained.
But, still has seen over 3g in use at a time. unbelievable to me, but plenty still available.

[clarkss12]

kyrios , crazyturk
Get used to it.
. .. Seems pretty sure, you can't get ALL the "icing" on Every Cake.
** For the sake of the op, and his thread... consider copy and paste your post into the Beelink threads?
* Maybe editing the content of the above to reflect an AM6 comment only? just a thought friends.
btw~ get the am6 pro (4g) model.
You should not be disappointed.

Does the pro passthrough the HD audio codecs?