[9.0.0] LibreELEC builds for MX2/G18

I will try to set up your distro LibreElec,
and drivers here, they are usually a part of the distrib (?)
linux_media/drivers/media/tuners at latest · tbsdtv/linux_media · GitHub

First of all, thanks so much for these builds as it's great to finally upgrade to Kodi 17 on my Matricom MX2. It actually runs pretty well, I've only had a few issues experienced so far. I don't know how many of these were fixed in the final 8.0.0 build as I don't have another LibreELEC device.

Device: Matricom MX2

Installation Method:
Previously had Codesnake 6.0.3 OpenELEC build
Did data wipe through Android recovery (toothpick method)
Installed this build via recovery (toothpick method)

Issues noticed:
On reboot, main menu item appearance settings do not stick (i.e. if I hid Favorites or Movies for example, rebooting the device they will still appear)
Sometimes on reboot, I am unable to access any network shares (error is Connection Timed Out) without first deleting the connection, rebooting, and re-entering my WiFi information (I am using a hidden SSID network if that helps)
1080p interface is much choppier than 720p (this just may be the device being old and slow, but just in case)

If more information would be helpful or you want me to test anything additional, let me know I'd be happy to help. Also, if any help is needed doing the builds, I could assist on that end as well, just let me know how best to do it and where to pull the source from. I did some previous builds from source on my own for Codesnake's OpenELEC 5.95.x series before he started doing them for 6.0.x series.

Thanks again!

Quote from rfrawley

It ran once for me then after rebooting it hung up on the boot screen on my gbox mx2, tried reinstalling an older working version I had on previously and it does the same thing now. Really don't know what to attempt next.

I got mine working had to do it from scratch couldn't use my backup
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Quote from KOPRajs

I'm not sure what are you talking about but the apk file you mention is for Android. This is a LibreELEC build. It has nothing to do with Android. Are you trying to restore your Android backup in LibreELEC? This will not work. You can try to export your media library from Kodi in Android and import it in LibreELEC if needed.

sorry I meant that version of kodi

Great, I'll try and get an 8.0.0 build done today then!

Forget it, trying to do it in a VM and it is taking an eternity!

Are there instructions anywhere on how to use the "recovery method" to load this image onto an MX2? I haven't had LE on my MX2 before. I've recently been having great luck with LE on my s905x. I'm just trying to resurrect the MX2 now that this image is here!

build sd card image, PROJECT=Amlogic_MX2 ARCH=arm make image to build
write to sd,
boot error -

***Error in prepare_sysroot: mount_common: Could not mount /flash/SYSTEM ***

I have a G-Box Midnight MX2 and finally this box is working great.Thank you for your work.

Quote from KOPRajs

I'm not sure if I understand what you are trying to accomplish. Are you trying to create bootable LibreELEC SD card? This is not supported for now however if you want to try I would start by looking at the "projects/Amlogic_MX2/patches/linux/add_bootargs_to_device_tree.patch". Setting "boot=/dev/mmcblk0p1" and "disk=/dev/mmcblk0p2" might help.

TA-DA! LibreELEC working!
Setting "boot=/dev/mmcblk0p1" and "disk=/dev/mmcblk0p2" and replaced bootloader.img on the original with android

dualboot
TV Headend running on AMLogic DVB-S2 "Android TV" box - Tvheadend

tnx!

wi-fi does not work(

8.0.0 works well and I figured out my menu item issue. I needed to restart/shutdown using the menu option and not the power button on the remote.

I still have the issue where I'll get "Connection timed out" immediately after trying to open my network share. It happens until I reboot and I just have to keep rebooting until it works (but it will stay working until the next reboot). I'm connecting to a hidden SSID with WPA2/AES if that helps any. The share is a Windows share. I have no idea what's causing that, but it's been happening since the Codesnake OpenELEC 5.x builds.

Hello guys,

Iam on the Matricom MX and after installing v8 i get: can't access tty job control turned off

However previous v7 booted fine.
I did run this

tune2fs -L LIBREELEC_DISK /dev/data

but i have no idea what the output in ssh should look like.
Just assuming it worked since it didnt return an error.

Any ideas?

Quote from Whiskey103

Hello guys,

Iam on the Matricom MX and after installing v8 i get: can't access tty job control turned off

However previous v7 booted fine.
I did run this

Code

tune2fs -L LIBREELEC_DISK /dev/data

but i have no idea what the output in ssh should look like.
Just assuming it worked since it didnt return an error.

Any ideas?

Same issue here.

Quote from Meiden

Same issue here.

I've seen many MX boxes fail this way. In my experience its only a matter of time and this problem will show up.

This problem might not be due to the software. The MX box is quite old (2013 is ancient history when it comes to mediaplayers) and a lot of them have been used extensively. There is a thing called NAND flash wear-out it means that due to a lot of read/write cycles the memory deteriorates. On top of this, I think that the NAND drivers do not contain the latest workarounds for this problem. Also these boxes were not made from the best quality NAND chips. I'm guessing that a lot carry NAND Flash memory which were cheaper because they were rejected by the NAND chip factory quality control requirements.

The reason a reinstall triggers this problem is because this proces wipes the memory and rewrites a relative large percentage of the storage. The probability of encountering a bad part in this case is very high.

builds LibreELEC 9.0 develop, PROJECT=Amlogic_MX2

boot to SD, Kodi 18 alpha, wifi not working

LE

bootloader to starts whith sd