S905 builds - general discussion

    Quote from trogggy

    Doesn't sound like an sd-card problem, the 511MB is right...

    In the absence of kszaq - who'll probably give you the right answer - is it possible libreelec is running with a blank screen? Might be worth ruling that out - it's a long shot but...
    Try sticking


    or '\\192.168.x.xx' (with the ackshewal IP of your box, obviously) in the windows explorer address bar on a pc. Anything?

    Alright, \\libreelec gave me this:

    A directory with a lot of folders/directories named Backup, ConfigFiles, Downloads, ..., Userdata and Videos.

    I guess, I am having this stupid issue with the resolution. Can I SSH or anything else to it and change it in the settings menu, if there is one?

    Quote from sYCO

    Alright, \\libreelec gave me this:

    A directory with a lot of folders/directories named Backup, ConfigFiles, Downloads, ..., Userdata and Videos.

    I guess, I am having this stupid issue with the resolution. Can I SSH or anything else to it and change it in the settings menu, if there is one?


    Good news is your toothpick worked and you have libreelec booting - yay.

    I haven't a clue how to change the res. There have been a fair few posts with similar issues though, I think - so if you root around you'll hopefully find what kszaq had to say about fixing it.

    What does your tv say when you switch to HMDIx with box connected? No signal? I don't know if there is HDMI boost on android but with raspberry pi i had sometimes to add boot parameter like that.

    Well, I have two Pis and they work both on the TV.

    So, I have to change something in the settings of
    this box, BUT I could not find the right xml file to
    do that.

    Also, Putty/SSH will not work until it is set up first
    in the box, which is a bit stupid, I think. In Xbian
    for example it is activated directly, not to insult
    anyone of the makers.

    Btw, the TV says "no signal", right.

    Edited once, last by sYCO (August 17, 2016 at 6:54 PM).

    With the folders you see, it looks like it is a monitor/resolution issue. I tried to find the xml file in my setup to change the resolution, but could not see anything. I don't know if being able to ssh will be any help.

    Do you know someone with a 720 tv, you could try to get the initial settings set up?

    Edited once, last by bubblegum57 (August 17, 2016 at 7:10 PM).

    What happens if you pop the sd card, boot to android, change res to fixed at 720p (or whatever works on your tv), stick the card back in and reboot?

    Edited once, last by trogggy (August 17, 2016 at 7:25 PM).

    Quote from bubblegum57

    With the folders you see, it looks like it is a monitor/resolution issue. I tried to find the xml file in my setup to change the resolution, but could not see anything. I don't know if being able to ssh will be any help.

    Do you know someone with a 720 tv, you could try to get the initial settings set up?

    I can not even imagine, having anyone around using an older TV set like this. That
    must be some older machines then. So, no, does not look good, but I will ask around.

    Is there really no other way? I mean on any Kodi setup I have used, I could change
    all the settings by SSH or xml files.
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    Quote from trogggy


    What happens if you pop the sd card, boot to android, change res to fixed at 720p (or whatever works on your tv), stick the card back in and reboot?

    Welll, the same thing: black screen because of the resolution thing. It is set to 720p or lower
    and will not show on my beamer or TV or computer monitor.

    Edited once, last by sYCO (August 17, 2016 at 7:30 PM).

    I guess that is not resolution problem, IMHO this is somehow signal strength problem. Maybe your box in original software boosts current while LE keeps it at standard level - which is not enogh for this device becouse output circuit is faulty/non standard.

    Have you tried analog output if you have such?

    Edited once, last by Szymon_Zy (August 17, 2016 at 7:36 PM).

    Quote from Szymon_Zy


    I guess that is not resolution problem, IMHO this is somehow signal strength problem. Maybe your box in original software boosts current while LE keeps it at standard level - which is not enogh for this device becouse output circuit is faulty/non standard.

    Have you tried analog output if you have such?

    The kodi forums suggested someone delete the guisettings.xml & reboot How do I change XBMC's default resolution from outside the program? doesn't seem the best idea. I couldn't see anything in my guisettings that would change the screen resolution.

    you could try the one I sent, but backup your first.

    Quote from bubblegum57

    The kodi forums suggested someone delete the guisettings.xml & reboot How do I change XBMC's default resolution from outside the program? doesn't seem the best idea. I couldn't see anything in my guisettings that would change the screen resolution.

    you could try the one I sent, but backup your first.

    Thanks, I tried that, but that did not help.
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    Quote from Szymon_Zy


    I guess that is not resolution problem, IMHO this is somehow signal strength problem. Maybe your box in original software boosts current while LE keeps it at standard level - which is not enogh for this device becouse output circuit is faulty/non standard.

    Have you tried analog output if you have such?

    The OTT MXQ Pro has only HDMI output.
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    Quote from trogggy


    Try this:
    https://forum.libreelec.tv/thread-524-post-8735.html#pid8735

    I exchanged that auto file and did the toothpick reboot, but it did not help either.

    That is really frustrating and I just have only Full HD devices. :\

    Edited once, last by sYCO (August 17, 2016 at 8:16 PM).

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    I exchanged that auto file and did the toothpick reboot, but it did not help either.

    That is really frustrating and I just have only Full HD devices. :\

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    Would help, if I had visual access to the Android part, but that
    is the same situation like with Libreelec right now.


    As I read it swapping the aml_autoscript for the older one will only help if your android install is working and you set the resolution there - so it's the same when libreelec boots from sd.
    Are you saying your android install was working before you toothpicked but now it's not?

    Quote from trogggy


    As I read it swapping the aml_autoscript for the older one will only help if your android install is working and you set the resolution there - so it's the same when libreelec boots from sd.
    Are you saying your android install was working before you toothpicked but now it's not?

    No, no, just plain and clear: I have NEVER seen any screen on any setup, either Android or Libreelec. Both stayed black. And this problem is stated often on Youtube or so.

    But I do not think, the box is broken or the SD card is corrupt, because they work. I can access Libreelec by Samba for example. On Android I could not access 192.168.1.13, but I think this has to do with the initial setup, in which it is hanging (because I cannot see the screen).

    So, I need a 720p TV/monitor to get it running, it seems, BUT I do not have any of these. My TV/beamer/monitors can not show the lower resolution.

    Or it has to do with the Hz setting of 60 (or 50). In another forum I read, it was set to 1080p, but with the wrong Hz and therefore it was not showing in TV.

    So, there MUST be any way to change a certain file, but I guess the problem also is the initial setup: I cannot go through it in Libreelec (or Android) without seeing it and therefore I am not being able to change the resolution.

    There would be ONE idea, I had this night: If I could BLIND FLYING set up the initial procedure, I might be able to change the resolution, BUT that is next to impossible without ever having seen this initial setup thing.

    I needed someone who knows every exact click from the very first after the bootup to the end or the place of the resolution change, at least. Maybe a complete and current initial setup video of libreelec on Youtube could help and still it would be difficult, but maybe manageable.

    Still, I really hope the creator or one of you guys has a way easier solution.

    Edited once, last by sYCO (August 18, 2016 at 11:39 AM).