1) You need to put down that Bottle you have been drinking from and pay attention !
2) Follow Section (d) LE - U1 install steps from HERE
Posts by wrxtasy
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You have to remove the SD card or select from LibreELEC Kodi's Power Menu - "Reboot from Internal" to boot to internal Android.
However - if you use any other LibreELEC Kodi Krypton Skin other than the default one Krypton comes with you will have to physically eject the SD card every time to boot to Android.
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Yes I've changed it for users to triple check if GigaE is essential to them and changed M8S Pro+ to NO WIFi.
Any other common WiFi chipsets that should work out of the box with LE I can possibly add ?
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ALL S905X do NOT have Gigabit Ethernet. (please click on the chart above)
S905X = 100M PHY only.
Zidoo X9S is not a LibreELEC supported device.
You need to buy AMLogic S905 devices for dual boot Android / LibreELEC.
If you want to cover most LibreELEC bases simply buy a S905D = Videostong (MECOOL) K1 Pro
Do not need HDR then buy a S905 - Gigabit Ethernet box.
People bend over backwards wanting HDR Support when there is stuff all HDR content available or they do not even have a HDR TV.
Make no sense IMHO.
Best unofficial Android TV ROM's is on the WeTek Play2 / Hub, next best is the MECOOL M8S Pro+
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ALL S905 / S905X / S905D can do up to 4K @60Hz the S905W is limited to 4K@30Hz
1) Yes fairly recent - supported by kszaq LE builds too.
2) S905D = May have Gigabit Ethernet (GMAC) + DVB Tuner support, S905X = 100M only (look carefully at the chart)
3) Android S905X only = Xiaomi Mi Box (no LibreELEC) otherwise....
S905X Vero 4K (running OSMC / Krypton)
or for LibreELEC:
QuoteCurrent best DIY Bang for the Buck Box: (dual boot / ethernet only)
$35 S905X MECOOL M8S Pro + due to also including DRM for unofficial Android TV Netflix, and other DRM streaming Apps.
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New AML Chipset section:
Guinea pigs start here.....
S905W - a slightly slower AML S905X (CPU [email protected]), limited to 4K@30Hz, still has 4K HDR & VP9 Profile2 support.
Works fine, especially with a little GPU MHz clock tweak.
S905X2/Y2 - no LibreELEC or CoreELEC support planned or even under development.
S805X - see HERE
S905X - see HERE
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What is LibreELEC ?
Welcome to the LibreELEC Wiki! [LibreELEC.wiki]Lets start with the quality AML boxes, with known working out of the box - WiFi, Bluetooth, HDMI CEC, IR or Wireless remotes and some with SPDIF (Optical), from well known brands like WeTek, ODROID and MINIX.
Not all AMLogic devices are created equal - the Brands above usually have higher quality, faster Samsung eMMC flash storage and RAM. There is also no easter egg hunt needed when searching for the correct device tree (hardware interface file). They just "work"
EDIT: I've also recently been informed by kszaq, that with ultra dirt cheap S905X boxes DDR RAM speed can be so slow they struggle with high bitrate 4K video playback.
Some devices are even LibreELEC developer reference hardware, that get LibreELEC Autoupdates.
AMLogic S905(x) - LibreELEC / OSMC - Kodi Krypton - 4K Options:
AMLogic seller Brand names to look for include:
ODROID C2, MINIX U1 / U9, WeTek Play2, WeTek Hub, Vero, Khadas Vim, Videostong(MECOOL), Beelink + the whole Zombie Army of other AMLogic S905 / S905X / S912 clones sold under different Brand names and configs. Further help:
List of S905/S905X Boxes that work with kszaq's build
Even 1GB RAM LibreELEC devices are fine to playback high bitrate 4K video with no loss in performance.
LE Audio Setup HELP with example configs by blakey click HERE
Have you got a slow LE Kodi setup ?
NOT all microSDHC card are created equal.
Do not base your purchase decision on sequential speeds, Its Random 4K Read / Write performance that is the most important for Kodi and LibreELEC speed. Bang for the buck - Samsung EVO(+), Samsung EVO Select and Sandisk Class 10 U1 microSDHC's work well with AML Hardware.
The Best microSD Cards (click)
Best WiFi = MINIX U1 / U9 packing MIMO (Dual Antennas) AC WiFi.
Best engineered thermal (heat) control = MINIX U1 / U9 - click for U1 / U9 heatsink Pic vs regular S905(x) / S912 heatsink
Best for CPU software decoding of 1080p Hi10P / Anime = S912 - however beware you will quickly heat up the chipset and a quality heatsink them becomes important.
Best Plug n Play - Wireless Air Mouse Keyboard remote = MINIX A2 lite (can be added to any media player with its USB receiver dongle)
Best Simple Mini bluetooth remote = the superb top quality $11 Xiaomi Mi Box Bluetooth remote - now supported in LE.
Best HDMI-CEC control = ODROID C2
Best for Overclocking = ODROID C2
Fastest AML S9xx LE device (no HDR) = ODROID C2 with high quality Samsung 5.1 eMMC flash storage.
Fastest AML S9xx LE device with HDR support = MINIX U9 with LE / Kodi data stored in Internal eMMC Flash (see simple mod below)
Best for real easy Dual boot = WeTek Hub / Play2
Best unofficial Android TV ROM's is on the WeTek Play2, next best is the S912 MECOOL M8S Pro L, and the S912 MINIX U9 has a decent Android TV ROM. When running Android - S912's are faster than any other AMLogic box.
** WARNING ** - flashing AML LibreELEC to internal eMMC storage is fraught with danger - you WILL come unstuck with a bricked box sooner rather than later if you start experimenting with all sorts of LE community releases. If you want to experiment with different releases do it by using a microSDHC card first. Nothing worse than a non booting box.
The following method is much much safer. DO NOT use the AML Android USB Burning tool after doing this:
Best simple Mod for a faster LibreELEC on a Dual boot box - [HOW TO] Boot from SD card, use internal eMMC for data (click)
Next if you need WiFi, make sure the box has Linux WiFi drivers available for the specific chipset used as they will be needed by LibreELEC:
WiFi chips that will usually be supported by LE out of the box:
AP6xxx - Ampak
Realtek RTL8xxx - such as the Edimax USB dongles
QCA9377 / Aigale AW-CM273SM
SSV6051
S9082x
Avoid 2.4GHz only WiFi where possible.
Dual Band 2.4/5GHz AC WiFi recommended.
However ! - Do not count on any form of WiFi to be able to deliver reliable high bitrate 4K video streaming.
A dirt cheap v4.0 CSR Bluetooth USB dongle can be added to any AML LE box to add BT capabilities.
Finally look at the following chart to check AML Chipsets capabilities (click on it)
Important NOTE: Some S905, S905D and S912 devices have an extra Gigabit Ethernet chip added = GMAC
Triple check a box's tech Specs if GigaE (1000M) is important to you.
Boxes with GigaE will be better for high bitrate 4K HDR REMUX streaming and when Kodi skipping thru 4K HDR video.
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"S905W = S905 minus the Gigabit Ethernet and limited to 4K @ 30fps only. There is no HDR or VP9 Profile 2 hardware decoding.
The S905W may actually support HDR and VP9 Profile 2 - but finding correct, reliable information is difficult.
Someone would have to buy such a box and test.
I still do not know why someone would buy a S905W when there are an Army of more capable S905X boxes available.
If you want everything in an S905 device - buy a S905D K1 Pro box as kszaq has already suggested.
This is now way off topic for this thread - and is going to only further pollute @kszaq's LE Software support discussion.
Please take discussions about choosing AML boxes to THIS THREAD
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So we do not go about repeating ourselves....
There are quality devices listed in this Post - some with nice integrated Wireless remotes.
AMLogic S905(x) - LibreELEC / OSMC - Kodi Krypton - 4K Options:
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ODROID C2, MINIX U1, WeTek Play2, WeTek Hub, MECOOL M8S Pro+ and a bunch of S905 / S905X Beelinks + the whole Zombie Army of other AMLogic S905 / S905X clones sold under different Brand names and configs.
Do NOT buy an AMLogic S912 box.
Have I missed any of them ?
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Can anyone confirm which boxes support turning on from remote. I have the MXQ PRO and everything works perfectly except start up from remote.
MINIX U1, WeTek Hub / Play2, ODROID C2, MECOOL M8S Pro + to name a few....
HDMI-CEC control, works fine with my Hisense 4K TV - dirt cheap MECOOL combo.
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That is what the LibreELEC Wiki for general usage enquiries is for:
Specifically: (use SAMBA shares)
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On my KIplus-Box
If that is a MECOOL box with the Grey, Blue button - IR learning remote, I have a modded custom remote.conf file I use with the MECOOL M8S Pro Plus.
It may work: remote.conf
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Where can I find the latest android for this h96pro+ 2/16gb ?
Can I make an update android via recovery?
Where I can find any working twrp recovery.img for this box?
Find the Android .zip file Firmware update for your device and unzip it. Inside you will find both recovery.img and the dtb.img
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I really don't known where NAND crept into the AML S905/S905X thread because most S9xx devices actually use the faster eMMC storage.
WeTek are the culprits I think with their erroneous Dual Boot NAND Splash screen.
eMMC peoples eMMC
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Things to test:
patched platform_init in hope to fix no LE splash screen
thx. yes that has fixed the black screen LE Splash issue
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S905X this device is:
cat /proc/cmdline
Coderootfstype=ramfs init=/init console=ttyS0,115200 no_console_suspend earlyprintk=aml-uart,0xc81004c0 ramoops.pstore_en=1 ramoops.record_size=0x8000 ramoops.console_size=0x4000 androidboot.selinux=permissive logo=osd1,loaded,0x3d800000,576cvbs maxcpus=4 vout=576cvbs,enable hdmimode=1080p60hz cvbsmode=576cvbs hdmitx= cvbsdrv=0 androidboot.firstboot=0 jtag=apao androidboot.hardware=amlogic mac=D0:76:58:0B:A8:60 androidboot.mac=D0:76:58:0B:A8:60 androidboot.slot_suffix=_a bootfromsd console=tty0 systemd.show_status=auto noswap BOOT_IMAGE=kernel.img boot=LABEL=LIBREELEC disk=LABEL=LIBREELEC_DISK -
I've only just started using kszaq LE 8.2 images on a MECOOL M8S Pro Plus and am finding the exact same issue with a black screen during reboot and LE updating.
The old hardcoded 1080p60hz platform_init I believe would be much more reliable than having to rely on u-boot to display the LE Splash screen.
Any chance of a test .tar kszaq with that revert ?
