updated 64bit image with some addons built from kszaq 8.2.3.1 git tag to LE – Google Drive
Hello everybody,
Can someone tell me what is better to use?
I am now running LE 8.2.3.1 from KSZAQ with no problems
The version for the 905 or the aarch64 for my system?
My system is A Coolwell V5 with an S905X processor and 1gb of RAM
And if I use the 64 bit image how do I install the addons?
Greetings Herman
The Coowell V5 works with the Kszaq build but needs the coowell V5 dtb when installing to nand
No problems at all when running from SD and no problens installing to nand using the DTB for the coowell.
Hello everybody,
My Coowell V5 booted up this morning and after A few minutes I got A message there was an LE update.
I have rebooted and my device was updated.
Works great, as far as I can see everything works OK.
KSZAQ thanks for al your great work and personal help getting LE running from nand on my device.
Keep up the good work
Thanks.
Hello kszaq, I have tryed to send you some coffiemony but when I sent it to [email protected]
the don't accept private paymants
Hello kszaq,
IT WORKS
I finaly have found A image containing 7.1
I flashed this rom using the usb flashtool
It flashed complete to 100%
started the Coowell, but it hangs on the bootscreen.
I then inserted A SD card containing LE 8.2.
started LE running installtointernal
rebooted
The splash screen was visible and LE started up
From LE reboot from internal
The splash screen was visible and LE started up
to be sure I have removed the cd card and rebooted again.
The splash screen was visible and LE started up.
So your workaround from post 11 to install Android 7 was the right one, I only did not remove the DTB.IMG but replaced it with your device tree.
My mistake I was thinking Android 7 has to complete start up.
So I went online to let you know it works.
Then I saw your message containing the Coowell device tree.
So back i went to my Coowell flashed the coowell Android6 image back
started up
then I start LE using your device tree.
And again everything installed nicely.
Now I have A running LE 8.2 from NAND no more Android for me
KSzaq thanks for al your support
Hello Kszaq and others,
I finally have installed A version of LE to NAND
But it is A old version
These are the specs of the system
CPU AArch64 Processor rev 4 (aarch64)
Hardware amlogic
Revision 020a
kodi16.1
compiled Nov 6 2016
LibreELEC (COMMUNITY)
VERSION 7.02.009
ARCH S905.AARCH64
Can I now upgrade this version to the latest version 
The version I have now running works ok but some add ons like uitzending gemist needs A new version of KODI.
But I can now use the card for movies and other media
Greetings Herman
I have attached the DTB file used and the backup
I hope Zszaq wil now have a clue what was wrong
Hallo kszaq
This was the file I have used
But to be sure I have taken the file from your last post this time
But the Coowell stil do not boot from internal
I took the following steps to install LE
clean install Coowoll V5 android 6 using AMBurning tool
sd card formatted and put install of LE s905.arm-8.2-8.2.2.2 on this card
replaced dtb.img with new one from your last download
started LE
Configured SSH reboot LE
Connected to LE using Putty
get the installtointernal from your post
dd if=/flash/dtb.img of=/sys/class/dtb/nfdtb bs=256k count=1
wget installtointernal_test20171231
chmod +x installtointernal_test20171231
./installtointernal_test20171231
answer yes
answer n to copy user data
let device reboot
Coowell splashscreen has gone
LE booted from card
run ./installtointernal_test20171231
answer yes
answer n to copy user data
let device reboot
shut down device
removed card
power device on
only black screen
Greetings Herman
Hello kszaq,
I do not know if it is usefull to you but I have made A backup of my android dtb file
Greetings Hermandtb.img van coowellv5.gz.zip
Hello kszaq,
Yes your assumption is correct.
the steps I took are
just to be clear I have installed a fresh copy of coowell android
Made sure this works ok
booted from card (containing LibreELEC-S905.arm-8.2-8.2.2.2)
replaced the DTB with gxl_p212_1g_nand.dtb renamed as dtb.img
open putty did:
even after rebooting LE and run your installtointernal again no success.
to be sure when must I remove the card when rebooting?
Please take your time.
I am glad for your help
Greetings Herman
Hello kszaq
the are the result from your installtointernal
I have attached the backup device tree
LibreELEC:~ # dd if=/flash/dtb.img of=/sys/class/dtb/nfdtb bs=256k count=1
0+1 records in
0+1 records out
40695 bytes (39.7KB) copied, 0.988845 seconds, 40.2KB/s
LibreELEC:~ #
LibreELEC:~ # ./installtointernal_test20171231
This script will erase BOOT, SYSTEM, DATA and DTB on your device
and install LE that you booted from SD card/USB drive.
It will create a backup of device tree and recovery partition on your boot media.
The script does not have any safeguards!
Type "yes" if you know what you are doing or anything else to exit: yes
Backing up device tree...done.
Backing up recovery partition...done.
Formatting SYSTEM partition.../dev/system contains a ext4 file system
e2fsck 1.43.4 (31-Jan-2017)
/dev/system: clean, 11/98304 files, 15524/393216 blocks
done.
Writing kernel image...done.
Copying SYSTEM files...done.
Copying remote.conf...done.
Writing device tree image...done.
Formatting DATA partition...done.
Do you want to copy your user data to internal data partition? [Y/n] n
All done!
WARNING: If your internal memory layout is different from standard Amlogic, you have to perform this operation again!
Your system will continue booting from SD/USB until you remove it.
Would you like to reboot now [y/N]? y
Hello kszaq,
after running installtointernal and the system reboots the Coowell splashscreen is not displayed anymore
And the following tekst is displayed
*** Error in mount_flash: mount_common: Could not mount LABEL;=LIBREELEC ***
### Starting debugging shell ... type exit to quit ###
sh: can't access tty: job control turned off
when I type exit
the libreelec splash screen is displayed and after a few seconds
the same tekst is displayed
*** Error in mount_flash: mount_common: Could not mount LABEL;=LIBREELEC ***
### Starting debugging shell ... type exit to quit ###
sh: can't access tty: job control turned off
then after a minute or so the screen go's black and later the following tekst is displayed
*** Error in prepare_sysroot: mount_common: could not mount /flash/SYSTEM ***
### Starting debugging shell ... type exit to quit ###
sh: can't access tty: job control turned off
when I type exit
the following tekst is displayed
mount: mounting /flash on /sysroot/flash failed: No such file or directory
mount: mounting /storage on /sysroot/storage failed: No such file or directory
*** Error in prepare_sysroot: final_check: Could not find systemd! ***
### Starting debugging shell ... type exit to quit ###
sh: can't access tty: job control turned off
when i type exit more than a screen full of error message's are display'd containing some tekst and A lot of hex codes
When I use your installtointernal_test20171231
the screen remains black
I hope you can use this info?
Greetings Herman
Hello Tim_Taylor,
It's not possible to play media from the usb stick or HDD, the controller is taking this slot.(the coowell V5 have no Bluetooth no IR control)
The media I will take with me occupy's more than the available space left on the LE cart.
The place where I use the stick has no internet connection and no computer is available
So the options you give are not usable for me.
Greetings Herman
Tim_Taylor,
As I wrote in my first post
I use use the card slot (the only one) so I can play media from the card.
But this is not possible if LE is installed on the card
Greetings Herman
Hello KSZAG,
Thanks for your help.
The people I have invited for this last evening of 2017 will arrive so I have go ofline and start downing some beer.
one more thing
After I made the LE install sd I have replaced dtb.img with gxl_p212_1g_nand.dtb (renaming it to dtb.img)
Happy new year Herman
Hello ZSZAQ,
Here is what I have done:
first reset my coowell and installed a Fresh copy of the Coowell v% firmware.
Made connection and set the time an language.
Now I have made A fresh LE sd card Using LibreELEC-S905.arm-8.2-8.2.2.2.img
I have resettet the stick using the resetbuton and the powercable
LE boots.
Reset once and booted into LE
Leave the devicename unchanged logged into my network
enable SSH and samba
made the regionalsettings (dutch)
And the time settings
made backup of the settings
rebooted LE
start putty
logged in did followed your instructions
yes
Do you want to copy your user data to internal data partition?
n
Would you like to reboor now [y/N] =>y
no coowell logo
LE boot
run ./installtointernal_test20171231 again
yes
Do you want to copy your user data to internal data partition?
n
Would you like to reboot now [y/N] =>y
first removed the sd card and then y
LE shuts down
again only a black screen
Greetings Herman
Hello Bubblegum57,
Yes I have but could not find any android 7 fw that works for me.
I do have found a tool
CustomizationTool_setup_v2.0.10
i wil take a look at this tool
Thanks so far
Hello KSZAQ,
I don't think Coowell had released android 7 for this stick.
The only firmware I could find Was at GearBest.
I have found another FW I could install on the stick and I believe it is for A mxq box ,it is called aml_mxq_add_boot_systemui.
I will try to find a FW that installs on my Coowell V5 and try your workaround.
I have two more questions.
I hope you can point me in the right direction.
Where can I find the installtointernal on the LE card.
I can take a look why it is overwriting the boot logo and
how can I extract compare the DTB.IMG from android and LE?
I hope I can edit the DTB.IMG and saving the file.
But first I try to find android 7 and try your workaround
Greetings Herman
Hello ,
Can I conclude LE is not written to the place.?!?
Is the DTB to blame or must I look somewhere else for the problem?
I am a beginner at Linux, so could/would you inform me how to get the log from the serial console?
Is there A place on the net or in this forum where I can learn more about linux?
Greetings Herman
And A happy new year to everybody on this very interesting forum.
