Which file must be downloaded to test libreelec in beelink GT king
+1, I am ready to give it a try.
Posts by clarkss12
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Mr. Balbes, is it possible to create a device tree for the Beelink GT-King? I tied the ones included in your LibreELEC port, but none would boot.
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Here is the Gt King dtb, extracted from /dev/dtb on the current android firmware.
I tried this device tree on my Beelink GT-King, but did not boot into LibreELEC.
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Seems you didn't read forum good enough. No one is abandoning those "old" boxes. But from what I read they just works so there is no much development like with N2 which is new device.
Perhaps I am lacking in reading comprehension. Here is a clip-it of the statement I made earlier that you are quoting " But THEY are starting to take an attitude with anyone that wants to purchase a cheap Chinese box with the new Amlogic S922 SoC. They are implying that if you don't purchase the Odroid N2 (which they received FREE), they won't support those boxes." From my reading on the CoreELEC forum, I got the impression, that they WILL NOT support any of those new CHEAP CHINESE BOXES with the new Amlogic S922 SoC's.
Hopefully, I will be receiving one of the new ** Beelink GT-K (King) Amlogic S922X Quad-core ARM Cortex-A73 and dual-core ARM Cortex-A53 ** boxes, and it should have an UNLOCKED bootloader. However, from my reading, NO one will be supporting that device from either LibreELEC OR CoreELEC.
Please correct me if I am wrong.....
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Display MoreDoes not matter which OS you use, but it's a known fact that cheap Chinese boxes have questionable, highly variable hardware specs.
There are even fakes which you well know.
Then there is no open sourced code for U-Boot with these cheap Android chinese devices - which can lead to all sorts of issues. HDMI-CEC control being one of them.
With "Reference" hardware - think the VIM's, ODROID's, LePotato RPi etc - developers are dealing with known, common spec hardware where U-boot can also be properly modified. You also get direct contact with the hardware vendors - in English usually.
What all the developers are saying is it's a hell of a lot easier to code for something that is Reference hardware, which will be the same spec no matter what users buy.
Cheap Android devices have basically had a "free ride". And relied on the good will of guys like kszaq and others coding workarounds for them.
Expecting new Chipset spec hardware from cheap Chinese vendors to be fully Linux Kodi supported a few months after release is just fantasy stuff. It's why they only concentrate on specific devices.
No developer want to go out and buy this cheap chinese stuff either when Hardware vendors are getting software support for their devices, basically for free. The Hardware vendors get a great deal IMHO.
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Exactly my point. Time to move on.
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I am a dumb ex-LibreELEC user, who migrated to CoreELEC because of the impression that LibreELEC was kicking us people with these "cheap Chinese boxes" to the curb, whereas the CoreELEC folks welcomed us to their fold. I started several years ago, with OpenELEC Android port by Kszaq. I followed him to this forum and have used LibreELEC for quite awhile, but got the impression we users of these "cheap Chinese Android boxes" were not welcome anymore.
The comments from your member "chewitt", always irritated me, even though they were never directed toward me. His negative, aggressive, attitude toward others, really got under my skin.
I don't know why, but I still read this forum daily, mostly for post from Bables150. I also read the CoreELEC forum, but not much there. But THEY are starting to take an attitude with anyone that wants to purchase a cheap Chinese box with the new Amlogic S922 SoC. They are implying that if you don't purchase the Odroid N2 (which they received FREE), they won't support those boxes. In my humble opinion, that will be a terrible mistake, same as LibreELEC made.
Today's boxes are getting to the point of not needing LibreELEC OR CoreELEC. The Nvidia Shield can do just about everything these ports can do, except 10 times more. I have already retired some of my OpenELEC, LibreELEC AND CoreELEC cheap Chinese boxes.
This is just my 2 cents.
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I can read fine, maybe you should learn some humility rather than being arrogant and hostile with users.
Balbes150 has created numerous projects, that have breathed new life into a lot of older AND newer Chinese Android boxes. I run Linux and LibreELEC on different boxes that he gave support to. Without his endeavors and genius, most of my "cheap" boxes would be in the trash bin, instead they are very useful, now that Balbes has created OS's for them..
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One of the files that I uploaded is the LibreELEC tar file. You can burn that tar file to a microSD card using either Etcher, or Rufus. Inset the card, and depress the reset button with a paper clip as you apply power to your device. Been two or three years since I used that stick, so my instructions may be missing some items..........
Perhaps others on here can give you better instructions.........
Here is my video that I made almost 4 years ago about this stick running OpenELEC, I believe... I am not sure if I just used the TAR file to upgrade to LibreELEC, or I did a clean install.
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Thank you.
Could you give me install instructions for LibreELEC and OpenELEC?
Did you get Android installed?
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Here is the link for the files for your stick........
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Which OS is better and works without problems?
I would like to try OpenELEC or LibreELEC.
I want OS to boot from SD or USB.
Which version of android do you have?
That would depend upon your usage. My stick has been retired for two or three years, I don't even remember what OS it is running. I used it mainly as my Tvheadend DVR server, not even connected to a TV.
I will post all the files that I show in that pic, and you can try each one.
Which OS is better and works without problems?
I would like to try OpenELEC or LibreELEC.
I want OS to boot from SD or USB.
Which version of android do you have?
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What OS do you want for your MK808B Plus? I have the Android, Ubuntu, OpenELEC, and LibreELEC images for this device. I can post to Dropbox.
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I gave up on trying to get my Windows 10 computer to be recognized by Kodi running under LibreELEC or CoreELEC, so I connected my HDD to my Asus router that has a native USB3 port. Now everything JUST works. Of course Linux does not suffer from any of the Windows issues, IT JUST work.
Got tired of jumping through hoops just to get an external HDD connected a Windows computer, to be recognized by Kodi.
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Display MoreI'm kind of glad I abandoned ship on Windows and switched to Ubuntu Linux years ago. I think some things work easier than everything "clickity-click" in Windows.
Also the fact that Windows in the last year(s) has changed its ways on how to set up a SMB server on Windows 10 is not encouraging to me. Add to that the updated versions that each have their quirks (SMBv1 was basically a total security mess that lead to the worldwide WannaCy virus outbreak, and started new user requirements on SMBv2 and up).
In theory, NFS is faster because that network protocol has less overhead (it works 'simpler'), but some people claim that SMB works better for them. All is fine, you can ultimately test which works best for you. However, NFS is predominantly a Linux network protocol. There are howevera couple of Windows NFS solutions which are explained on the Kodi forum here and here.
UPnP is a limping file protocol in my view, it still doesn't support external subtitle files as far as I know.
That is because LibreELEC defaults to SMBv2, and SMBv2 itself doesn't support network browsing anymore. You will need to use the "Add a network location..." option when adding a new source, and enter full credentials (username and password) of the Windows user.
There is another option in LibreELEC to support SMBv1 again, but it is not recommended for obvious reasons.
I choose to use spaces as little as as possible. Once you have subfolders with movies, music and/or tvshows, it doesn't matter so much for Kodi, but without spaces things works faster when you are working on the command line in Linux. Most of the time I use dashes or underscores instead.
Klojum, I ran into exactly what you are saying a few days ago, Windows is horrible for sharing the network. I have always used a NAS for my storage and LibreELEC NEVER had an issue finding my files. However, I purchased a separate powered external HDD, to store some media files, and attached it to one of my Windows 10 microPCs, then the fun began. I ended up attaching my HDD to my Asus router, which has a gigabit connection.
But, as you stated, Linux does NOT have those issues........... Linux SEES everything on the network.
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My question was answered on Freaktab? I am asking questions here. Thank You
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Only the older Mecool M8S Pro L had a reset button, they removed them on the newer batches.. Your question was answered on Freaktab, about the location on the board to short.
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I've just bought a Mecool M8S Pro + and would like to 'dual boot' it to LibreElec. Does anyone know how I could accomplish this?
Thanks in anticipation.
Will this help?? The process the process will be the same, you just have to get the correct device tree for your device. Of course there are other methods also.
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I will give them a try and report back........ thanks.
Edit: Tried both files, and both did the same thing, scrolling code......... nothing else.
