Posts by garcea

Hi everybody,

8.0.0d running very smoothly from sd card, I"ve done update not fresh install. The box gave me a nasty surprise when rebooted after update, only Amlogic logo stuck on tv. I pulled the box from AC power and connected it again and the update went ok. Trying to figure out what kind of steroids kszaq put in this new iteration, navigating now through Estuary skin it's blazing fast like in Confluence. Something better with the sound I think, it's louder on my cheap soundbar compare with sound on LE 7. Still not happy with colors, too much darker and vivid (don't take me for granted, maybe my old hdtv it's dying or I'm maniac ).
@kzsaq, keep up the good work! I''ll buy you another coffee soon!

Quote from kszaq

How is everyone's GUI smoothness in 8.0.0c? Better or no change than in previous builds?

For me 8.0.0.c it's smoother then "a" or "b". Keep experimenting on this layer, pls. Still slower then GUI on Jarvis, but definitely an visible improvement on the last iteration.
On topic: is it only me or could be a known issue - the colours are a little bit darker compare to Jarvis (same box, same tv)?

Thanks for (re)clarifying the issues. So, #untilfurthernotice avoid S912 Soc.
Enjoy your cofee!

From here link and here link
Amlogic

• Support for the pre-release “SCPI” firmware protocol shipped by Amlogic in their GXBB SoC
• Initial support for Amlogic S905D, and S912 (GXM) SoCs
• Added support for Nexbox A1 and A95X Android TV boxes
• Cleanup for the Amlogic Meson PWM driver
• New Amlogic Meson Graphic Controller GXBB (S905)/GXL (S905X/S905D)/GXM (S912) SoCs (meson)
• Resets for 2nd USB PHY
• Initial support for the SD/eMMC controller in the Amlogic S905/GX* family of SoCs
• Updated DTS to enable support for USB, I2C, SPI, maibox/MHU, PWM, ethernet MAC & PHY, secure monitor, IR, and watchdog.

It is in some way useful this new stuff? Kernel 4.10

Glad to help!

Latest data:
For usb to ethernet I've used a Edimax usb3.0 usb-to-ethernet adapter. The 4k's played very smoothly.

Quote from bluetin

I'm using an unbranded 16Gb Class 10 microSD card for my testing.

I don't think the SD card is the issue as I've loaded Armbian 5.24 from that card and speed tests report download speeds of 35Mb i.e. the same as I was getting with Android.

Hi Kszaq,

I want to update my Bqeel S905X 2G/16Gb to 7.0.3.012h from "g" (LE installed on SD). The device tree looks the same (gxl_p212_2g.dtb 23-Jan-2017 20:21 37913). No changes there?

Hi,

By the way, how fast it's your microsd card?
I have a SanDisk Ultra 16Gb 80mb/533x UHS-I, I'm happy with it. Never did a speed test with the box. I"ll run some tests and be back with data.

Hi all,
To boot the system for the first time kszaq's build on sdcard I've used this apk from Google play Reboot to LibreELEC. Did anyone tried also? For me worked flawlessly.

[S905X/2G/16G eMMC/4k] Bqeel M9C Max Smart Tv Box Android 6.0 Marshmallow Amlogic S905X Chipset H.265 HDMI 2.0 Video Decoder 4k.2k Output 2.4G WIFI Streaming Media Player
It's working with "g" and also worked with "f". Dual boot with LE on sdcard (I''ll keep the android for drm content streaming). I used Reboot to LibreELEC app from Google Play to setup kszaq's build on sdcard (too scared or too lazy to install on nand ).