Posts by Poida

  • 7.0.3.011 build for S905/S905X

    Quote from kostaman


    . . . I then toothpick into recovery and the box boots from SD Card.

    Now if this is not happening for you please do not insert the LE SD Card.
    First try and get into recovery without the SD Card inserted.
    If you can’t get into recovery with no sd card inserted you need original device tree(dtb.img) and recovery image on an sd card
    and then toothpick method. That should get you into recovery.
    Then Remove the recovery SD Card.

    Once you get into recovery insert the prepared LE Sd card and choose reboot recovery from the menu.

    That should hopefully work.

    You seem to be overlooking the fact that the Reset Button doesn't work - therefore the toothpick method cannot work

  • 7.0.3.011 build for S905/S905X

    Quote from kostaman


    I am probably talking about something different regarding recovery.
    There are some boxes coming out with Android Firmware that locks recovery from SD Card.
    Your box is not one of them.
    See link above that explains why i replied with info different to yours. :)

    No worries kostaman, I know this won't work for every box, I was just replying to rkmfl as to what worked with the boxes I had with non-functional reset buttons ;)

  • 7.0.3.011 build for S905/S905X

    Quote from kostaman


    This is not going to help you if you have Android Firmware with no Recovery using Toothpick Method.
    You have to find Firmware that goes to Recovery using Reset button.
    Issuing reboot recovery wont get you anywhere if box wont recover from SD Card due to Android Firmware.

    Worked for me on Nexbox A95's that had no functional reboot button ;)

  • [S905/S905X] LE 7.0.x Boot issue test images

    Boot issues still very evident with Mini MX-G

    Interestingly (at least for those that boot from USB), I observe that if a bootable USB is inserted AS WELL as a bootable SD, the device boots from USB without the normal long pause (almost instantly). :cool:

    EDIT:
    All you need on the SD card are kernel.img and dtb.img and the box boots 12+ seconds faster :)

  • 7.0.3.011 build for S905/S905X

    Quote from rkmfl


    I take it by your reply there is no other option, for example, there is no option to flash any LibreELEC builds by the AmLogic flash tool.

    Have you tried to use TWRP recovery? Maybe try extracting recovery.img from TWRP for S905X (or version for your box, if not S905X) to fresh SD and try the dummy.zip method ( or a 3rd party rebooter / adb ).
    If it absolutely won't boot from SD, since you have a means of restoring the box, perhaps try flashing the recovery.img to internal using adb or Android App (such as Flashify ) and then reboot recovery

    Once you can get TWRP to boot, you have more control over this

  • 7.0.3.011 build for S905/S905X

    Quote from Miks


    You must do this reset procedure first time, even you start from sd-card. (if you update android version, you must press again first time)


    Not necessary if installing to internal, and of course, not possible if there is no functional Reset Button ;)
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    Quote from rkmfl


    Can you expand just a bit on how you were able to get it to boot into the SD/USB to install LibreElec, without using the reset?

    I chose the zip file (nand installation) from an earlier build and put the files onto an SD card.
    Then I put an empty zip file called dummy.zip on the same sdcard and chose that as the update source from the Android Update program.

    Once LE booted on the box I upgraded using the .gz file and device tree (actually not sure if I changed dtb.img) in the .update folder of Kodi via SSH

    I think the stock recovery had no menu and that is why it never appeared to boot to it.
    Once it had something to do, recovery was in fact present, and installed the update

    MAKE SURE YOU BACKUP THE ORIGINAL DTB FILE FROM ANDROID as, once LE is installed internally, the only way to recovery is with Android dtb.img and recovery.img on SD card and issue reboot recovery via SSH (or similar)
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    Quote from wkchick


    Is it possible to flash another Android of other boxes

    Be careful with that one

  • 7.0.3.011 build for S905/S905X

    Quote from rkmfl


    Poida - The AV port is the black plastic piece with three metal dots, top-left of the photo. Behind it, you'll notice a small white square. That's the reset switch.

    LOL ah yes, of course it is. I was comparing the positions to the Mini MX and took that to be the power socket :D

    I think that explains the confusion (for me) as that isn't a regular Mini MX board :s

    I seem to remember having some Nexboxes, a while back, with Reset buttons that weren't connected and had to flash LE to nand.
    I think that from LE on nand I could reboot to TWRP on SD (renamed recovery.img and with original Android dtb.img on same SD)

  • 7.0.3.011 build for S905/S905X

    Doh! The second non Beelink MiniMX-G just fell foul tho the bootup issue in 7.0.3.01x
    Now they're all back on 7.0.2.009 :dodgy:
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    Quote from rkmfl



    Methods I've used for attempting to enter recovery:

    • Hold Reset (on this box it's behind AV port) - tested 50+ different boots, different ROM's, no luck

    None of the Mini MX boxes that I have even have an AV port. The reset button operated through a tiny hole in the bottom of the box.

    What does the case of your Mini MX look like?
    Where in your picture is the AV port or the reset button that you pressed / shorted?

  • 7.0.3.011 build for S905/S905X

    Quote from uatschitchun


    It's only S905 devices that suffer the boot failure? S905x devices aren't hit?

    Incorrect.
    My Beelink has an S905X chip and frequently does get caught at the boot hang, with builds after 7.0.2.009 :(

    Additionally, of my two identical non-Beelink MiniMX boxes, one is affected 80% of the time while the other has stalled on it, maybe twice on reboot and never from a cold start :s