DISCLAMERI did not make any of the roms or tools listed(aside for editing the updater script) I simply developed a recovery process that worked for me and shared my experience to help those who have bricked the device. DONT TRY ANY OF THIS IF YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT THE POSSIBILITY OF SCREWING UP YOUR DEVICE.
Decooler m9s pro brick recovery UPDATED METHOD 3/17/2017
You can now simply flash the full rom into the device with usb burning tool and is the recommended method for recovering the device.
however i will still leave the old method posted for reference.
(If your device is not displaying on the burn tool you may still have to short pins on the nand chip listed in step 3 of the old method.)
DOWNLOAD THE FULL FACTORY RECOVERY PACKAGE WITH FULL INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO AND USB Burning Tool v2.0.5.15 BELOW
OR
IF YOU CAN STILL GET INTO RECOVERY YOU CAN INSTALL TWRP AND FLASH MODIFIED M9S pro firmware.If you are using the MODIFIED M9S pro firmware for flashing the device with twrp then you may need to also re-root the device by installing supersu from within twrp.
(OLD METHOD)
I got the box fully restored with this process.
Unit was bricked (stuck on the red light with no video or response from the remote, boot card maker was unresponsive.)
I managed to get this box back to booting by using the usb burn tool with aml_upgrade_package0607.img but you may have to short pins on the nand on the samsung chip. I put twrp on the the box with no problem however the box keeps boot looping when it gets to "STARTING APPS" after the rom trys to install because this is a mxq pro + firmware.
Pins i shorted to estlabish connection to usb burning tool are circled in small red(samsung chip)
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If you tryed to flash the aml_upgrade_package0607.img firmware from this thread but get the error "package is for hx_s905 devices; this is a p200"
this is because the firmware that was used on the usb tool was not correct.
UPDATE 2 DEVICE IS UNBRICKED:I got the box fully restored with this process. Unit was bricked (stuck on the red light with no video or response from the remote, boot card maker was unresponsive.
1: Use USB_Burning_Tool to load aml_upgrade_package0607.img(this firmware is not for this device and will boot loop but will flash 100% into the box and allow access to recovery and allow twrp to be installed. Make sure file is decompressed if a rar or zip format)
2: use male to male usb cable from the back usb port to computer port.
3: !!(If needed)-short nand pins on the samsung chip to establish connection then hit start!!. (only needs to be done if your box is not being seen by the usb tool. If it is recognized, skip the pin shorting method and hold reset button while plugging in to the usb on the back of the box with out power adapter plugged in)
4: download TWRP3_VegaS95_Meta.img and rename to recovery.img and put on either sd card or usb stick(i used a usb stick on the back usb port of the box and it did work)
5: download stock firmware and edit file \m9s_ota_20160805_1022.zip\META-INF\com\google\updater-script\
after the file is edited you can then re-zip the firmware.
-------need to remove line of code in updater-script -------
getprop("ro.product.device") == "hx_s905" || abort("This package is for "hx_s905" devices; this is a "" + getprop("ro.product.device") + "".");
5: boot into twrp by holding the reset button inside the audio port, do factory wipe,
6: install stock firmware with twrp once rebooted wait like 10 minuets.
TWRPTWRP FOR M9S PRO( --THANK YOU TO abdul_pt--) --put on back usb in fat32 or sdcard slot--
!OLD METHOD!
FIRMWARE TO GET BACK INTO RECOVERY FOR M9S PRO (aml_upgrade_package0607.img)
stock m9s pro firmware UNROOTED
!FIRMWARE!FIRMWARE TO RESTORE M9S PRO (hx_s905_2g_16g32g20161014_1500.img) --USB Burning Tool method --must unzip the file 1st--
MODIFIED M9S pro firmware --FOR TWRP FLASHING--
FULL FACTORY RECOVERY PACKAGE WITH VIDEO AND USB Burning Tool v2.0.5.15 FACTORY RECOVERY PACKAGE --All in one package from the factory for full device recovery--
https://mega.nz/#!xUBHTTJa!h-nRZrDgJNFsnT-4pw3kfLHcJqyG5PW_YfhDaxcZSfI
this is the rom that send me the seller for my m9s pro.
can you tell me witch pins you have short?
you made a short between 2 pins or 3 together
stelioskoz said:
https://mega.nz/#!xUBHTTJa!h-nRZrDgJNFsnT-4pw3kfLHcJqyG5PW_YfhDaxcZSfI
this is the rom that send me the seller for my m9s pro.
can you tell me witch pins you have short?
you made a short between 2 pins or 3 together
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I started in the top corner(on the side where red area is in the picture. it was 2 pins that i shorted the red circle is the approximate area where the connect happened.) and slowly slid a small screwdriver down until i heard the connect from windows. I had nothing to lose and didn't care but i did not damage the nand doing this and i did it several times. I want to say i slid down 4 or 5 spaces before i heard the connect. sorry i cannot be exact but i do know i started in the top corner and worked down with out damage.
File you posted is a disk image file and might save alot of time if it dose indeed work in usb burning tool. If you try please let me know how it went with your image.
stelioskoz said:
https://mega.nz/#!xUBHTTJa!h-nRZrDgJNFsnT-4pw3kfLHcJqyG5PW_YfhDaxcZSfI
this is the rom that send me the seller for my m9s pro.
can you tell me witch pins you have short?
you made a short between 2 pins or 3 together
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I can now confirm that this image fully installs using the usb burning tool. Thanks for the share. This means people can load this rom and not have to load the aml_upgrade_package0607.img and do the edit to the factory roms update script.
destructionj said:
I can now confirm that this image fully installs using the usb burning tool. Thanks for the share. This means people can load this rom and not have to load the aml_upgrade_package0607.img and do the edit to the factory roms update script.
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i think that my tv box is dead .as i was trying with the short between pins ,the red led comes to blue and nothing hapens. now i always see a blue led when i connect the usb or the power chord.
the nand flash of my m9s pro is THGBMBG8D4KBAIR
stelioskoz said:
i think that my tv box is dead .as i was trying with the short between pins ,the red led comes to blue and nothing hapens. now i always see a blue led when i connect the usb or the power chord.
the nand flash of my m9s pro is THGBMBG8D4KBAIR
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did you try a different hdmi cable?(mine was bad that came with the box)
Is your box recognized by the usb burning tool?
if box is recognized, did it complete the flash to 100%?
did you try to enter recovery by holding the reset button inside the audio port while applying power ?
did you check if remote commands will power off the box and make the light go red?
when i did this method, my light was stuck on red from loading a incorrect rom and the burning tool wouldn't connect unless i shorted the pins. If your box is recognized by the usb burning tool then you need to hold the reset in while applying power before flashing. the blue light when power is applied seems to be normal functionality and shows that the correct boot is starting.
Yes I have made all these. But nothing happens.
I think that my nand flash has problem.
a normal case is this. when you put the power cable first you see red led and then you see blue.
on my tvbox the blue led ligts on when i put the power cable.
at the begining my tv box was with red led,but as i tryed to make a short between pins,the led went from red to blue and stuck to blue. (it was before i see your posts and i made a short between to many times on to many pins)
destructionj said:
Decooler m9s pro brick recovery
I got the box fully restored with this process.
Unit was bricked (stuck on the red light with no video or response from the remote, boot card maker was unresponsive.)
I managed to get this box back to booting by using the usb burn tool with aml_upgrade_package0607.img but you have to short pins on the nand on the samsung chip. I put twrp on the the box with no problem however the box keeps boot looping when it gets to "STARTING APPS" after the rom trys to install because this is a mxq pro + firmware.
Pins i shorted to estlabish connection to usb burning tool are circled in small red(samsung chip)
I have tryed to flash the stock firmware from this thread but get the error "package is for hx_s905 devices; this is a p200"
this is because of wrong firmware that i used on the usb tool but haven't found any other image firmware that would successfully flash past 2% in the usb burning tool . For those who bricked the device this is at least forward momentum.
UPDATE 2 DEVICE IS UNBRICKED:I got the box fully restored with this process. Unit was bricked (stuck on the red light with no video or response from the remote, boot card maker was unresponsive.
Use
1: USB_Burning_Tool to load aml_upgrade_package0607.img
2: use male to male usb cable from the back usb port to computer port.
3: short nand pins on the samsung chip to establish connection then hit start. When flashing is done,
4: download TWRP3_VegaS95_Meta.img and rename to recovery.img and put on either sd card or usb stick(i used a usb stick on the back usb port of the box and it did work)
5: download stock firmware and edit file \m9s_ota_20160805_1022.zip\META-INF\com\google\updater-script\
after the file is edited you can then re-zip the firmware.
-------need to remove line of code in updater-script -------
getprop("ro.product.device") == "hx_s905" || abort("This package is for "hx_s905" devices; this is a "" + getprop("ro.product.device") + "".");
5: boot into twrp by holding the reset button inside the audio port, do factory wipe,
6: install stock firmware with twrp once rebooted wait like 10 minuets.
TWRP FOR M9S PRO
FIRMWARE TO GET BACK INTO M9S PRO AFTER RED LIGHT BRICK
stock m9s pro firmware[/QUOTE
I didn't get short nand pin part! help me .
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rostao said:
I didn't get short nand pin part! help me .
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updated step 3, if your usb tool is recognizing the box dont short pins.
Can anyone help me please by backuping the firmware using TWRP the post it here ?
christiang2002 said:
Can anyone help me please by backuping the firmware using TWRP the post it here ?
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Hi, this installed with twrp for me, just make sure it is in zip format and not rar. I did a factory wipe then install.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69577092&postcount=44
destructionj said:
Hi, this installed with twrp for me, just make sure it is in zip format and not rar. I did a factory wipe then install.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69577092&postcount=44
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It is in rar format. How to make it zip ?
I tried it before but didn't work.
Thanks a lot for your reply!
christiang2002 said:
It is in rar format. How to make it zip ?
I tried it before but didn't work.
Thanks a lot for your reply!
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The zip file is inside the rar file. you have to extract the .rar with any suitable extraction program (like winrar free) then use the zip in twrp
I extracted the zip file but didn't work yet.
Error:
This package is for Hx_s905 devices; this is a p200
christiang2002 said:
I extracted the zip file but didn't work yet.
Error:
This package is for Hx_s905 devices; this is a p200
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extract this file and replace the updater-script file located at
\m9s_ota_20160805_1022.zip\META-INF\com\google\updater-script\
then try same install
Post has been updated for simple recovery methods. If you found any of this helpful please hit the thanks button.
Hello guys!
My box died yesterday!
It stuck on red light no hdmi signal.
I couldn't unbrick using usb burning, I can't pass 7 porcent ( I managed to do it before) neither install twrp.
Any help ? I was thinking of try to make a sd bootable. Does anyone know how to do it ?
Did you try
aml_upgrade_package0607.img in burning tool?
Hello.I have a m9s-pro of a friend.
The problem is that the tvbox not boot and I always see red light. On my tv I see white screen. I was trying to reflash it with usb burning tool and the stock firmware. The progress always is success 100% but every time I try to boot I have the same problem. White screen and red light.
Any help please?
Thats what mine did when i installed the wrong firmware.
I have mxq pro 4k s905 p201 board. Resset button don't enter into recovery mode, don't allow to use usb burning tool. Fun part button work in system like a regular power button in smartphone, when pres once turns off the screen, when hold longer ask abut turn off the device. By mistake i discovered way to enter in to recovery mode, i was downloaded firmware for p212 and try to install firmware by stock update aplication, device restart check software and give error message "This package is for p212 devices; this is a "p201"
I want this:
[ROM Image Firmware] MXQ PRO 4K - p201 - android TV (ATV) - by cOOLio
this version of firmware exist in zip file ??
Any solution or diffrent firmware?
Test it
http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player...ware-mxq-pro-4k-p201-android-tv-atv-by-coolio
I want exactly this one but computer does not detect tv box because the reset button does not work properly. No any reaction on computer when i plug in and hold reset button, in tvbox red diode on but on computer nothing. This firmware is in img file can't update from sd card it have to be in zip format.
przemo6996 said:
I want exactly this one but computer does not detect tv box because the reset button does not work properly. No any reaction on computer when i plug in and hold reset button, in tvbox red diode on but on computer nothing. This firmware is in img file can't update from sd card it have to be in zip format.
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use that
https://www.chinagadgetsreviews.com/download-amlogic-burn_card_maker-v2-0-2.html
Choose disk then ‘Choose your image files’ to open image and select your specific .img firmware for your Amlogic device.
I would highly appreciate if someone can help me. I am trying to update my box but cannot find correct info.
My model is " Nexbox MXQ PRO" but doesn't state 4K on the box.
So I am not sure will this ROM work for me.
Hello guys, recently my box (it's labelled as OTT A95X Pro, has an S905W, 2gigs of RAM and 16gb flash memory) died probably because I plugged it out of power while it was updating (didn't do it on purpose) and it seems that I have a corrupt bootloader. I can only see a red light now with the blue light never coming to life. I have tried a lot of ways to recover from this but I always get to a dead end. These are the following things I've tried:
- Used USB Burner Tool from AMLogic, my computer recognized the box straight away but I always can't get pass 2% when burning an image. Have tried over 15 different images for S905w and over 5 different versions of the tool with no success. Also tried changing the cable and even connected the box straight to the PC's motherboard USB header. Have also tried to burn in Windows 10, 7 and XP, unfortunately with the same results.
- Used AMLogic SD Card Burner, created the bootable SD card and actually the box managed to recognize it (blue light was on), but always after the updating screen I was getting an android logo with a cross next to it and was stuck there, like the image wasn't correct or something.
- Decided not to flash a firmware at all and run LibreELEC (and CoreELEC) straight from an SD card. Downloaded the specific version for s905w, tried a lot of different devices trees (dtb files) but the box didn't even boot.
Before powering the box I was pressing the reset button for the recovery on the AV port. The only thing I haven't tried is short pinning but correct me if I'm wrong I think this is done only when your PC doesn't recognize the box, so I don't know if it will be any useful at all. Also I don't have a UART-USB converter, so I cannot connect to serial for terminal. Is there a way to recover from this? I'm in desperate need of help! Thanks for your time.
Hi community.
I have a problem with my Android Box X96 Max Plus with the Amlogic S905x3 Chip.
The problem is that i can't install anything on it. I sign in with my google account and i got Error 403 and error 192 when i tried to install something from the playstore.
So i cleared the data and the cache for the playstore and i tried another account. I also did a factory reset on the box. Nothing works.
After this i tried to install an apk from a usb stick with setting unknown sources "on" but this also didn't work (installation abort).
Next step i downloaded the latest firmware for the box and tried to installed it on recovery mode but the error 21 appeared.
I also tried to flash TRWP in recovery mode (with a usb stick) but the error 21 also appeared.
Do i have to unlock the bootloader first or is the only way to flash a firmware on the box with a flash tool and the connected box on the PC (with)?
Whats wrong with this box or is something wrong with me?
Can you help me?
Thanks
Matthias
hello
i had the same problem the only thing that fixed it is to update firmware but to do that you need to identify your box model first
1-then download latest firmware
2-download and install usb burning tools : https://androidmore.com/download/4004/?dlm-dp-dl-force=1&dlm-dp-dl-nonce=baef81bb4a
3- open the usb burning tools application
4- Click the second option on the top bar to reveal the option for changing the language to english
5- click on the File option and click import image to import your firmware .img file.
6- Make sure to untick the overwrite key box
7-connect your box using male to male usb cable (plug it in the blue usb 3.0) and wait for drivers to be installed
8- unplug your box
9-go back to application and click start
8-connect your box and wait for the flash processes to finish
9-when flash is done unplug your box and click stop close usb burning tools
connect your box to your tv and enjoy
SlamD said:
hello
i had the same problem the only thing that fixed it is to update firmware but to do that you need to identify your box model first
1-then download latest firmware
2-download and install usb burning tools : https://androidmore.com/download/4004/?dlm-dp-dl-force=1&dlm-dp-dl-nonce=baef81bb4a
3- open the usb burning tools application
4- Click the second option on the top bar to reveal the option for changing the language to english
5- click on the File option and click import image to import your firmware .img file.
6- Make sure to untick the overwrite key box
7-connect your box using male to male usb cable (plug it in the blue usb 3.0) and wait for drivers to be installed
8- unplug your box
9-go back to application and click start
8-connect your box and wait for the flash processes to finish
9-when flash is done unplug your box and click stop close usb burning tools
connect your box to your tv and enjoy
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Thank you for your help
This will be my next step when I get the usb a to usb a cable.
Can you recommend any custom rom for the x96 max plus box?
Thank you in advance.
Beerle said:
Thank you for your help
This will be my next step when I get the usb a to usb a cable.
Can you recommend any custom rom for the x96 max plus box?
Thank you in advance.
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you need to identify your box model first ( Plus , Plus2 , Plus100, etc )
if you have the 1000Mb Ethernet chip ( RTL8211F ) then you can try SLIMBOX ATV and AOSP last firmware (best one i have tested ):
project slimBOXtv
A project to create firmware for TV boxes and sticks with an Amlogic processor. Amlogic S905X, S905X2, S905X3, S912, S922, S905W, S905W4, S905Y2, S905L (Android 9) Amlogic S905X4, S905W2, S905Y4 (Android 11) slimBOXtv ATV and AOSP are two...
forum.xda-developers.com
I really like the slim box Version but i have another problem.
My internal storage says that I only have 32 GB but i ordered the 4/64gb Version (which also stand on the back of the Box). What's the problem?
ok i have figured out that i had a fake firmware on my box preinstalled when the box arrived. So i unfortunately have a 4/64 gb model.
For the solution in the topic, only flashing another firmware helped.
Kudos to SlamD for the help.
Hello, I wanted to flash a generic media box with Amlogic S912 chipset, and I was able to get TWRP installed, but unfortunately I forgot to make a backup of my official recovery. Now, I can't use the SDCard Burn tool or the USB Burning tool. If anyone could help me find a way to get the OG recovery back or flash the device using another method, that would be nice. Below I have listed some specs of the device:
Amlogic S912 CPU
2GB RAM/16GB Internal Storage
6.0.1 userdebug build rooted with Magisk (TWRP Installed)
hashbrun444 said:
...Now, I can't use the SDCard Burn tool or the USB Burning tool...
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Is your device not detected in burnning tool anymore, find NAND Chip Mask ROM Mode Short Location !?