Guys, few days agoI flashed my X96max S905X3 with v7. 1 Aidan V9 .img for H96 Max X3 with USB burning tool V2.2.0, and after flashing was done, removed USB cable, stooped the USB tool, and then I tried to power it up, but it won't start at all. It's completely dead.
Any advice please?
please use Slimbox rom ur box will be live again you might have to open the box and short two pins but here is the link
https://slimboxtv.ru/glavnaya/x96max-plus/ on right select English.
saleen_gt said:
please use Slimbox rom ur box will be live again you might have to open the box and short two pins but here is the link
https://slimboxtv.ru/glavnaya/x96max-plus/ on right select English.
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Thx.
However, in meantime I've sent box for warranty claim, hope they will not detect that flash went wrong :/
If, not, I will try that method. Will update what happened.
bro you can not brick these boxes i have 4 amlogic chip boxes always play around with different roms and if end up bricked just open box and short two pins together and volla.
saleen_gt said:
bro you can not brick these boxes i have 4 amlogic chip boxes always play around with different roms and if end up bricked just open box and short two pins together and volla.
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Got the new box from store
Hope this one will not brick again
Bad luck.
This time flashed with Slimhouse v11.4 but he same happened.
Perfect time for using the screwdriver
Succesfully unbricked via NAND mask mode.
Had to connect this pin to USB ground. Straight forward job.
This time I flashed my box with Slimbox ATV V11.6
It booted correctly this time.
Everything works
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jucca said:
Succesfully unbricked via NAND mask mode.
Had to connect this pin to USB ground. Straight forward job.
This time I flashed my box with Slimbox ATV V11.6
It booted correctly this time.
Everything works
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Glad it worked out for you
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Hey Guys!
I purchased two android TV boxes few months back. and one box got stuck at the android logo and i flashed it using MATRICOM_MX2_115_FULL_AUG_09_2013.imgc image file, and now it works fine.
The other box just shows a blank screen nothing displays. When i power it on the LED flashed and then nothing else. I tried to flash it but it ddnt work just the black screen.
i took it apart to flash it and this is how it looks.
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Any help appreciated guys....
Thanks.
same problem but cant flash
I have the same box, i took it apart to find the reset botton, i couldn't find any. It is stuck on the android logo, how did u manage to flash it. Plz provide ur steps.
afshandc said:
Hey Guys!
I purchased two android TV boxes few months back. and one box got stuck at the android logo and i flashed it using MATRICOM_MX2_115_FULL_AUG_09_2013.imgc image file, and now it works fine.
The other box just shows a blank screen nothing displays. When i power it on the LED flashed and then nothing else. I tried to flash it but it ddnt work just the black screen.
i took it apart to flash it and this is how it looks.
View attachment 2778028 View attachment 2778044
Any help appreciated guys....
Thanks.
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I also have the same problem with my device. it doesn't have any reset or volume button on it. I posted about my problem here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/general/xda-assist/android-box-stuck-boot-logo-t3127923
could you please provide the steps you took.
I found a part on PCB board which said recovery so I connected the two pin and I got it into recovery but there is no option there. there is also three holes which says debug but I don't know how to connect it to pc.
I had a same device and using Online Nandroid backup I made a backup of the ROM which gave me boot.img recovery.img and some other files I put them in the SD card and put the device on recovery but nothing starts and there is only an android guy resting with no option and since there is no volume or power button I can't get into any option
thanks
This is also a picture of the board
Hi @ll,
today i revived an old bricked MiniM8S II which i rediscovered in the junk-bin.
I bricked it by flashing an incompatible FW, which led to bootloops and a read-only-serial console. No matter what i tried, i couldn't make it boot from microSD, it kept on booting from eMMC and running into a bootloop.
When i bridged the pads marked in green
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it booted into recovery mode
It looks as if there's supposed to be a pushbutton, so i added one.
I made a burndisk in linux as outlined here using this rom image, inserted the microSD into the device, held the new button down and powered it on.
And then it started flashing :good:
Hope this helps someone, since i haven't found anyone else mentioning this method.
HF @ll
Thank you for your contribution.
lemmz said:
Hi @ll,
today i revived an old bricked MiniM8S II which i rediscovered in the junk-bin.
I bricked it by flashing an incompatible FW, which led to bootloops and a read-only-serial console. No matter what i tried, i couldn't make it boot from microSD, it kept on booting from eMMC and running into a bootloop.
When i bridged the pads marked in green
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it booted into recovery mode
It looks as if there's supposed to be a pushbutton, so i added one.
View attachment 4425164
I made a burndisk in linux as outlined here using this rom image, inserted the microSD into the device, held the new button down and powered it on.
And then it started flashing :good:
Hope this helps someone, since i haven't found anyone else mentioning this method.
HF @ll
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When i bridged the pads marked in green
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Hi,
When you say bridged the pads it means soldering ? Or short pin is enough ?
So you do it then power on and it will boot to recovery ?
Do you think it could fix this issue also ? As it is running almost the same board.
Thank you for your help.
Kind regards,
jojoju said:
Hi,
When you say bridged the pads it means soldering ? Or short pin is enough ?
So you do it then power on and it will boot to recovery ?
Do you think it could fix this issue also ? As it is running almost the same board.
Thank you for your help.
Kind regards,
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Shorting the pads tempratoly to simulate the button
OTT TV BOX, GooBang Doo M8S-II, M8S-II, AMlogic s905_v3
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External:
OTT TV BOX Action 4K AS-14 64bit
4x CPU Cortex A53 5X GPU Mali-450
2GB RAM
16GB ROM
Internal:
S905_V03 2016.04.15
M8_IO V3_0_20150110
AP6330
I have two of these... wonderful /s devices. both ended up in a bad way. One was OTA update that nuked it and the other was me playing with it. :crying:
Years go by and every so often I see if they can be salvaged, but to no avail. Recovery is working, holding the reset button does nothing; just a blaack screen and then the tv turns off due to no signal. Finally a break through, the USB Burning Tool provided by Amlogic. After a ton of trial and error and the destruction of two many usb cables; i was able to find the combo to restore the both systems.
WARNING
This is not an upgrade guide. This is a use at your own risk, get this thing working, hail mary kinda thing. I cant help or guarantee anything, just after countless hours of seeing unanswered forum posts and scattered info, i had to do something. Again, AT YOUR OWN RISK!
Reqs:
USB MALE A to MALE A
Havit 2-Feet USB 2.0 Type A Male to Type A Male Cable, Black (1pack)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UF8SEA0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
(attempted making my own, but neither functioned properly)
Amlogic USB Burning Tool v2.1.6.8
update_minim8s_rv104L03.img
http://www.mediafire.com/file/clodv5h2c8c5y9c/oct_M8S-II_RecoveryPack.7z/file
(both are 7zipped in this location)
extract the .img file and burning tool to the desktop.
Install the burning tool, the driver should also install.
import .img into tool, leave all settings default.
connect usb, in my case i had to connect the power cord as well.
press start
install takes about 8 minutes. after it finishes let it sit for another 3-5 minutes, (why not!)
click stop, disconnect usb and then power if needed.
connect to hdmi and plug back in - should be about 10 to be back in the os
REMOTE MAY OR MAY NOT WORK! one did one didnt, idk, im not a doctor.
Hopefully this helps someone else with a bricked device.
I tried a ton of other images floating around out there, but none did the trick. this got me back into the os and operational.
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Was able to get Batocera 5.10 running.
burn image to sd card or usb.
Copy dtb.img into boot folder
profit.
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Hello XDA community! I need help putting this Tomate S905XQ box in bootloader mode so I can flash it using USB Burning tool.
I tried everything without luck.
What I have done so far:
Plugged the USB cable in the PC, hold the visible RESET then UPDATE buttons but unfortunelly, no dice. (Do I have to plug the ac adapter)
Also tried holding the "hidden inside" UPDATE button but also without any luck.
I want to flash Aidan's Custom ROM v9 on this box (1GB/8GB).
Any help is really appreciated, including how to backup this firmware because I haven't found any version on internet.
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Try shorting it , the pins are on the chip just above where it says 905x , have the box attached via usb and have the usb burn tool open , get somehing like sim tray tool and one by one place it in between the pins untill it shorts it will connect ...you may or may not need power plugged in and make sure you use the otg usb slot..
Good luck
Thank you very much for your reply! I'll try that on the weekend.
as mentioned above shorting the pins AKA Mask ROM Mode will be your awnser, look at this thread, look for same type of chip as you have (M logo) even if chip aint the same number mask rom mode will probobly (but not always) be the same, there are 2 chips similar to yours in the thread, so try with those 2 first
NAND Chip Mask ROM Mode Short Location - FreakTab
Hi Everyone We have created this thread to collect all the NAND pin Short to Mask ROM Mode locations for all our members. Because firmware comes on android
forum.freaktab.com
I flashed 9.2. [v4] [S905W] Aidan's Custom ROM (200 DPI) (RTL8189) (X96 Mini, X96W ect...).img, but the TV remote is not working.
And then, I was about to try to flash another rom, but my box couldn't stably connect with my PC anymore.
It would show 'connect successfully" on USB Burning Tool; but 3s later, it would disconnect. I tried many times and even changed to another PC, but nothing worked.
I did a lot of searches, but couldn't find anyone who had the same issue.
I appreciate it if anyone could help.
Thanks.
kyo_zzz said:
I flashed 9.2. [v4] [S905W] Aidan's Custom ROM (200 DPI) (RTL8189) (X96 Mini, X96W ect...).img, but the TV remote is not working.
And then, I was about to try to flash another rom, but my box couldn't stably connect with my PC anymore.
It would show 'connect successfully" on USB Burning Tool; but 3s later, it would disconnect. I tried many times and even changed to another PC, but nothing worked.
I did a lot of searches, but couldn't find anyone who had the same issue.
I appreciate it if anyone could help.
Thanks.
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Looks like an port issue or cable.
Try changing ports.
Are you using an amd system?
kyo_zzz said:
I flashed 9.2. [v4] [S905W] Aidan's Custom ROM (200 DPI) (RTL8189) (X96 Mini, X96W ect...).img, but the TV remote is not working.
And then, I was about to try to flash another rom, but my box couldn't stably connect with my PC anymore.
It would show 'connect successfully" on USB Burning Tool; but 3s later, it would disconnect. I tried many times and even changed to another PC, but nothing worked.
I did a lot of searches, but couldn't find anyone who had the same issue.
I appreciate it if anyone could help.
Thanks.
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Hi, i replied on my thread, about using mask rom mode https://forum.freaktab.com/forum/ma...637675-nand-chip-mask-rom-mode-short-location
aidanmacgregor said:
Hi, i replied on my thread, about using mask rom mode https://forum.freaktab.com/forum/ma...637675-nand-chip-mask-rom-mode-short-location
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Thank you, I will give it a try!!
nick2013 said:
Looks like an port issue or cable.
Try changing ports.
Are you using an amd system?
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I am getting another cable to see if this can be resolved, I tried both Intel and AMD
Solved:
Here are the steps I took:
1. open the USB burning tool and load the firmware
2. connect your box via USB to your pc
3. Hit "start" on the USB burning tool
4. use pins or metal tweezers to connect the two points shown in the orange circle on the attached pic
(I have an x96 mini, for how to disassemble it, check
)
5. disconnect and re-connect your box with your pc
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