droid box switch

[kawasakiinit]

I have now got my t8 mini which is all good i think except for when i click on the droid box switch it shuts down android and then shows a screen with open elec and then the screen goes blank ,if i unplug the hdmi cable at the box and reconnect it the screen comes back on with kodi home screen. have i set something wrong ?
i presume the open elec is a stand alone stable kodi thing ?

thanks

dave

 

[angela]

Hi, You have two operating systems on the T8 mini android & openelec, take a look at this video it's for the T8-s plus but i presume the T8 mini is similar, it should point you in the right direction about booting into openelec.

https://droidboxforums.com/threads/t8-s-plus-how-to-video.4093/

 

[ChrisM]

If the video issue happens again in OpenELEC, once you've unplugged and replugged your HDMI cable, follow these steps:
System (click!)
System (same name, different entry in the menu that has just appeared)
Video output
Resolution...

If it is set to 1920x1080p, try 1280x720p and vice versa.

Shutdown OpenELEC and boot up again, see if issue resolved.

 

[kawasakiinit]

thanks guys none of that worked ? i tried all the resolutions in settings but still the same . once ive unplugged the hdmi and re plugged it in everything is fine ?

 

[kawasakiinit]

any more ideas please

 

[Fritz-69]

Have you tried swapping the hdmi cable for a different one? Might be a fault on the by-directional cable?

 

[kawasakiinit]

gonna try that bud cheers.is any hdmi cable ok?

 

[David Savage]

You could also try another HDMI input on your TV...and make sure you have picture setting in Android and openelec the same. Also in setting (android side) I have HDMI auto detect off and set if to the best your TV can handle below that.
Make sure in openelec you follow SilentlyScreaming advice on how to do it above.

Best of luck

 

[kawasakiinit]

thanks guys am on it tomorra when the missus has stopped watching crap soaps

 

[kawasakiinit]

All sorted guys thanks I moved the hdmi to port 1 on tv and set the res on box to 1080 p instead of 1080 I not sure wat actually worked but it did .

whats the point of having kodi on android and openelec on one box ?

Sorry for the novice questions.
Dave

 

[David Savage]

Basically kodi or DBMC runs on the android side and run great, but if you have a lot of apps running in the background then this can slow kodi down.
Openelec is its own system separate to android and when you switch it shuts down and reboots in to openelec. This mean kodi runs nice and smooth and no background apps slowing you down.
Glad you got sorted now start enjoying.

 

[David Savage]

Also you can set two different builds, like if you have kids then set one side for them knowing they cant say watch more Adult content. The other for everything else..

 

[David Savage]

Plus it's good to ask questions...it's how we all learn.

Dave

 

[kawasakiinit]

Thanks bud for your help just need ip vanish to shape up now with that android app and im away .