DroidBOX Team is pleased to announce LibreELEC 8.2.5 Final version for T8-S Plus V2 model.
Before installing this version, please use the OTA Updates application in Android to update your system first. Shah's video below shows how to do this if you've not used the app before.
Changes
THIS UPDATE IS FOR THE v2 EDITION OF THE T8-S PLUS. If you have the original (v1) T8-S Plus, do NOT flash this update, at best it won't work, at worst it could brick your device.
If you have a different device, do not follow the instructions in this thread, at best it won't work, at worst it could brick your device.
Long term members will know the score, you can skip a paragraph or two...
This file is likely to be part of an OTA update in the near future. It is not yet official. If you do not want to factory reset your device, or don't have the time to report any issues found, please wait for our next official OTA update.
However, if you know what the Recovery menu is, how to access it, and are happy to help trace issues to their root cause, LibreELEC 8.2.5 with Kodi 17.6 is available for your DroidBOX T8-S Plus v2.
File to download: https://mega.nz/#!aHBERTza!H5eQg1MY5vfYuPelnlKsN07AdF0yS9Rmn8p17xR82js
If you are on a Mac, you may need to this first: https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=31919091
What to do:
The following video shows the process. Although in this case we're flashing a LibreELEC firmware, rather than a ZIP file with an official OTA update, the steps remain the same.
Let us know if you encounter any issues, the more detail the better.
Before installing this version, please use the OTA Updates application in Android to update your system first. Shah's video below shows how to do this if you've not used the app before.
Changes
- Kodi 17.6
- other fixes TBA
THIS UPDATE IS FOR THE v2 EDITION OF THE T8-S PLUS. If you have the original (v1) T8-S Plus, do NOT flash this update, at best it won't work, at worst it could brick your device.
If you have a different device, do not follow the instructions in this thread, at best it won't work, at worst it could brick your device.
Long term members will know the score, you can skip a paragraph or two...
This file is likely to be part of an OTA update in the near future. It is not yet official. If you do not want to factory reset your device, or don't have the time to report any issues found, please wait for our next official OTA update.
However, if you know what the Recovery menu is, how to access it, and are happy to help trace issues to their root cause, LibreELEC 8.2.5 with Kodi 17.6 is available for your DroidBOX T8-S Plus v2.
File to download: https://mega.nz/#!aHBERTza!H5eQg1MY5vfYuPelnlKsN07AdF0yS9Rmn8p17xR82js
If you are on a Mac, you may need to this first: https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=31919091
What to do:
- Copy the ZIP file (do not decompress it, you should only have one file called LibreELEC-DroidBOX.aarch64-T8SPlusv2-8.2.5-update.zip to copy, and it should be just over 144Mb) to an SD memory card
- Turn your DroidBOX off and safely eject the card from your PC/Mac/other device, and insert the card in the DroidBOX T8-S Plus v2's memory card slot
- Holding down the Restore button on the right hand side (behind the USB socket), press the power button once to turn on the T8-S Plus v2. DO NOT LET GO OF THE RESTORE BUTTON YET.
- Once you see the Recovery menu on screen, release the Restore button.
- Click on the "Apply Update from EXT" option.
- This time, click the "Update from sdcard" entry.
- Click on LibreELEC-DroidBOX.aarch64-T8SPlusv2-8.2.5-update.zip file
- Once the process completes, select the Wipe Data/Factory Reset option (this will effect Android as well as LibreELEC)
- Confirm you are sure
- Once this process completes, select the Start Android option.
The following video shows the process. Although in this case we're flashing a LibreELEC firmware, rather than a ZIP file with an official OTA update, the steps remain the same.
Let us know if you encounter any issues, the more detail the better.
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