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What device do you have? Is it still the U9?
https://theminixforum.com/index.php?threads/extend-wifi-range.755/post-4298
NordicFriend
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You could try clearing cache from recovery.
ArcticWolf
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How long have you left the device sitting after it goes through the optimising apps process but no further?
Does the device automatically loop itself after finishing the optimising apps process or are you manually pulling the power cord because there seems to be no system activity?
Have you rooted the device?
If it is still a U9-H & you can't find any other solution you could try flashing the firmware by this method, (it's essentially a dirty flash)....
https://theminixforum.com/index.php?threads/minix-u9-h-wont-start.1707/page-3#post-17497
However, wait & see if any other possible solutions present themselves first before giving it a try. Although, once a boot loop like this starts due to a system service or app being removed or disabled sometimes there's just no coming back.
Thanks for the quick response. The model is the U9-H. I let it work through its process for an hour or so then pulled the plug and rebooted to no avail then let it process overnight still unsuccessful. I was hoping I could get into the files and change that Google parameter or maybe overwrite the google settings somehow. I have an older 8 model maybe capture that part of Google and paste into the U9?
The device is not rooted and I tried to clear cache from recovery but no success
Yes its the U9. By the way I was able to control the unit from any TV in the house by feeding the USB mouse receiver at each location thru a Cat 6 cable and receiving at a USB hub that plugs into one USB port on the Minix. Works great
Thanks so much. I'm sure there is a way to get it restarted at least to the point where I can backup the files and then do a factory reset. I'm not sure why the U9-H became so glitchy but I did notice that Google stopped at those times so maybe somehow related ...that's why I thought I would try disabling it. I didn't think Google was so integral to this device. There are many android devices that don't even have anything Google installed. I appreciate you guys trying to help.
NordicFriend
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I believe there are only 2 things you can do to fix this problem with twrp.
1 - try clearing Dalvik Cache from twrp
2 - create a flashable zip file with the google app
3 - restore from a backup (which I don't think he has)
I can't find it at the moment, but on xda you can find a skeleton zip file where you would just need to include the google apk in the proper directory. This would work with option 2.
1 - try clearing Dalvik Cache from twrp
2 - create a flashable zip file with the google app
3 - restore from a backup (which I don't think he has)
I can't find it at the moment, but on xda you can find a skeleton zip file where you would just need to include the google apk in the proper directory. This would work with option 2.
Are you familiar with TWRP? I am not sure this would get you out of the problem though as I would assume disabling of apps would be recorded in the Data partition so even if you created a backup it would carry this problem over. Likewise if you only flashed the system then I assume the app would still be instructed to be disabled from the Data partition on reboot.
I would definitely try this suggestion from @ArcticWolf your data remains untouched:
If it is still a U9-H & you can't find any other solution you could try flashing the firmware by this method, (it's essentially a dirty flash)....
https://theminixforum.com/index.php?threads/minix-u9-h-wont-start.1707/page-3#post-17497
And also this suggestion from @MooseJaw:
1 - try clearing Dalvik Cache from twrp
If none of these work then we can try reflashing the system via TWRP, but like I've said I have my doubts.
NordicFriend
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It would fix the problem, but the OP is trying to fix the issue without resorting to that.
i am familiar with TWRP but it doesn't seem to be installed on the U9 device. I tried to load it from a USB thumb drive as a zip file but keep getting errors such as no signature. I also tried this method to upload the google gapps-ip signed zip file, but that also will not work. How can I get started with TWRP on the device? I have the TWRP program on my laptop and installed the ADB interface drivers but the computer doesn't recognize the U9 when i plug it into the computer so there are some roadblocks here.
Download TWRP for the U9 from here and rename the file to recovery.img
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=961840155545582487
Copy the above recovery.img onto the root of an SD Card formatted to FAT32, put the SD Card into the U9 and boot as you would for normal recovery, if all good you will be presented with the TWRP boot logo.
Once you have TWRP up and running I would recommend making a backup of your Data partition and then do a full firmware flash via USB Burning Tool, once you confirm you are able to boot into Android I would then use TWRP to restore the Data partition backup.
***You would need to backup to an external USB drive so make sure it is attached before booting into TWRP, ideally an SD Card above 16GB would be perfect as you could backup to there***
I did this tutorial for the U22 but it is pretty much identical for the U9 apart from the various additional partitions, have a read through for backup and restore:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/17NoduflXrKrvSI3E8aIX6wlDtVtgsV8b/view?usp=sharing
Thanks for your help everyone. No problem getting TWRP uploaded on the device, unfortunately when I tried the DALVIK and cache clear simple method (not wiping storage or data) it did wipe back to factory settings so I lost everything and it will be a lot of effort to restore settings and data. On a good note I installed the Nougat Android 7 zip file and maybe in the long run the device will perform a little better. Lesson learned: don't disable Google, it's too integral in Western systems! Android from Asia doesn't even have Google apps preinstalled and does require a lot of effort to get them to work properly.
Thats a pity. Hang on to TWRP and make regular backups of the Data partition to avoid total loss in the future
I restored the apps on the clean install of Android 7.1after the factory reset but now the U9 is not finding the files on the 2 TB Western Digital USB drive. I've tried 3 different file explorers to no avail. Ive tried the other USB ports. The drive works fine on the computer and on my other Minix devices so it doesn't seem to be the USB drive fault. I've tried restarting the device with the drive plugged in and out...no difference. A few times I was able to go to storage and found the drive and was able to mount it and it worked well for awhile but now it's no longer being recognized at all. I've checked the USB configuration under developer options and tried other settings but nothing there helped. This is a little perplexing. Anyone have a theory about this issue?
ArcticWolf
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How is the drive formatted?