Have I bricked my Neo X8H Plus?

BryanM said:
Today I tried to update the firmware. Got the firmware from this site
https://files.theminixforum.com/shared/firmwares/X8-H_Plus-Android_5.1-20170612-Burning_Tool.zip

Using the latest USB burning tool with World Cup driver installed.

The procedure worked ok until 96%, then fails. Have tried 3 times and every time it stops at 96%

Any advice to resurrect this unit before I buy a new one would be much appreciated
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First up please check the sticker on the bottom of the unit just to confirm it is an X8-H Plus, secondly give the burn card method a go and see if you get the same result:
https://theminixforum.com/index.php...pop-firmware-update-with-burn-card-maker.234/
 
Hi I did a factory reset from android and now I am unable to boot the box and flash anything.
I tried with OTG and SDCard and get error.

Trying again with OTG i get this error:

CheckFileRunState succeed
[10:30:03 367][HUB4-4][Inf]-- low_power
[10:30:03 367][HUB4-4][Inf]--Send command success
[10:30:03 367][HUB4-4][Inf]--Read command status success
[10:30:03 367][HUB4-4][Inf]-------------ERASE FLASH-----------
[10:30:05 382][HUB4-4][Inf]--send command diskinit
[10:30:05 382][HUB4-4][Inf]--disk_initial 1
[10:30:05 382][HUB4-4][Inf]--Send command success
[10:30:14 632][HUB4-4][Inf]--Read command diskinit status
[10:30:14 632][HUB4-4][Inf]--Read command status success
[10:30:14 633][HUB4-4][Inf]-------------Download meson.dtb-----------
[10:30:14 634][HUB4-4][Inf]--0-7-0-16
[10:30:14 635][HUB4-4][Inf]-- download mem dtb normal 135168
[10:30:14 636][HUB4-4][Inf]--Send download command success
[10:30:14 652][HUB4-4][Inf]--Read command status success
[10:30:14 698][HUB4-4][Inf]--Transfer complete
[10:30:14 698][HUB4-4][Inf]--Send download get_status command succeed
[10:30:14 698][HUB4-4][Inf]--get_status success
[10:30:15 217][HUB4-4][Inf]-------------Download boot.PARTITION-----------
[10:30:15 219][HUB4-4][Inf]--0-7-0-16
[10:30:15 219][HUB4-4][Inf]--download store boot normal 16199448
[10:30:15 220][HUB4-4][Inf]--Send download command success
[10:30:15 237][HUB4-4][Inf]--Read command status success
[10:30:15 285]UsbRomDll Return buffer=media error 1 at seq 0

[10:30:15 285]UsbRomDll Return buffer=media error 1 at seq 0, resend 1

[10:30:15 301]UsbRomDll Return buffer=media error 1 at seq 0, resend 2

[10:30:15 316]UsbRomDll Return buffer=media error 1 at seq 0, resend 3

[10:30:15 316][HUB4-4][Err]--Return buffer=media error 1 at seq 0, resend 3

[10:30:15 316][HUB4-4][Err]--Download file failed, sequence 0
[10:30:15 316][HUB4-4][Inf]--Failure : 1, FailureMax : 3
[10:32:16 987][HUB4-4][Err]--usbWriteFile failed ret=-116
[10:32:16 988][HUB4-4][Err]--Download file failed, sequence 247

I am unable to boot to recovery, perhaps I flased a x8 plus and need to do a special think?? I read in a place that if you flash a bad rom you can remove the recovery keys... is it true? can i restore all??

Thanks and Happy Xmas
 

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danihuge said:
Hi I did a factory reset from android and now I am unable to boot the box and flash anything.
I tried with OTG and SDCard and get error.

Trying again with OTG i get this error:

CheckFileRunState succeed
[10:30:03 367][HUB4-4][Inf]-- low_power
[10:30:03 367][HUB4-4][Inf]--Send command success
[10:30:03 367][HUB4-4][Inf]--Read command status success
[10:30:03 367][HUB4-4][Inf]-------------ERASE FLASH-----------
[10:30:05 382][HUB4-4][Inf]--send command diskinit
[10:30:05 382][HUB4-4][Inf]--disk_initial 1
[10:30:05 382][HUB4-4][Inf]--Send command success
[10:30:14 632][HUB4-4][Inf]--Read command diskinit status
[10:30:14 632][HUB4-4][Inf]--Read command status success
[10:30:14 633][HUB4-4][Inf]-------------Download meson.dtb-----------
[10:30:14 634][HUB4-4][Inf]--0-7-0-16
[10:30:14 635][HUB4-4][Inf]-- download mem dtb normal 135168
[10:30:14 636][HUB4-4][Inf]--Send download command success
[10:30:14 652][HUB4-4][Inf]--Read command status success
[10:30:14 698][HUB4-4][Inf]--Transfer complete
[10:30:14 698][HUB4-4][Inf]--Send download get_status command succeed
[10:30:14 698][HUB4-4][Inf]--get_status success
[10:30:15 217][HUB4-4][Inf]-------------Download boot.PARTITION-----------
[10:30:15 219][HUB4-4][Inf]--0-7-0-16
[10:30:15 219][HUB4-4][Inf]--download store boot normal 16199448
[10:30:15 220][HUB4-4][Inf]--Send download command success
[10:30:15 237][HUB4-4][Inf]--Read command status success
[10:30:15 285]UsbRomDll Return buffer=media error 1 at seq 0

[10:30:15 285]UsbRomDll Return buffer=media error 1 at seq 0, resend 1

[10:30:15 301]UsbRomDll Return buffer=media error 1 at seq 0, resend 2

[10:30:15 316]UsbRomDll Return buffer=media error 1 at seq 0, resend 3

[10:30:15 316][HUB4-4][Err]--Return buffer=media error 1 at seq 0, resend 3

[10:30:15 316][HUB4-4][Err]--Download file failed, sequence 0
[10:30:15 316][HUB4-4][Inf]--Failure : 1, FailureMax : 3
[10:32:16 987][HUB4-4][Err]--usbWriteFile failed ret=-116
[10:32:16 988][HUB4-4][Err]--Download file failed, sequence 247

I am unable to boot to recovery, perhaps I flased a x8 plus and need to do a special think?? I read in a place that if you flash a bad rom you can remove the recovery keys... is it true? can i restore all??

Thanks and Happy Xmas
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Can you confirm which ROM you are actually attempting to flash???
 
danihuge said:
Hi I did a factory reset from android and now I am unable to boot the box and flash anything.
I tried with OTG and SDCard and get error.

Trying again with OTG i get this error:

CheckFileRunState succeed
[10:30:03 367][HUB4-4][Inf]-- low_power
[10:30:03 367][HUB4-4][Inf]--Send command success
[10:30:03 367][HUB4-4][Inf]--Read command status success
[10:30:03 367][HUB4-4][Inf]-------------ERASE FLASH-----------
[10:30:05 382][HUB4-4][Inf]--send command diskinit
[10:30:05 382][HUB4-4][Inf]--disk_initial 1
[10:30:05 382][HUB4-4][Inf]--Send command success
[10:30:14 632][HUB4-4][Inf]--Read command diskinit status
[10:30:14 632][HUB4-4][Inf]--Read command status success
[10:30:14 633][HUB4-4][Inf]-------------Download meson.dtb-----------
[10:30:14 634][HUB4-4][Inf]--0-7-0-16
[10:30:14 635][HUB4-4][Inf]-- download mem dtb normal 135168
[10:30:14 636][HUB4-4][Inf]--Send download command success
[10:30:14 652][HUB4-4][Inf]--Read command status success
[10:30:14 698][HUB4-4][Inf]--Transfer complete
[10:30:14 698][HUB4-4][Inf]--Send download get_status command succeed
[10:30:14 698][HUB4-4][Inf]--get_status success
[10:30:15 217][HUB4-4][Inf]-------------Download boot.PARTITION-----------
[10:30:15 219][HUB4-4][Inf]--0-7-0-16
[10:30:15 219][HUB4-4][Inf]--download store boot normal 16199448
[10:30:15 220][HUB4-4][Inf]--Send download command success
[10:30:15 237][HUB4-4][Inf]--Read command status success
[10:30:15 285]UsbRomDll Return buffer=media error 1 at seq 0

[10:30:15 285]UsbRomDll Return buffer=media error 1 at seq 0, resend 1

[10:30:15 301]UsbRomDll Return buffer=media error 1 at seq 0, resend 2

[10:30:15 316]UsbRomDll Return buffer=media error 1 at seq 0, resend 3

[10:30:15 316][HUB4-4][Err]--Return buffer=media error 1 at seq 0, resend 3

[10:30:15 316][HUB4-4][Err]--Download file failed, sequence 0
[10:30:15 316][HUB4-4][Inf]--Failure : 1, FailureMax : 3
[10:32:16 987][HUB4-4][Err]--usbWriteFile failed ret=-116
[10:32:16 988][HUB4-4][Err]--Download file failed, sequence 247

I am unable to boot to recovery, perhaps I flased a x8 plus and need to do a special think?? I read in a place that if you flash a bad rom you can remove the recovery keys... is it true? can i restore all??

Thanks and Happy Xmas
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You are using the wrong firmware!
You have an X8-H Plus but you are using firmware for the NEO X8, X8-H & X8 Plus.

You need FW011 for the X8-H Plus...
https://files.theminixforum.com/sha...FW011-Android_4.4.2-20170119-Burning_Tool.rar
 
thanks for your replies! I tested with tons of them, RC2, X8H_PLUS_FW011_20170119, X8H_PLUS_LOLLIPOP_SPMC ,X8H_PLUS_LOLLIPOP_RC2... and same resutls with all of them...
and with usb tool 2.0.6.2 and 2.1.6
I am going to test again with the one you share, thx!
 
Same result... I removed usb tool and installed the one in the rar file.
 

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No signal in TV, only when using SDCARD but stop as you can see in the first image.
If I plug without SD, no signal, no android or minix logo... nothing... :(
I tested different HDMI cords. I have also a U22 and all is working fine...
 
danihuge said:
thanks for your replies! I tested with tons of them, RC2, X8H_PLUS_FW011_20170119, X8H_PLUS_LOLLIPOP_SPMC ,X8H_PLUS_LOLLIPOP_RC2... and same resutls with all of them...
and with usb tool 2.0.6.2 and 2.1.6
I am going to test again with the one you share, thx!
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Have you tried flashing but make sure the micro SD card has been removed first?

It shouldn't make a difference either way but I've had flashes repeatedly fail with other devices with certain micro SD cards present in the slot. Remove card, flash then successful.

It's a long shot but see if it helps. eMMC cards don't last forever either, especially if your device has been subject to intensive write activity over the years. It may be that the onboard memory has finally given out.
 
nop, nothing to do... I think it stopped working... eMMC is broken and now I can not sell it... I will put it in the trash and try to sell the rest of the components... thanks for your help and support!
 
danihuge said:
nop, nothing to do... I think it stopped working... eMMC is broken and now I can not sell it... I will put it in the trash and try to sell the rest of the components... thanks for your help and support!
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Don't trash it, put it in the man drawer for now. Trust me, there were many times I thought I had bricked my X8-H Plus's but pulled them back to life with stubborn perseverance..............
 
OK, I will try again next year, but I think that onboard memmory is corrupted or broken and device is not bricked.
Thanks!
 
@Marty
I tried with a different pc and different usb ports and same, 3 different usb flash software version and different images.
I will wait more time...
Thanks Marty!
 
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