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Detailed instructions for Minix Neo U1.
i had a lot of trouble installing it originally, and quickly broke even the pre-installed Android / Minix OS. here's my tips.
install notes:
make sure your power supply has enough juice. they recommend 5V DC / 3A. people online say you might be able to get by with 2A or MAYBE 1A.
i'm not sure the reset button on the underside of the device is needed for ANYTHING. i think keeping this held down caused the base firmware to be deleted?
I don't recommend connecting this to the wide internet. if you want plex over internet, or netflix or anything, you should probably get a newer device that still has security updates. I haven't tried any plugins so i don't know what is or is not compatible.
I think it's an acceptable risk to block this device to and from the outside internet on your router. (You may need a high end or openwrt router to do this). you could stream from local network (samba or plex[?] over local network) and in theory, the only security risk would be a compromised device already on your network sending malware to your machine.
install instructions:
1. write generic S905 image to microSD card or USB (install medium)
2. download gxbb_p200_2G_wetek_play_2.dtb. rename to dtb.img. delete old dtb.img on root of medium. put the dtb.img that you renamed on root of medium.
"This image will only boot with the appropriate DTB, which must be copied from the 'device_trees' folder to the root directory and overwritten the existing dtb.img file. (For details, open the list below."
2.25 power off and unplug from power
2.5 put the install device into your minix. I was successful with a really old 2008 era 1GB microSD card. i figure the simpler and smaller file size the better. I couldn't get my usb drives to work.
4. plug in to as "normal" an HDMI display as you can. the android OS was working with my 1920x1200p monitor but i couldn't get it working once i broke the install. on a 1920x1080p monitor i got display out even when the install was broken. (I would get an android and minix logo but it wouldn't boot into anything else. i could also get windows to make a USB-plug noise in windows 10 with the minix burning tool. i could not see it in the tool, which may be because it only works on windows 7)
4.5 plug in the power. do not hold the power button before plugging in, because it's a software switch (?) and the device won't recognize that you're holding it down.
5. press and hold the power button on the side of the device. people say "6" seconds for the install but i do about 6-10.
5.5 the pinhole reset switch on the bottom is NOT needed and should NOT be pressed.
6. release the power button.
7. it should boot into KODI now.
7.5. note: this is a 'live' boot of kodi and no changes to kodi config will persist when you power off (at least as far as i can tell).
8. test playback with various test files you provide
9. if satisfied with performance, enable SSH (settings->libreelec->services iirc)
10. connect to a network (hardwired or wifi)
11. be sure you're okay with fully erasing the existing firmware, data, etc. on the minix
12. find the IP of the minix (can use your router or probably kodi itself)
13. use PuTTY or similar to SSH into the device
14. type installtointernal at the command line of the minix and press enter to run it.
15. follow the instructions of the script.
16. reboot and you should be running on internal memory now. power off the device and remove your boot medium and reboot and it should boot into kodi.
in the future, i wonder if wetek-play2 official kodi image will work on minix u1. i didn't try because it's a beta build.
Detailed instructions for Minix Neo U1.
i had a lot of trouble installing it originally, and quickly broke even the pre-installed Android / Minix OS. here's my tips.
install notes:
make sure your power supply has enough juice. they recommend 5V DC / 3A. people online say you might be able to get by with 2A or MAYBE 1A.
i'm not sure the reset button on the underside of the device is needed for ANYTHING. i think keeping this held down caused the base firmware to be deleted?
I don't recommend connecting this to the wide internet. if you want plex over internet, or netflix or anything, you should probably get a newer device that still has security updates. I haven't tried any plugins so i don't know what is or is not compatible.
I think it's an acceptable risk to block this device to and from the outside internet on your router. (You may need a high end or openwrt router to do this). you could stream from local network (samba or plex[?] over local network) and in theory, the only security risk would be a compromised device already on your network sending malware to your machine.
install instructions:
1. write generic S905 image to microSD card or USB (install medium)
2. download gxbb_p200_2G_wetek_play_2.dtb. rename to dtb.img. delete old dtb.img on root of medium. put the dtb.img that you renamed on root of medium.
"This image will only boot with the appropriate DTB, which must be copied from the 'device_trees' folder to the root directory and overwritten the existing dtb.img file. (For details, open the list below."
2.25 power off and unplug from power
2.5 put the install device into your minix. I was successful with a really old 2008 era 1GB microSD card. i figure the simpler and smaller file size the better. I couldn't get my usb drives to work.
4. plug in to as "normal" an HDMI display as you can. the android OS was working with my 1920x1200p monitor but i couldn't get it working once i broke the install. on a 1920x1080p monitor i got display out even when the install was broken. (I would get an android and minix logo but it wouldn't boot into anything else. i could also get windows to make a USB-plug noise in windows 10 with the minix burning tool. i could not see it in the tool, which may be because it only works on windows 7)
4.5 plug in the power. do not hold the power button before plugging in, because it's a software switch (?) and the device won't recognize that you're holding it down.
5. press and hold the power button on the side of the device. people say "6" seconds for the install but i do about 6-10.
5.5 the pinhole reset switch on the bottom is NOT needed and should NOT be pressed.
6. release the power button.
7. it should boot into KODI now.
7.5. note: this is a 'live' boot of kodi and no changes to kodi config will persist when you power off (at least as far as i can tell).
8. test playback with various test files you provide
9. if satisfied with performance, enable SSH (settings->libreelec->services iirc)
10. connect to a network (hardwired or wifi)
11. be sure you're okay with fully erasing the existing firmware, data, etc. on the minix
12. find the IP of the minix (can use your router or probably kodi itself)
13. use PuTTY or similar to SSH into the device
14. type installtointernal at the command line of the minix and press enter to run it.
15. follow the instructions of the script.
16. reboot and you should be running on internal memory now. power off the device and remove your boot medium and reboot and it should boot into kodi.
in the future, i wonder if wetek-play2 official kodi image will work on minix u1. i didn't try because it's a beta build.