Libreelec Neo X8-H plus

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This tutorial guides you on my experience of flashing LE 8.0.2 onto a Minix Neo X8-h Plus onto NAND using the toothpick method. Thanks to Arcee

Caveat: This will install LE to Nand so obviously you will loose your Android OS and any apps that go with it. Power OFF on the remote works. Power ON on the remote does not work. The only way to power on again is to pull the power cable from the back and reinsert then press the power button on the box. The menu key on the remote may be mapped to enable disable the mouse. There is no LibreELEC logo during boot up so you may think that nothing is working, IT IS SO LEAVE IT ALONE.


To install OpenElec and LibreELEC on your X8-H Plus, follow this procedure:


Preparing the SD card


1. Download Minitool Partition Wizard from here: Best Free Partition Manager for Windows | MiniTool Partition Free
2. Format your SD Card with Minitool Partition Wizard in FAT32 format
3. Rightclick the USB partition in Minitool Partition Wizard, and under Modify, selected Change Partition Type ID
4. Select 0x81 Minix/Linux and click OK
5. Then click Apply on the top left (don't forget this, as Minitool Partition Wizard doesn't apply immediately)
6. Now download the OpenElec 6.0.1 Surkovalex build from here:OpenELEC-Amlogic.arm-X8HP-6.0.1.zip
7. Unzip the three files in this ZIP file to your formatted SD card.


Flashing OpenElec to NAND (Carry out at your own risk)

8. Turn off your Minix X8-H completely and insert the SD card in the side slot.
9. Then with a paperclip press the little reset button on the back of your device and keep it pressed while turning on the device. When you see the Minix logo appear, release the paperclip from the reset button and wait. I had to do this process twice on one box and 3 times on another because the Roboot stopped responding.
10.This gives you OpenElec 6.0.
If the remote doesn’t work then there is a remote.conf. Link
There is also an edited keymaps file which goes in the userdata folder if you need the.

Updating to LE 8.0.2 (Krypton 17.4)


11. All you have to do is make sure hidden files and allow rename and deletion of files are both enabled in SYSTEM / Appearance.
12. Then add a new source and navigate to root filesystem / storage / .update and add it as a source.


If you need to add the remote.conf file than add the source to root filesystem / storage / .config and reboot

13. After that download this file LibreELEC-S8X2.arm-8.2.RC3-X8H-PLUS.tar to usb and copy it to the .update folder
14. Next reboot. YOU WILL HAVE A BLACK SCREEN FOR 5 MINS. DO NOT TURN OFF.
15. When it reboots you will have LE 8.0.2 installed to nand.

Source : https://forum.libreelec.tv/thread/9968-installing-le-8-from-demitris-onto-minix-neo-x8h-plus/
 
Would you point me in the right direction showing how I could take a complete backup of my Minix box, before trying anything, so I can always recover my box back to the state it was in before I started changing it's software.
 
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