How to Create a Bootable Recovery SD Card for Amlogic TV Boxes. Programs AND zip files COMPLETELY from this machine to a SD card and then install ALL that info including settings on these 3 other identical machines? I change erase_flash on aml_sdc_burn.ini file to “1” but after few houres a screen is blocked with message.

I about two weeks ago, and with the firmware I had, online firmware update was not enabled, and the company only released.IMG firmware for, a windows only tools that’s not well designed, and requires some procedure that vary slightly from boxes to boxes which in some cases forces to buy a male to male USB cable. I’ve now started also based on Amlogic S912 processor, online firmware update is not working either, and again I only managed to find for the box on GeekBuying. However, I’ve been informed that “USB Burning Tool” firmware can now be flashed through a micro SD card, or USB flash drive with all recent Amlogic TV boxes, so I’ve tried this method instead of R-Box Pro, and decided to report my experience in this post made by user Calc. I’ll show instructions in Linux (which could be further streamlined), and then Windows. Linux Method After downloading and extracting the rar’ed firmware file (twice), I ended up with a single img firmware files (aml_s912_q6330-R-BOX-PRO-3gddr-mac-20161015.img). First we’ll need to have a tool to extract some files from the firmware.

Fon dlya kollazha iz fotografij. Create aml-upgrade-package-extract.c with the code below which and slightly modified it to parse the firmware filename. Lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT sda 8:0 0 931.5G 0 disk ├─sda1 8:1 0 915.9G 0 part /media/hdd └─sda2 8:2 0 15.6G 0 part sdb 8:16 0 111.8G 0 disk └─sdb1 8:17 0 111.8G 0 part / sdc 8:32 0 931.5G 0 disk └─sdc1 8:33 0 931.5G 0 part /media/jaufranc/SEAGATE EXTENSION sdd 8:48 1 3.8G 0 disk └─sdd1 8:49 1 3.8G 0 part /media/jaufranc/6106-E11B sr0 11:0 1 630M 0 rom /media/jaufranc/CanonEOS285W loop0 7:0 0 75M 0 loop /snap/ubuntu-core/423 loop1 7:1 0 4.3M 0 loop /snap/canonical-livepatch/17 loop2 7:2 0 4.3M 0 loop /snap/canonical-livepatch/15. Sudo umount / dev / sdX * Now make sure no other USB devices or SD card are inserted in the TV box, and insert your bootable (micro) SD card or USB flash drive into the TV box.

If your TV box is fully bricked, you have nothing to do, and the update should start straightaway, but if it is partially bricked or just working fine, you still need to press the recovery button, apply power, and release the button in order to enter recovery mode. The upgrade should then start automatically as shown below. Patiently wait for the update to complete and you should be all good. Please note that I first tried with a USB flash drive, and the method did not work. Once the update is complete, you’ll see the “Android success” logo. At this point, remove the micro SD card, and power cycle the board to complete the final steps of the update, and within one or two minutes you should get the Android launcher. If instead the firmware ends with “Android failure” logo showing a red cross, verify your firmware MD5 (e.g.

With md5sum in Linux) to make sure it’s not corrupted. If it is, re-download the file and/or re-copy the file to the micro SD card. Windows Method: Burn Card Maker If you are a Windows user it’s much easier as you just need to use Burn_Card_Marker tool (bootcardmaker.exe), which you can download. The documentation shows the interface as shown below.

But after starting the program in Windows 7, and changing language with the top menu, second option to English, it stayed in Chinese language and looked like the screenshot below instead. [ Update: After changing the Language to English, select the third option in the top menu to apply the change restart the app, and it will be in English.] It’s not really a big issue, but you can still select your SD card device (F: drive in my case), load the file, and press “Make” button to start create a bootable recovery (micro) SD card. You’ll get a “Success!” pop-up window and the end, and the content of the SD card will show the firmware, and the two aml_sdc_burn files. Now you can insert the micro SD card in the TV box, enter recovery menu with the pin hole or other method for your TV box, and firmware update will start automatically.

Support CNX Software - Donate via or on Patreon. I too cannot make the SD Upgrade work I spent 4 hours last night using the tools and step described above. I insert the 4gb SD card and press the reset button – I get a green android with red cross only.

If I remove the SD and go to recovery, I navigate to the SD card but the.IMG file is not visible at all I am assuming because it is looking for a.ZIP file instead Life would be ALOT EASIER if they simply provided the.ZIP version instead (right)??? There would be no need for SD burn tools. I am trying to re-download the IMG file again and go through the steps again. I have no idea why! Can someone provide feedback?