Firmware upgrade?

[gino_1983]

Hey guys I picked up a mxq box running kit kat 4.42 and when I watch kodi 16.1 keeps rebooting so I deledted kodi and download again same problem so I think i need to update ro new firmware but I dont know how ans heard if you do it wrong it could brick the box?

[chainsaw]

From what I googled it takes mxq version of Kodi 17.1. To work, just google" mxq kit kat 4.42 " to find out where to get it

[gino_1983]

Ok what do you mean by it takes kodi 17.1?

[chainsaw]

Mxq has its own version of kodi 17.1 just google it you will see

[gino_1983]

Ok so I dont have to upgrade to lolipop 5 or above? Should I delete kodi than do a fresj install?

[nobodyspecial]

You can't upgrade a box from 422 to a higher version

[gino_1983]

So a question the when i got to system info it shows like 75 % memory used so can i just rrase all the add ons and it will fix that problem than just get the addons i watch

[c8rbk1ng]

You can't upgrade a box from 422 to a higher version

This is not entirely true. It depends on the box along with a few other factors and how much knowledge one has to be able to do it :)

[nobodyspecial]

Care to post an example?

[scooby8888]

delete kodi all together and get a fork of kodi either SPMC or FTMC they work alot better and can put on a build from ares wizard. put on the pulse build for jarvis awesome build or you can put on the ares wizard and just put on the addons you want.

[c8rbk1ng]

Care to post an example?
I upgraded a Fire TV Box from 4.4.2 to 5.0 using ADB and the following method:

If you have an unlocked boot loader and a rooted device with a custom recovery, simply google custom roms for "your device name". You will find loads of roms built on Android 5.1 so just go ahead and download one.
You can also search all ROMs for your device on xda-developers.com. Just search by your device name and check for ROMs in Original Android Development tab.

Go ahead and download the zip file for any ROM of your choice and flash it using your custom recovery.

While in recovery, make sure that you wipe your old rom completely before installing the new ROM to avoid issues. To be precise you need to wipe only data, cache and dalvik cache.

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Then you simply need to select install from the main menu and select your zip. Do not check zip file signature verification as it may cause errors. Once installed, simply reboot to system and enjoy your new ROM.
However do not forget to flash SUPER SU in case the ROM you installed is not prerooted or you may lose root access.

I've also recovered a "bricked" box with this method. Like I said, you need the proper files and the knowledge on how to do it. There is tons of info on the net on how to upgrade certain boxes, but it is easier if your device is already rooted.

[gino_1983]

Ok how can i do this from the playstore?

[c8rbk1ng]

Ok how can i do this from the playstore?

Really? :rolleyes: Does this sound like something you can "do from the playstore"?

[gino_1983]

Im talking about the kodi fork

[c8rbk1ng]

Im talking about the kodi fork

Well, since you asked after my post, it sounded like you were responding to my post. We can't read your mind. Just download it (spmc) and install it.

[gino_1983]

Ok thanks man

[gino_1983]

So I downloaded the spmc fork i enabled the pvr stalker client put in all my info but dont see any tv icon pop up how can i find the channels I know they loaded because shows the bar om the top of screen loading them all?