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Product Support => HiMedia Q10 Pro, Q5 Pro => Topic started by: futeko.com on July 06, 2017, 04:01:46 PM
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Instructions lost in forum webhost move!
2.0.3 to 2.0.4:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/9o6t1etuxkyftpn/Q5_PRO_FIRMWARE._ANDROID_7_v2.0.3_TO_ANDROID_7_v2.0.4._FUTEKO._HMD-2.0.4_2017-07-07.110752.zip/file
Android 5.1 to 2.0.4:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/un7hxxjah3uq063/Q5_PRO_FIRMWARE._ANDROID_5.1_TO_ANDROID_7_v2.0.4._FUTEKO._HMD-2.0.4_2017-07-07.142542.zip/file
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There is also a new version of HiMedia's Android remote app, compatible with Android 7 phones.
It requires firmware 2.0.3 or later installed on the Q5/Q10 Pro.
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/file/qj8hoh972digcga/HiControlAndroidN.apk
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Thank you !
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I can confirm this problem:
Via samba - same share - wrapper is default.
Via NFS - same share- kodi player is default.
What i'm doing wrong?
So the solution seems to be:
Check your playercorefactory.xml.
In the past release there was a stupid line forcing nfs to go to Kodi
<rule protocols="nfs|http|rtmp|sop" player="VideoPlayer" /> <!--all nfs-->
I remove it and I had no problems for the past 2 months. Maybe, for some unexplained reason, Himedia choose to keep it in the new release. With no explanation of the reason, this looks just stupid from Himedia.
How do I get to edit "playercorefactory.xml" - maybe a noobie question, but I really don't want to mess with SSH anything similar.
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I can confirm this problem:
Via samba - same share - wrapper is default.
Via NFS - same share- kodi player is default.
What i'm doing wrong?
So the solution seems to be:
Check your playercorefactory.xml.
In the past release there was a stupid line forcing nfs to go to Kodi
<rule protocols="nfs|http|rtmp|sop" player="VideoPlayer" /> <!--all nfs-->
I remove it and I had no problems for the past 2 months. Maybe, for some unexplained reason, Himedia choose to keep it in the new release. With no explanation of the reason, this looks just stupid from Himedia.
How do I get to edit "playercorefactory.xml" - maybe a noobie question, but I really don't want to mess with SSH anything similar.
It's easy to edit playercorefactory and doesn't require SSH / ADB or anything like that.
Either:
Method 1 (using Q5/Q10 Pro)
- Install a file manager app like 'total commander' (my current favourite).
- Navigate to root/sdcard/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/userdata/
- Edit playercorefactory.xml (total commander has a built in file editor)
Method 2 (using a PC)
- Enable Samba sharing on Q5/Q10 Pro (Settings - More - SAMBA Service - Enable)
- Navigate to Q5/Q10 Pro on a PC and then to /sdcard/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/userdata/
- Edit playercorefactory.xml using PC file editor
For both methods, to stop NFS shares playing through Kodi internal player you should remove 'nfs|' from playercorefactory.
So:
<rule protocols="nfs|http|rtmp|sop" player="VideoPlayer" /> <!--all nfs-->
Becomes..
<rule protocols="http|rtmp|sop" player="VideoPlayer" /> <!--all nfs-->
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when will it be available OTA
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No OTA, just install as described above.
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Method 1 (using Q5/Q10 Pro)
- Install a file manager app like 'total commander' (my current favourite).
- Navigate to root/sdcard/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/userdata/
- Edit playercorefactory.xml (total commander has a built in file editor)
For both methods, to stop NFS shares playing through Kodi internal player you should remove 'nfs|' from playercorefactory.
So:
<rule protocols="nfs|http|rtmp|sop" player="VideoPlayer" /> <!--all nfs-->
Becomes..
<rule protocols="http|rtmp|sop" player="VideoPlayer" /> <!--all nfs-->
Thanks, it worked!
I have observed a strange problem with .SRT subtitles, maybe not on all mediatypes..
Now, we don't have the old problem, with subtitles that have problematic timing not being shown.
The issue that I have observed is more like the opposite, the subtitle line is being shown until the next line is due.
It looks somewhat distracting :)
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when will it be available OTA
There will be an OTA update but I can't say exactly when.
I would advise doing a fresh install using a USB stick and the restore/upgrade button method.
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Why are there no updates for android 5.1 ??
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Will this update fix the audio pass-through problem with the Kodi 17 player due to the added IEC61937 Audio standard within Kodi? And how about the issue with the custom homescreen and a screensaver?
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Will this update fix the audio pass-through problem with the Kodi 17 player due to the added IEC61937 Audio standard within Kodi? And how about the issue with the custom homescreen and a screensaver?
No it don't, but it can if you read this topic;
http://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=2011.0 (http://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=2011.0)
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I really like to use the update 2.04 on my Q5Pro, but I have the same problems like when I bought this player in January.
The software (Both HiMedia MediaCenter and Kodi) is not capable to open my NFS NAS permissions.
Its quite frustating spending so much time with Q5pro and network permissions, whereas every other device in my household can handle my NFS permissions easily.
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Exactly what is OTA doing on these devices? It seems to be a useless waste of space on these android media boxes.
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I really like to use the update 2.04 on my Q5Pro, but I have the same problems like when I bought this player in January.
The software (Both HiMedia MediaCenter and Kodi) is not capable to open my NFS NAS permissions.
Its quite frustating spending so much time with Q5pro and network permissions, whereas every other device in my household can handle my NFS permissions easily.
If neither Himedia mediacentre or Kodi can read the NFS shares I think it's a problem with the share.
Kodi particularly is usually very reliable at reading different types of shares.
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Thanks, it worked!
I have observed a strange problem with .SRT subtitles, maybe not on all mediatypes..
Now, we don't have the old problem, with subtitles that have problematic timing not being shown.
The issue that I have observed is more like the opposite, the subtitle line is being shown until the next line is due.
It looks somewhat distracting :)
I'm pleasantly surprised, but .srt subs work flawlessly for me with .mkv's.
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Will this update fix the audio pass-through problem with the Kodi 17 player due to the added IEC61937 Audio standard within Kodi? And how about the issue with the custom homescreen and a screensaver?
No it don't, but it can if you read this topic;
http://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=2011.0 (http://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=2011.0)
So you installed the shitty kodi version and the problem is solved? I really need kodi 17 because a lot off add-ons stopped working in Jarvis.
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So you installed the shitty kodi version and the problem is solved? I really need kodi 17 because a lot off add-ons stopped working in Jarvis.
'Shitty' Kodi version will pass 5.1 audio (DTS / AC3) using Kodi 17 native player.
Or install the pcristi custom firmware which enables 5.1 audio in ANY version of Kodi / SPMC.
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So you installed the shitty kodi version and the problem is solved? I really need kodi 17 because a lot off add-ons stopped working in Jarvis.
'Shitty' Kodi version will pass 5.1 audio (DTS / AC3) using Kodi 17 native player.
Or install the pcristi custom firmware which enables 5.1 audio in ANY version of Kodi / SPMC.
Ok thanks.
I'm more hoping on a proper FW update so kodi will pass DTS HD-MA and and 7.1, so i guess i have to wait .
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is this version based on Android TV ?
Any one have screen shot ??? ;D ;D ;D
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is this version based on Android TV ?
Any one have screen shot ??? ;D ;D ;D
No.
And I guess there's no plan for this in the future.
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Ok thanks.
I'm more hoping on a proper FW update so kodi will pass DTS HD-MA and and 7.1, so i guess i have to wait .
This is a significant update in many ways. I am sorry not in the way you wanted.
In addition to my previous posts, the pcristi 2.0.4 firmwares now offer 5.1 passthrough in standard official Kodi 17 internal player.
So Q5/Q10 Pro now have full HD-Audio passthrough for local media with Kodi+wrapper and 5.1 passthrough using internal player for streams.
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I come from the firmware Q5Pro 2.01 and updated to Q5Pro 2.04.
Here the current bugs sorted by importance, which I had not in 2.01:
- The imprex engine is unfortunately no longer usable, as it comes to frequent flickering. This bright flicker also occurs when the dynamic contrast is disabled. This is really a pity, as with the activated imprex engine the contrast is significantly improved in bright areas.
- In the YouTube app, the first video is played in very low quality. No matter how good the internet bandwidth is.
- There is now unfortunately a downsampling of my HD FLAC files in the internal Hi Media music player, 96kHz to 48 kHz.
HD Video Music like in DTS-HD works fine.
Please send these bugs to the software developers of HiMedia.
Cheers
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trigeminus76: -Facepalm emoticon here- : It seams to be the devils circle, some previous bugs fixed, some improvements made, other bugs (re)appear with other new withdrawals as well... It goes just round and round with the updates, since the beginning...
And funny how one of Himedia's "main marketing feature" (Imprex) won't work correctly after more than 1 year...
And I'm not to jape, not to fume, just the facts, and expectations. And hope they really can make (someday) a finally decent (means: capable to reach and utilize the SOC's hardware potency ) fw in the near future... :( :)
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Can anyone make any sense out of the following...
"1. Extract update.zip (using an unzip program like 7zip, winzip etc) from Q5_PRO_FIRMWARE._FUTEKO._HMD-2.0.4_2017-07-07.110752._Q5_PRO_MUST_HAVE_ANDROID_7_VERSION_2.0.3_INSTALLED_BEFORE_INSTALLING_THIS_FIRMWARE.zip to the root of a FAT32 formatted USB pen drive. (the USB pen drive should contain a single file called 'update.zip')."
The downloaded file is a zip. If I extract it, there are millions of files. Once extracted I'm supposed to have a single file called update.zip even though there are also supposed to be the files I've extracted from the original zip on the root of the USB. Total bollocks.
My question is, do I simply copy the original zip file onto the root of the USB or do I extract the zip onto the USB because it's asking for both.
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My question is, do I simply copy the original zip file onto the root of the USB or do I extract the zip onto the USB because it's asking for both.
The "Q5 PRO FIRMWARE. FUTEKO. HMD-2.0.4 ..." zip file only contains only TWO files "readme.txt" and "update.zip". These two files should be unzipped to the root of a memory stick which contains no other files.
When you then start the update process it will unzip the "update.zip" file itself.
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Can anyone make any sense out of the following...
Total bollocks.
Thousands of people have followed the instructions without a problem.
Do you ever wonder if, perhaps, the 'bollocks' might be coming from yourself?!
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Two keyboard related bug still present in 2.0.4:
- Cannot change the language of the external keyboards ( Languages & Input -> Physical keyboard)
- Current keyboard get reseted to Android keyboard after reboot ( Languages & Input -> Current Keyboard)
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Sadly I confirm the flickering imprex, when I finally thought the box was fixed.
It's mostly visible on dark blue/dark grey areas, tried turning off all the options inside imprex, but nothing. The entire engine have to be disabled in order to get the proper picture, but the image looks much worse without it.
Futeko - please report this issue to them, it's another big thing ruined.
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It doesnt look worst without IE. It looks more realisitic without black and white crush. If you want unrealistic pictures, use the dynamic contrast and other stuff of your tv. It has the same effect. :-X
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Will this update fix the audio pass-through problem with the Kodi 17 player due to the added IEC61937 Audio standard within Kodi? And how about the issue with the custom homescreen and a screensaver?
No it don't, but it can if you read this topic;
http://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=2011.0 (http://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=2011.0)
So you installed the shitty kodi version and the problem is solved? I really need kodi 17 because a lot off add-ons stopped working in Jarvis.
As you can see in that topic I installed the shitty build Kodi 17.4 and get audio passthrough.
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It doesnt look worst without IE. It looks more realisitic without black and white crush. If you want unrealistic pictures, use the dynamic contrast and other stuff of your tv. It has the same effect. :-X
I bet it's a bit more complex than simple dynamic contrast used in tv settings (which looks bad).
Beside that, I have dynamic contrast turned off in imprex, same with the other stuff, I'm talking about pure IE that doesn't cause black/white crush for me (at least nothing noticable), yet image looks better. Got other Q5 picture settings adjusted accordingly, so the image isn't oversaturated or with messed up bright/dark details.
It's still one of the main features of the box, it should work.
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Believe me. There is no magic or voodoo from IE what your tv cant do. ;) Its only playing with gamma, contrast and brightness. Nothing else.
And btw. the IE doesnt work on 4k und 4k HDR material. Sharpness and HDR saturation still not work on 2k material. Never worked since they released the pro devices :-X. @futeko.com. Maybe you can report it to himedia.
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but yr competitor Egreat remain the best.
this new firmware don'read the new film 4k uhd full rip 1.1 with menu as movie "Inferno.2016.COMPLETE.UHD.BLURAY-TERMiNAL".
why?????????
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Hello!
So we still have a couple of bugs regarding subtitles, like this: http://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=1967.msg16440;topicseen#msg16440 (http://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=1967.msg16440;topicseen#msg16440).
My two questions: is automatic subtitle encodig recognition issue resolved (or at least eased) in 2.0.4? And is the issue with <i>italic character lines like this</i> still present in 2.0.4? Correction Edit: I mean that in the case of srt subtitles the italic lines doesn't appear as italic, rather just normal.
Could someone check, please?!
If these aren't fixed, than take these as a reminder, thank you!
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Hello!
So we still have a couple of bugs regarding subtitles, like this: http://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=1967.msg16440;topicseen#msg16440 (http://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=1967.msg16440;topicseen#msg16440).
My two questions: is automatic subtitle encodig recognition issue resolved (or at least eased) in 2.0.4? And is the issue with <i>italic character lines like this</i> still present in 2.0.4?
Could someone check, please?!
If these aren't fixed, than take these as a reminder, thank you!
Hi
Automatic encoding of subtitles is not completely fixed.
The missing functionallity regarding tagging of subtitles still manage to surprise me.
I mean, how hard can it be?
They should at least remove "</i>" since they already remove "<i>".
I would of cause prefer the full functionallity.
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Hello!
So we still have a couple of bugs regarding subtitles, like this: http://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=1967.msg16440;topicseen#msg16440 (http://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=1967.msg16440;topicseen#msg16440).
My two questions: is automatic subtitle encodig recognition issue resolved (or at least eased) in 2.0.4? And is the issue with <i>italic character lines like this</i> still present in 2.0.4?
Could someone check, please?!
If these aren't fixed, than take these as a reminder, thank you!
Checked:
Autorecognition still not working
Line spacing still poorly implemented
Line tags like italic and bold not working but at least the tags (like <i>) are not displayed now
Too short time difference bug is fixed
New bug:
In the case of overlapping subtitles the second subtitle only blink up for a few millisecond doesn't matter how much is the actual duration of the subtitle.
Edit:
Checks were done with ANSI encoded external srt.
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Checked:
Autorecognition still not working
Line spacing still poorly implemented
Line tags like italic and bold not working but at least the tags (like <i>) are not displayed now
Too short time difference bug is fixed
They are on my Q5 :(
Not the "tags on" part <i> but only the "Tags off" part </i> is visible.
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Line tags like italic and bold not working but at least the tags (like <i>) are not displayed now
They are on my Q5 :(
Not the "tags on" part <i> but only the "Tags off" part </i> is visible.
What is the encoding of the srt and what is the encoding setting on the himedia player?
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.SRT encoding is ANSI
Normally I keep subtitles to "Auto" in the settings.
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.SRT encoding is ANSI
Normally I keep subtitles to "Auto" in the settings.
Could you try to change "Auto" for the correct encoding manually to see if the tags are still there?
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Can anyone make any sense out of the following...
Total bollocks.
Thousands of people have followed the instructions without a problem.
Do you ever wonder if, perhaps, the 'bollocks' might be coming from yourself?!
I also believe the instructions could be made a lot clearer. Perhaps thousands of people have encourtered the PROBLEM and worked it through (the word 'copy to ' comes to mind ) and have not reported it, as other problems became more important once whatever FW is finally installed.
You seem to beleive everyone on this forum is a tech genius. Believe me many are not,and have found the forum having bought the device and discovered it doesn't just work with a plug and play for KODI especially, but also for many other features to a greater degree than should be.
So fix, patch, workaround, extract and copy to, etc are having to become common vocabulary for these individuals which never was the case.
IMO some "Q10/5 PRO instructions for dummies" wouldn't go amiss and may be helpful. Perhaps a full time sticky thread so all new members/ veiwers know where to go initially and probably find their solution there.
This post is here due to original thread post, not because of the subject topic,,
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I also believe the instructions could be made a lot clearer. Perhaps thousands of people have encourtered the PROBLEM and worked it through (the word 'copy to ' comes to mind ) and have not reported it, as other problems became more important once whatever FW is finally installed.
You seem to beleive everyone on this forum is a tech genius. Believe me many are not,and have found the forum having bought the device and discovered it doesn't just work with a plug and play for KODI especially, but also for many other features to a greater degree than should be.
So fix, patch, workaround, extract and copy to, etc are having to become common vocabulary for these individuals which never was the case.
IMO some "Q10/5 PRO instructions for dummies" wouldn't go amiss and may be helpful. Perhaps a full time sticky thread so all new members/ veiwers know where to go initially and probably find their solution there.
This post is here due to original thread post, not because of the subject topic,,
We do our best to make something that is intrinsically difficult as easy as possible.
In an ideal world the updates from HiMedia would be much easier to handle. I think we've done well to avoid any mass bricking events bearing in mind the material we've had to work with.
The installation process and update path for 2.0.4 is complicated. If we over-simplified, it would encourage cavalier attempts at updating and potential product damage.
'copy to' isn't relevant for this update process. If we said 'extract update.zip to a local download location and then copy it to a USB flash drive' is that really simpler than 'Extract update.zip to the root of a FAT32 formatted USB pen drive'?
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I've recently updated from 1.0.8 to 2.0.4, it's *the* patch I've been waiting for.
My videos that used to play with a black border, now fixed.
My 5.1 AAC videos that used to have no sound, now fixed.
Only 1 small issue, the player now seems to forget my resolution settings on restart. I set it at 2160p50, but when I restart the player it reverts to 1080i50.
Any ideas?
Also 1 quick question, back when I had 1.0.8 Kodi, the back button let me go up the directory structure. Now with 2.0.4 Krypton, the back button exits me to the top menu. I had a look at input configuration but couldn't figure it out.
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Only 1 small issue, the player now seems to forget my resolution settings on restart. I set it at 2160p50, but when I restart the player it reverts to 1080i50.
This is a known issue since we had 2.0.0 or so. Still not fixxed.
Also 1 quick question, back when I had 1.0.8 Kodi, the back button let me go up the directory structure. Now with 2.0.4 Krypton, the back button exits me to the top menu. I had a look at input configuration but couldn't figure it out.
You have to disable joystick support in kodi. Goto Addons-->User-Addons-->Peripheral Library(or something else, dont know teh excactly word)-->Joystick Support and deactivate it.
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Hi Guys! I'm currently on Custom Firmware 2.0.4 and wanted to give this official firmware a try. Can I just reflash the official 2.0.4 firmware on top of Custom Firmware 2.0.4 or do I need to downgrade to an older firmware first before applying the Offical 2.0.4 firmware? I like the look and features of the custom firmware but the alert sound on startup surprises me all the time especially when I have the volume turned up. Cheers!!
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Hi Guys! I'm currently on Custom Firmware 2.0.4 and wanted to give this official firmware a try. Can I just reflash the official 2.0.4 firmware on top of Custom Firmware 2.0.4 or do I need to downgrade to an older firmware first before applying the Offical 2.0.4 firmware? I like the look and features of the custom firmware but the alert sound on startup surprises me all the time especially when I have the volume turned up. Cheers!!
If you have 2.0.4 installed (either official or custom) then yes you can reflash other 2.0.4. No need to downgrade. Use the restore button method.
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Thank you! Much appreciated!
Hi Guys! I'm currently on Custom Firmware 2.0.4 and wanted to give this official firmware a try. Can I just reflash the official 2.0.4 firmware on top of Custom Firmware 2.0.4 or do I need to downgrade to an older firmware first before applying the Offical 2.0.4 firmware? I like the look and features of the custom firmware but the alert sound on startup surprises me all the time especially when I have the volume turned up. Cheers!!
If you have 2.0.4 installed (either official or custom) then yes you can reflash other 2.0.4. No need to downgrade. Use the restore button method.
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The opening post of this thread has been updated to reflect new HiMedia's new Android 5.1 to Android 7 update files.
The new downloads make it much easier to upgrade an Android 5.1 Q5 Pro to Android 7 (firmware version 2.0.4).
Although the build numbers are different for the two downloads, the firmwares are identical. The new Android 7 > Android 7 download contains exactly the same firmware as the previous version, only the instructions are changed.
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Hello Futeko, I have 2.0.4 and the return and menu keys do not work in Kodi, and also I can not login in Play store, can anyone help me? Thank you
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Hello Futeko, I have 2.0.4 and the return and menu keys do not work in Kodi, and also I can not login in Play store, can anyone help me? Thank you
From FAQ: * Stop Kodi 17 new remote message and disabled back / menu buttons? In Kodi, go Add-ons / My add-ons / Peripheral libraries / Joystick Support / Disable
We had another user report that he couldn't log into Play Store yesterday but I see no problems here. What country are you in? What exactly do you see on screen when login fails?
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Hi Futeko, I already connected in Play store, but it took a long time, but about the keys, I mentioned still cant resolve, already installed key map and did not result maybe I do not know how to do this, I am a little lay in this, sorry my English, I am Portuguese
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Hi Futeko, I already connected in Play store, but it took a long time, but about the keys, I mentioned still cant resolve, already installed key map and did not result maybe I do not know how to do this, I am a little lay in this, sorry my English, I am Portuguese
Run Kodi.
From main menu: Select My add-ons, then Peripheral libraries, then Joystick Support. Disable it.
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Hi futeko, problem solved, thanks futeko for the help
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that is normal, because of using a external Player (not the kodi Player)
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that is normal, because of using a external Player (not the kodi Player)
thank you netguru
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Hi guys, sometimes when
I turn off the box and i turn on again the wallpaper dont keep set, i have a Q5 PRO
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Hi Futeko, in my Q5 PRO device info says that the Flash Memory is 8GB but actually it is 4GB, how do you explain this?
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Hi Futeko, in my Q5 PRO device info says that the Flash Memory is 8GB but actually it is 4GB, how do you explain this?
A portion of flash storage is taken by the Android system.
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Hi ,
While using Kodi wrapper player how do you enable chapter selection and jump to a specific chapter? Please help
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Hi ,
While using Kodi wrapper player how do you enable chapter selection and jump to a specific chapter? Please help
What type of file?
For example BD-ISO, press menu button on remote - Bluray menu - Chapter
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hi, sometimes when I play a music video, the video stops and the screen goes dark and does not save the progress, this only happens with music videos, concerts. Please help
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Hi ,
While using Kodi wrapper player how do you enable chapter selection and jump to a specific chapter? Please help
What type of file?
For example BD-ISO, press menu button on remote - Bluray menu - Chapter
What about mkv files with chapters?
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Instructions lost in forum webhost move!
2.0.3 to 2.0.4:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/9o6t1etuxkyftpn/Q5_PRO_FIRMWARE._ANDROID_7_v2.0.3_TO_ANDROID_7_v2.0.4._FUTEKO._HMD-2.0.4_2017-07-07.110752.zip/file
Android 5.1 to 2.0.4:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/un7hxxjah3uq063/Q5_PRO_FIRMWARE._ANDROID_5.1_TO_ANDROID_7_v2.0.4._FUTEKO._HMD-2.0.4_2017-07-07.142542.zip/file
Hello. I need update from Android 5.1 to 2.0.4 link above is not working. Can anyone help?