T8 firmware update from today onwards

[Estwing]

After last OTA killed my box and I had to have a replacement,I haven't got the bottle to try this one:-(

 

[David Savage]

New home screen menu as well, nice to know. Its not mentioned on the Droidbox main site.
There you go EricB now that saves on posting and packing...

I'm like you Estwing I'm going to wait and see if there's any problems...

Dave

 

[courtjester]

Agree wholeheartedly Dave - Rule No 1 of Updating: wait till the dust settles and then proceed with caution. Once bitten, twice shy and all that.........

 

[todster]

Great. This makes my day Did you install the firmware update without any problems ?

yep all went fine no problems at all

 

[bom]

brilliant update worked fine. just make sure you set up mega acct and download thru that rather than using the browser option and you get 50gb storage for free too! Now its all working will any future updates be OTA?

 

[ChrisM]

brilliant update worked fine. just make sure you set up mega acct and download thru that rather than using the browser option and you get 50gb storage for free too! Now its all working will any future updates be OTA?

Yes, all future updates should be via the OTA app if all goes to plan.

 

[puddled]

Firmware updated all went well. T8 box is running like a dream.

 

[Kolawole o]

Mine Updated aswell without any problem, thanks to the droid Team

 

[poolgazza]

My OTA app is saying Unsupported ROM. Any ideas?

 

[ChrisM]

Which firmware version does it report as installed right now?
Version 1 = the latest one
Version 2 = a test name that doesn't link to anything now
1.1.x = old firmware

The error message will appear right now if you have the latest firmware. It will say that unless there is a newer firmware available to download.

 

[Ian Alexander]

Can you confirm the update from the blog link works on the original T8 V2. Many Thanks

 

[ChrisM]

Yes, the blog link for T8 devices without the OTA app does work (flashed my own this way).

 

[azabhoy]

Will the firmware update wipe Kodi and wookie from the device?

 

[courtjester]

I finally took the plunge recently and all went well without any problems -- you are left with a clean bear bones installation of Kodi, which still has the Wookie Repo intact. Its then just a case of installing Wookie from the Repo and then choosing which build you want (Username - FREE, Password - 1234 worked for me). I went for the Retro version build, which is a bit less "fussy" and has cleaner lines.

 

[Nigelar]

I updated the firmware on my pre-July T8 model on Friday via an SD card as instructed. Everything worked ok.
After setting things up I noticed Droidbox market was not present in Android apps.
I then saw a notification for another firmware update (number 2?). Downloaded that and everything set up ok again. I noticed that Droidbox market was now present.
I reran the Wookie and all addons set up ok. I noticed the Wookie version was 6.0.1. which does not need log in details.
My ethernet connection is also a lot faster (70mbps) compared to what it used to be so put that down to the f/w update.

Interestingly I noticed the firmware installer has an option to wipe data or not. To be safe I did, although I knew it would clear out all my old kodi and android settings and configuration. Does anyone know what happens if you don't tick this box?

 

[David Savage]

If I remember correctly the 1st time I updated my T8-S I never cleared data and it never installed. Then if I went to the OTA updater and in the top right corner click the setting it would show there as an load file. Then if I clicked on it, it would give me the option to install or delete.
To install properly it needs you to clear the data....
Thats my experience of the not clearing data 1st....

 

[courtjester]

I decided not to tick the box ( bit of a coward I suppose ! ) on my T8 (after June purchase) since I didn't want to lose some of my Settings, Configuration and Apps which I had installed (Showbox, Movie HD etc. ). Firmware update still worked OK. Noted that there were a couple of new Apps installed, but to be honest I don't use the majority of those available.

 

[ChrisM]

If you don't clear data then any already installed apps won't be updated by the APKs found in the /system/preinstall folder (for example if you had Kodi 15.0 and ticked clear data, you'd have 15.2 after, if you didn't tick Clear Data then you'd still have 15.0 installed (with the APK file to install 15.2 available in /system/preinstall)#

If you don't clear data and something goes wrong, one of the support team's first reactions will be "factory reset/clear data please"

If you don't clear data you don't have to start everything from scratch again.

If you clear data you get the latest version of all the apps, and a chance to configure things right the first time.

Possible reasons for and against ticking the CLEAR DATA option when updating your firmware.

 

[courtjester]

Point taken Silently Screaming - a balanced and objective view is always welcome on the Forums. I am no doubt influenced by the bad experience I had with a previous update, when it did not work correctly and I spent many frustrating hours correcting what I had lost. I had not at that time mastered the art of "backing up" everything beforehand to minimise any possible inconvenience caused. However I now have a bit more experience and confidence working with Android and Kodi, although still on a learning curve and may have another go with the CLEAR DATA option first, the next time there is a major update.

 

[mark1]

Hi guys
Been updating 3 t8 boxes with latest firmware...2 boxes updated great but the third just will not go into recovery mode so I can update via SD card(toothpick reset). Also tried factory reset in setting but no joy.
Any help much appreciated thanks.