(2013-06-29, 02:10)thebearnecessit Wrote: nice one thanks for posting, but i just tried it and it crashes xbmc on my atv1200 when i try and play music form the last.fm addon.

is this an external player though? so do you lose some of the functionality whilst music is playing? or does xbmc just appear the same?

(2013-06-29, 02:47)bluemeane Wrote:

(2013-06-29, 02:23)thebearnecessit Wrote:

(2013-06-28, 23:46)bluemeane Wrote: I use the .apk that is included in the May update firmware. Music works PERFECTLY. As does everything else.

do you mean his firmware?

http://www.geniatech.com/down-eng/androidtvbox/update_spi_MX_20130510.zip
http://www.geniatech.com/down-eng/androidtvbox/update_MX_20130506.zip

Yup!. that's the one. Works perfect for me.

(2013-06-30, 11:59)dgcruzing Wrote:

(2013-06-29, 02:47)bluemeane Wrote:

(2013-06-29, 02:23)thebearnecessit Wrote: do you mean his firmware?

http://www.geniatech.com/down-eng/androidtvbox/update_spi_MX_20130510.zip
http://www.geniatech.com/down-eng/androidtvbox/update_MX_20130506.zip

Yup!. that's the one. Works perfect for me.

What is the verdict guys?
Worth upgrading as yet or still full of bugs like their other firm releases?
Also is it true there is no Gapps with this version?
As a guy from the other thread at androidforums is complaining about it.
if it was missing you could always true to flash one of the Gapps floating round off XDA and or flashing the Pivos extra apps add zip they have.

I will wait until I hear some more feed back from the troops before I go messing with it as I have had my hands full setting up this other HTPC.
Which to say after all the mucking round with the Android box's is soooooo much more fun as everything just works how it should..

Edit. Don't know what that other guy was on..I can see play store is loaded so it means there is access to all the Google apps..
Just loaded it up will play during the week and see how it goes..
What's the lastest and greatest XBMC people are using with it?

If you are anything like me..I like to have the bottom bar and on this build they have taken it away again..
So a good way around it is using a little program from a XDA developer called LMT.. I am using the pie and centered to the bottom..working great
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330150

(2013-06-30, 16:37)msocratous Wrote: Hey, I am the guy from the other forum! The rom quoted in your post is not the latest 4.2 version from Geniatech. You can find the latest (which does not include Google Apps - there is a size difference of 100MB between the two versions) here: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=150342&pid=1452171#pid1452171

(2013-06-29, 00:11)Robikonobi Wrote:

(2013-06-28, 06:47)davilla Wrote: md5sum will tell if it's the identical build.

I updated to android version 4.2 firmware (20130610) but XBMC no longer plays video properly. The audio plays but screen remains on menus.

PS The geniatech build is actually from 4/30/2013 (see the system info section in XBMC) as opposed to the PIVOS nightlies which at this moment the latest is from June 2013 code. The Pivos nightlies build is obviously newer.

In any case, XBMC video playback is broken with the latest android firmware on the ATV1200, so stay away from now. Has anyone else gotten XBMC video playback to work with the new firmware?

(2013-06-15, 21:13)border304 Wrote: I'm certainly having the best success so far with spi_MX_20130510 and MX_20130506. Using the XBMC apk taken from the update_Mygica_A6_20130610 firmware as someone mentioned previously.
I can make the apk file available but don't have an account that readily facilitates such. I'm sure someone will suggest something easy if they want to avoid having to navigate a box in chinese with a remote that doesn't function correctly!
Shame it takes a day to import a library...

(2013-07-01, 10:16)border304 Wrote: Still one small issue remains - on occasion the picture lags for a split second but when it resumes there is a faint banding on the picture (probably the greenish tint issue from before but now less pronounced). It is very intermittent - can happen many times on one file and then not again all day. Easy to work around though, the issue is cleared by using the 'back 7 secs' button on the Yatse remote (incidentally the power button can be configured to quit/exit the app which is quite handy as I've had issues if I didn't exit prior to powering the box down).

(2013-07-01, 14:45)dgcruzing Wrote: WARNING!!!!
SOFT BRICK POSSIBLE IF YOU UPGRADE TO NEW FIRMWARE....

I should have waited too.. left XBMC to run over night to do the media update.. Box was locked up this morning..
Shut it down and now its stuck on the green man..
first time in ages had this happen..in fact not since the ATV3000 firmware upgrades..
thats why on that box went to Pivos firmware..
looks like another great upgrade from Geniatech.. wish they would test and test again before they release..
As they just manage to make people more pissed off with them..

Hows that button reset thing work?
I have tried a number of times.. unplug hold the button let go.. but still on the green man.. not going into recovery.
Looks like I am going to have to call then tomorrow and get my staff to yell at them,..

(2013-07-01, 15:54)msocratous Wrote:

(2013-07-01, 14:45)dgcruzing Wrote: WARNING!!!!
SOFT BRICK POSSIBLE IF YOU UPGRADE TO NEW FIRMWARE....

I should have waited too.. left XBMC to run over night to do the media update.. Box was locked up this morning..
Shut it down and now its stuck on the green man..
first time in ages had this happen..in fact not since the ATV3000 firmware upgrades..
thats why on that box went to Pivos firmware..
looks like another great upgrade from Geniatech.. wish they would test and test again before they release..
As they just manage to make people more pissed off with them..

Hows that button reset thing work?
I have tried a number of times.. unplug hold the button let go.. but still on the green man.. not going into recovery.
Looks like I am going to have to call then tomorrow and get my staff to yell at them,..

Unplug the device. Press the reset button and keep it pressed while plugging the power back. Wait until the led in the front becomes Green and then let go of the reset button.

(2013-07-01, 12:18)rl4engx Wrote:

(2013-07-01, 10:16)border304 Wrote: Still one small issue remains - on occasion the picture lags for a split second but when it resumes there is a faint banding on the picture (probably the greenish tint issue from before but now less pronounced). It is very intermittent - can happen many times on one file and then not again all day. Easy to work around though, the issue is cleared by using the 'back 7 secs' button on the Yatse remote (incidentally the power button can be configured to quit/exit the app which is quite handy as I've had issues if I didn't exit prior to powering the box down).

Have you tried a different HDMI lead, I used the same one I've had (with no issues) for a couple of years but I was getting the occasional black screen and corrupt screen/sound. Swapped the HDMI lead and it's not done it since.