[brianthesnail]

Hi all i am new to the site so hope i have put this in the right spot.
the m8 box i have keeps crashing during tv shows plus movies.
after about 3 to 4 mins in and goes back to the stream links
have tried clearing the cache, and putting it to 0 cache using the xunity maintenance,
but has not worked .
have tested internet speed and running 6mbps on wifi .
have also connected Ethernet cable running 54mbps and still crashes,
was wondering if anyone could come up with any idea's please.
as this is doing my head in .
my box does have a droidstick wizard built in and have used it but still does it ,
the box works ok on the acestreams no buffing problems at all
would like to thank everyone in advace for any help
thank s brianthesnail

[Ned Scott]

The crashing probably isn't a cache issue.

Maybe try SPMC (wiki), the current Kodi v14 beta (wiki), or, if you are feeling adventurous, try this unofficial version of OpenELEC: http://www.cnx-software.com/2014/10/28/o...m8-tv-box/

[brianthesnail]

Hi ned thank you for the fast reply
so from want i understand its the version of xbmc that has been installed on my m8 box
that is at fault or maybe the problem
i will give it a try i hope it works fingers crossed
and yet again thank you

[phil65]

I also had random crashes with an m8 box. Turned out they were heat-related. (passive cooling system was not good enough)
I installed an active fan (needed some work on the casing) and all was good, no crashing anymore.

[brianthesnail]

Hi Phil
thank you for help very much appreciated
can i ask with you m8 heating problem did your box make a clicking sound every now and then and screen go black for a few secs
as mine has been doing that .but since i turned the box upside down the sound has gone away strange
but i will try adding a usb run fan to the box and see if that helps as well
thank you for your help

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The crashing probably isn't a cache issue.

Maybe try SPMC (wiki), the current Kodi v14 beta (wiki), or, if you are feeling adventurous, try this unofficial version of OpenELEC: http://www.cnx-software.com/2014/10/28/o...m8-tv-box/

Cheers Ned i loaded SPMC and it has worked

Thank you very much for all your help

[phil65]

my box restarted when xbmc was running for some time. Couldnt notice any sounds. (there are no movable parts in the m8 box so I wonder where they come from )