CE on a 2017 X96 mini

Help & Support Installation & Booting
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Hello,

I have an 2017 X96 mini tv box with android 7.1.2, 2gb ram , 16 gm rom, and would like to try out CE on a sd CARD. Does anyone knows which files I should use?

Thank you.

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Use “CoreELEC-Amlogic.arm-9.2.8-Generic.img.gz”
and “gxl_p281_2g.dtb” for dtb.img

This CE version works OK on my old X96 Mini box…

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Does the remote work on this image, or will I need to download a custom file for this box?

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For remote You will have to try it and see.
There are remote .config files available if not working.
Load onto sd and have a go :slight_smile: Also try CE NG.
https://relkai.coreelec.org/?dir=Amlogic-ng/ce-21

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I am considering buying a new X96mini Android 11.0 S905W2 2gb ram 16gb rom box from AliExpress.

Should I use the same image and dtb you mentioned? Will the box be able to comfortably handle 4K HDR remux with lossless audio and PGS subtitles. Will it also be able to handle 1080p remux well? Like what about a high FPS high bitrate films like Gemini man.

Edit: I can see a cheaper option for 2024 x96mini android 9 S905W 2gb ram 16gb rom should I consider this one?

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No, don’t get new X96mini; I’d go for a Vontar X4 with 32GB Ram. If you are looking to reproduce DV-FEL remuxes, then at least a Homatics R 4K Plus…

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Buy cheap, buy twice

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Thanks for the advice. I’ll go ahead with the Vontar X4 as it’s less than half the price of the homatics. I’m okay without Dolby Vision. My main purpose is high bitrate 4K HDR remux, lossless audio pass through and PGS subtitles. So far it seems Vontar X4 is the cheapest option to reliably play my targeted files.

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The CoreELEC-Amlogic.arm-9.2.8-Generic.img.gz and the gxl_p281_2g.dtb work great with my old X96mini.

My remote looks like the photo i just uploaded.

X96_remote
X96_remote220Ă—647 109 KB

At first boot, the remote wasn’t working, so i had to use a usb wireless mouse to start and config some settings (ssh enable for example).
I am using the attached remote.conf and it works great
remote.conf (2.7 KB)
Just copy over SSH to /storage/.config/ and reboot.
Sometimes i am using the x96 with an old KDL Sony tv, and the colorspace is wrong, so i have use this solution found on the forum:
-connect via SSH to /storage/.config/ folder;

  • create a new file called autostart.sh ( if the file exists jsut edit it)
  • add this line: echo “rgb,now” > /sys/class/amhdmitx/amhdmitx0/attr
  • save and close, reboot- done !

Thank you for all the help! CE is greattttttt!

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Remote config is already in config: remotes/AmRemote/X96 at master · CoreELEC/remotes · GitHub