GXL is not less supported than the Odroid N2.
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I think the answer to that is - it depends! I’ve had no success with my multichannel FLAC audio on the new kernel. Works fine on an old LibreELEC build, but I’m then stuck on a two year old build. I think a new TV supporting 4K might be required to take full advantage of the N2, though. Need to persuade the boss… 
Are you sure it is working on N2?
I believe so, Ray. Board is due mid-week, so I’ll know for sure soon 
Box arrived a short while ago. CoreELEC 9.2.3 already installed on MMC. Did a quick power up and some basic config - all good. Tested some of my multichannel FLACs - perfect!
I’m using an RF remote with USB dongle for navigating menus. All good except the power button won’t turn off (or on) the N2+. I need to do a bit of searching on the forum.
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Got exactly the same problem as @B1oHazard and @notFound - bootloop.
All I can see is CE logo and version in top left then bootloop.
MXQ Pro 4k
S905X / 1gb ram
Android 6
gxl_p212_1g
On my two S905X boxes I also had bootloops. With one (A95X A1) this went away after I updated Android to version 7.1.2. Now the -ng builds boot and run fine.
I need to find a working Android 7 firmware for the other one (mecool/akaso HM8)…
Thanks @mmpp00, I flashed bootloader from Nexbox A95X Android 7.1 image via USB and got -ng build on my box working.
@notFound @DigiTo you can try this method, it works.
Well, I will wait a bit for info from CE Team whether they can fix it for android 6 or not
A bootloader created before 9 June 2017 (Android 6)
GXL devices will not have enough space for the bl30/bl31 blobs .
@Portisch has a fix and will advise.
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9.2.4.2 - still bootloops
Fix is not yet included in stable build?
Did you try to inject bl301 again after the update?
Maybe also search for an updated Android version for your device.
Not sure what you mean.
I can’t run CE-NG build, all I can see is CE logo and version in top left.
After few seconds box is getting restarted.
There’s no error, just restart all the time so I guess there’s no way to inject bl301?
There is no official update for this box, user made software only and im kinda afraid that it will brick device 
Aah, I thought it was related to the bl30/bl31 blobs problem described by @kostaman above.
Did you try a fresh installation on a spare sd card?
Yes, im doing fresh install on another sd card and im holding reset button on first boot.
Since last post i have tested an Android 6.01 s905D 1GB/8gb box with Team CE
Real serious issues trying 1GB box with dtb.img and NG Kernel 4.9
Spent hours catching logs.
Time needed for a POSSIBLE fix
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FWIW, updating my X96 S905X 2/16G to Android 7.1.2 allows it to run the NG 9.2.4.2, in a stable manner. No more segmentation faults locking up the device and making it unusable. Is there some special sauce in Android 7.1.2 that makes it possible or was the stock firmware for my box just garbage? Who can say, but it finally works.
Thanks DEVs, you folks are amazing!
To try and give the simplest answer.
The vendors firmware doesn’t just include android, but also the boot loader which is made up of a couple different binary blobs.
Besides handling booting the device, these bits also handle some hardware access for the running OS, and stay running in a separate secure thread on the device. The kernel talks to this thread, and makes requests of it when it needs certain things.
This is were the the problems with old firmware come into play. The kernel expects to ask for stuff in a certain way, and get a certain answer back. As development continues some of this ends up changing, either to fix issues or to make things more flexible or efficient.
Normally when a vendor updates firmware, they update both the boot loader and kernel at the same time, so there doesn’t end up being any issues. This hasn’t been an issue for CoreELEC in the past because the 3.14 kernel was just as old as the old firmware. But, the 4.9 kernel is much newer, so there is a chance of issues with older firmware, and having a miscommunication that causes a problem. I have patched a few such issues, and will try to fix more of them when possible.
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Hi guys, I have two 1/8GB S905X boxes, an X96 and a Trongle X4, both kernel 3.14 internal installs. I’d like to upgrade them to NG but I don’t have their stock Android which IIUC is needed to upgrade internal installs.
Does anyone know if this ROM works on them?