Xiaomi 3rd gen install to eMMC

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I am using eMMC install and 20260712 nightly and it seems mostly fine and functional.

I came across problems trying to watch the latest episode of the anime One Piece, 1080p H264 1.4GB. Video kept on freezing directly from the start and is totally unwatchable. This is strange because I finished an entire 1080p remux and 2160p remux with no issues at all. I tested that this One Piece episode plays with no problems at all outside CoreELEC on Jellyfin LG A1 OLED webOS client and direct play no transcoding.

How should I provide logs to debug this, should I do dmesg | paste or like what is recommended I provide.

Xiaomi Box S 3rd Gen: Budget Player w/Dual-boot CE + DV FEL & Google TV
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First thing to check would be if USB is the problem or if something else is, try booting from USB and seeing if it plays back properly or also has issues.

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CoreELEC Toolbox v1.1.1 fixes a issue where a library was called incorrectly causing the toolbox to fail to open for some users, please update to it if you have issues using the below command:

Update: SSH in (ssh root@YOUR-BOX-IP, default password coreelec) and paste one line:

curl -fLo /tmp/toolbox.zip https://github.com/samtheruby/coreelec-android-dualboot-twilight/releases/download/v1.3.0/script.coreelec.toolbox-1.1.1.zip && unzip -tq /tmp/toolbox.zip && systemctl stop kodi && rm -rf /storage/.kodi/addons/script.coreelec.toolbox && unzip -oq /tmp/toolbox.zip -d /storage/.kodi/addons/ && rm -f /tmp/toolbox.zip && reboot

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This is a confirmed bug in the latest nightly release due to commit here https://github.com/CoreELEC/xbmc/commit/a8e9d7d0c2ba6438dedf2fd04ba36dd13f467091

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This post was done in this thread Xiaomi Box S 3rd Gen: Budget Player w/Dual-boot CE + DV FEL & Google TV as I assumed it was not an eMMC issue but it was moved to here by portisch because I mentioned I was on eMMC. I am glad the issue was found.

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New CoreELEC Toolbox v1.1.2 fixes a issue where user-update.sh called a unavailable module in the boot phase causing the gate to fail to be re-asserted

Please update to it using the below command:

Update: SSH in (ssh root@YOUR-BOX-IP, default password coreelec) and paste one line:

curl -fLo /tmp/toolbox.zip https://github.com/samtheruby/coreelec-android-dualboot-twilight/releases/download/v1.3.1/script.coreelec.toolbox-1.1.2.zip && unzip -tq /tmp/toolbox.zip && systemctl stop kodi && rm -rf /storage/.kodi/addons/script.coreelec.toolbox && unzip -oq /tmp/toolbox.zip -d /storage/.kodi/addons/ && rm -f /tmp/toolbox.zip && reboot

After Install run repair dual-boot from the addon to apply the fixes.

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This may be incorrect as I tested 20260711 nightly which likely does not have this commit applied and it has problematic playback too on anime opening songs with subtitles on top and bottom. However beta1 has no issues with such a video. Possibly a commit even earlier than this one is the root cause.

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Would it be possible to get rid of the android partitions entirely? I have no interest in android, so it would allow having a bit more space fore CoreELEC

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I don’t think it’s possible yet but CoreELEC uses pretty much super low space like less than 1 GB so I’m curious what you plan to do with the storage space from removing Android as it’s not like you can comfortably put entire remuxes on the eMMC. If you’re worried about accidentally booting Android that won’t be a problem since you can use toolbox to set default reboot OS to CoreELEC.

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Not sure if removing android is the best option for now, because thats the only way we can flash and repartition the eMMC (not sure about the complete capabilities of fastboot)

Would be great if we can flash a custom recovery image of some sort

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I didn’t really have a specific why in mind. Just felt cleaner not having android.

But if it’s the only way to partition the flash sounds like a terrible idea. Custom recovery would be cool.