Yes you’re right, it is enabled in the Android, but what i understand the wireless sdio interface cause the kernel panic and without the panic i get no working WiFi/BL, it’s like the sdio conflicting with the usb, and when the sdio wifi is disabled the wifi usb interface work and i got working WiFi/BL, maybe i’m wrong but that’s why i hope someone correct this problem, especially for future updates
Ok, I’m confused. You are saying that with disabled SDIO node everything works?
Yes that is exactly what i experienced, but i’m talking for just disabling the sdio@fe088000 noting else.
Seems your expectations are way to high. Remember: this is not commercial product and this forum is not 24/7 helpdesk. As you can see it relies mostly on user to user help. Which still means you ask and wait for answer from somebody. And if no one is in a mood to write anything back you can’t do anything.
And this “Asked again and again, never got an answer” doesn’t help much to get an answer. Actually when I read such posts I usually skip them. Unless there is something regarding which really interests me.
And it is really “whatever” from now on. Good luck.
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Is there any chance of getting eMMC install supported or is it going to be USB only?
eMMC would be nice if possible.
Anyone having issue where rebooting keeps taking you to GTV instead of booting into CE? If I install CE from scratch, it works.
And if you do again reboot from Android does it go to CE?
No need fresh install.
Yes… re-did fresh CE install and now it’s holding (booting into CE as expected) when I power off/boot up, or reboot from GTV side.
I tried my favorite skin from LibreELEC (Arctic Fuse 2) on CoreELEC, but I’m stuck on “Skin Variables: Generating Content…”
How do I switch back to the default skin without formatting my USB?
Settings/System/Interface…move to skin
SSH in to the box.
systemctl stop kodi
nano .kodi/userdata/guisettings.xml
Find the line that says:-
<setting id="lookandfeel.skin" default="true">skin.arctic.fuse.2</setting>
Change it to:-
<setting id="lookandfeel.skin" default="true">skin.estuary</setting>
Save the file.
systemctl start kodi
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I installed CoreELEC on my Xiaomi Box S 3rd Gen for the first time, the nightly build is 20251201 and updated to 20251204.
Everything works quite stably; there were no crashes during movie playback.
Advantages over the stock Google TV from personal experience:
- Dolby TrueHD with Atmos plays seamlessly even at maximum bitrates;
- Heavy BDRemux files of around 100 GB play without any stuttering via SMB.
Problems encountered:
For some reason, I can’t connect to my NAS via SMB, but it works fine via UPnP (DLNA).
On the same box, but on Google TV, Kodi connects fine to the same SMB (with the same username, password, and IP address).
Resolved by using the system CIFS mount instead of the built-in Kodi client, thanks ChatGPT 
Summary
If the Kodi client is still acting up (access errors, strange delays), you can mount the SMB share system-wide via CIFS, and then use Kodi as a local folder.
- Using SSH, create a mount point, for example:
mkdir -p /storage/movies - Create the unit
/storage/.config/system.d/storage-movies.mountusing the following scheme:
[Unit]
Requires=network-online.service / After=network-online.service
[Mount]
What=//server_IP/Movies
Where=/storage/movies
Type=cifs
Options=username=USER,password=PASS,rw,vers=3.0
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
- Run:
systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable storage-movies.mount
systemctl start storage-movies.mount and check systemctl status storage-movies.mount for errors.
In Kodi, add the source as a regular local path, /storage/movies. The Kodi SMB client is not involved.
Also, if the Coreelec settings are set to Suspend when turning off via HDMI CEC, a variety of problems occur:
- Sometimes, when turning off the set-top box, it turns back on after a few seconds.
- When turning on the set-top box, it sometimes crashes and then boots into safe mode.
- Sometimes, when turning on, there’s no image - only a blue screen. Playing any movie through the Kore phone app helps - the image appears immediately.
Perhaps different combinations of settings in the Coreelec HDMI CEC section will help; I’ll try that.
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So you have tried Dolby TrueHD with Atmos and heavy BDRemux files even on kodi on google tv side?I’m trying it with normal fulld movies and it goes well, better thank plex surely.
Yes, in Google TV Kodi, the Passthrough output device: AudioTrack (RAW) mode, Android IEC Packer plays TrueHD.
This is a known issue with the Xiaomi TV Box S 3rd Gen.
There’s a lot written about this on Reddit, and they’ve even created a petition for Xiaomi
Currently, when playing TrueHD, this set-top box experiences audio and video cuts during high-bitrate scenes, such as explosions. DTS:X plays without problems.
Perhaps you haven’t watched enough movies with TrueHD, or you’re automatically converting from TrueHD to standard AC3/eAC3.
Example: Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), explosion scene at 22:40 min.
Audio track: Dolby TrueHD with Dolby Atmos
Bit rate: 5,114 kbps
Maximum bit rate: 7,800 kbps
Luckily, CoreELEC is good at this
In fact, I installed CoreELEC just for this reason.
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Hi deen1, I just got my Xiaomi Box S 3rd to my home. I have never used Coreelec before, just the android Kodi version on a old Nvidia Shield. Im a bit scared that I will break something when trying to install Coreelec. Is there any possibility that you could write a step by step guide for a novice person how you did set it up for you Xiaomi Box? It would mean a lot.
How to Install CoreELEC
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Download the latest CoreELEC build: https://relkai.coreelec.org/?dir=Amlogic-no/ce-22 → choose Amlogic-no Generic
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Create a bootable USB flash drive using Rufus
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On the USB drive, open the folder device_trees Copy the file: 7d_s905x5m_xiaomi_3rd_gen.dtb into the root of the drive and rename it to: dtb.img
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Insert the flash drive into the Mi Box (or USB hub if using USB-LAN)
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Enable Developer Mode on the Mi Box
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Connect via ADB and run: adb reboot update
After this, the device will boot into CoreELEC.
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Much appreciated deen1! Thank you so much. Will give it a try.
Samba connection works in the latest nightly?