BuzzTV X5 CoreELEC Installation

[Betatester]

CoreELEC installation instructions for use with BuzzTV  X5 (4G/1Gbit).

Cheers,

Team CoreELEC

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Ryu]

interesting. will be trying soon

[Chris1]

What is supposed to do to the box 

[Emporium]

I'm assuming it will just run off the MicroSD, and ignore the onboard eMMC ?

Just curious on WHY you would consider doing this on a new box, with so much going for it ?  If you want Kodi, just install Kodi as an app.  CoreElec is great on older devices if they are out of support or have no dedicated IPTV app like BuzzTV5, but I just don't see the point on using it on a Buzz box, and the latest flagship one at that.

[Ryu]

I 100% agree with you @Emporium. 

there site says  but im not risking it "Installation to eMMC is currently unsupported"   

Edited July 22, 2022 by Ryu

[allaboutbuzz]

21 hours ago, Betatester said:

CoreELEC installation instructions for use with BuzzTV  X5 (4G/1Gbit).

Cheers,

Team CoreELEC

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a collaboration between BuzzTV and CoreElec

We will make a Full Announcement about it in the coming weeks, and it will be available for more models as well.

[allaboutbuzz]

16 hours ago, Emporium said:

I'm assuming it will just run off the MicroSD, and ignore the onboard eMMC ?

Just curious on WHY you would consider doing this on a new box, with so much going for it ?  If you want Kodi, just install Kodi as an app.  CoreElec is great on older devices if they are out of support or have no dedicated IPTV app like BuzzTV5, but I just don't see the point on using it on a Buzz box, and the latest flagship one at that.

2 Big Differences on CoreElec

- Uses Linux Video Drivers and Codecs, which work much better than Android for Video and Audio Playback.

- Auto Frame Rate Feature.
 

[Betatester]

2 hours ago, allaboutbuzz said:

This is a collaboration between BuzzTV and CoreElec

To confirm:

The announcement is provided as a courtesy. 

This edition of CoreELEC was developed in collaboration with BuzzTV, and can only run from external media, which should make it impossible to render the device unusable. Sometime in the future, after more testing,  this might change.

We are currently encouraging people to test and report issues back to us by submitting a system log via our user forums.

Thank you,

Team CoreELEC

[Betatester]

CoreELEC 19.5-Matrix RC2 is now available. 

Changes Since 19.5-Matrix RC1:

• Added SC2, S905X4 support
•  Added support of AV1 hardware decoder for SoC SC2 or newer
•  Added Wifi driver Unisoc UWE5621
•  Added support of PHY RTL8211F-VD
•  Added support for Ugoos AM7 and X4
•  Added support for BuzzTV X5
•  Reworked auto colour subsampling and colour depth detection
•  Fixed no sound on GXL devices

The download link is here
Installation instructions can be found here

Be aware this version can only boot from external media.

Cheers,

Team CoreELEC

Edited July 28, 2022 by Betatester

[sunnyc]

I tried the 19.5 RC2,  burned it to a USB flash drive.  Followed the toothpick reset method, nothing boots up.  Has any one had any luck , can you share your experience.

[dishuser]

22 minutes ago, sunnyc said:

I tried the 19.5 RC2,  burned it to a USB flash drive.  Followed the toothpick reset method, nothing boots up.  Has any one had any luck , can you share your experience.

you got to recovery screen?

you renamed the file?

[sunnyc]

3 minutes ago, dishuser said:

you got to recovery screen?

you renamed the file?

No, I did not see recovery screen.  It came up with SORO logo and constantly going thru recycle.  I am waiting to see if it is going to boot after few attempts.

Yes, I renamed the file as mentioned in the instruction and copied it to the root folder. 

[sunnyc]

12 minutes ago, sunnyc said:

No, I did not see recovery screen.  It came up with SORO logo and constantly going thru recycle.  I am waiting to see if it is going to boot after few attempts.

Yes, I renamed the file as mentioned in the instruction and copied it to the root folder. 

After several reboots Corelec application screen came up.  The issue now is, remote keys don't work.  I cannot select the "next" button.

[dishuser]

what about mouse button?

[sjh]

just purchased buzz x5 box installed latest update now it shows it has being a SARO gt5000 or something also has several issues with some apps

please advise

[dishuser]

4 hours ago, sjh said:

just purchased buzz x5 box installed latest update now it shows it has being a SARO gt5000 or something also has several issues with some apps

please advise

you're in the wrong thread

 

[sunnyc]

11 hours ago, dishuser said:

what about mouse button?

tried that, no luck.

[dishuser]

Hopefully Betatester comes in with help

[allaboutbuzz]

On 7/27/2022 at 9:31 PM, Betatester said:

CoreELEC 19.5-Matrix RC2 is now available. 

Changes Since 19.5-Matrix RC1:

• Added SC2, S905X4 support
•  Added support of AV1 hardware decoder for SoC SC2 or newer
•  Added Wifi driver Unisoc UWE5621
•  Added support of PHY RTL8211F-VD
•  Added support for Ugoos AM7 and X4
•  Added support for BuzzTV X5
•  Reworked auto colour subsampling and colour depth detection
•  Fixed no sound on GXL devices

The download link is here
Installation instructions can be found here

Be aware this version can only boot from external media.

Cheers,

Team CoreELEC

Seems the IR Codes were not included with this build for our boxes after speaking to the Dev team on our side

They will reach out to your side to resolve this

 

Thanks

[Betatester]

Sorry for the late reply. I had to deal with a personal issue.

For those who have issues with the RC2, please use the latest nightly instead.

[Ryu]

just to keep this update.

currently supported devices

Amlogic-ng	Amlogic-ne
BuzzTV X5 64 AI / 128 AI	BuzzTV X5 64 AI / 128 AI
BuzzTV HD5	BuzzTV HD5
BuzzTV U5	BuzzTV U5

 

Installation

Device	Edition	DTB	SoC
BuzzTV X5 64 AI / 128 AI	4G	sc2_s905x4_buzztv_x5	S905X4
BuzzTV HD5	4G	s4_s905y4_buzztv_hd5.dtb	S905Y4
BuzzTV U5	4G	sc2_s905x4_buzztv_u5_4g_1gbit	S905X4

Edited March 8, 2023 by Ryu