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SL1v3R said:
Appreciated, I'm wondering if I should take the risk and tinker with the IMEI? It's the last area I can think of as a non android techie.
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Are you running the latest 111k4 ROM?
 
Barfish88 said:
My mxiii refuses to power on anymore :( its a sad day.
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A faulty power supply can damage the board, which is why I told you to leave it unplugged

Do you have another power supply to test with?
 
AVSupply said:
Are you on 111k4 now? HorusZA reported the same thing, and said it worked fine after a reboot
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Update on that...
I installed 111k4 with Kodi 14 and initially had the same problems as before (x2 speed playback, play/buffer/play/buffer or forward/backward).
After a reboot everything worked fine... for a couple of days. The same problem started again but no amount of rebooting, clearing caches, etc. would fix it.

I've now uninstalled Kodi 14 and have given SPMC a try (based on XBMC 13.4). So far, so good but it hasn't seen a lot of use. Maybe it's time to consider a Intel NUC based solution for my HTPC requirements. Sure, it's a bit more expensive but it might prove to be a more stable platform.
 
HorusZA said:
Update on that...
I installed 111k4 with Kodi 14 and initially had the same problems as before (x2 speed playback, play/buffer/play/buffer or forward/backward).
After a reboot everything worked fine... for a couple of days. The same problem started again but no amount of rebooting, clearing caches, etc. would fix it.

I've now uninstalled Kodi 14 and have given SPMC a try (based on XBMC 13.4). So far, so good but it hasn't seen a lot of use. Maybe it's time to consider a Intel NUC based solution for my HTPC requirements. Sure, it's a bit more expensive but it might prove to be a more stable platform.
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Yep I was enjoying the mxiii but now back to my mede8er :(
 
Guys, I have a few questions with regard to the M8:

1. How stable is Kodi? I'm reading mixed reviews on the Internet.
2. How well does Plex run on the box? My entire library sits in Plex.
3. Is it possible to install a launcher closer to that of the Fire TV? I hate the stock launcher and the other cartoonish ones.
4. I'm reading reviews saying it's not as great as everyone makes it out to be. Is this really the case?
5. I'm assuming that I can program my Harmony remote for use with the box. Correct?
6. How stable is the firmware? I'm a techie but in all honesty I want a box that I don't have to flash with different firmware, etc. There are better things I can spend my time on.
 
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HorusZA said:
Update on that...
I installed 111k4 with Kodi 14 and initially had the same problems as before (x2 speed playback, play/buffer/play/buffer or forward/backward).
After a reboot everything worked fine... for a couple of days. The same problem started again but no amount of rebooting, clearing caches, etc. would fix it.

I've now uninstalled Kodi 14 and have given SPMC a try (based on XBMC 13.4). So far, so good but it hasn't seen a lot of use. Maybe it's time to consider a Intel NUC based solution for my HTPC requirements. Sure, it's a bit more expensive but it might prove to be a more stable platform.
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What are you streaming your content off, and is it a specific format that causes your playback issues?
 
AVSupply said:
What are you streaming your content off, and is it a specific format that causes your playback issues?
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Content is on a NAS and is delivered via Cat5.
While I had intermittent issues with Gotham (playback would pause occasionally... I posted a full description of this problem earlier in this thread) the major problems I encountered with Kodi 14 go away as soon as I roll-back to XBMC 13.
 
HorusZA said:
Content is on a NAS and is delivered via Cat5.
While I had intermittent issues with Gotham (playback would pause occasionally... I posted a full description of this problem earlier in this thread) the major problems I encountered with Kodi 14 go away as soon as I roll-back to XBMC 13.
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That sounds like advanced settings xml file that needs tweaking.
I don't use XBMC so I'm stupid when it comes to that, maybe someone else knows on here, give it a Google
 
ive had issues whereby XBMC would just exit on its own while watching something. Any ideas...
 
@Icemanbrfc A log file might help you identify XBMC issues.
Enable debugging in Settings.
 
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