The upgrade process kept failing because the drivers never installed. The reason I connect the TV box at this step is from personal experience with an old Tronsmart Vega S89.
During the installation process, the program will install the drivers that your PC will need to have in order to communicate with the TV box. Connect your Android TV box to your PCīefore installing the USB burning tool, I like to make sure my Android TV box is connected to my PC and powered on. There’s an update feature in the application itself. If you don’t have the latest version, don’t worry. For this example, this is version v2.0.6.2, but that will certainly change as new versions are released. Once you’ve extracted the file, you’ll see a Setup.exe file which will contain the version number. Here, I’ve set it up in my Downloads directory in Windows 10 and created a sub-directory called “Amlogic.” Once you download that file, extract it into a temporary directory. You will be making changes to system files on another device, so Windows wants to make sure you know what you’re doing, after all.
The file will work in Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10, but it will need Administrator permissions in order to run. I’ve set up a file share for the Amlogic USB Burning Tool v2.0.6.2 here: USB_Burning_Tool_v2.0.6.2_build2 Check it out here or using the image below! JUST GETTING STARTED? Get up to speed quickly with my Getting Started with TV boxes resource page. If you need help finding your Android TV box firmware, you can check out our Android TV Box Firmware Guide here. ?īelieve it or not, the process is actually pretty easy. Now that I’ve sufficiently scared you, let’s get started.
This can “brick” the device and turn it into a really expensive paperweight.
Here’s how to install a new firmware image manually by using the Amlogic USB Burning Tool. img file, then an OTA firmware upgrade isn’t going to do you much good. These days, more Android TV boxes are making it easier to update firmware by using FOTA – Firmware Over The Air.