Help M8 s802 - can't get into boot mode with toothpick

[theboneman21]

My current box has Android 4.4.2 which Kodi 17 doesn't work on, and apparently I can't upgrade to Android 5 so I'm looking to make the move. The problem is the toothpick method doesn't work. What happens is I hold the toothpick in and plug in the power, and the A9 Mali 450 box displays for about 20 seconds, quickly vanishes, then reappears, and that repeats itself. I never get a boot menu or anything.

All at this point, I have no way to go to Libre or openelec as alternatives

Does anyone have any suggestions based on previous experience/stories? Appreciate any and all help. Thank you

 

[mikedt]

Isn't OpenElec intended for running on PC hardware or a Raspberry Pi, and NOT cheapo Android box? The toothpick in the hole thing is probably just to reset/reboot it, if and when it crashes.

As for what you've got there, with it being cheapo, manufacturer updates are not going to happen. So quite frankly I think you'll have to replace it. If you want to use OpenElec, I can recommend Raspberry Pi 3. I've got one.

 

[theboneman21]

Perhaps I misunderstood it. I thought open and libre were operating systems.

I'll probably just snag a new one with a higher Android to at least last several versions

 

[mikedt]

OpenElec is an OS. which is built for PC x86, Raspberry Pi and the Wetek boxes, but not the whatever it is anonymous no-name device that you have.
http://openelec.tv/get-openelec

 

[theboneman21]

OpenElec is an OS. which is built for PC x86, Raspberry Pi and the Wetek boxes, but not the whatever it is anonymous no-name device that you have.
http://openelec.tv/get-openelec

Sorry. This led me to believe it was possible, and there was just something i was missing

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=openelec+android