[S905x] Help with Mi Box (Android TV MDZ-16-AB) Bootloader Unlock And Root

[Novamaster]

Can someone help me change the language from Chinese to English. I have tried everything and I am lost. Thanks

 

[bigtalker]

Can someone help me change the language from Chinese to English. I have tried everything and I am lost. Thanks

If you truly own model mdz-16-ab, selecting a different language from among the several dozens supported is a simple click of the remote when you're in settings menu.

What version androidtv is currently running?

 

[mattzilla30]

Help

How do you root MDZ-22-AB?

 

[bigtalker]

Why would you want to do that? Do you have a specific reason?

 

[tonypur]

Re-install stock launcher

I removed the stock launcher some time ago and can't remember the exact commands used, and I'm not able to get the stock launcher reinstalled and working.

It looks like I used the commands 'pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.leanbacklauncher' and 'pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.tvlauncher' when on Oreo. Does anyone know how to reverse these commands?

Edit: Answering my own question, I found the command 'adb shell cmd package install-existing com.google.android.tvlauncher' and 'adb shell cmd package install-existing com.google.android.leanbacklauncher' reverses the above commands.

I'm not sure why I wanted to go back to the stock launcher. It's horrible.

 

[TheAFM]

Hi guys, Xiaomi Mi Box S is Rootet or not ? ?

 

[cyber_anandh]

Hi I'm using mi box 4, i trying more then 3 days to unlock bootloader but i did not succeeded, can any one help me to unlock bootloader and install the custom rom

 

[onemigpuzon]

I was able to get this rooted, but haven't been able to unlock the bootloader.

1. Download MiBOX3S_USA_once_r454.zip from 4PDA.ru unrar it and put it on a USB stick.
2. Turn on adb from the developer options, connect, and "adb reboot recovery"
3. Unplug the USB cable and plug in the USB stick. Choose "Install from EXT">"From UDISK", and flash the update.
4. Reboot it and plug the USB cable back in. Re-enable usb debugging (if your settings were cleared) then disable dm-verity by typing "adb root" then "adb disable-verity" and then "adb reboot"
5. Once it reboots, you are now free to modify the system partition as you see fit by typing "adb root" then "adb remount". you are effectively 'rooted' at this point.

I went further and manually installed SuperSU to enjoy some rooted app goodness, but to be honest, it was a pain.

One thing I noticed is that the most recent OTA wipes your changes, so you may want to disable updates until I can come up with a more elegant solution:

adb root
adb shell pm disable com.google.android.gms/.update.SystemUpdateService
adb shell pm disable com.google.android.gms/.update.SystemUpdateService$ActiveReceiver
adb shell pm disable com.google.android.gms/.update.SystemUpdateService$Receiver
adb shell pm disable com.google.android.gms/.update.SystemUpdateService$SecretCodeReceiver
adb shell pm disable com.google.android.gsf/.update.SystemUpdateActivity
adb shell pm disable com.google.android.gsf/.update.SystemUpdatePanoActivity
adb shell pm disable com.google.android.gsf/.update.SystemUpdateService
adb shell pm disable com.google.android.gsf/.update.SystemUpdateService$Receiver
adb shell pm disable com.google.android.gsf/.update.SystemUpdateService$SecretCodeReceiver

** edit **
I have a bootloader unlock authorization for this device from xiaomi, but I can't seem to get it into either bootloader mode or EDL mode. Any help on this front would be appreciated.

how did you got the authorzation to unlock?