Huge tip for people that have "something similar to the HK1 Box but the boot doesn't work". 1. Check the bottom of your box 2. Look at the sticker 3. find which one matches your cpu and ram, for example if the CPU is S905x4 and the Ram is 4G then look for the device tree that is like it, this is how it will look if it matches the CPU and ram I said earlier "sc2_905x4_4g.dtb". The first 3 text from the dtb file are not really important to look over. 4. Copy it and paste it to the main folder, then add rename the file to "dtb.img", make sure that you have file name extensions enabled which is in view on the top for windows users.
Ciao Gary, great video, but I think UA-camrs should speak more about the dangerous malware these cheap devices come full of. I think this is a potentially enormous problem people ignore... but should definitely be informed about 🙏
I recently purchased one of these, and while the install was a breeze following Gary's instructions, the actual functionality of the HK1 Box is pretty horrible. Bluetooth just sucks. I could get my controllers connected but anything else in the house emitting radio waves would interfere with it. I was not able to live with a corded controller, so I tried a 8bitdo controller with 2.4G and a dongle. Well, guess what? The HK1 would not recognize the controller dongle (was a different model than Gary's). One more gripe is that the graphics output causes eyestrain after playing for a few minutes. Not pleasant to look at! I don't think that any of these issues are Emuelec's fault, it's just that the HK1 is cheap, and you get what you pay for.
Hello, I bought the 256GB version of the box, but it only comes to the start animation (there are probably different versions) and then the picture freezes, at least the selection menu doesn't appear. Am I doing something wrong or is the SD card defective? The seller only wants to refund me a small amount, but he won't send me a new SD card with correct installed software on it... Can I download the image of the 256GB SD card somewhere so that I can use it to record a new card?
I just bought a H6 gamebox for $80, it canes with 128GB running 905X3 (is it good for gaming purpose)? And ffs it is in Chinese language, I need to manually install for English version. Please may I know whether the process is the same?
@@dilipn2761 Yes I did! My main problem was that I was holding "reset" button for too long, and that set me off, thinking I took wrong dtb file from the tree, do I ended up reflashing the card and choosing 3 dtb different files. But than I checked again that video where Gary pressed and released the button, do I did the same and it worked! I did it on X96 max + ultra, 4/64
Hi, i sucessfully done installing and all work fine, but i connected my hk1-rbox , s905x4 , connected to HDMI pc monitor, for audio I was using 3.5mm port , but emuelec is not playing through it
I just installed EmuElec 4.6 on my TV box with an S905X3. Been running EmuElec 4.0 on it for 2+ years. And now that I wanna upgrade the microSD to a bigger one, 256GB, I thought I'd move up to EmuElec 4.6 as well. Thing is though, I can't seem to download new themes and the bezels aren't showing up despite my selecting 'Enable RA Bezels' in settings. Any idea how to enable the bezels and change the theme?
I wouldn't use those samsung select micro SD cards. I bought two of them a little over a year ago and both of them stopped working right about the same time. I was using them both in my kids fire tablet 10.
In the 2 hours you spent doing this you couold have just stayed late at work 1 night for a couple of hours and bought a box already done. I dont see the saving.
I had to reset my box a couple times by holding the reset for 6 seconds roughly and then it would show up correctly. After that make sure to change your video settings to your tv settings and turn off auto change resolution. The video settings are in the bottom settings options, not the one in the "main" menu. I know it's a bit late, but I am just getting to this and hopefully this can help you or others in the future.
it takes up the storage space not the ram, the ram is for whatever you are actively using. Storage can be increased by just increasing the size of the SD card.
![Recover HK1 Box - EmuELEC / Batocera [MicroSD Boot Fix] [EEMC103]](/img/n.gif)
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS!!! I tried like 3 other guides on how to do this and none of them worked!!
Glad it worked for you!
Huge tip for people that have "something similar to the HK1 Box but the boot doesn't work". 1. Check the bottom of your box 2. Look at the sticker 3. find which one matches your cpu and ram, for example if the CPU is S905x4 and the Ram is 4G then look for the device tree that is like it, this is how it will look if it matches the CPU and ram I said earlier "sc2_905x4_4g.dtb". The first 3 text from the dtb file are not really important to look over. 4. Copy it and paste it to the main folder, then add rename the file to "dtb.img", make sure that you have file name extensions enabled which is in view on the top for windows users.
Ciao Gary, great video, but I think UA-camrs should speak more about the dangerous malware these cheap devices come full of. I think this is a potentially enormous problem people ignore... but should definitely be informed about 🙏
one of the best videos for that very well explained thanks a lot :)
Thanks Gary for the video, The error is due to the dtb file, I used sms1_s905x3_4g_1gbt.dtb and I don't have the error at startup.
he had press the button booting, funny trick, my a95x don't need that step,
Does emuelec turn off the box, i installed batocera on mine and it doesnt.
I recently purchased one of these, and while the install was a breeze following Gary's instructions, the actual functionality of the HK1 Box is pretty horrible. Bluetooth just sucks. I could get my controllers connected but anything else in the house emitting radio waves would interfere with it. I was not able to live with a corded controller, so I tried a 8bitdo controller with 2.4G and a dongle. Well, guess what? The HK1 would not recognize the controller dongle (was a different model than Gary's).
One more gripe is that the graphics output causes eyestrain after playing for a few minutes. Not pleasant to look at! I don't think that any of these issues are Emuelec's fault, it's just that the HK1 is cheap, and you get what you pay for.
4.6 controller override setting on in retroarch will change control set by you, so you won't screw over by the in game emulator control settings
Hello,
I bought the 256GB version of the box, but it only comes to the start animation (there are probably different versions) and then the picture freezes, at least the selection menu doesn't appear.
Am I doing something wrong or is the SD card defective? The seller only wants to refund me a small amount, but he won't send me a new SD card with correct installed software on it...
Can I download the image of the 256GB SD card somewhere so that I can use it to record a new card?
I just bought a H6 gamebox for $80, it canes with 128GB running 905X3 (is it good for gaming purpose)? And ffs it is in Chinese language, I need to manually install for English version. Please may I know whether the process is the same?
where do you put the images (screenshots) of every rom ?? if you have already the images and you do not want to use a scrapper
I'm doing mine now :D I'm doing it on 905X4, and for FUCK SAKE! GARY!!! DO NOT SCRATCH THE TABLET!!!!
Did you success in it ? I have same processor s905x4 , hk1 rbox , can we use the box for Android tv once after we reset button pressed
@@dilipn2761 Yes I did! My main problem was that I was holding "reset" button for too long, and that set me off, thinking I took wrong dtb file from the tree, do I ended up reflashing the card and choosing 3 dtb different files. But than I checked again that video where Gary pressed and released the button, do I did the same and it worked! I did it on X96 max + ultra, 4/64
@@dilipn2761 you can use the device as an android box if you remove the card from device.
Hi, i sucessfully done installing and all work fine, but i connected my hk1-rbox , s905x4 , connected to HDMI pc monitor, for audio I was using 3.5mm port , but emuelec is not playing through it
Did u find a fix? My audio is gone too
I just installed EmuElec 4.6 on my TV box with an S905X3. Been running EmuElec 4.0 on it for 2+ years. And now that I wanna upgrade the microSD to a bigger one, 256GB, I thought I'd move up to EmuElec 4.6 as well.
Thing is though, I can't seem to download new themes and the bezels aren't showing up despite my selecting 'Enable RA Bezels' in settings.
Any idea how to enable the bezels and change the theme?
how do you make it work on Vertical monitor? Cant get Emuelec to play games Vertical.
my screen is blinking always. emuelec started but screen is blinkin at collections loading screen.
I wouldn't use those samsung select micro SD cards. I bought two of them a little over a year ago and both of them stopped working right about the same time. I was using them both in my kids fire tablet 10.
USB encoder won't work with this device if ur planning to create a arcade cab.😢
My same problem dont show games image how to solve this problem with phone
How do you set the resolution before flashing
hi… I’ve tried but it doesn’t work 😢 please help me 😅
Please help when i try to do this when inserting the sd card & hold reboot i just get a blank screen nothing happens at all.
Make sure you switch the resolution to 1080p in android first
@@GaryCruzDotCom yes i am sure about 1080p i set 1080p 60 hz already.
when i try on my laptop. it is same too. screen blinking
In the 2 hours you spent doing this you couold have just stayed late at work 1 night for a couple of hours and bought a box already done. I dont see the saving.
I purchased one from Amazon, but the HDMI port won't output a signal. Is anyone else having the same issue?
I had to reset my box a couple times by holding the reset for 6 seconds roughly and then it would show up correctly. After that make sure to change your video settings to your tv settings and turn off auto change resolution. The video settings are in the bottom settings options, not the one in the "main" menu. I know it's a bit late, but I am just getting to this and hopefully this can help you or others in the future.
link pls
i would perfer a build without the Atrai crap sega genesis is ok but anything lower than that system is a waste or ram space
it takes up the storage space not the ram, the ram is for whatever you are actively using. Storage can be increased by just increasing the size of the SD card.