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Xiaomi Mi TV Stick (xiaomi-aquaman)

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Status: Didn't make a port yet
Xiaomi Mi TV Stick
Manufacturer Xiaomi
Name Mi TV Stick
Codename xiaomi-aquaman
Released 2020
Hardware
Chipset Amlogic S805Y
CPU Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU ARM Mali-450
Display Up to 1080p over HDMI
Storage 8GB
Memory 1GB
Architecture aarch64
Software
Original software Android TV
Original version 9
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no


Contributors

Users owning this device

  • 19atlas (Notes: 1080p green version, No go command, edited bootcmd)
  • Exkc
  • FerassElHafidi (Notes: Green 3rd variant. Ran Android 10. Wiped eMMC, boots Mainline U-Boot as BL33)
  • Knuxify (Notes: 2x; one works (blue variant), one has random shutdowns which seem to be caused by it overheating, since it works fine with the top of the casing taken off (green variant). Both running Android 9)
  • Mertoalex (Notes: family uses it, I debloated it with UAD-ng.)


How to enter recovery mode

Note On older firmware versions, you can get a shell in recovery via UART, however it is heavily restricted due to SELinux. Newer firmware versions do not expose a shell via UART.

Hold down the OK+Back keys on the remote while booting to boot into recovery.

Alternatively,

  • Plug in to PC
  • Enable devloader mode in settings
  • Run adb reboot recovery

Note that OTG does not work in the recovery, unlike on the Mi Box 3.

How to enter fastboot

Note There is currently no known way to unlock the bootloader.
  • Plug in to PC
  • Enable devloader mode in settings
  • Run adb reboot fastboot

WiFi

There are many variants with many different WiFi chips, including ones from Amlogic (not supported in mainline) or Realtek (some are supported, others aren't).

PCB variants

There are two variants of the PCB:

How to downgrade to older version of Android 9

TODO. The downgrade method used for the Xiaomi Mi Box 3 (xiaomi-once) will not work, as OTG does not work in the recovery.

"Multiboot" mode

TODO TODO: Write down instructions for this.
Implement "Multiboot" in the U-Boot environment via the U-Boot shell is needed to boot pm os but in newer revision of android 9 the uboot shell is being disabled so there are no way to implement this in newer revision.Sadly, there are no way to downgrade.

see also