it was. i think astro updated their apps such that it wont be able to be installed in tvbox. I tried the hacked apk, shown a few pages back, also not working for me..

Have you try this?
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...ost&p=103680498

oh.. i didnt try. Thanks for pointing this out. I will check it out later..

It worked, I am using this method on my Chromecast with Google TV.
Need a mouse to navigate though.

Simple question:
Does Mecool KM2 go deep sleep when you press the power button?
Or just standby mode exactly like Mi Box / Mi Box S

The problem with Mi Box / Mi Box S is that if you connect a webcam or an external HDD to it, these accessories don't go off when you put the Mi Box / Mi Box S in standby mode

I think the default behaviour of all Android TV devices are deep sleep

Can you help to test this on the Mecool KM2?

My HDD & webcam on my Hisense TV with its built-in Android TV goes off when the TV goes to sleep
Not on my Mi Box S, the standby light on the webcam is still on and the HDD is still warm even after 2 hours

i'll try tomorrow. trying to remember where I stowed all of my webcam after MCO finished

EDIT: out of topic, but for Mi TV, the behaviour is to turn off the USB when the TV goes to sleep. i know this because my DVB-T2 booster has a very bright blue LED, and it's using the USB port of the TV for power. Whenever I put the TV to sleep, the booster will also turn off

This post has been edited by linkinstreet: Apr 7 2022, 12:15 PM

Same thing for my Hisense TV with built-in Android
All connected devices completely turns off when I put the TV to sleep

Only with Mi Box / Mi Box S the connected devices doesn't turn off. I'm hoping Mecool KM2 doesn't have this issue
I don't want my HDD to run all the time, that'll kill the drive faster

Even theres power to the HDD, your HDD doesn't goes to sleep if there's no activity after certain period ?

Most, if not all of my hdd in my PC are running 24/7 for years now

If it's connected to the Mi Box/Mi Box S, yes, it doesn't go to sleep at all
If it's connected to any TV with built-in Android, the HDD goes to sleep normally (tested with Hisense & Sharp TV)

And I'm not isolated on this matter. There are several threads reporting the same issue on Reddit with zero solution other than buying a USB hub with a power switch to every port (which is rather annoying if I have to flick the switch everytime I turn off my TV)

This post has been edited by sHawTY: Apr 8 2022, 10:48 AM

Tested on Mecool KM2 and KM7. Both USB hub are still powered during sleep

Damn

Both TV and box board are designed differently but manufacturer can add software support to control the port. My TV(linux) USB port used to power on in standby mode but after few updates they disable it.

Try to look up for software provided by HDD manufacturer(if available) to configure the board which include spin down feature.
IMO, if spinning down/up in short period is basically useless.


There is one box that has the ability to shutdown USB port after 20 minutes but you might not be interested in it..😁

On my nvidia shield, there is a setting to keep the usb port off/on when go to sleep. However, on mibox it seems there is no such feature yet and it is always powered on even when sleep.

Alternatively, you can use any 2.5"/3.5" hdd enclosure that have built-in sleep feature, then just insert any of your hdd into it, both of my orico enclosure does have this feature, but you need to look for this feature in specific. It will require around 5 sec for the hdd to spin up before accessible when there is any activity on the hdd after idling.

The seagate 2.5" external hdd that I bought out of the box doesn't have the built-in sleep feature tho.

Meh, too much hassle. Much easier if I just buy a new TV with built-in Android

Use SSD for your external. No need to worry about spin up/spin down time anymore

..or save money by buying HDD enclosure with Auto Sleep feature like @wirelessbuyer suggested..
Even ugreen got that type of enclosure..

Personal experience, lost 3 new hdd(laptop) and one WD myBook(powered) hdd conected to TV usb port with auto off feature..

This post has been edited by juzmafia: Apr 9 2022, 03:59 PM

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