H96 Pro+ Firmware Upgrade To Android 7.1 Nougat

H96 Pro+ Firmware Upgrade to Android 7.1 Nougat

This is a simple  step by step tutorial for the H96 Pro+ Firmware Upgrade To Android 7.1 Nougat. This firmware update is for the first release of the Alfawise H96 Pro+, as well as for similar H96 Pro+ with different branding it does not matter. So follow the steps in the video and upgrade the Android 7.1 and enjoy all the new features.

To complete this upgrade you’d need 6 things. You would need the H96 Pro+ first model, a blank micro SD Card, at least 4GB in size, a Burn card PC software, the latest firmware, an object like a paper clip to press the reset button, and a PC or laptop with an SD card slot.

SD card process firmware Download

Burn tool Download

Latest 08/09/2017 v7.1.2 firmware link. PLEASE NOTE!!! this latest firmware can only be installed using the USB Burning tool process. And yes I have personally tested it. LATEST FIRMWARE DOWNLOAD don’t forget to copy and paste the license folder and overwrite the license folder in the USB burning tool installation folder, or else the update will not work.

New stock firmware Android 6.0 Kodi 16.1 to restore back to factory defaults. – Stock Firmware Download

Original firmware Android 6.0 in case you need to go backOriginal firmware download

*****NEW UPGRADED H96 Pro+ Android 7.1 In Store****

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Complete the following steps

  • Step 1. Download the Burn card software, and the latest firmware from the description area below this video, or from my product page.
  • Step 2. Unzip the Burn card software into a folder, this is not an installation file, just a standalone program.
  • Step 3. Unzip the firmware into a folder.
  • Step 4. Insert the SD card into the SD card slot on your PC. and take note of the drive letter.
  • Step 5. Open the folder where you unzipped the program, and run the burn card program.
  • Step 6. The program starts in Chinese, an you have to switch to English by selecting the writing in the top left corner, and select the check box where it says English version. Click OK to close the option, and then exit the program and restart it again to get it in English.
  • Step 7. Once restarted, at the top select choose disk. and select the drive that the SD card is inserted.
  • Step 8. Check the four check boxes, and click the browse button and open the firmware folder. and select the image file.
  • Step 9. Once you have selected the firmware image file, click the make button. You would be promoted to format the SD card, click the start button and wait for the card to be formatted. Once the formatting is completed, click the close button and the burn process will start automatically. Once the burn process is completed, click the OK button and close the program.
  • Step 10. Remove the SD card from the PC properly, by right clicking on the drive and selecting eject.
  • Step 11. Connect the TV box to your TV, insert the SD card into the SD card slot, and do not plug in the power cord at this time.
  • Step 12. Using your paper clip press and hold the reset button below the box. While pressing and holding the reset button, plug in the power cord and wait until you see the box starts. Release the reset button and the upgrade would begin immediately. This process takes a few minutes, and once completed the box will reboot automatically.

I hope this tutorial reaches as much people as possible as this is a great TV box and it becomes even better with the update.

60 thoughts on “H96 Pro+ Firmware Upgrade To Android 7.1 Nougat”

    • when you get a black screen after upgrading the H96 Pro+ it usually happens to the boxes with the 4K logo on it. The Alfawise models do it just fine.

      You have to perform the following steps to the letter.

      Yes its a bit different from the SD card method.

      1. Download the USB Burning tool
      2. Download Stock firmware
      3. Install USB Burning tool on PC
      4. Buy (Male to Male) USB cable. “Big size on both ends”
      5. Open TV Box by popping clips. Then remove two small screws
      6. Rest Circuit board on flat surface.
      7. Identify that there are two extra USB ports hidden on board
      8. The USB port closest to DC power jack is the OTG port
      9. Plug one end of the USB cable to the OTG on the circuit board
      10. Plug the other end to the USB port on the PC
      11. squeeze and hold the reset button on the Circuit Board
      12 While squeezing reset button and with USB cable connected plug in adapter
      13. Hold that position until you hear the “ping pong” sound the PC makes when you plug in a USB device.
      14. Once you hear that sound, release the reset button.
      15. On the USB burning tool at the top left, click the second Chinese writing and select English, and everything will change to English.
      16. Click on file and select Import Image.
      17. Browse to where you have the unzipped firmware with the extension .img (NOT .zip or .rar) you must unzip the firmware.
      18. Select firmware and wait for the checking firmware box to disappear and at the bottom it shows the location of the firmware file.
      19. In the yellow box above, you should see that is says STATUS connected. If not then it means that the box is not connected and you should connect it again from step 9 above.
      20. Once firmware is correctly loaded, and box connected, select the Reset after success check box, and the overwrite key check box.
      21. Click the start button, you should hear a couple “ping pong” sounds as it begins.
      22. Wait for process to reach 100% completed.
      23. Once completed, click stop and remove USB cable.
      24. Before mounting back up the box, plugin HDMI cable and restart box to see if any thing is working now.
      25. If during flash process it gives a KEY error then it means that you need to get a key file to add to the license folder before you flash.

      Burn tool with license folder, copy folder and paste to burn tool directory and overwrite if mac says 0. unzip this download into a separate folder – https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B87M2DaIlMybT2hyQW9YZnMxRGs

      SD card process firmware – https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B87
      Burn tool – Burn-Card-Maker

      Latest 08/09/2017 v7.1.2 firmware link. PLEASE NOTE!!! this latest firmware can only be installed using the USB Burning tool process. And yes I have personally tested it. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B87… don’t forget to copy and paste the license folder and overwrite the license folder in the USB burning tool installation folder, or else the update will not work.

      Original firmware Android 6.0 in case you need to go back – Original firmware download

      New stock firmware Android 6.0 Kodi 16.1 to restore back to factory defaults. – Stock firmware download

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      • this was a life saver. a power outage and surge corrupted my box to a point I thought it was bricked. I did manage to get the stock firmware back on the box and all seems good as new.

        in the instructions you have the box coming apart to access the otg port. the otg is the exposed port closest to the power connector. I went through a lot of trial and error with the 2 hidden usb ports only to find out neither were otg.

        the benefit to me was once I took the case apart I cut out an opening to expose the other 2 ports, and they are both live, so I now have 4 usable usb ports.

        once I got the box back to functioning I thought I would update it to 7.1 from the file you linked to. it installed like a charm, but was very unstable on my box. most of the other files I found for this box refuse to flash.

        is the 7.1 update not compatible with the non Alphawise version of this box?

        thanks so much

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        • The flashing of the non Alfawise models can be unpredictable, so it works for some people and for others it doesn’t. The USB method is supposed to do the trick on all models, but that too can have glitches. I will search to see if they released any new firmware as they stopped some time ago.

          TV Box Stop

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  1. Thank you so much for your site and instructions. I updated my H96 Pro Plus to 7.1.2. (The existing 6.0 seemed buggy!) It took several tries with various images/tools (from other sites), but your pointed to image and USB tool worked the first time, I just followed the imbedded instructions.
    Thanks, again.

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  2. Hi Dear I am facing follwoing errorat 7% for many firmware i have tried for H96Proplus

    “UBOOT/Disk initialize/Send command/Error result”
    plz help me

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    • The SD card may be faulty try a new SD card 4GB and over, that what the UBoot error is about the box cannot boot from the SD card inserted. If that does not work try the USB burning tool method.

      Yes its a bit different from the SD card method.

      1. Download the USB Burning tool
      2. Download Stock firmware
      3. Install USB Burning tool on PC
      4. Buy (Male to Male) USB cable. “Big size on both ends”
      5. Open TV Box by popping clips. Then remove two small screws
      6. Rest Circuit board on flat surface.
      7. Identify that there are two extra USB ports hidden on board
      8. The USB port closest to DC power jack is the OTG port
      9. Plug one end of the USB cable to the OTG on the circuit board
      10. Plug the other end to the USB port on the PC
      11. squeeze and hold the reset button on the Circuit Board
      12 While squeezing reset button and with USB cable connected plug in adapter
      13. Hold that position until you hear the “ping pong” sound the PC makes when you plug in a USB device.
      14. Once you hear that sound, release the reset button.
      15. On the USB burning tool at the top left, click the second Chinese writing and select English, and everything will change to English.
      16. Click on file and select Import Image.
      17. Browse to where you have the unzipped firmware with the extension .img (NOT .zip or .rar) you must unzip the firmware.
      18. Select firmware and wait for the checking firmware box to disappear and at the bottom it shows the location of the firmware file.
      19. In the yellow box above, you should see that is says STATUS connected. If not then it means that the box is not connected and you should connect it again from step 9 above.
      20. Once firmware is correctly loaded, and box connected, select the Reset after success check box, and the overwrite key check box.
      21. Click the start button, you should hear a couple “ping pong” sounds as it begins.
      22. Wait for process to reach 100% completed.
      23. Once completed, click stop and remove USB cable.
      24. Before mounting back up the box, plugin HDMI cable and restart box to see if any thing is working now.
      25. If during flash process it gives a KEY error then it means that you need to get a key file to add to the license folder before you flash.

      Burn tool with license folder, copy folder and paste to burn tool directory and overwrite if mac says 0. unzip this download into a separate folder – https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B87M2DaIlMybT2hyQW9YZnMxRGs

      SD card process firmware – https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B87…
      Burn tool – Burn-Card-Maker

      Latest 08/09/2017 v7.1.2 firmware link. PLEASE NOTE!!! this latest firmware can only be installed using the USB Burning tool process. And yes I have personally tested it. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B87… don’t forget to copy and paste the license folder and overwrite the license folder in the USB burning tool installation folder, or else the update will not work.

      Original firmware Android 6.0 in case you need to go back – Original firmware download

      Reply
  3. Hi, thanks for the great tutorial.
    I have one question, is the firmware in the link you mentioned Rooted?
    The reason for the question is that I need a UNROOTED box to use the DSTV Now app (which is the reason I bought the box for). Do you have any idea if there is UNROOTED FW available and where?

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    • Hi Gideon, you know that is a strange request that can only be granted by the programmers of the box. None of the firmware used in this tutorial are unrooted sorry. You would be better off purchasing a new TV box because from the launch of this box it has been rooted. A good performing TV box that is not rooted is the Minix NEo U9 H – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1PX4VOfdgQ

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  4. Hi, Thanks for the tutorial. I installed the SuperSU app and when executing damage the TV box boot. How do I restore Android 7 ?, Your tutorial helps me to fix the problem?

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  5. I have a big question about the Alfawise H96 relating to OTG.

    I suddenly realized that maybe not all the USB ports support OTG, which is why some of the USB hubs I buy simply do not work and one of my game controllers works in the USB 2 port.

    When I read this page, it seems there is a hidden OTG port if you open up the box, but can someone please tell me – which of the external ports (USB 2 / USB 3/ or USB Type-C) actually support OTG?

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  6. Hi,
    Thanks for taking the time to do this.. I followed your guide and completed for the 7.1 firmware and have been using the h96pro+ for some time now.

    I have a question on the newer 7.1.2 firmware and process …. it may be that I had a senior moment but where is the download for the USB burning tool and where is this fabled licence folder? All I can see and download is the firmware and the burncard maker … the link I thought would contain it below (does not)

    Burn tool with license folder, copy folder and paste to burn tool directory and overwrite if mac says 0. unzip this download into a separate folder – https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B87M2DaIlMybT2hyQW9YZnMxRGs

    So that link only has the updated firmware 7.1.2 which I have already downloaded in one of the other links.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated

    Cheers

    Quazza 🙂

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  7. hi
    after see the android green robot i release reset pin then screen balck
    and after want turn it on again now no signal at all!
    what should I do now?!

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    • You have a wide selection of Android 7.1.2 firmware here https://mega.nz/#F!8qhRRaYJ!2ZA3VLjvLT6wg0IwsTF27g

      You have to flash via USB OTG method.

      Yes its a bit different from the SD card method.

      1. Download the USB Burning tool
      2. Download Stock firmware
      3. Install USB Burning tool on PC
      4. Buy (Male to Male) USB cable. “Big size on both ends”
      5. Open TV Box by popping clips. Then remove two small screws
      6. Rest Circuit board on flat surface.
      7. Identify that there are two extra USB ports hidden on board
      8. The USB port closest to DC power jack is the OTG port
      9. Plug one end of the USB cable to the OTG on the circuit board
      10. Plug the other end to the USB port on the PC
      11. squeeze and hold the reset button on the Circuit Board
      12 While squeezing reset button and with USB cable connected plug in adapter
      13. Hold that position until you hear the “ping pong” sound the PC makes when you plug in a USB device.
      14. Once you hear that sound, release the reset button.
      15. On the USB burning tool at the top left, click the second Chinese writing and select English, and everything will change to English.
      16. Click on file and select Import Image.
      17. Browse to where you have the unzipped firmware with the extension .img (NOT .zip or .rar) you must unzip the firmware.
      18. Select firmware and wait for the checking firmware box to disappear and at the bottom it shows the location of the firmware file.
      19. In the yellow box above, you should see that is says STATUS connected. If not then it means that the box is not connected and you should connect it again from step 9 above.
      20. Once firmware is correctly loaded, and box connected, select the Reset after success check box, and the overwrite key check box.
      21. Click the start button, you should hear a couple “ping pong” sounds as it begins.
      22. Wait for process to reach 100% completed.
      23. Once completed, click stop and remove USB cable.
      24. Before mounting back up the box, plugin HDMI cable and restart box to see if any thing is working now.
      25. If during flash process it gives a KEY error then it means that you need to get a key file to add to the license folder before you flash.

      Burn tool with license folder, copy folder and paste to burn tool directory and overwrite if mac says 0. unzip this download into a separate folder – https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B87M2DaIlMybT2hyQW9YZnMxRGs

      SD card process firmware – https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B87…
      Burn tool – Burn-Card-Maker

      Latest 08/09/2017 v7.1.2 firmware link. PLEASE NOTE!!! this latest firmware can only be installed using the USB Burning tool process. And yes I have personally tested it. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B87… don’t forget to copy and paste the license folder and overwrite the license folder in the USB burning tool installation folder, or else the update will not work.

      Original firmware Android 6.0 in case you need to go back – Original firmware download

      Reply
    • This should solve the license key issue. You need to flash it again with the firmware below. there is a license folder that you copy and paste into the Burn tool install directory overwriting the existing license folder. Simply download and unzip into a separate folder.

      Burn tool with license folder, copy folder and paste to burn tool directory and overwrite if mac says 0. unzip this download into a separate folder – https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B87M2DaIlMybT2hyQW9YZnMxRGs

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  8. Hi. A brick was produced in my H96 Pro +. I need Amlogic firmware / q9377 / q9377
    7.1.2 / NHG47L / 20171031. Or some firmware that is subsequent to that, or that can be used to reset my H96 Pro +. From already thank you very much

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    • You will need to try the USB flash method.

      Yes its a bit different from the SD card method.

      1. Download the USB Burning tool
      2. Download Stock firmware
      3. Install USB Burning tool on PC
      4. Buy (Male to Male) USB cable. “Big size on both ends”
      5. Open TV Box by popping clips. Then remove two small screws
      6. Rest Circuit board on flat surface.
      7. Identify that there are two extra USB ports hidden on board
      8. The USB port closest to DC power jack is the OTG port
      9. Plug one end of the USB cable to the OTG on the circuit board
      10. Plug the other end to the USB port on the PC
      11. squeeze and hold the reset button on the Circuit Board
      12 While squeezing reset button and with USB cable connected plug in adapter
      13. Hold that position until you hear the “ping pong” sound the PC makes when you plug in a USB device.
      14. Once you hear that sound, release the reset button.
      15. On the USB burning tool at the top left, click the second Chinese writing and select English, and everything will change to English.
      16. Click on file and select Import Image.
      17. Browse to where you have the unzipped firmware with the extension .img (NOT .zip or .rar) you must unzip the firmware.
      18. Select firmware and wait for the checking firmware box to disappear and at the bottom it shows the location of the firmware file.
      19. In the yellow box above, you should see that is says STATUS connected. If not then it means that the box is not connected and you should connect it again from step 9 above.
      20. Once firmware is correctly loaded, and box connected, select the Reset after success check box, and the overwrite key check box.
      21. Click the start button, you should hear a couple “ping pong” sounds as it begins.
      22. Wait for process to reach 100% completed.
      23. Once completed, click stop and remove USB cable.
      24. Before mounting back up the box, plugin HDMI cable and restart box to see if any thing is working now.
      25. If during flash process it gives a KEY error then it means that you need to get a key file to add to the license folder before you flash.

      Burn tool with license folder, copy folder and paste to burn tool directory and overwrite if mac says 0. unzip this download into a separate folder – https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B87M2DaIlMybT2hyQW9YZnMxRGs

      SD card process firmware – https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B87…
      Burn tool – Burn-Card-Maker

      Latest 08/09/2017 v7.1.2 firmware link. PLEASE NOTE!!! this latest firmware can only be installed using the USB Burning tool process. And yes I have personally tested it. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B87… don’t forget to copy and paste the license folder and overwrite the license folder in the USB burning tool installation folder, or else the update will not work.

      Reply
  9. Thank you. But my H96 Pro + is 3 Gb RAM and 16 GB of storage.
    The only thing I did before the BOOTLOOP was: install SUPER-SU and update BINARIOS. After that: BOOTLOOP. Excuse me, I may not explain it well before.

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  10. hola.
    tengo un h96 pro+ s912 con android 7.1 de 29 sept de 2017.
    me gustaria poder desbloquearlo y actualizarlo a la ultima version y a poder ser que se actualizase solo
    como debo hacer el proceso en este dispositivo?
    gracias

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  11. Sirs, i tried to install one of the three roms provided,but i get a blank screen (after a second of “updating” display.
    Box seemed to be dead after that.
    Then,the same way described here,i managed to set the freaktab rom,which is a lot glitchu and ustable.
    Will try to install one of the roms here , via the usb method.

    Any ideas of why this is happening ?

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  12. Hi, I tried this in my box and now it is bricked. After connecting the box to the tv, it showed the logo, then upgrading, and then black. Now it is bricked, nothing I can do

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  13. Bnt. Tenho esse modelo H96 Pro + 3 AlFAWISE/ 32Gb S32-V6 (LPDDR3), que ta travada tela H96 Pro +. Instalei ferramenta: USB_Burning_Tool_v2.0.8 mas o pc NÃO RECONHECE o dispositivo, usei Windows 7 x64 e Windows 10 x64 e x86. Desinstalei e instalei versão mais nova: Amlogic_USB_Burning_Tool_v3.1.0, mas CONTINUA MESMA COISA, DISPOSITIVO DESCONHECIDO. Assim NÃO consigo INSTALAR a firmware. Tentei usar SD CARD usando “Burn_Card_Maker”, mas NÃO CONCLUI E DÁ ERRO. Usei um SD de 4GB e achei que era pequeno, então usei outro de 16GB, MAS TAMBÉM NÃO CONSEGUI. E a questão dos DRIVERS que NÃO são RECONHECIDOS em NENHUM pc e NENHUM Windows? Podem me ajudar, por favor? Obrigado

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    • Ok, então, por experiência com esse tipo de problema, acho que posso apontar a direção certa.

      Acredito que o problema que você está enfrentando é o tipo de porta USB que está usando para conectar a caixa da TV ao PC. O que significa que esta é uma caixa de TV mais antiga e você pode estar usando uma nova porta USB 3.0 em seu PC, uma de colarinho azul ou rotulada 3.0.

      O que você precisava fazer é localizar uma porta USB 2.0 em seu PC, que geralmente é uma porta USB preta ou rotulada 2.0.

      Também por experiência, descobri que se tudo o que você tem são portas USB 3.0 para conectar a caixa ou você tem uma porta USB tipo C em seu PC ou laptop, você pode conectar um hub tipo C à porta USB tipo C no PC ou laptop e fará o downgrade do tipo USB para USB 2.0 e permitirá que a caixa se conecte ao PC.

      Este problema começou a acontecer comigo assim que eu atualizei para um novo PC moderno, então eu tive que descobrir o que estava acontecendo e porque eu não conseguia mais conectar certas caixas de TV.

      Espero que isso ajude e agora você possa se conectar com sucesso à sua caixa de TV para completar a atualização do firmware

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  14. Hey
    i hope someone can help me. i have h96 pro+ alfawise .I installed according to the guide I got a message that succeeded but when i connect to tv gets a screen with the logo and disappears and comes back.
    what can i do?

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    • What happened is that you got a boot loop. The only way to fix it is using the USB burning tool with a PC to flash the rom with the same updated rom.
      Use this video as a guide, it’s for another TV box but the process is exactly the same. Just apply your firmware instead. Also very IMPORTANT, the OTG port for this box is hidden inside the box.
      So you have to open it up to access that USB port. You will also need an OTG cable USB Type A to Type A.
      USB Burning Tool Guide – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qc5KEGqtoU

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      • i install firmware with the usb burning tool with pc .i even try to install Original firmware Android 6.0 and i got the same problem. i got messege that it succeed but get boot loop.
        how can i know i install the right firmware for my h96 pro+?

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      • first thanks for your help .i’m flash it with the usb burning tools and even try to flash the Original firmware Android 6.0 and it still boot loop.
        how can i know that i flash the right rom?

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  15. Hey
    I installed according to the guide I got a message that succeeded but when a TV connector gets a screen with the logo and disappears and comes back.
    what can i do?
    thanks for the help

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    • do you have an sd card in the box? mine gave me the same problem trying to flash as yours is. I removed the sd card and flashed again and the box worked. also be sure to connect the power brick once the flash has started.

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  16. Not sure if you are still answering these comments.
    I have a T96Pro running Android 6, which has been unstable since new (a few years ago) so I thought I would try to upgrade.
    I have followed your instructions, until I got to unzipping the Firmware (you do not mention that in the instructions). Winzip says it is not a valid archive file.
    So I then thought I would try your second (more involved USB) method using the 7.1.2 file but trying to unzip gives the same error. I have tried to download several time but with same results.
    Can you give a link to valid files? Or is there a more up to date upgrade file?
    With my box If I hold the button until it starts mine shows on the screen the reboot/restart menu with a lot of option one of which is load from EXT I have to select this which then gives me option to load from SD or Udisk.
    Also My box has two external USB ports (no Internal) one label “OTG’ the other “Host” if I can unzip the 7.1.2 file what USB would you recommend I use?

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    • Hi friend this box the H96Pro along with its firmware as you indicated is from a few years ago.
      I am sorry to report that I no longer have the box or the firmware as it was a lost during numerous PC crashes along the way.
      Sorry I cannot be of assistance.

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    • Try using Winrar, I had the same problem. I would highly recommend you get a more recent Android Box, the newer ones run alot more smoother. I currently use the latest ChromeCast box/plug in and it works so well. Best of luck!!!

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  17. Thanks for the hint Renny,
    I will try that, I used Winzip then when that did not work tried one of the so called “Custom” Zip/rar recovery programs without success
    I am old school, and do not like to throw out something that is not completely broken and/or could be repaired/upgraded.
    Although I have thought about an Atlas mini PC box or Chromecast as a replacement.

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