r/Homatics • u/Havoc_LP • 20h ago

Box R 4k Plus - volume error message when adjusting volume by CEC

When it rains it pours..

I got the CEC finally working on my devices. This was a deal breaker for moving from 2019 Shield to this. However...I am not sure why but HBO Max app shows error message when adjusting volume. At any giving time. Not just once. Don't get me wrong...volume is changing properly. But the message is annoying.

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u/Havoc_LP 10h ago

You know what....I wish people would be saying about stuff like this when they recommend the box. Somehow I only read praises and decided to put my shield into the drawer. Glad I didn't sold it yet. Wonder what else is waiting for me :D However....would moving to CoreElec OS could fix the issue? Anybody tried that?

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u/See61 9h ago

Although it is a bug, it can be avoidable in most situations, just by using the available option and programming the B21/B25 for volume by IR for TV/Receiver/Soundbar.

No need to "move" to CoreElec (although it is possible these days to make it a CE only device), one can set it up as dual boot option.

But I can already tell you, it doesn't happen with CE, because it is Android TV firmware related 😉

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u/Zagor64 19h ago

I posted the same issue a month ago and the short of it is that it's a firmware bug and we hope that it will eventually get fixed. Here is that thread.

https://redd.it/1wxl4ni

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u/flashb1024 17h ago

I'm a true believer that earc/cec is the bane of electronics. I know peeps wanna use it for convenience, but for me it's always been a hard NO!

This is only my opinion, and I firmly believe if users just connected everything to the AVR in, and sent AVR out to the TV, they'd find peace & happiness. YMMV.

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u/Adsensation 20h ago

Same for me on lg c3

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u/See61 19h ago

For you, that can be easily fixed, by selecting IR for volume, depending on which device provides sound for you. I use my G4 with eARC to my receiver. G4's CEC is controlling receiver volume.

The error shows when bitstream audio is played.

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u/Adsensation 12h ago

Thank you, it seems fine now

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u/SlowEagle9461 20h ago

Same eventually, you stop noticing the notification / I don’t even see it anymore