Alpha Firmware Versions

To check which firmware file you need, see "Setup / Info / Product ID", and download the file for this product ID.

To install firmware: choose the firmware file (.dff) in the file browser on your Dune HD media player, press ENTER.

New GUI

Firmware versions

All models: Improvement: Network Browser: New approach for finding NFS servers. Should work more stable.
All models: Improvement: Network Browser: New approach for finding SMB servers. Should work more stable.
All models: Improvement: Network Browser: Now shows all SMB servers from all workgroups on one screen.
All models: Improvement: Network Browser: Now allows finding SMB server running on port 10445 (instead of 445), which is useful if SMB server is run without root permissions.
All models: Improvement: HDD format: HDD formatting software updated to a newer version for better compatibility.
All models: Improvement: HDD format: When attempting to format a HDD bigger than 16TB on a 32-bit OS (which is not supported), now a reasonable error message is shown.
All models: Improvement: HDD format: Improved exFAT formatting, fixed some compatibility problems.
All models: Improvement: HDD format: Improvemed the order of suggested filesystems, exFAT is now the first recommended choice.
All models: Bugfix: When playing a playlist, after switching files/tracks using UP/DOWN or NEXT/PREV buttons, playback position could become wrong in some cases.
All models: Bugfix: When launching KODI for file playback, audio output settings in KODI could be wrongly automatically modified in a wrong way.
All models: Bugfix: When browsing seasons and episodes, an attempt to enter an episode could not work in some cases.
All models: Bugfix: Automatic adjustment of TorrServer settings could wrongly reset preload cache to zero.
All models: Improvement: Automatic adjustment of TorrServer settings is now applied only if it is needed (currently, it is only needed on S905X3 models).
S905X3 models: Improvement: A new setting "Setup / Playback / Preferences / Optimize TorrServer settings" can be used to manually enable/disable automatic adjustment of TorrServer settings. Enabled by default. When internal player is used to play a stream from TorrServer and this setting is enabled, TorrServer settings are automatically checked and adjusted if needed (buffer size is increased) to ensure optimal playback.
S905X3 models: Bugfix: Some AVI/MPEG4 video files could not be played.
S905X3 models: Bugfix: Some AVI video files could play with stuttering.
S905X3 models: Bugfix: Some AVI video files could play with audio desync.
RTD1619/RTD1619DR models: Bugfix: Video could stutter when playing 25-30 FPS content in Android apps and using 50-60 Hz HDMI video mode.
RTD1619/RTD1619DR models: Bugfix: Hangup could happen when playing specific video files when subtitles are used.
All models: Plugins API: New feature: Added new dune_param parameter "mediainfo" (possible values 1 and 0, default is 1). When set to 0, the use of ffmpeg for preliminary media detection is skipped. With the following possible consequences: playback start could become faster, but autoframerate could not work or work with a delay; correct aspect ratio could be not detected or detected with a delay.
All models: Plugins API: New feature: New action "update_tv_info" provides the information if 4K TV/video mode is currently used, via "tmp/run/tv_4k.txt" (0|1).
Minor other fixes and improvements.

All models: New GUI: Improved handling of watch progress and playback position resuming in various cases, especially for TV Shows.
All models: New GUI: Added "Show in file browser" command in POP UP MENU in various cases where a movie object is shown, and also near "Play file from local source" button; allows to quickly jump from a movie to the corresponding location in the filesystem.
All models: New GUI: Bugfix: On playback stop, visual glitches (some parts of the previously shown screens) should be temporarily shown on the screen.
All models: New GUI: Bugfix: Poster and other images could not be shown in some cases after some Internet connection problems.
All models: New GUI: Bugfix: My Collection folders defined as the root of some network folder could work in wrong way.
All models: New GUI: Bugfix: The new global search function did not work properly in the mobile app.
All models: New GUI: Bugfix: Wrong GUI layout could take place in "Favorites" menu in some cases.
All models: New GUI: Bugfix: The setting which disables animation effects did not work in some cases.
All models: New GUI: Internal performance improvements.
All models: Added function to automatically spindown connected HDDs after inactivity. This is supported both for USB and SATA HDDs. The period of inactivity can be set using the new setting "Setup / Misc / Power management / Auto HDD sleep on inactivity". By default this function is disabled.
All models: Bugfix: When a huge exFAT HDD was formatted by the media player, it could be not accessible on Windows PC.
All models: Bugfix: specific files/streams without audio track could not be played.
All models: Bugfix: playback could crash on playback stop or channel switch in some reare cases.
All models: SDK/API: New dune_param 'show_in_recent:0|1' (to control whether to show the item in the "Recent" menu or not).
All models: SDK/API: Added support for 'sel_id" parameter in "launch_media_url(embedded_app://{name=file_browser})" action.
1619DR/1619/S905X3 models: Big update of Android audio subsystem (merged a lot of improvements and changes from newer Android versions up to Android 11). This helps to solve some important problems. Note: this is a huge change which may potentially affect a lot of things.
1619DR/1619/S905X3 models: More complete solution for the problem that the use of Bluetooth remote can lead to short audio interruptions when Google services are used.
1619DR/1619/S905X3 models: Use of Dune HD internal player from Android apps: Improved support for various specific cases ("content://" URLs, URLs without MIME type, specific HTTP URLs).
1619DR/1619/S905X3 models: Use of Dune HD internal player from Android apps: Bugfix: the player could stack at black screen after returning from playback in some cases.
1619DR/1619/S905X3 models: Use of Dune HD internal player from Android apps: Bugfix: files played by Android apps were wrongly shown in "Recent" menu.
1619DR/1619/S905X3 models: Use of Dune HD internal player from Android apps: Various other minor improvements.
1619DR/1619/S905X3 models: Improved the look and behavior of Android system dialogs for choosing Android applications for user actions.
1619DR/1619/S905X3 models: Improved support for HBO MAX app (fix for the problem with non-smooth playback).
1619DR/1619/S905X3 models: Specific HTTPS URLs from cloud drives could not be played.
1619DR/1619 models: A big reimplementation of CEC subsystem, improved compatibility with various HDMI equipement, added various new CEC functions. The following CEC functions are now supported: Switch off media player when switching off TV; Switch off media player when changing TV input; Switch on media player when switching on TV; Switch off TV when switching off media player; Switch on TV when switching on media player; TV remote controls media player; Media player remote controls AVR volume.
1619DR/1619 models: Bugfix: When using some android applications (such as SmartTubeNext), video playback could hang after pause.
1619DR/1619 models: Bugfix: Audio/video desync could take place when playing audio via Bluetooth or via USB audio in some cases.
1619DR/1619 models: Bugfix: Wrong volume level could take pake place after reboot in some cases.
1619DR/1619 models: Bugfix: Unneeded HDMI reinitialization could wrongly happen when playing HDR video in a preview window and using specific HDR/Dolby Vision processing settings.
1619DR/1619 models: Bugfix: Unneeded HDMI reinitialization could take place a few seconds after the box bootup; could also cause audio output problems if playback starts automatically on box bootup.
1619DR/1619 models with simple front panel displays (Pro 4K II, Pro 4K Plus II, Pro Vision 4K Solo, Real Vision 4K): The DSF utility for showing remaining time on the front panel display ( http://files.dune-hd.com/tmp/dune_service_show_remaining_time_enable.dsf) is now supported also when playing BD in Menu mode and when playing DVD-Video in Menu mode.
Max Vision 4K (revision with ESS DAC): Bugfix: When using Hi-Fi audio output, small audio hickups could take place in some cases on playback stop.
Real Vision 4K: Bugfix: After settings reset, the media player could refuse to work without Internet connection.
Ultra Vision 4K, Max Vision 4K, Ultra 4K, Max 4K models: Bugfix: Hi-Fi audio output did not work when connecting specific external USB audio devices.
SmartBox 4K Plus, SmartBox 4K Plus II models: Bugfix: "P-" button did not work in some cases.
Minor other fixes and improvements.

All models: New GUI: My Collection: "All" row is now replaced with 3 rows: "Newly added" (all movies sorted by file modification time), "By Name" (all movies sorted by name), "By Year" (all movies sorted by release year). All other rows are not sorted by name again.
All models: New GUI: My Collection: On the movie screen for TV shows, "Play" button now shows the choice to resume watching the TV Show (the last played episode at the last playback position), play the TV show from the very beginning, or choose an episode.
All models: New GUI: My Collection: "Continue Watching" row now shows also objects w/o known playback position (such as Blu-ray mages watched in menu mode).
All models: New GUI: My Collection: The matrix view (by ENTER button) and "Show All" action are now supported also for "Continue Watching" row.
All models: New GUI: A lot of various bugfixes.
All models: Bugfix: Playback could be not stable and hang in some cases. (r20 regression)
All models: Bugfix: Auto Framerate and Auto Resolution functions could not work correctly after video preview function of NewGUI was used. (r20 regression)
All models: Bugfix: When playing audio files, external album art was not used. (r20 regression)
All models: Bugfix: Rememebering of the chosen subtitle did not work correctly properly in some rare cases.
All models: Bugfix: HTTP URLs pointing to playlist files could not play in some cases (if the HTTP URL contained a query part).
1619DR/1619/S905X3 models: Added support for the use of Dune HD internal player from Android apps. It is now available as "Dune HD Player" in any Android apps which support external players. It is supported both for files and for streams, and also for playlists. For example, you can now use Androids apps such as NoUIMovie (NUM) + TorrServer (to watch video directly from a torrent) and at the same time get all benefits of the Dune HD player (such as support for Dolby Vision and HD audio on 1619DR models). This function is not supported for older models of Dune HD media players, based on older Android versions (because of some technical limitations of older Android versions, which are important for Dune HD player). Movie titles are currently supported only for playlist items; for individual files they will be supported in the next firmware.
1619DR/1619/S905X3 models: Sleep timer function is now global, it works now not only in Dune HD UI, but also affects all Android applications (including the warning and countdown function).
1619DR/1619/S905X3 models: Partial improvement for the problem that the use of Bluetooth remote can lead to short audio interrupts when Google services are used. Now this problem is reduced to the use of "ENTER" remote button only. A full solution is under development and will be available in the next firmware.
1619DR/1619/S905X3 models: Bugfix: Screensaver could cause problems with Auto Framerate and Auto Resolution functions and HDR mode switching.
1619DR/1619 models: Bugfix: Auto Framerate and Auto Resolution functions did not work properly in Android apps in some cases (for example, the video mode could stuck at the low resoluition).
1619DR/1619 models: Bugfix: Subtitles were not hidden when screensaver was activated. Now they are correctly hidden, for all kinds of all subtitles in all cases.
1619DR/1619 models: Bugfix: Subtitles are now also hidden when they are in conflict with some on-screen menus.
1619DR/1619 models: Bugfix: Some Blu-ray images stuttered in Menu mode.
1619DR/1619 models: Bugfix: Some Blu-ray images were playing not smooth in Lite mode.
1619DR/1619 models: Bugfix: Some Blu-ray images did not play in Lite mode.
1619DR/1619 models: Video playback performance optimizations for SmartTubeNext and for playback of some IPTV streams in the internal player.
S905X3 models: Bugfix: When playing audio files, they were resampled in a wrong way, which resulted in decreased audio quality.
S905X3 models: Bugfix: Direct playback of some video files from torrents via TorrServer did not work in some cases.
S905X3 models: Bugfix: External subtitles in SSA/ASS formats were displayed in a wrong encoding in some cases (when the file with 8-bit encoding was used).
S905X3 models: Bugfix: IPTV playback: time seek navigation did not work properly when watching archive programs of some specific HLS IPTV streams.
S905X3 models: Bugfix: IPTV playback: hangup or crash could happen when trying to play currently inaccessible IPTV stream.
S905X3 models: Bugfix: IPTV playback: some specific HLSv4 streams could not be played. (Note: in general, the IPTV playback engine of S905X3 models has a good support for HLSv4.)
Note: all other models also can use the same new IPTV playback engine (for HLS/TS streaming) as used on S905X3 models (including HLSv4 support). Currently it is available in experimental mode only -- by adding "engine:1" "dune_param" parameter ("URL|||dune_params|||engine:1") to the playback URL (if the stream playback is started by a PHP plugin, the use of this function requires to change the PHP plugin). This can be helpful when the native IPTV playback engine does not work good in some cases.
1295 models: Bugfix: When using IR remote, it was possible to exit software standby mode not only by POWER button, but also by RETURN and POP UP MENU buttons.
1295 models: Bugfix: When playing MKV files with a lot of chapters, various problems could take place.
Minor other fixes and improvements.

New GUI: In Movies/TV Shows sections, in My Collection subsection, "Continue Watching" row is added, which shows all recently watched movies / TV shows.
New GUI: In Movies/TV Shows sections, in My Collection subsection, watch progress is now shown (on posters and at the top). For TV shows, the watch progress of the latest watched episode is shown.
New GUI: In Movies/TV Shows sections, when the cursor is in the left panel, "ENTER" button now opens "Show All" screen for this row (to move to the right panel, use "RIGHT" button).
New GUI: On Global Search screen, movies belonging to My Collection are not only grouped at the beginning of search results, but are also indicated by a special sticker at the top right corner of the poster.
New GUI: Various other small fixes and improvements.
Bugfix: Automatic enabling of subtitles did not work in some cases.
Bugfix: The new DTS-CD decoder did not play some DTS-CD WAV files in some cases.
Bugfix: When resuming playback of some files (using the remembered playback position), pressing PAUSE immediately after this could not work in some cases.
Bugfix: Video playback sometimes did not stop correctly in some cases, such as quick navigation between posters in Netflix-like view of New GUI with video previews enabled.
Bugfix: Screensaver settings could be lost after reboot in some cases.
Bugfix: GUI could hang for 60 seconds in some rare cases.
Bugfix: In Recent menu, chapter title could be wrognly shown instead of movie title in some cases.
1619DR/1619 models: Bugfix: When pausing the playback of a video file, bad things could happen in some rare cases (auto play of next chapter, playback crash).
1619DR models: Bugfix: When resuming playback of some DV files (using the remembered playback position), playback could stutter in some cases.
S905X3 models: Bugfix: When Google services are enabled and Bluetooth remote is used, file playback sometimes could crash when pressing a remote button.
1619DR/1619/S905X3 models: Bugfix: When using IR remote, it was possible to exit software standby mode not only by POWER button, but also by RETURN and POP UP MENU buttons.
Minor other fixes and improvements.

This firmware combines all features and improvements from the following firmware versions and branches:

Firmware version 211031_0532_r18 (New GUI).
Firmware version 211225_0317_r19 (Magic 4K models).
Firmware version 211224_0317_r17 (all models prior to Magic 4K).

Now all Dune HD media player models dated 2018+ share the same common firmware (with differences related to different hardware / SoCs / SDKs).

This new firmware also adds the following new features and improvements:

New GUI related (for all models):

Now New GUI is supported on all models, including the latest Magic models and the oldest S905X models.
A lot of bug fixes and stability fixes (in particuar related to the added support for new models).
Various optimizations for more stable operation and better performance on boxes with small amount of memory (including boxes with 1GB RAM) or in cases when background apps consume a lot of memory.
Minor improvements of the visual look of some screens.
My Collection: All sections are now sorted by the last modification time. So it is not easy to see the latest added files. (In next versions, the user will be able to choose various sorting methods.)
Netflix-like view: Added display of original movie title.
File browser: File browser now supports mark/unmark/cut/copy/paste operations also when Netflix-like view is used.
My Collection: Background auto-reindexing is now enabled by default (with period of 3 days).
My Collection: More robust detection and handling of disconnected network folders.
Search/MIC button launches the new global search screen (or launches voice search on 1619DR/1619/S905X3 models when Google services are enabled, see below).
Added "Setup / Appearance / General / Appearance" setting allowing to easily switch between the old GUI, the new GUI, and custom GUI settings.
Added possibility to hide unneeded sections of the main menu via POP UP MENU.
Parental control function (POP UP MENU / Set Password) now is better supported when New GUI is used and is supported in more places in the main menu (Android apps, Dune HD apps, Favorites).

Other:

1619DR/1619/S905X3 models: Added support for voice input and voice search using Bluetooth remote. Requires Google services to be enabled (use "Android apps / Android TV" icon to enable them). Google account is not needed. MIC button on the remote can now be used: to enter text into any text field; in the global search screen; in any other screen of Dune UI (triggers global search). The voice recognition language is the same as the user interface language (with fallback to English).
1619DR/1619/S905X3 models: Added automatic firmware update for the new Dune Remote R3 Bluetooth remote (which is now shipped with these models). It fixes the problem that the POWER button of the remote could misbehave in some cases.
All models: New audio decoder for DTS-CD music files, which supports more exotic file variations.
All models: Built-in SMB server uses "oplocks = no" option for better handling of file caching.
Minor other internal changes and improvements.

1619DR models: Bugfix: More complete fix for DV/VS10 + DTS HD MA A/V desync problem.
1619DR models: Bugfix: BD3D support was broken.
1619DR models: Bugfix: Fixed the problem with rarely occuring random reboots.
1619DR/1619 models: Bugfix: ASS subtitles: technical tags could be wrongly shown.
1619DR/1619 models: Bugfix: Stuttering or skips on specific HLS streams (in particular DRM encrypted).
1619DR/1619 models: Bugfix: No audio in some Android apps after MUTE and in some other cases.
1619DR/1619 models: A/V sync correction is now remembered.
1619DR/1619 models: External subtitles: improved subtitle language recognition by filename.
1619DR/1619 models: Added support for "Favorites" button on the new "Dune Remote R3" Bluetooth remote.
1619DR/1619 models: DVD-Video: Optimized functions of some buttons (P+/P- can do FF/REW)
1619DR/1619/1395/1295 models: BD Menu: Bugfix: some scenes/logos wrongly displayed in a small window instead of full-screen.
1619DR/1619/1395/1295 models: BD Menu: Optimized functions of some buttons (P+/P- can do FF/REW, RETURN stops playback).
1395 models: Bugfix: Storage devices could be shown two times in some cases.
Amlogic models: HDMI CEC improvements, various other small fixes and improvements.
All models: Bugfix: Sleep timer affected android apps in wrong way.
All models: Bugfix: During playback, "D" button wrongly shown a message corresponding to an absent function.
All models: Button "0" can now also be used to access "safe video mode" function on the main screen (in addition to "C", "REC", "MODE" buttons).
All models: Repeat+shuffle improvements: added "repeat one" mode, added information in INFO block during playback, added IP ccntrol support (loop_mode=0/1/2, shuffle_mode=0/1), added possibility to auto-enable loop/shuffle by M3U tags (#EXT-X-PLAY-WITH-REPEAT, #EXT-X-PLAY-WITH-SHUFFLE).
All models: For integrators: added supported for "locked" playback mode (which can be used for example with M3U files auto-started from Favorites) (details provided on request).
All models: Netflix app: changed to a mobile version (TV version is not available anymore because of Netflix policy), with various features for convenient controlling it via remote (more details: http://dune-hd.com/netflix ).
All models: SmartTubeNext: changed to the stable version. If you prefer to use the beta version, disable the setting "Apps / Android apps / Use SmartTubeNext as YouTube", manually delete the stable app and install the beta app.
All models: Minor other internal fixes and improvements.

Bugfix: Some 4Kp60 MP4/MOV files (such as those from GO PRO) played with audio desync.
Bugfix: Playback of VC1 video files did not work (M2TS / BD ISO / BDMV).
Bugfix: Playback of IPTV streams in some IPTV services did not work (many different problems).
Bugfix: Very fast switching of TV channels could cause bad player state and inability to switch TV channels.
Bugfix: Rewinding during pause could cause playback hangup until stop.
Bugfix: In some Android apps, video was played in wrongly positioned window.
Bugfix: Screensaver setting was not remembered.
Bugfix: SELECT button on Bluetooth remote did not work properly in text fields.
Bugfix: During playback, D button wrongly shown a message corresponding to an absent function (quick-toggling of subtitles).
Netflix app: changed to a mobile version (TV version is not available anymore because of Netflix policy), with various features for convenient controlling it via remote (more details: http://dune-hd.com/netflix ).
Added new setting "Setup / Videp / Advanced / RGB mode" which can be helpful for compatibility with some old TV models.
Repeat+shuffle improvements: added "repeat one" mode, added status in playback INFO block, added IP control support (loop_mode=0/1/2, shuffle_mode=0/1), added possibility to auto-enable loop/shuffle by M3U tags (#EXT-X-PLAY-WITH-REPEAT, #EXT-X-PLAY-WITH-SHUFFLE).
For integrators: added support for "locked" playback mode (which can be used for example with M3U files auto-started from Favorites) (details provided on request).
For developers: added support for boot scripts: each executable from /config/boot is executed at the very beginning of OS loading.
Minor other internal fixes and improvements.

A lot of various fixes and internal changes and improvements related to the New GUI. In particular, fixed the following bugs: My Collection indexing not working in some cases, some GUI skin colors not properly used by the new font engine, dune_folder.txt wrongly ignored in My Collection folders, many issues related to the new "Nice looking movies catalog directly in file browser" functionality, and many other bugs.
Various improvements not related to the New GUI - same as included into the latest r17 alpha firmware (including "Dune HD extensions for VS10" for Vision models).
Added function of periodic automatic background reindexing of My Collection (enable it in Setup / My Collection).
Left menu extended with items corresponding to My Collection folders.
Support for "movie collections" (aka movie sagas, movie groups, such as "Harry Potter Collection") in My Collection and in the new Netflix-like view of File Browser. Movie collections are recognized automatically.
Initial (incomplete yet) implementation of the new Global Search function.
The following functions are in development and are expected to come in next versions: media information (such as codecs and resolution) in My Collection, additional useful menu categories (such as Continue Watching), menu customization possibilities (such as hiding/reordering of menu items), possibilities to manually edit/provide custom information about movies and manually create/modify movie collections, voice search, various other improvements.