I can't for the life of me figure out how to gain access to my Mibox. It apparently had an update that installed and since then I'm completely locked out.
The biggest problem is that I lost my remote about 6-8 months ago and can't seem to track it down. Typically I connect via my phone, but it no longer sees it via WiFi and when I try to connect via Bluetooth, it initiates the pairing (shows the passcode to verify on both screens) but then fails to finish.
I've tried plugging in a keyboard, but it's not recognizing it. I even tried using a self powered USB hub, but it won't recognize keyboard through that either.
I also have a male to male USB cable that I've used on it in the past, but the update must have toggled off the debugging because I get an "unauthorized" error when trying to connect.
I feel like I'm out of options. I'm grasping at straws at this point, so I'm willing to try anything to get it back. Any ideas?
You could buy another remote, looks like they are pretty cheap. But maybe it still doesn't work if it's not paired... Sometimes I had issues with the remote and used the IR blaster on my phone instead, and it worked. So if your phone doesn't have IR blaster you could add an IR device connected through the headphone jack.
If the guarantee hasn't expired I would ask for a replacement, since it wasn't your fault (although I guess it depends on the vendor and country).