Bring your own device

Which device works

One model only: the GeekMagic “Ultra”, also sold as SmallTV Ultra.

• ESP8266 chip (ESP-12E/F module) with 4 MB of flash
• 240×240 IPS screen (ST7789)
• Out of the box it creates a Wi-Fi network named GIFTV, SmallTV or GeekMagic

Other GeekMagic models (the SmallTV Pro, for example) and other clocks are not supported. Listings change: if the device you get has another chip or screen, the Miblo firmware may not work on it.

Before you start

• Use a 5 V / 1 A USB power supply. A weak phone charger, a laptop port or an unpowered hub can switch the clock off in the middle of the install.
• Replacing the manufacturer's firmware may void the seller's warranty.
• If you might want the original firmware back one day, keep GeekMagic's official .bin file. Miblo does not distribute it.
• Don't unplug the clock while a file is uploading: that is the realistic way to leave it unable to start. An upload that fails erases nothing.

Download both files

Version 1.24.0, the newest.

1. 1. Installermiblo-loader-geekmagic_ultra-1.24.0.bin306 KB
2. 2. Miblo firmwaremiblo-geekmagic_ultra-1.24.0.bin870 KB

Check the SHA-256 in the checksums file

The factory firmware has no room to take all of Miblo at once, so it takes two steps: a small installer first, then the full firmware.

Install it from your browser

1. 1

   Plug the clock into the power supply and connect it to your Wi-Fi through its factory portal: join the GIFTV, SmallTV or GeekMagic network and follow the clock's instructions. Note the IP it shows.

2. 2

   On a computer on the same network, open http://clock-IP/, go to the firmware update page and upload the installer (miblo-loader-…bin).

3. 3

   The clock restarts and shows “Miblo installer” with an address http://IP/update. Open that address and upload the Miblo firmware (miblo-geekmagic_ultra-…bin).

4. 4

   The screen shows “Installing Miblo...”, with no progress bar. Wait for the browser to show “OK”.

5. 5

   The clock restarts as Miblo and shows a QR code (network Miblo-Setup-XXXX). From here on it's just like a Miblo you bought.

• If the installer can't reach your Wi-Fi within 20 seconds, it also opens an open network Miblo-Installer-XXXX: join it and use the address on the screen.
• After the install, the installer erases the Wi-Fi the clock was using, so it comes back on the QR code. To keep the Wi-Fi, upload to http://IP/update?keepwifi=1.
• If an upload fails, nothing is erased and the installer stays up so you can try again.

After that

Install Miblo on your computer and pair the clock, like any Miblo. Later firmware versions come through Miblo itself, with the 4-digit code on the screen.

Install Miblo on your computerSetup guide