I pulled the USB stick out and tossed it back in the drawer. Mission accomplished.
Insert the USB, power on the device, and continuously press the gtmedia v8 nova firmware 20181025 install
: The "L0AD" message flickered on the front display. On the TV, a blue progress bar began to crawl. 10%... 45%... Elias held his breath. At 90%, the screen went black. I pulled the USB stick out and tossed it back in the drawer