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Indeed there are two different hardware versions. I have a total of three units of Beelink X2. The first two with serial numbers: X2H3CKFH1D054 and X2H3CKFH80684 have wifi chip that uses the brcmdhd driver. My newest third unit with serialnumber: A2H3CKHH71819 has wifi chip using the 8189es driver. There is no externally visible indication of HW version other than the serial number. I have not opened my units to have a look inside.

I have no problems connecting to wpa2 using the following routine: First prepare a file with name wpa_supplicant.conf and the content like this (replace your own SSID and PSK): network={ ssid="XXXXXXX" psk="yyyyyyyy" scan_ssid=1 } Then issue the following commands: ifconfig wlan0 up wpa_supplicant -c wpa_supplicant.conf -i wlan0 & dhclient wlan0

They promised me 250 points as compensation: "For this inconvenience,we will send you 250 points(equal to 5usd)as a compensation." I haven't seen them yet but I believe they will turn up eventually.

Well, today Gearbest refunded my order without explanation. I guess it was to good to be true...

Well, the fun is over. Now price is up to $19.99. It was fun while it lasted.

Gone down to $8.54 now! http://www.gearbest.com/boards-shields/pp_314651.html

Yes, the price is when ordering from the chinese warehouse and it will not be sent until the end of July. I managed to order 2 pcs without problems. Price is still showing $8.57 when I refresh the page http://www.gearbest.com/boards-shields/pp_314651.html If you can wait it is a bargain!

I have bought from Gearbest 50+ times. I find them trustworthy and they deliver what they promise. If there is any trouble they have a customer service that works quite well for being a chinese webshop. Sometimes there are misunderstandings but they usually sort it out in the end. I will put in a order for an Orange Pi PC, today the price following your link is $8.57!

It should work without installing something. For some reason the keyboard and mouse are not detected. Do they work on another computer? Check your USB cables and USB-hub if you use any.

Hi manuti, I tested this once more today and it works for me as earlier described and with the file I uploaded to my web server. See the full logfile for details: root@beelinkx2:~# lsmod Module Size Used by sunxi_spdma 3703 1 sunxi_spdif 7037 1 sunxi_sndspdif 3885 0 sndspdif 2743 1 bcmdhd 648477 0 root@beelinkx2:~# wget http://www.itgubben.eu/files/ap6210.tar.xz --2016-07-09 15:55:33-- http://www.itgubben.eu/files/ap6210.tar.xz Resolving www.itgubben.eu (www.itgubben.eu)... 2001:470:27:75b::2, 83.209.13.109 Connecting to www.itgubben.eu (www.itgubben.eu)|2001:470:27:75b::2|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 225284 (220K) [application/x-xz] Saving to: ‘ap6210.tar.xz’ ap6210.tar.xz 100%[=====================>] 220.00K 1.19MB/s in 0.2s 2016-07-09 15:55:33 (1.19 MB/s) - ‘ap6210.tar.xz’ saved [225284/225284] root@beelinkx2:~# cd /lib/firmware/ root@beelinkx2:/lib/firmware# tar xvf ~/ap6210.tar.xz ap6210/ ap6210/fw_bcm40181a2_p2p.bin ap6210/nvram.txt ap6210/fw_bcm40181a2_apsta.bin ap6210/fw_bcm40181a2.bin root@beelinkx2:/lib/firmware# cd root@beelinkx2:~# lsmod Module Size Used by sunxi_spdma 3703 1 sunxi_spdif 7037 1 sunxi_sndspdif 3885 0 sndspdif 2743 1 bcmdhd 648477 0 root@beelinkx2:~# rmmod bcmdhd root@beelinkx2:~# modprobe bcmdhd firmware_path=/lib/firmware/ap6210/bcmdhd.bin nvram_path=/lib/firmware/ap6210/nvram.txt root@beelinkx2:~# lsmod Module Size Used by bcmdhd 648477 0 sunxi_spdma 3703 1 sunxi_spdif 7037 1 sunxi_sndspdif 3885 0 sndspdif 2743 1 root@beelinkx2:~# ifconfig wlan0 up root@beelinkx2:~# iwlist wlan0 scan wlan0 Scan completed : Cell 01 - Address: 14:CC:20:CB:A4:72 ESSID:"XXXXXXX" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz (Channel 6) Quality:5/5 Signal level:-40 dBm Noise level:-82 dBm... This test was done with a Beelink X2 and the file Armbian_5.14_Beelinkx2_Debian_jessie_3.4.112.7z downloaded today. I agree there is no file called "bcmdhd.bin" in the ap6210.tar.xz file but somehow it seems to work anyhow. If I look in the /var/syslog file I see that the driver finds the correct paths: Jul 9 15:59:45 localhost kernel: [ 498.139371] dhd_bus_devreset: == WLAN ON == Jul 9 15:59:45 localhost kernel: [ 498.139671] F1 signature read @0x18000000=0x1591a962 Jul 9 15:59:45 localhost kernel: [ 498.140467] dhd_conf_set_hw_oob_intr: Enable HW OOB for 43362 Jul 9 15:59:45 localhost kernel: [ 498.146815] F1 signature OK, socitype:0x1 chip:0xa962 rev:0x1 pkg:0x9 Jul 9 15:59:45 localhost kernel: [ 498.149117] DHD: dongle ram size is set to 245760(orig 245760) at 0x0 Jul 9 15:59:45 localhost kernel: [ 498.152761] dhd_conf_read_config: Ignore config file /lib/firmware/ap6212/config.txt Jul 9 15:59:45 localhost kernel: [ 498.152836] dhd_conf_set_fw_name_by_chip: firmware_path=/lib/firmware/ap6210/fw_bcm40181a2.bin Jul 9 15:59:45 localhost kernel: [ 498.152888] Final fw_path=/lib/firmware/ap6210/fw_bcm40181a2.bin Jul 9 15:59:45 localhost kernel: [ 498.152925] Final nv_path=/lib/firmware/ap6210/nvram.txt Jul 9 15:59:45 localhost kernel: [ 498.152959] Final conf_path=/lib/firmware/ap6212/config.txt Jul 9 15:59:45 localhost kernel: [ 498.197314] NVRAM version: AP6210_NVRAM_V1.3_08182013

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I will check the file and fix it when I get back home in a few days.

I put the firmware file on my webserver http://www.itgubben.eu/files/

You need to follow the instructions in this posting http://forum.armbian.com/index.php/topic/872-beelink-x2-with-armbian-possible/page-2#entry10698

I am not sure how you have done but the correct procedure is to unpack the .7z file and after that use an img-burning software like win32diskimager or dd in Linux to transfer the image to the SD-card. It is not enough to simply copy the image file to the SD-card.

Do you know that the ethernet cable is OK? Have you tried exactly the same cable with another computer? What is the output of command: ifconfig eth0

Eth0 always works for me. You have to give more details about your problem in order for some one to be able to help you.

When I did my last test and got wifi working I had already exchanged the fex/bin file to your latest version and rebooted. The "minor tweak" already seems to be include in the version of fex file I have.

Confirmed working! root@beelinkx2:~# modprobe bcmdhd firmware_path=/lib/firmware/ap6210/bcmdhd.bin nvram_path=/lib/firmware/ap6210/nvram.txt root@beelinkx2:~# lsmod Module Size Used by bcmdhd 648477 0 sunxi_spdma 3703 1 sunxi_spdif 7037 1 sunxi_sndspdif 3885 0 sndspdif 2743 1 root@beelinkx2:~# ifconfig wlan0 up root@beelinkx2:~# iwlist wlan0 scan wlan0 Scan completed : bla, bla.... A VERY big thank you for your help!

I did some more testing on the wlan issue. There seems to be some sort of missmatch regarding the driver. Error message: dhdsdio_download_code_file: Open firmware file failed /lib/firmware/ap6212/fw_bcm40181a2.bin I tried to make a symbolic link named fw_bcm40181a2.bin pointing to the existing driver fw_bcm43438a0.bin in the /lib/firmware/ap6212 directory but no success. Dmesg: [ 2147.698347] dhd_bus_devreset: == WLAN ON == [ 2147.698788] F1 signature read @0x18000000=0x1591a962 [ 2147.699479] dhd_conf_set_hw_oob_intr: Enable HW OOB for 43362 [ 2147.705885] F1 signature OK, socitype:0x1 chip:0xa962 rev:0x1 pkg:0x9 [ 2147.708253] DHD: dongle ram size is set to 245760(orig 245760) at 0x0 [ 2147.710776] dhd_conf_read_config: Ignore config file /lib/firmware/ap6212/config.txt [ 2147.710851] dhd_conf_set_fw_name_by_chip: firmware_path=/lib/firmware/ap6212/fw_bcm40181a2.bin [ 2147.710901] Final fw_path=/lib/firmware/ap6212/fw_bcm40181a2.bin [ 2147.710939] Final nv_path=/lib/firmware/ap6212/nvram.txt [ 2147.710973] Final conf_path=/lib/firmware/ap6212/config.txt [ 2147.712535] dhdsdio_download_code_file: Open firmware file failed /lib/firmware/ap6212/fw_bcm40181a2.bin [ 2147.712594] _dhdsdio_download_firmware: dongle image file download failed [ 2147.712710] dhd_net_bus_devreset: dhd_bus_devreset: -35 [ 2147.712754] dhd_prot_ioctl : bus is down. we have nothing to do [ 2147.712797] dhd_net_bus_devreset: dhd_bus_devreset: -35 [ 2147.712938] wifi_platform_set_power = 0 [ 2147.712973] ======== PULL WL_REG_ON LOW! ======== [ 2147.713008] [wifi_pm]: set wl_reg_on 0 ! [ 2147.713043] wl_android_wifi_on: Failed [ 2147.713077] dhd_open : wl_android_wifi_on failed (-35) [ 2147.713118] dhd_stop: Enter ee5d9000 [ 2147.713148] wl_android_wifi_off in 1 [ 2147.713179] wl_android_wifi_off in 2: g_wifi_on=0 [ 2147.713210] wl_android_wifi_off out [ 2147.713239] dhd_stop: Exit [ 2147.713279] dhd_open: Exit ret=-1

I did a quick test of Armbian_5.14_Beelinkx2_Debian_jessie_3.4.112.7z. It boots up just like it should, does the first reboot and resizes the SD-card just like it should. At first login everything looks as expected. So the basic image seems flawless. Regarding wifi I can't get it to work. It loads the bcmdhd driver but I can't get the interface up: root@beelinkx2:~# ifconfig wlan0 up SIOCSIFFLAGS: Operation not permitted root@beelinkx2:~# iwlist wlan0 scan wlan0 Interface doesn't support scanning. If I do the same two commands with a TP-Link WN-725N USB wifi dongle it works and I get a list of the available networks. However, I am very happy that Beelink X2 will be supported by Armbian and for my personal use wifi is not important. Hopefully the wifi issue and emmc access can be solved later on.

I did another test over night with 624MHz. It pretty much looks the same.

Here is the result of my Beelink X2 running "lima-memtester 100M" and the setting "dram_clk = 648". Test went well, cube was spinning with grey background the whole time. I can see it disabled one cpu-core after about 30min.

I would be happy if the Beelink X2 was officially supported by Armbian! I have two units of the Beelink X2 and will be glad to help out to the best of my abilities. I am a seasoned Unix/Network administrator but not experienced in software development. I managed to start up the "lima-memtester 100M". It is now running and I will post my results in the other thread in about an hour or so. A big Thank You to tkaiser and Igor for all your good work with Armbian!

Thanks for info about the board config! Since I am relative new to Armbian I don't understand how to use it? Is this something I can use if I compile Armbian myself? I have not set up an environment to compile Armbian so far.