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@Igor Per this post, it looks like there is a corrupted stable build.

Welcome to Armbian. I would suggest you read: https://forum.armbian.com/topic/16976-status-of-armbian-on-tv-boxes-please-read-first and https://forum.armbian.com/topic/17106-installation-instructions-for-tv-boxes-with-amlogic-cpus As for your question, I would recommend using a stable build not a development build. Also if that doesn't work, try a server (CLI) build. I've been seeing reports in the forums about hdmi not working across different builds when running desktop builds.

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@yopp I assume you are following these instructions: https://forum.armbian.com/topic/17106-installation-instructions-for-tv-boxes-with-amlogic-cpus And you specifically are following this note: Note: If you have previously run other distributions on the box such as coreelec the below installation will not work. You will need to restore the original android firmware before attempting the install. coreelec changes the boot environment in ways that are incompatible with these Armbian builds. If you have previously booted coreelec, armbian will not boot.

@Igor This has come up multiple times in the forums. Could/should https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/4954 be backported to 23.02? I'm not sure of the criteria for putting out patch releases for previous releases.

Already fixed: https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/4954

What dtb and u-boot are you using? No TV boxes are supported. Some work better than others, some not at all. Are you following the instructions here: https://forum.armbian.com/topic/17106-installation-instructions-for-tv-boxes-with-amlogic-cpus

What build are you using? What is the exact box you have? What steps have you taken to prepare your sd card?

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@mguc I believe this was fixed already in this PR: https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/4954 Could you download a nightly build and test/see if this is fixed for your case?

@Bernie.Wieser Please provide more information on what you have and what you are trying to do along with errors reported. First what build are you running and on what hardware? Second what are you trying to do that you have installed headers? Third, what errors are you getting when you do the thing you are trying to do.

This isn't an answer to your question, but a link to let you know what to expect from Armbian with regards to TV Boxes: https://forum.armbian.com/topic/16976-status-of-armbian-on-tv-boxes-please-read-first

@Lelle I'm not aware of anyone in the Armbian community working on TV boxes with the rk3566. Note that Armbian doesn't support TV boxes in any official way. TV box support is left to the community to pick up. https://forum.armbian.com/topic/16976-status-of-armbian-on-tv-boxes-please-read-first/#comment-118794

@Nandhu Thanks for the info. I need to take my box apart to compare. But I am heading out for a week of vacation, so I might not get to that until I get back in early April.

I just downloaded the same image and it is fine. How are you burning the image to your sd card? Since the image is compressed not all burning tools can handle compressed images.

I don't have this box, I can only point you to the latest builds: https://forum.armbian.com/topic/17106-installation-instructions-for-tv-boxes-with-amlogic-cpus https://forum.armbian.com/topic/16976-status-of-armbian-on-tv-boxes-please-read-first

Providing logs with armbianmonitor -u helps with troubleshooting and significantly raises chances that issue gets addressed. At a minimum what build have you installed?

@tnt Two things I'll note. Unless you are only testing, you should use the stable builds (not the unstable development community builds) located here: https://redirect.armbian.com/aml-s9xx-box/archive/ Second, in moving to the new armbian build framework post 23.02 release, there is an incompatible change in how the kernel .deb package is installed. After this change there no longer is a /boot/uImage file created. So the /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf file will need to be changed if you upgrade to a later built kernel changing from uImage to Image. I don't know if this might be what you are running into, or some other instability in the development/unstable tree.

@joula You are not using Armbian. The location you are downloading from is a fork of armbian. They use the Armbian name without permission. We can't help you in these forums because we don't know what code you are using, you need to direct your questions to the location you downloaded your code from. Those developers do not participate in these forums, nor support armbian development.

Can you include pictures of the top and bottom of your box and then open the case and take pictures of the top and bottom of the board (with good enough resolution to see the markings on the board as well as on the chips). My boxes work fine, so I want to see if your box as different hardware. TV box manufacturers often make hardware changes but still call it by the same name.

What exact builds are you downloading and from where? The file names you mention above don't correspond to builds I am familiar with.

I no longer experience this problem on any of the boxes I own in recent kernels (i.e. kernels 6.x). So I can't troubleshoot.

Your first post says you are using the p281 dtb (which is what I use), but the screen shots show you are using the tx3-mini dtb. You need to fix your extlinux.conf

I have two x96 mini's and don't have any issues. Could you screen capture the boot process before it starts loading the kernel? Also pictures of your board would be helpful to compare to mine.

Yes through a patch just like you modified u-boot with the config patch jock provided you. You should create a patch that makes the changes to u-boot that you want.