[5.x Kernel and wifi / pcie]

@bobjones58 Why does hardware feature XY work in old kernel but not in more recent one? - https://docs.armbian.com/User-Guide_FAQ

[Unisoc UWE5621DS on RK3566 device? calling Orange Pi experts]

6 hours ago, jock said:

what does cros mean?

My guess would be "Chrome OS", or the linux kernel used for a chrome os install

[TX3 Mini without reset button does not boot]

@andersonpersan I am answering your other question that you had posted in a different thread here.  First I would point out that your board says MX3mini and the board date is 2021.  That is years newer than other TX3 mini boards I have.  I suspect (as is common for tv box manufacturers) that this is really a completely different board but put in a TX3 mini case.  This is likely due to the covid related chip shortages and they used whatever chips they could find to produce these boards.  Therefore it is likely there isn't going to be any supported dtbs for your board.  Since the cpu chip may be a amlogic s905w (although there are cases reported in the rockchip tv box forum where the manufacturers are faking the markings on the chips as well - cases where the chips say amlogic but are really rockchip or vice versa), I would recommend trying all the meson-gxl-* dtb files, to see if any are a good match for your hardware.

[RX today: Error: No interface matching "end0" found in database.]

I had issues with an older intstall in this area and it was fixed by installing the latest /etc/default/armbian-motd file.  I would compare your armbian-motd to the current version (https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/4096/commits/4767a1220ca3b836e15aa3c4bf034c8ef4a350c3)

[Restore Bqeel M9C MAX]

@Byzor Check out this post:  https://forum.armbian.com/topic/23632-mxq-max-4gb-32gb/?do=findComment&comment=147427

It has instructions on how to reset the environment after a coreelec install.  I would always recommend reflashing original firmware as the best option, but when that isn't possible, this should work.

[rom backup H6]

There are no official images since Armbian doesn't support TV boxes as the links I pointed you to clearly state.

[CSC Armbian for RK3318/RK3328 TV box boards]

@FatalWorld I moved your post to the correct thread.

It would help if you provided the basic information about your situation (we aren't mind readers).  Such was what build you are using?  Also, did you follow the steps in the first post of this thread to install?

[rom backup H6]

There is no official one.  Per the Armbian FAQ:

https://docs.armbian.com/User-Guide_FAQ/#i-have-a-tv-boxtablet-from-insert-random-vendor-can-i-use-armbian-on-it

and from the TV Box forum FAQ:

https://forum.armbian.com/topic/16976-status-of-armbian-on-tv-boxes-please-read-first

 

[rom backup H6]

Since you are using a build from a third party (i.e. not armbian) you should probably ask your questions where you downloaded this from, as it is unlikely anyone around here is going to be able to help since you are using code forked off of armbian. (and we don't know what that code is).

I do see that awawa is also a member of these forums, but he hasn't posted for three months, so he isn't actively engaged with the armbian community and probably isn't going to notice your posts here.

[rom backup H6]

11 hours ago, manotroll said:

I'm using the image Armbian_22.05.0-trunk_Tanix-tx6_bullseye_current_5.15.27_xfce_desktop.img

First question is where did you get this build, it isn't one I am aware of.

 

Second question is what instructions are you following. So we know what steps you have done/are following.

 

11 hours ago, manotroll said:

as I do the backup, pressing the button on the VA pin has no effect

I don't understand this.  What button, what is 'VA', what backup are you doing?

[starting armbian on T95H]

A few comments:

1) Moved post to the TV Boxes forums

2) Since you mention inovato a couple of times in your post and post links to their site, it is important to point out the following (taken directly from the inovato site):  "IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have any questions or problems with this process, by all means use the Armbian Forums to search for information, but please DO NOT ask questions if you can't find your answer.  They don't support the Quadra firmware: We do. So please use the Support category on this forum."

I want others who might read this to be fully aware that Armbian does not support inovato based questions.

3) Armbian does not support TV Boxes, please read:  https://forum.armbian.com/topic/16976-status-of-armbian-on-tv-boxes-please-read-first

4) I'm not aware of anyone who has successfully run armbian on any h616 based box.  The h616 is a newish cpu (vs the older H6 which does have better support) and mainline linux support isn't all there yet

5) Unless you are a low level kernel / driver C developer, you probably have the wrong box to be experimenting with.  Rockchip based TV boxes have pretty good community support.

[i have a abox model A1 max , im new to this , trying get info on with linux os to install , if im in the wrong place , i am sorry ,]

I believe this box has a rcokchip 3328 cpu, in which case you should read the following:

 

[i have a abox model A1 max , im new to this , trying get info on with linux os to install , if im in the wrong place , i am sorry ,]

Moved to Rockchip TV Box forum.

[Problem on Headless connection after idle for a few minutes]

On 10/10/2022 at 6:20 PM, incendio said:

There's no armbian image on this link. 

The author has taken down those builds after two years.  So for now there are no unofficial builds for amlogic tv boxes.  I'm hoping that changes soon.

 

7 hours ago, incendio said:

There is still a small problem, couldn't reboot server via software, had to shutdown, turn power off, then turn power on again.

My experience is that this is fixed in later kernels.  If I recall correctly this started working correctly in 5.0.18 (could be 5.0.19).  I'm hoping to get some new builds based on current kernels made available.

[S905 tv box armbian image]

3 hours ago, tbarper said:

Hello everyone. I also have a TV Box with S-905. Does anybody know which firmware can be used? I´ve read tons of words but I´m lost.

Start here:

https://forum.armbian.com/topic/16976-status-of-armbian-on-tv-boxes-please-read-first

https://forum.armbian.com/topic/17106-installation-instructions-for-tv-boxes-with-amlogic-cpus

 

[Is It possible to access eMMC files via armbian server?]

You would mount the emmc device (/dev/mmcxxxxx) like you would any other disk in linux.  Note that not all android partitions are in a format standard linux will be able to understand.

[Problem on Headless connection after idle for a few minutes]

13 hours ago, incendio said:

I told you, I got it from Youtube

Well youtube certainly isn't an official source.  I have no idea where the build you used came from, but it isn't anything I am aware of.  Please read the following two TV Box FAQ posts:

https://forum.armbian.com/topic/16976-status-of-armbian-on-tv-boxes-please-read-first

https://forum.armbian.com/topic/17106-installation-instructions-for-tv-boxes-with-amlogic-cpus

 

 

[Problem on Headless connection after idle for a few minutes]

On 10/8/2022 at 2:27 PM, SteeMan said:

Then where did you get the build you referenced?  And finally what instructions/steps did you use to install.

I'll repeat the above two questions you didn't answer.  Without knowing what code you are trying to install and what steps you did during your install, we can't help.  We need to know what you have and what you have done.

[Problem on Headless connection after idle for a few minutes]

@incendio  First off, what board or box are you working with.  Saying 'generic board' doesn't help us help you.  Each board will have different hardware and thus require differing help.

Then where did you get the build you referenced?  And finally what instructions/steps did you use to install.

[sp6330 bluetooth driver]

@Subhash  First of what device and what build are you using?

Also, please read the following TV Box FAQ item to understand the status of armbian on amlogic based TV Boxes:

https://forum.armbian.com/topic/16976-status-of-armbian-on-tv-boxes-please-read-first

 

[Installing Armbian on x96 max plus ultra]

No it isn't currently possible.  Mainline linux support for the s905x4 is a way off if it ever happens.

[A95X-B7N Armbian issue]

@K 6331  I'm assuming you are following the instructions from here: https://forum.armbian.com/topic/17106-installation-instructions-for-tv-boxes-with-amlogic-cpus

 

As for the dtb, you may need to try a few different ones, using the one that best works for your hardware.  If your box is an s905x cpu, then you should try the meson-gxl-s905x-* dtbs.

[Tmall MAGIC BOX 3(M17) s905x Can not boot]

@Dong You don't provide any information about what you have done to get into the state you are nor what you are trying to do.

I will point you to the following TV Box FAQ items as a first step:

https://forum.armbian.com/topic/16976-status-of-armbian-on-tv-boxes-please-read-first

https://forum.armbian.com/topic/17106-installation-instructions-for-tv-boxes-with-amlogic-cpus

 

[MXQ Max 4gb 32gb]

On 9/28/2022 at 7:01 PM, dasargentum said:

and surprisingly it worked

That isn't surprising really.  The old builds of armbian that are available are for kernel 5.9.0.  While there isn't a lot of fixes being made to the amlogic code in the kernel, there are some that trickle in and the debian link you provided is just from a newer kernel with a more correct dtb.  If someone were to pick up balbes150's work and publish new armbian images with a more recent kernel the armbian images would also likely work better.

[MXQ Max 4gb 32gb]

I have been playing with this issue for other reasons today.  You should be able to restore the default u-boot environment by the following uboot commands:

env default -a

saveenv

 

Since I doubt you have a serial connection to your box allowing you to debug/monitor u-boot, you can cause these commands to be run by using the attached aml_autoscript file.

 

If you put this file on your usb stick and use the 'adb reboot update' that should run the above commands which are contained in that special aml_autoscript file.  After that you can restore the original armbian aml_autoscript file to your usb stick and do the 'adb reboot update' with that one and then you should have a working armbian environment.

aml_autoscript