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Have you read this thread: https://forum.armbian.com/topic/3023-armbian-for-amlogic-s805-and-s802s812
The most recent balbes150 builds for s8xx cpus can be found here: https://users.armbian.com/balbes150
I don't have any s8xx based boxes so I can't provide any more specific instructions, but in looking at the files in the boot directory of the image, the instructions are likely to be similar to the s9xx instructions found in the TV Boxes FAQ (however it looks like these builds still use the uEnv.txt instead of the newer extlinux/extlinux.conf in the s9xx instructions).
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I split this from the original thread as this no longer has anything to do with the topic of the original post. Also move to the rockchip box forum.
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21 minutes ago, MX10.AC2N said:
On my Emmc install with Armbian_20.07_Rk3328-tv_buster_current_5.7.8.img
I use this dtbrk3328-box.dtb but don't work with Armbian_21.05.0-trunk_Station-m1_buster_legacy_4.4.213.img
DTBs are kernel version specific as they are the mapping between the physical hardware and the kernel. While you might be OK with a minor different in kernel versions, a dtb from a 5.x kernel will not work with a 4.4 kernel (4.4 is about five years older than a current 5.x kernel).
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This may be related to the issues we are seeing with rebooting:
https://forum.armbian.com/topic/16614-armbian-v2102/?tab=comments#comment-120642
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5 hours ago, Igor said:
reboot troubles on meson64 family / fixed (all images need to be rebuilt)
Igor, could you point me to a description and/or the fix for this issue? This is an issue that I am having with meson64 based TV boxes and it has also been reported by others in the TV Box club. I want to see if this fix addresses the issues we have been seeing - or if we have a different issue.
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@Mohammad Shami Please read the two posts in the TV Box Club's FAQ forum
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6 hours ago, andress187267 said:
I think docker is essential to run services.
@andress187267If you think docker is essential for your use cases, we welcome your contributions to the armbian community to make that happen. That is what open source is all about. We certainly need many more volunteers to do all the work around here.
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@zaqwsx12 Please read the FAQ post in the TV boxes FAQ forum: https://forum.armbian.com/topic/16976-status-of-armbian-on-tv-boxes-please-read-first
Note that balbes150 no longer supports Amlogic CPUs.
There are other posts in the TV box forums that describe building your own kernel. Please search the archives.
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Moved thread to the TV box club forum for Amlogic boxes.
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@Slackstick The image name you have quoted doesn't resemble any armbian build I am aware of. Where did you find this image you are trying to install? If it isn't armbian based then this is not the correct place to be asking your question.
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Moved to a new thread as this was posted in a thread dealing with a different box.
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1 hour ago, as400 said:
So my question is why did you drop AV out audio feature from kernel 3 to kernel 5?
It wasn't dropped, it was never added. The legacy 3.x kernels are the vendor supplied kernels which take a base kernel and add a bunch of customizations on top (some with and some without source code). The mainline kernels are the kernels that have the hardware support integrated into the mainline code base. Because the vendors don't provide much if any support for their hardware/software, they generally don't care about getting their proprietary code/features into the mainline kernel tree. Thus while moving from the vendor kernel to the mainline kernel you end up loosing functionality.
1 hour ago, as400 said:Any concerns in using "3.14.29 messy kernel" for long term use?
I wouldn't personally use a legacy vendor kernel. There is no support, no bug fixes, no security fixes.
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I am closing this thread. With balbes no longer working on a unified single kernel/build for all CPU architectures (rockchip, amlogic, allwinner) (especially with his no longer supporting amlogic cpus), further questions or issues would better be created in the cpu family specific subforums: Rockchip CPU Boxes, Amlogic CPU Boxes, or Allwinner CPU Boxes.
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Moved your post to the Rockchip CPU Box forum. I do not work with rockchip based boxes myself, but there are a few people who do in this forum that may be able to provide you some guidance. The RK3188 is an older 32bit cpu. A lot of the effort recently around here is support for more recent 64 bit based cpus.
This post was originally posted to the mega thread: https://forum.armbian.com/topic/14232-single-armbian-image-for-rk-aml-aw-armhf-armv7
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Moved your post to the Rockchip CPU Box forum. I do not work with rockchip based boxes myself, but there are a few people who do in this forum that may be able to provide you some guidance. The RK3188 is an older 32bit cpu. A lot of the effort recently around here is support for more recent 64 bit based cpus.
Having said that, I will point for reference to: https://forum.armbian.com/topic/14232-single-armbian-image-for-rk-aml-aw-armhf-armv7/page/6/?tab=comments#comment-117335 which appears to be the latest builds referencing the 3188. I am not aware of general instructions for using the balbes 32bit builds, but I haven't read the whole thread regarding them (https://forum.armbian.com/topic/14232-single-armbian-image-for-rk-aml-aw-armhf-armv7)
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@Youness Bouamal welcome to the Armbian forums. First off I want to point you to the following TV Box FAQ post: https://forum.armbian.com/topic/16976-status-of-armbian-on-tv-boxes-please-read-first
As you will see in that FAQ, wifi is not something that generally works on the TV boxes. And even if it does work, the cheap built in antennas don't provide good coverage. To get better wifi support you likely would need the more expensive TV boxes with external antennas. So while you might be able to get something to work, most likely using external usb wifi adapters, you probably would be better off buying a purpose built device that would likely cost less.
If your goal is to just experiment and see if it can be done, we would love to hear back on your findings for your specific box.
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Finally you mention X96Q box. From what I know the X96Q uses the Allwinner H313 cpu not the Amlogic S905W. And those Allwinner chips (H313 and H616) are new chips that don't yet have armbian support, so that would be a non-starter. But the manufactuers are all the time reusing box names for different hardware, so you certainly could have something labeled X96Q that contains an amlogic cpu. (That is one of the problems supporting TV boxes with armbian is that two identical looking boxes can have completely different components).
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@as400 I was going to point you to read the TV Box club FAQ entry on overall status (https://forum.armbian.com/topic/16976-status-of-armbian-on-tv-boxes-please-read-first)
Honestly you have more working than most users as wifi and ir are not something I would expect to be working for you. Since you are running Amlogic boxes, you should be aware that balbes150 stopped his support of that CPU back in October. While he is still involved in Armbian he has mostly gotten out of supporting end users of the TV boxes. You were actually fortunate to get a response from him directly as that is rare these days in the TV box forums.
I however have a question for you. Your original post didn't mention which boxes you have running. If you could take the time, it would be appreciated if you could post your results for others. I have recently started gathering information of working boxes in a consistent standardized format: https://forum.armbian.com/topic/16814-template-to-report-a-working-tv-box
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To answer your questions, please go to the TV Boxes FAQ and read both:
Status of Armbian on TV Boxes - Please Read First
Installation Instructions for TV Boxes with Amlogic CPUs
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Moved to correct forum
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Please describe what steps you are performing. The log would indicate you are booting with dtb/amlogic/meson-g12b-odroid-n2.dtb, not the dtb you think you are.
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@Joel Mercedes First I want to draw your attention to the following information so that your expectations are properly set: https://forum.armbian.com/topic/16976-status-of-armbian-on-tv-boxes-please-read-first
Second, what build did you install and where did you download it from? I am not aware of a build for amlogic TV boxes that has kernel 5.9.7 in it.
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Moved post into its own thread as this is not related to the thread it was originally posted in.
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Moved post to the correct forum. If you want help, please provide information on what exactly you have tried, what build you are working with, what dtb's you have tried, what installation steps you are following, etc. Also please read the following post to set proper expectations: https://forum.armbian.com/topic/16976-status-of-armbian-on-tv-boxes-please-read-first
Kernel source packages for native compile on x96mini Amlogic S905w tvbox
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There are not kernel sources as these TV box builds are not official armbian builds and are unsupported. See the TV Box Club FAQ entry: https://forum.armbian.com/topic/16976-status-of-armbian-on-tv-boxes-please-read-first