Roy Hoejgaard
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On 1/14/2022 at 3:01 PM, Igor said:
Our budget to support you and work with you - is 0 EUR per year. Not just your business, but everyone business in this community. Not all people are dealing with this to make money, but they also represent an expense. To us. They ask question. They want that things works well. Just like you.
If I ever have any success with my project, I will make sure to give a generous donation to Armbian. You have my word.
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On 1/12/2022 at 1:51 PM, Igor said:
Start with supporting things that works well and use private communication.
Hello Igor, nice to meet you. Yes, I have already considered making a donation. However, my budget is not very big, and I understand that donations (that include support from you) start at $1.000. We'll see, maybe...Anyway, thank you so much for Armbian and for making it opensource. It is an incredibly interesting project, that I will be following very closely in the future.
On 1/12/2022 at 5:45 PM, balbes150 said:Pay attention to the information from Igor.
Noted. I will have you know, however, that this particular TV-Box was very carefully chosen. Months of research. It costs $40+ per unit and has an excellent build quality. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are both based on Broadcom ICs, so I don't think finding a Linux driver is impossible.
I also tried booting CoreELEC on it. Everything - including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth & AV - works out of the box.
So thanks for the advice, but I will stick to this TV-Box - at least until every last stone has been turned.
On 1/12/2022 at 9:06 PM, lanefu said:One of the points Igor and Balbes were trying to make is that cheap TVBoxes are notorious for having inconsistent hardware within the same model. 2 physically identical ones can have grossly different internals.
Hello Lanefu. Thank you for the pointers. I was not aware that there might be inconsistencies between the boxes in that manner. That is definitely something that I will address with my supplier.
On 1/12/2022 at 9:06 PM, lanefu said:A $500 dtb investment and Buying 500 TVboxes vs 500 SBCs from a trusted vendor will likely yield a failed project rather than a project with fantastic cost savings.
Yes, but that approach has two drawbacks:
1. The SBCs do not have a good selection of proper enclosures/cases available (Orange Pi, Banana Pi...) and the Raspberry Pi is rather pricey.
2. Doing a project with any of those SBCs means that anybody else can easily replicate it. Using an unknown but high quality TV-Box will help protect the intellectual property.
But I will consider all your good pointers. Thanks again.
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Hello Balbes150,
Nice to meet you. I have read many of your posts here, as well as on other forums (LibreELEC, I think). I have also tried some of your IMG's at https://users.armbian.com/balbes150/arm-64/ - it booted just fine with my TV-Box, except Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and AV did not work.
It would be an honor for me to work with you on this project.
- What does "current Armbian version" mean?
Well, I would like to be able to run Debian 11 (Bullseye) with XFCE. So I assume we are talking about compatibility with Linux kernel 5.10
If not possible for the newest versions, then it can also be for Buster or Stretch.
- There is no such thing for TV boxes. It follows from this that the hidden context of the task is to create for you a full-fledged system with a working core in which all the equipment for your device works.
Mmm, ok. I was assuming that using the correct DTB with the partially working IMG's would fix the problems. But I am new to this, so I might be wrong.
- Yes, I can create such a DTB, but who will support all devices in the kernel itself, in the system.
Wonderful! How would you prefer to proceed? Like I said, I can create a task on freelancer.com and commit the $500 for the project there. Or any other way you prefer...
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Dear all,
Ok ok, I realize my previous post with $100 for this task is a bit low. Please do keep in mind, that this is only my personal hobby project.
With that in mind, I hereby offer $500 to anyone, who can update the DTB file to work with the current version of Armbian.
BTW, I have a freelancer.com account with a 5.0 rating as employer (as well as freelancer): https://www.freelancer.com/u/LeHawkDeLaNight - I can start a new project for you there, so there is no doubts about getting payed the $500.
Thanks again,
Roy
Original post:
Dear all,
I have an Android TV-Box which is not a common type (but brand new). No existing DTB file that I tried works properly with Armbian (Ex. WiFi & Bluetooth missing).
I have managed to extract the original DTB file from the built in Android (Pie, I believe), but as I read somewhere else, these DTB files are for older Linux kernels, and Armbian refuses to boot with it.
My question: would anybody here like to attempt to update the DTB file, so that it adheres to the current Linux kernels standards for DTB files? I will offer $100 to anyone who can make it work.
Technical specs of TV-Box:
Amlogic S905X3 CPU
4GB RAM
64GB eMMC
2 X USB 2.0 & 1 X USB 3.0
Micro SD Card slot
HDMI 2.1
AV out
SPDIF/Optical
WiFi 2.4G/5G
100M Ethernet
Bluetooth 4.1
P.S. Please download the DTB/DTS files from here:
Regards,
Roy
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Dear all,
I have an Android TV-Box which is not a common type (but brand new). No existing DTB file that I tried works properly with Armbian (Ex. WiFi & Bluetooth missing).
I have managed to extract the original DTB file from the built in Android (Pie, I believe), but as I read somewhere else, these DTB files are for older Linux kernels, and Armbian refuses to boot with it.
My question: would anybody here like to attempt to update the DTB file, so that it adheres to the current Linux kernels standards for DTB files? I will offer $100 to anyone who can make it work.
Technical specs of TV-Box:
- Amlogic S905X3 CPU
- 4GB RAM
- 64GB eMMC
- 2 X USB 2.0 & 1 X USB 3.0
- Micro SD Card slot
- HDMI 2.1
- AV out
- SPDIF/Optical
- WiFi 2.4G/5G
- 100M Ethernet
- Bluetooth 4.1
P.S. I have attached the DTB + DTS files, so you can check it out. Thanks!
Regards,
Roy
New prize: $500 for anyone who can update my DTB file!
in Amlogic CPU Boxes
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Listen. With all due respect, you totally misunderstand me. I never expected that you would work on this, as you are already outside of my budget and are no doubt super busy.
That is why I posted in the P2P room. To see if I could find someone (a peer) with more experience than me with U-Boot, who was willing to do it for $500.
So when I said I would donate, it was not to try to persuade you to help. I said it simply because I believe in your project and I want to support it. So if I ever have a success, it is only fair that I pass some of my profits to Armbian.
Also, I never asked to get a fully fledged working system (as Balbes asserted). I only asked for an updated version of my DTB file. It's right there in the title of the thread. The drivers and other stuff I can figure out by myself.
Thanks for the pointer to the Debian experts. I didn't know that was an option. Will check it out.
Regards,
Roy