Hqnicolas

Author: @WINEDS How to Build Armbian with Maxio Ethernet Support for H96 V56 (2025 Model) If you own the H96 V56 (2025 model) TV box and want to run Armbian with full Gigabit Ethernet support, you might have noticed that the stock kernel doesn't always support the Maxio Ethernet chip out of the box. In this guide, we’ll walk through the most accessible method to build a custom Armbian image with the necessary kernel modules using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). Refer to https://docs.armbian.com/Developer-Guide_Build-Preparation/ and note hardware requirements then in a Windows Powershell console select Ubuntu (using down arrow in title bar) and type to update the system: sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade Prerequisites A Windows PC with WSL (Ubuntu) installed. The specific patch file (my_v2_patch.patch) and DTB file (my_board_df.dtb) mentioned in the documentation. Patience (the build process can take a few hours). Step 1: Prepare Your Environment First, ensure your WSL instance has enough resources. Go to your WSL settings (typically via a .wslconfig file or the settings menu) and allocate about 75% of your CPU cores and RAM to ensure the build doesn't crash. Open your Ubuntu terminal in Windows PowerShell and update your system: sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade Step 2: Get the Armbian Build System Clone the official Armbian build repository and enter the directory: git clone [https://github.com/armbian/build](https://github.com/armbian/build) cd build Step 3: Apply the Kernel Patch You need to patch the kernel to support the specific hardware. Create the directory tree for the patch: mkdir -p ./build/userpatches/kernel/archive/rockchip64-6.12 Using Windows File Explorer, copy your my_v2_patch.patch file into this newly created directory (rockchip64-6.12). Step 4: Run the Build Command Now, kick off the compilation process. We will build a Gnome desktop image based on the Noble release. Run the following command (copy and paste this as one line): ./compile.sh build BOARD=h96-tvbox-3566 BRANCH=current BUILD_DESKTOP=yes BUILD_MINIMAL=no DESKTOP_APPGROUPS_SELECTED=browsers DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT=gnome DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME=config_base KERNEL_CONFIGURE=yes RELEASE=noble Step 5: Configure the Kernel (Crucial Step) After the build runs for a while, the blue Kernel Configuration menu will appear. This is where you enable the Ethernet driver. Use the arrow keys to navigate to Device Drivers. Select Network device support. Select PHY Device support and Infrastructure. Scroll down to find MAXIO PHYs. Press the Space bar until you see an <M> next to it (this modularizes the feature). Once selected, use the Tab key to select Exit and keep selecting Exit until you leave the configuration menu. Select "Yes" when asked to save the kernel configuration. Step 6: Retrieve Your Image The build will continue (potentially for a few hours). Once finished, your new image file will be located in: output/images Step 7: Post-Installation Setup Flash the image to your SD card/eMMC and boot the device. To get the Ethernet working, you need to update the Device Tree Blob (DTB). Copy the file my_board_df.dtb to /boot/dtb/rockchip/ on the device. Edit the boot environment file: sudo nano /boot/armbianEnv.txt Change the fdtfile line to point to your new DTB: fdtfile=rockchip/my_board_df.dtb Press Ctrl+X, then Y to save. Reboot your H96 V56, and you should now enjoy full Gigabit Ethernet speeds! my_board_df.dtb

That's nice, I don't have this new board BOM, be free to add the variant, I think board variants are included using a .dtso file for armbian i think we cannot include tirth party drivers, but any changes to .dts could be included into a .dtso file that's a way to enable this variant into mainline armbian

this link is private, please change it to public,

You can ask for other users to publish they ROM images, but, the ideal way is to compile your own images, since this is a custom driver, I think it's a safe way to go. You can share some pictures images from the board, so we can confirm your WiFi board and lan chip.

The manufacturer changed the BOM list of materials to lower the product's cost, and now you have a different version with different Wi-Fi and LAN controllers. @WINEDS have some fixes: Files Link Link Link DIffWifiLanCards.zip maxio.c my_rk3566-h96-tvbox3.dtb my_rk3566-h96-tvbox3.dts my_v1_patch.patch README Release Note.txt v1_patch.patch

I came from 4pda to armbian and I came from there already being a prejudiced person. this is just another normal day in the TV box section. Many other users have already encountered similar problems with Chinese boxes. you can solder a better module like @Deoptim

Welcome to TV-Box section, that's the real size of your RAM: 4gb https://github.com/hqnicolas/Rockchip-Library/tree/main/RK356x/rkbin

https://github.com/armbian/build/blob/main/patch/kernel/archive/rockchip64-6.18/dt/rk3568-yy3568.dts

Just for fun? for Vendor u-boot I like the ArmSom RK3568 SDK https://github.com/gitacodes/armsom_rk3568_SDK it works fine in all my boards... for mainline U-boot, https://docs.armbian.com/Developer-Guide_Overview/

You need to imagine it as a chip, the entire board; each change to the board alters the description of the "chip" you're referring to. Search for your board model on the forum. I don't own any boards using RK3399, but I believe you can find several users mentioning the board on the forum. for YY3568 board, the factory already have all information https://wiki.youyeetoo.com/en/YY3568/sdCardSystem

Sorry, I didn't take my medicines. where did you find the link between SliTaz and armbian? Do you intend to be the maintainer of this link? you need help writing SliTaz documentation?

Some manufactures change the wifi and lan controllers to keep prices down on new BOM of materials: @WINEDS got experience with thos problems https://forum.armbian.com/topic/28895-efforts-to-develop-firmware-for-h96-max-v56-rk3566-8g64g/page/16/#comment-210825 https://forum.armbian.com/topic/28895-efforts-to-develop-firmware-for-h96-max-v56-rk3566-8g64g/#findComment-217289 https://forum.armbian.com/topic/28895-efforts-to-develop-firmware-for-h96-max-v56-rk3566-8g64g/#findComment-216154

take note that these functions are done by other repos with specificity using the name Armbian, as an example ophub is (ab)using the name Armbian without permission and they do not contribute to the core development process. Rather they trick users into thinking they get support here and therefore (ab)using our resources. everyone in the community has this as the main feature of a TV box

I think this device already have a working linux on SD-card, make a complete documentation of the boot method used by the current ambernic present in the SOC, and how it makes the search for the SD-card your work around will be only inside the rkbin and the u-boot. you will need to match the needs for this rkbin to find armbian, You may need to migrate armbian to mainline uboot or you may need something legacy, only with a debugger connected to the TTL port will it be possible to distinguish link link link I got this folder with some examples: https://github.com/hqnicolas/Rockchip-Library/tree/main/RK356x/rkbin https://github.com/hqnicolas/Rockchip-Library/blob/main/RK356x/rkbin/ABOUT.md also: Ambernic use some custom rkbin and u-boot, please share your research https://github.com/hqnicolas/Rockchip-Library/tree/main/RK356x/u-boot/socfpga https://github.com/hqnicolas/Rockchip-Library/blob/main/RK356x/u-boot/socfpga/rk3568_common.h

For this 16xx displays we need to ask @Jean-Francois Lessard he was in contact with this drivers for a while. these 16xx displays will be included in the mainline 6.18 drivers as tm16xx_i2c make sure to adjust your device according to this repository to benefit from the update https://github.com/jefflessard/tm16xx-display

Read this entire topic, It's all there, just read it

oh how cool, send a shout out: https://forum.slitaz.org/ Let me read this https://doc.slitaz.org/en:start and I will give you the answer The answer is Yes https://arm.slitaz.org/

if you have tweezers and pin location for Maskroom rockchip will never be bricked thanks for sharing I use the best technique of all, trial and error, tears, screams and anger. Search for the work from @jock as @paolosabatino in github You will find all variants dts files for this chip rk3318 and rk3328 test all of them https://github.com/armbian/build/blob/main/patch/kernel/archive/rockchip64-6.6/dt/rk3318-box.dts https://github.com/armbian/build/blob/main/patch/kernel/archive/rockchip64-6.17/dt/rk3318-box.dts also, this chip allready have a topic https://forum.armbian.com/topic/26978-csc-armbian-for-rk3318rk3328-tv-box-boards/ the solution was inside of it, just search ­DISCLAIMER (PLEASE READ): everything you can find in this thread (binaries, texts, code snippets, etc...) are provided AS-IS and are not part of official Armbian project. For this reason not people from Armbian project nor myself are responsible for misuse or loss of functionality of hardware.

thanks for getting in touch, looks like you're the first one with these 2gb boxes I think the memory trainer for 4gb and 2gb are the same, do stress and performance tests, if crash occurs you really need a new memory trainer for 2gb, you can find an example of memory trainer on this @mvpwar logs do not use third party images, not even mine, always get the official ones This is really an unknown, I bought 4 boxes of this model in 2022, since then there have been changes in the manufacturer's list of materials, the wifi driver is not configured for a reason, the reason is that the wifi has changed several times, you can install the 2022 driver or you can look for users @dfahren who have a different chip here, or even detect a new chip unknown to everyone sudo rmmod brcmfmac_wcc brcmfmac brcmutil modprobe brcmfmac About the TTL debug: (link) windows debug (link) (link) search by image with Ai tool on aliexpress this topic have images from sd-card holder For this question we need to ask @Jean-Francois Lessard he was in contact with this drivers for a while. (Link) this display will be enabled on kernel 6.18+ if you want to mess with experimental images follow this I only got involved in this because there were many interested users, I wasn't one of them

Welcome to Armbian, I'm your emotional support, I'll give you all the support if you want to start developing a custom firmware for this device, we have all the time in the world, one day this will be ready and we will put your name on it, it will be cool, I believe you have the ability to start volunteering, get in touch

for Pi-Hole i'm using: "cbcrowe/pihole-unbound" https://hub.docker.com/r/cbcrowe/pihole-unbound For docker Containers I'm on Casa-OS curl -fsSL https://get.casaos.io | sudo bash pihole-unbound.yaml

@guenter Test Image: Armbian-unofficial_25.11.0-trunk_H96-tvbox-3566_bookworm_edge_6.16.10_gnome_desktop.xz data for H96 Max RK3566 Box: No external drivers, no external app, just pure mainline..... https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/8708

there are many good works being done thos days by the community kernel.zip data for H96 Max RK3566 Box: No external drivers, no external app, just pure mainline..... https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/8708 # lsmod | grep i2c tm16xx_i2c 12288 0 tm16xx 16384 1 tm16xx_i2c i2c_gpio 16384 0 i2c_algo_bit 12288 1 i2c_gpio # ls /sys/bus/i2c/devices/ 0-001c 0-0020 7-0024 i2c-0 i2c-6 i2c-7 # ls /sys/class/leds/display brightness device map_seg7 max_brightness message num_chars power scroll_step_ms subsystem trigger uevent # ls -l /sys/class/leds/ lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 out 3 14:29 display -> ../../devices/platform/i2c-aux-display/i2c-7/7-0024/leds/display lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 out 3 14:29 display::alarm -> ../../devices/platform/i2c-aux-display/i2c-7/7-0024/leds/display::alarm lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 out 3 14:29 display::colon -> ../../devices/platform/i2c-aux-display/i2c-7/7-0024/leds/display::colon lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 out 3 14:29 display::lan -> ../../devices/platform/i2c-aux-display/i2c-7/7-0024/leds/display::lan lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 out 3 14:29 display::pause -> ../../devices/platform/i2c-aux-display/i2c-7/7-0024/leds/display::pause lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 out 3 14:29 display::play -> ../../devices/platform/i2c-aux-display/i2c-7/7-0024/leds/display::play lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 out 3 14:29 display::usb -> ../../devices/platform/i2c-aux-display/i2c-7/7-0024/leds/display::usb lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 out 3 14:29 display::wlan -> ../../devices/platform/i2c-aux-display/i2c-7/7-0024/leds/display::wlan lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 out 3 14:29 input3::capslock -> ../../devices/platform/fd000000.usb/xhci-hcd.1.auto/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.0/0003:17EF:6099.0002/input/input3/input3::capslock lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 out 3 14:29 input3::numlock -> ../../devices/platform/fd000000.usb/xhci-hcd.1.auto/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.0/0003:17EF:6099.0002/input/input3/input3::numlock lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 out 3 14:29 input3::scrolllock -> ../../devices/platform/fd000000.usb/xhci-hcd.1.auto/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.0/0003:17EF:6099.0002/input/input3/input3::scrolllock lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 dez 31 1969 led-power -> ../../devices/platform/leds/leds/led-power lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 dez 31 1969 led-status -> ../../devices/platform/leds/leds/led-status lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 dez 31 1969 mmc1:: -> ../../devices/platform/fe310000.mmc/leds/mmc1::

With 3 whipping in a language model you can, please give it a try to use the whip, language models are there to use you need to get updated cd /Downluads/ git clone https://github.com/armbian/build cd buildDocumentation ./compile.sh build BOARD=h96-tvbox-3566 BRANCH=edge BUILD_DESKTOP=yes BUILD_MINIMAL=no DESKTOP_APPGROUPS_SELECTED=browsers DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT=gnome DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME=config_base INSTALL_HEADERS=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=yes RELEASE=bookworm #or just ./compile.sh I WANT THE EDGE I WANT TO CHANGE KERNEL CONFIG CTRL+TAB sudo chmod 777 777.sh sudo chmod +X 777.sh sudo ./777.sh ps: I'm getting it to work natively on the h96-max-v56, many users want this feature but don't want to install anything it seems that @Jean-Francois Lessard polishing made this project look amazing, congratulations

@Faheem328 Do you have free time? how much free time do you have exactly? we are looking for someone like you with a RK3528 box we are depending on him finding a weekend to dedicate to the community https://github.com/ilyakurdyukov/rk3528-tvbox he will help us by taking this repository and including it in armbian with a wonderful pull request let's talk?