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100mbps is enough for all my projects. if not, there are some usb3 gigabit adapters

i never connected anything on the hdmi port, sorry. i'm using 10 of them for different projects, some are used 24/7/365 for home assistant or video encoding

you don't have to. it's already trying to boot by default to sd. you can either try to install the same android as me, change the sdcard or plug an usb2serial cable @ 1.5Mbauds to check uboot logs.

I have uploaded an updated version here. Also, for thoses who want to use internal emmc (boot without sdcard), you can run this script: You can reinstall android using this, connecting DQ08's usb2 port (using a male-male usb cable) to the computer while pushing the button in the AV connector. Then, in the app (extracted to c:\), choose firmware / firmware.bin / restore / run.

I have the original software from vendor if needed. But, as I dont trust internal emmc, I never tried.

If I understand well, boot loader is at the begining of the emmc. Doing armbian-install will probably ends with system not booting anymore.

Toxicity level over 9000, you better keep it for yourself next time. About PR, I can't and dont want. It's not my patch. Feel free to do it yourself if it's so important.

do you want me to remove all binaries ? about tvbox in the genuine armbian, i'm pretty sure that i've read somewhere armbian would not support them

What you need: - A DQ08 (got mine from aliexpress) - An sdcard (4g if you want to use external usb3 ssd or 32g if not) If you're lazy and trust my image (you shouln't, as I can bundle malwares inside): - flash this using this - usb2serial included - put in DQ08 and plug it in ethernet - scan for the ip using this - in windows terminal, using password=1234: ssh root@BOXIP To build the sd card, i've used this tutorial: - install wsl on your windows - apply this patch - open wsl shell - install docker on wsl: curl -fsSL get.docker.com | sh - run docker: sudo /etc/init.d/docker start - permit to use docker: sudo usermod -aG docker $USER - open a new shell (important) - follow this - flash the img file found in Linux/Ubuntu/home/XXX/armbian-build/output/image using this - put in DQ08 and plug it in ethernet - scan for the ip using this - in windows terminal, using password=1234: ssh root@BOXIP If, like me, you want to use an USB3 SSD: - flash the usb3 drive with the same image - plug to the box - e2label /dev/sda2 ssd - change /boot/armbianEnv.txt: rootdev=LABEL=ssd - reboot - check free size with: df -h / - optional: remove unused boot partition: fdisk /dev/sda + d + 1 + w + q - optional: remove unused data partition: fdisk /dev/mmcblk0 + d + 2 + w + q If, like me, you have usb2serial adapters: - follow this but remove all parameters at the end of ./compile.sh build and during kernel configuration, enable this: Device Drivers -> USB Support -> USB Serial Converter Support -> FTDI and PL230x

DQ08 manufacturer sent me this original software few weeks ago.

also, this box is not a dq08. if you want me to port for it, i can do it for you if you send me one.

it's written on the post: "As i don't trust img distributed over googledrive/mega, here is a script to build it yourself". use the prebuilt file if you trust a random guy with 5 posts on a forum

don't know why. can you solder serial to usb on it to get boot messages ? baudrade=1500000

you're comparing 20USD android tv box with a 60USD rpi4/4go or a 300USD with ram intel nuc. That's not comparable, sorry

I also added a usb3 ssd to the usb3 port. To use it, you still need to load the kernel from an internal SD. - flash the usb3 drive - plug to the box - e2label /dev/sda2 ssd - change /boot/armbianEnv.txt : rootdev=LABEL=ssd i also removed /dev/sda1 and /dev/mmcblk0p2 with fdisk also, to install homeassistant/haos, here's the tutorial Reboot and voilà !

As i don't trust img distributed over googledrive/mega, here is a script to build it yourself: https://github.com/ilyakurdyukov/rk3528-tvbox/issues/4 git clone https://github.com/ilyakurdyukov/rk3528-tvbox.git cd rk3528-tvbox git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/armbian/build armbian-build cp -R armbian-patch/* armbian-build/ cd armbian-build ./compile.sh build BOARD=rk3528-tvbox BRANCH=legacy BUILD_DESKTOP=no BUILD_MINIMAL=yes EXPERT=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no KERNEL_GIT=shallow RELEASE=bookworm cd ../.. cat <<EOF > rk3528-tvbox/build.sh #!/bin/bash cd /build IMAGE=\`ls /build/armbian-build/output/images/*.img\` losetup -D losetup --partscan /dev/loop0 \$IMAGE mount /dev/loop0p1 /mnt cd devicetree cp orig/*.dtsi . patch -p1 -i rk3528-tvbox.patch make NAME=rk3528-vontar-dq08 PRESET=LINUX cp rk3528-vontar-dq08.dtb /mnt/dtb/rockchip sed "s#fdtfile=.*#fdtfile=rockchip/rk3528-vontar-dq08.dtb#" -i /mnt/armbianEnv.txt losetup -D cat \$IMAGE | gzip > /build/\`basename \$IMAGE\`.gz EOF chmod a+x rk3528-tvbox/build.sh docker run -it -v /dev:/dev --privileged=true -v `pwd`/rk3528-tvbox:/build --rm armbian.local.only/armbian-build:initial /build/build.sh Tooks almost 30minutes to generate the image. Should works with WSL if you have docker. Note that you can change BUILD_DESKTOP BUILD_MINIMAL and RELEASE if you want. Also, nomore corruption with automatic partition extender. I've put the link here for lazy guys

armbi_boot is the label of the first ext4 partition with boot files mounted as /boot. armbi_root is the second partition, the root / one it's not a fake one. works fine with other armbian releases.

everything is working. i've plugged an uart to have boot logs. as i want a debian flavor to use it as a lowcost homeassistant, i'll try to create a script to "create" an image from scratch (with just your armbi_boot + any other armbi_root like an official one) did you create a git repo with Image + uInitrd + dtb + armbianEnv.txt + boot.scr ? what modifications did you do to armbi_root ? also, the automatic partition extender seems to corrupt everything after a first reboot

How did you managed to flash @Shinjin image from mega.nz ? I've tried to dd it + add dtb + edit armbianEnv.txt but it doesn't show anything on my screen. as I still want to use android, should i need to use SDDiskTool_v1.7 or update emmc's uboot ?