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Jock updated his repository. If you are running XFCE turn off the compositor for smooth playback. killall xfwm4 && xfwm4 --compositor=off &

Sorry but I can't help any further without this device installed.. we are working blind right now. If it still boots Android then the box should be okay. There's always a risk when modifying a tv box. I haven't broken one yet.

This device is used to see the debug messages...

it could be.. the only way to find out is to install one of these... https://www.amazon.ca/IZOKEE-CP2102-Converter-Adapter-Downloader/dp/B07D6LLX19/ref=sr_1_5?crid=AMXIJBW4D3ME&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Co3Uo8H4Xww9Sh693R4fJMfx-ODJ6Y_QaEWUP4zIOtoNKGIlFEYRqP4C0KzSPBy8jVLpNByeON_vsk0APSGxvWfseX_G4ItSw4nYPFOw7JRUep64_8ajaRvPhlZcW2TtfcdGMgVoenpBc1oX9hNSzCRAGTOxxVvJGpdVcD1CARcRLg_kgv4aFLwG7eyCtWw0ONVKSXczzt3p10BL2002l1FxX9Ohu9XHD8R22zlKXJu4hincHMKrWIlhaaKPeSYlGVQ7-kIZVtLLiJEyAkrqX_8Z0X4vq1ymDhGfVa4AqsWhnR9HHUTJr1CImmApwUmGCCka59lDC2ENNOSp1aXal0_0bRN6roLH0scZIsYGS8-Jh-R458uQiirWrrawf_pteu8lV_QoPK6xc7NK_5iLBGsydnPyYU9CR92LtK-yP3rlLNhpfexFcgbU73riWwlE.hhyW78XT4oycGfmgiIAbSTrykfO7MEMG9CF1UjqKJ-k&dib_tag=se&keywords=usb+to+ttl+adapter&qid=1743443020&sprefix=usb+to+ttl%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-5

Sorry I never played with openwrt on these boxes. I found this.. not sure how it works. But I see x96q-lpddr3. https://github.com/armarchindo/ULO-Builder

@Felps Try this image. If it boots I'll make you a Armbian image. https://github.com/warpme/miniarch/releases/download/gdde1069c/MiniArch-20240715-6.14.0-board-h616.tanix_tx6s_axp313-SD-Image.img.xz

Try this image

Can you extract your dts from your original android. You directory structure might be different.

Which wifi chip do you have? Can you upload your dmesg logs here?

I use BalenaEcher.. never tried Raspberry Pi imager.

I can't tell you which u-boot image to use until I get more information. u-boot is in the images you write to your sdcard. If you want try all these images. https://github.com/NickAlilovic/build/releases/tag/20250306 The best way to know if it's booting is to install a usb serial ttl device to your uart. Then use a terminal software to view u-boot/kernel messages. sudo gtkterm -p /dev/ttyUSB0 -s 115200

Still can't see... can you just read it out to me. It's the very tiny black chip. Between your IK316 and wifi chip SV6256P.

It’s better to install a usb serial device and attach to GND TX RX on your board https://linux-sunxi.org/UART

It’s the small chip on top of that picture.. it should have AXP###

@Felps I can't see the AXP chip... it's small chip on the board. Can you tell me the number?

Can you provide a picture of your board? I need the AXP chip number. Write the image to your card. Insert a toothpick into your A/V port you’ll feel a button. Hold it down then plugin your power cord release after a few seconds

Hi @Ryzer I had the same issue with network unreachable error. looks like they updated the repository (25-Mar-2025 16:19). I guess it's still updating? Everything you need is here. http://apt.undo.it:7241/debian/pool/main/f/ffmpeg-v4l2request/ Edit: ffmpeg-v4l2request repository works now. They reverted back to the original files. I don't see the (25-Mar-2025 16:19) updates anymore. I tried all these patches and they all applied cleanly. I haven't noticed any "DRM_IOCTL_MODE_CREATE_DUMB" errors. I don't need the cma changes anymore. 1080p videos still shuttering using the official build and these patches. https://github.com/NickAlilovic/build/tree/v20250306/patch/kernel/archive/warpme-6.12 patches.armbian/0126-drm-panfrost-dvfs-switch-gov-to-performance.patch patches.armbian/0553-media-cedrus-Don-t-CPU-map-source-buffers.patch patches.armbian/0554-media-Add-NV12-and-P010-AFBC-compressed-formats.patch patches.armbian/0555-media-cedrus-add-format-filtering-based-on-depth-and.patch patches.armbian/0556-media-cedrus-Implement-AFBC-YUV420-formats-for-H265.patch patches.armbian/0557-media-cedrus-Increase-H6-clock-rate.patch patches.armbian/0558-media-verisilicon-g2-fix-chroma-offset-calculation.patch patches.armbian/0563-hantro-Add-quirk-for-NV12-NV12_4L4-capture-format.patch

I haven't tested encoding. You probably need something like this. https://github.com/bootlin/v4l2-cedrus-enc-test I'm still having issues playing 1080p videos shuttering and dropped frames with the official build. Trying to find more patches that might be missing. Works fine on my build. I'm using warpme-6.12 patches. https://github.com/NickAlilovic/build/tree/v20250329

The patches posted above and @jock ffmpeg-v4l2request. H264 hardware decoding now works. I'm using debian bookwarm, X11, xfce. Just follow jocks install instructions in the link below. Getting errors with 1080p mp4 video's. I fixed this before by changing the cma to a higher value (cma=512M) in the boot.cmd file. 720p works ok.

Here's some of the media patches not included in the official armbian build. I tested ffmpeg-v4l2 on my unofficial build and works with only a few frame drops. I'm compiling an image for my TV Box using the official build and these patches. I'll let you know if it works. https://github.com/NickAlilovic/build/tree/v20250306/patch/kernel/archive/warpme-6.12 0553-media-cedrus-Don-t-CPU-map-source-buffers.patch 0554-media-Add-NV12-and-P010-AFBC-compressed-formats.patch 0555-media-cedrus-add-format-filtering-based-on-depth-and.patch 0556-media-cedrus-Implement-AFBC-YUV420-formats-for-H265.patch

Try these firmware images.. write them to a micro SD-card. Hold the reset button and apply power. https://github.com/NickAlilovic/build/releases/tag/20250306

I found the answer why it was taken out here.. Someone might need it.

I was adding my Transpeed TV Box patches to official Armbian using kernel 6.12.16. I got this error compiling my dts at this line. &ahub_dam_mach { status = "okay"; }; I found this was missing in the sun50i-h616.dtsi. ahub_dam_mach:ahub_dam_mach { compatible = "allwinner,sunxi-snd-mach"; soundcard-mach,name = "ahubdam"; status = "disabled"; soundcard-mach,cpu { sound-dai = <&ahub_dam_plat>; }; soundcard-mach,codec { }; };

Maybe this patch will make ffmpeg-v4l2 work https://github.com/NickAlilovic/build/blob/v20241125/patch/kernel/archive/sunxi-6.10/patches.armbian/0551-media-cedrus-Implement-AFBC-YUV420-formats-for-H265.patch