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hey there @Nick A and @Hqnicolas. The UART has arrived, ive configured everything and here are the logs: if i try to boot armbian using SD card: U-Boot SPL 2025.01-rc2 (Nov 18 2024 - 10:55:29 +0100) DRAM:This DRAM setup is currently not supported. resetting ... if i try to boot android: U-Boot SPL 2025.01-rc2 (Nov 18 2024 - 10:55:29 +0100) DRAM:D▒▒▒^!▒▒`▒▒▒▒▒▒c▒▒▒▒?[84]HELLO! BOOT0 is starting! [87]BOOT0 commit : 12a0e3cc [90]set pll start [92]periph0 has been enabled [95]set pll end [97]unknow PMU [98]unknow PMU [100]PMU: AXP1530 [102]dram return write ok [105]board init ok [107]DRAM BOOT DRIVE INFO: V0.651 [110]the chip id is 0x5d00 [113]chip id check OK [118]DRAM_VCC set to 1500 mv [121]DRAM CLK =648 MHZ [123]DRAM Type =3 (3:DDR3,4:DDR4,7:LPDDR3,8:LPDDR4) [131]Actual DRAM SIZE =1024 M [134]DRAM SIZE =1024 MBytes, para1 = 30fb, para2 = 4000001, dram_tpr13 = 6041 [147]DRAM simple test OK. [150]rtc standby flag is 0x0, super standby flag is 0x0 [155]dram size =1024 [158]card no is 2 [160]sdcard 2 line count 8 [163][mmc]: mmc driver ver 2021-10-12 13:56 [167][mmc]: b mmc 2 bias 4 [175][mmc]: Wrong media type 0x0, but host sdc2, try mmc first [181][mmc]: **Try MMC card 2** [224][mmc]: RMCA OK! [227][mmc]: MMC 5.0 [229][mmc]: HSSDR52/SDR25 8 bit [232][mmc]: 50000000 Hz [234][mmc]: 7456 MB [236][mmc]: **SD/MMC 2 init OK!!!** [312]Loading boot-pkg Succeed(index=0). [316][mmc]: b mmc 2 bias 4 [318]Entry_name = u-boot [327]Entry_name = monitor [331]Entry_name = dtbo [334]Entry_name = dtb [338]tunning data addr:0x4a0003e8 [341]Jump to second Boot. NOTICE: BL3-1: v1.0(debug):73157bb NOTICE: BL3-1: Built : 16:49:57, 2021-10-29 NOTICE: BL3-1 commit: 8 NOTICE: cpuidle init version V1.0 ERROR: Error initializing runtime service tspd_fast NOTICE: BL3-1: Preparing for EL3 exit to normal world NOTICE: BL3-1: Next image address = 0x4a000000 ▒OTICE: BL3-1: Next image spsr = 0x1d3 U-Boot 2018.05 (Jul 19 2024 - 10:45:47 +0800) Allwinner Technology [00.419]CPU: Allwinner Family [00.422]Model: sun50iw9 I2C: ready [00.426]DRAM: 1 GiB [00.429]Relocation Offset is: 35ebf000 [00.468]secure enable bit: 0 [00.471]pmu_axp152_probe pmic_bus_read fail [00.475]PMU: AXP1530 [00.480]CPU=1008 MHz,PLL6=600 Mhz,AHB=200 Mhz, APB1=100Mhz MBus=400Mhz [00.489]drv_disp_init [00.518]__clk_enable: clk is null. [00.524]drv_disp_init finish [00.527]gic: sec monitor mode [00.551]flash init start [00.553]workmode = 0,storage type = 2 [00.556]MMC: 2 [00.558][mmc]: mmc driver ver uboot2018:2021-07-19 14:09:00 [00.564][mmc]: get sdc_type fail and use default host:tm4. [00.575][mmc]: SUNXI SDMMC Controller Version:0x40502 [00.623][mmc]: Best spd md: 4-HS400, freq: 3-100000000, Bus width: 8 [00.629]sunxi flash init ok [00.633]Loading Environment from SUNXI_FLASH... OK [00.642]usb burn from boot delay time 0 weak:otg_phy_config [00.656]usb prepare ok [01.459]overtime [01.463]do_burn_from_boot usb : no usb exist [01.467]boot_gui_init:start FAT: Misaligned buffer address (7be7b438) 34 bytes read in 4 ms (7.8 KiB/s) tcon_de_attach:de=0,tcon=2[01.599]boot_gui_init:finish [01.602]bmp_name=bootlogo.bmp 2764856 bytes read in 17 ms (155.1 MiB/s) [01.643]update dts * Unrecognized filesystem type * [01.652]load file(ULI/factory/rootwait init.txt) error. * Unrecognized filesystem type * [01.664]load file(ULI/factory/snum.txt) error. [01.668]name in map mac * Unrecognized filesystem type * [01.678]load file(ULI/factory/wifi_mac.txt) error. * Unrecognized filesystem type * [01.689]load file(ULI/factory/bt_mac.txt) error. * Unrecognized filesystem type * [01.701]load file(ULI/factory/selinux.txt) error. * Unrecognized filesystem type * [01.712]load file(ULI/factory/specialstr.txt) error. [01.721]update part info [01.762]update bootcmd [01.764]No ethernet found. Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0

Thank you @Hqnicolas for your prompt response. The board was initially a tv box running android tv os 13.0, with cyanogen mod installed. I accidentally erased boot using fastboot erase command and now it's not running any operating system and the screen is totally blank. Are you sure that i might be able to run a linux distribution if i buy and connect a usb ttl device? (Also to note, i see some soldering leads around the GND via on the pcb, it might be soldered before, i guess to somehow install something)

is FT232Rl okay for? @Hqnicolas

Is there any other way around? currently i dont have a usb to ttl. I'll make sure to buy it but cant it be done using software side?

@Hqnicolas Hey there, thank you so much for your response. I appreciate your cheering and yes, i am the first in such board and i have higher potential with little knowledge about linux. Yes the processor is an Allwinner H616 and the GPU is Mali G31 1. i have attatched the photo below https://mega.nz/folder/fzwkTJgC#rv5DZXbiCfuzVYUw_HjGRA 2. I cant even crack the bootloader (i have posted about it on XDA Forum), the manufacture modified android tv os is just stuck to the board. I tried multiple images including armbian and other Light-weight Linux distributions from this list. I have also tried Miniarch. I have tried with both USB Flash drive and SD card and also tried to flash the image using both Rufus and Etcher. But it doesnt boot up and instead shows a totally blank screen

@Nick A I am kinda new to these serial console. does it need any specific hardware? I dont know much about linux or TV Box boards. it's just in my region, tv boxes are really cheaper than SBCs'

@SteeMan I'm well aware that there is no official support or updates for armbian for H616 processors. Thanks for letting me know

i have an android tv box. model name: tx 10 pro. i want to install ARMbian on it. there is a reset button under the av port. it has 2 gb of ram and 4 gb of rom (though the internet says 8G ram and 128G rom, also the android ui too). i have enabled both usb debugging and oem unlocking from the android developer option menu. the tv box can go to recovery mode using adb command. until going to the recovery mode, the adb connects perfectly but whenever it goes into recovery mode, the adb cant connect to the tv box. it consists option for fastboot inside the recovery mode but whenever i try to apply any command (e.g. fastboot/adb) the tv box doesnt show up among the devices when the device is in recovery mode. As there is no zip file for direct linux installation that i can use with flash from usb option. and the reset button beneath the av port does nothing, ive tried to flash multiple ARMbian Img files using both rufus and etcher but the screen just goes black whenever i press and hold the reset button beneath the av port. there is no option to install twrp as neither adb nor fastboot can connect whenever the device is in recovery mode. what to do?