andybo Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 (edited) Hello, i have buy a tv box mxq pro 4k 5g "8gb ram and 128gb nand". In a few years i have buy the mxq pro 4k without 5g and i have use the dtb file the meson-gxl-s905w-p281.dtb Then i have write the armbian image with dd to the sd card. In the /boot directory i have edit the boot.cmd file with following: boot.cmd The most important settings: setenv prefix "boot/ setenv fdtfile "dtb/amlogic/meson-gxl-s905w-p281.dtb" Then i have build the boot.scr with this command: mkimage -C none -A arm -T script -d /boot/boot.cmd /boot/boot.scr Then i have insert the sd card in the sd card slot from the tv box, push the button in SPDIF for 10 seconds, and then the mxq pro starts, but the linux system didnt start. Now i would know, why the box didnt start? Must i use a other dtb file? I have build the armbian image from source with following: lepotato debian bullseye minimal image without desktop The kernel i didnt change Thanks in advance Edited October 10, 2021 by andybo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteeMan Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Moved to the correct forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybo Posted October 11, 2021 Author Share Posted October 11, 2021 Now i have opened the TV Box. There ist a kingston Chip 08EMCP08-EL3CV100 inside. 8gb emmc and 8gb DDR3 RAM. Hm...what armbian Image and dtb File i can use for the TV Box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteeMan Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Please read the following FAQ items as the step you are performing are not going to work for an amlogic based tv box. https://forum.armbian.com/topic/16976-status-of-armbian-on-tv-boxes-please-read-first https://forum.armbian.com/topic/17106-installation-instructions-for-tv-boxes-with-amlogic-cpus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybo Posted October 12, 2021 Author Share Posted October 12, 2021 (edited) Hi thank you for answer. I have read the Link. If im home i will download the balbes Image and write it to the SD Card. How to configure Files stay also in the Link. Balbes has stopped the work for the TV boxes. Only updates for the os, can use from debian or Ubuntu. Kernel Updates can only used if everyone Compiled it from the source. Gives it a link how explaine compile the kernel? Edited October 12, 2021 by andybo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybo Posted October 14, 2021 Author Share Posted October 14, 2021 The Box run now with armbian. I have write the Multitool Image for rk3229 to SD Card. The armbian Image i have Copy in the Image folder. Then i have start the Box with the SD Card inside. Multitool Starts, then i have done a Backup from the emmc. After that i have write the armbian image to emmc. Then shutdown the Box. Now the Box Starts with armbian The Box have 8gb emmc and 8gb DDR3, but only 1gb DDR3 the system ist knowing. Whats wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteeMan Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 I originally moved this to the amlogic tvbox forum based on the comments in the first post. However based on the latest comments this appears to be a rockchip based box so moving to the rockchip tvbox forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteeMan Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 @andybo your box does not have 8Gbyte of ddr3. The rk 32xx cpus only support a max of 4Gbyte, so there is no manufacturer that would install more memory than could be used. I suspect what you have thought was 8Gbyte is really 8Gbit which equals the reported 1Gbyte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 @andybo it's wrong that the vendor of the box just faked specs. Your box has a 1GByte of RAM, no less, no more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybo Posted October 16, 2021 Author Share Posted October 16, 2021 Thank you Am 14.10.2021 um 14:03 schrieb SteeMan: @andybo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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