Help, x96 mini won't boot.

[pleite]

X96 mini 2 gb-16 gb

I have followed this tutorial..  https://github.com/kdrapel/x96mini_linux

I can't get the X96mini to boot.

installed image: Armbian_20.10_Arm 64_focal_current_5.9.0.img.xz.

renamed the file 'u-boot-s905x-s912' a 'u-boot.ext'.

The extlinux.conf file contains:

 

LABEL Armbian

LINUX /zImage

INITRD /uInitrd

 

#aml s9xxx #FDT
/ dtb /amlogic/meson-gxbb-p200. dtb
FDT / dtb /amlogic/meson-gxl-s905x-p212. dtb
#FDT / dtb /amlogic/meson-gxm-q200. dtb
#FDT / dtb /amlogic/meson-g12a-x96-max. dtb
#FDT / dtb /amlogic/meson-g12b-odroid-n2. dtb
APPEND root=LABEL=ROOTFS rootflags=data=writeback rw console=ttyAML0,115200n8 console=tty0 no_console_suspend consoleblank=0 fsck.fix=sí fsck.repair=sí net.ifnames=0

 

Can somebody help me?

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 28, 2022 by pleite
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[SteeMan]

Welcome to the world of Armbian on TV Boxes.

I would like to point you to the two TV Box FAQ items:

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

 

In briefly reviewing the install instructions you followed I didn't find anything significantly different than the instructions in the FAQ.  (Other than I recommend that you copy, not rename the uboot file, so you still have the original around).

 

Given the screen shots, it looks like you are booting into the uboot file from your sd card as you are getting hdmi output.  What I would really want to see is the first part of the boot displayed on the screen, not the end part you have shown.

 

Also, the extlinux.conf file you have pasted into your post isn't quite correct, but I think it may be a result of cut and paste and not a real problem.  It would be helpful if you could attach the actual extlinux.conf file as a file instead of pasting it into the message.  The part that is suspicious is that: "#aml s9xxx #FDT" is all on one line.  The "#FDT" should be on the next line.

[SteeMan]

Also, I wanted to mention that I have multiple of these boxes running armbian, so at least I have the same hardware as you are trying to get working.  Although same hardware in terms of TV Boxes doesn't mean too much, as the manufacturers often change the internal hardware and still use the same external case/product name, so any two TV Boxes that look the same on the outside can actually be significantly different internally.  Which is one of the reasons it is nearly impossible to support TV Boxes well.