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divinesheet

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On 10/28/2017 at 12:56 AM, TonyMac32 said:

 

Human nature.

Valuable addition to the discussion, thanks mate ! :)

 

On 10/27/2017 at 4:05 PM, balbes150 said:

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This issue has already been discussed a million times. For video playback there is a special version of image Mate, where everything is already set up for full-screen video playback through KODI.

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A million times it has been discussed, but yet, the first post in this thread explains nothing about it.
I'd say maybe change the first post and add there all the important stuff that go around these boxes so people won't have to read all these pages with no actual interest.

Thanks again for your help, but keep it low.

 

fossxplorer

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I just got myself an S905 box with a strange name, but it's likely an H96 Plus 4K aka MXQ MXQ Pro+ with 2G/16G and 1GbE, SD card reader rather than microSD card reader. I am able to boot an older server image from August with 4.13 kernel, but there is no USB. It's when i use nextbox DTB. The other DTBs i've tried fail with mounting rootfs.

 

What image should i try? I'd like to have a server/headless image as well as a desktop, if possible. Thanks.

 

fossxplorer

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@balbes150 if you want, i can buy this box for you so you can develop further. I can order it direct to your address, PM me your name + address.

 

This box has got S905 (not S905x) 2G/16G and 1gbit LAN.

I tried with meson-gxbb-odroidc2.dtb, it boots, USB works and 1gbit just is unstable.

I suspect the LAN driver is wrong with Armbian_5.32_S9xxx_Ubuntu_xenial_4.14.0-rc2-next-20170929_server.img.xz from https://yadi.sk/d/pHxaRAs-tZiei/Test

I can setup all fine with the device conneced to my TV using terminal direct login, but when i try to SSH into the box, i can't get in. It hangs sometimes before and after the password typing.

mdel

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41 minutes ago, fossxplorer said:

I tried with meson-gxbb-odroidc2.dtb, it boots, USB works and 1gbit just is unstable.

 

some of those boxes have completely crippled Gbe out of the box, i have two of them, one s912 and another one i can't remember the soc model of.

 

for my s912, Gbe already behaved poorly in android, i would suggest you test your gbe speed with iperf in android to make sure it's actually working properly.

In my case it is rx/tx timings defined in the dts file, they should match the physical track properties of the board, and so testing different dtb i did see changing performances of the ethernet port, but it never got anywhere near >850Mbps stable bidirectional speeds.

 

also 4.14 kernel images are using a mainline (?) kernel and i don't know how stable it is with amlogic at the moment so you should double check that as well or stick to old BSP 3.14 kernels.

 

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fossxplorer

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I see @mdel. This box comes with old Android 5.1 and IIRC, the LAN showed 100Mbit, but i need to check this again as i also had issues in Android, when i think back. Network didn't work using LAN actually. So it could actually be an issue with the LAN port. Didn't even know iperf existed for Android, will definitely test with iperf.

Yes, i use 4.14rc2_next images from @balbes150, while @Shimon mentioned he has tested with 3.14 kernel.

My intention was to get a $33 S905 box with 2G/16G + GbE. But this box looks bad so far :(

 

 

Shimon

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@fossxplorer For any Android use, just remember to flash the modified Tronsmart S95 firmware first. That's a must, otherwise the box is only slightly above rubbish. 

 

edit: @fossxplorer Search freaktab for MXQ PRO+ and sdrobots firmware.

fossxplorer

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Thanks @Shimonfor pointing out. My hope was to use it as Linux box, but if the GbE is not working, then i can't really. If things work more stable in Android, i could be forced to use it actually.

I tried to Google for the firmware, but i find none that supports 2G/16G + GbE. If you bother:  can you give me a link? Much appreciated. 

If we can actually make this box useful, it could be a good value for those $33.

Thanks.

 

 

fossxplorer

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Thanks i i've read quite some posts about this device, among others: http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player-support/amlogic-based-tv-players/s905/others-ac/568877-any-thoughts-on-this-box-mxq-pro/page6

It looks like the GbE is crippled in Android, OE and Linux so i have no hope here. I will try to flash it to the SD-Robots firmware to see if it's usable with Android + WiFi. Possibly also LE if i get some time.

 

Otherwise i'm gonna demand refund for this!

 

mdel

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9 hours ago, fossxplorer said:

My intention was to get a $33 S905 box with 2G/16G + GbE. But this box looks bad so far

 

it's not really an answer to your problem but i'll mention that for headless server oriented devices with good performance for the price, i have moved to rockchip and specifically rk3328 devices (same as rock64 board) which (should) have good Gbe and usb3.

The rk3328 is not more powerful than a s905 (i don't care about hw decoder and 3D stuff) but it has a crypto extension module that works fine and will almost saturate a Gbe openvpn link, i bought a 2g/16g + bt/802ac (not working in linux yet) for around 35e, it's the alfawise z28 pro, here's a thread about it https://forum.armbian.com/topic/4708-z28-rk3328-18/

 

Read the thread carefully it has some serious caveats (can't boot from sdcard which it could, but no on that particular board) so it may not be a device for everyone and we are currently waiting for other box reviews to see if another one has less "linux install" problems..

 

i've been using a linux mainline kernel (17.04 server) on it for a month and i don't think i'll need a device more fully featured that this one for quite some time..

 

 

 

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TushanYaya

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Any1 have an idea for smooth ubuntu mate 16.04.3 on beelink mini mxiii(s905x, 2gb ram, Samsung Evo 32GB Class 10 UHS-I )? I've compared ubuntu to ubuntu mate + kodi only when playing the movie, in kodi it works smoothly, in ubuntu lags(this built-in player after installation).

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hojnikb

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Any chance for Tanix TX3 mini support ? It uses S905W and has 2GB of ram.

I tried the latest ubuntu-mate build with gxl_p212_2g_tx3mini.dtb dtb image. It boots fine, but doesn't want to start the desktop manager (it just flickers screens and tries to restart desktop manager a few times).

 

Am i using the right image or is something else at play here ?

hojnikb

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Looks like the 17.04 ubuntu image works on this using p212 dtb just fine. Only thing i noticed is that cpu clocks only to 1.2Ghz (seems like a s905w specific thing). Anyway to up this to 1.5ghz like its with s905x ?

balbes150

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Image update Armbian 20171226. The main change is the upgrade packages to the current versions in the network repo.

 

 

 

 

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Little surprise, in the test clip, there's my fece .... :beer:   :lol::lol::lol:

 

La Otra Cuenta

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Hello balbes150, I found problems when activating the UFW firewall in Armbian_5.34_S9xxx_Ubuntu_xenial_3.14.29_mate_20171104. Here is a list of the problems detected in the checkup, in case it helps to compile the kernel and include the necessary modifications for UFW to work properly. Thank you so much for the effort.

  

$ sudo /usr/share/ufw/check-requirements
Has python: pass (binary: python2.7, version: 2.7.12, py2)
Has iptables: pass
Has ip6tables: pass

Has /proc/net/dev: pass
Has /proc/net/if_inet6: pass

This script will now attempt to create various rules using the iptables
and ip6tables commands. This may result in module autoloading (eg, for
IPv6).
Proceed with checks (Y/n)? y
== IPv4 ==
Creating 'ufw-check-requirements'... done
Inserting RETURN at top of 'ufw-check-requirements'... done
TCP: pass
UDP: pass
destination port: pass
source port: pass
ACCEPT: pass
DROP: pass
REJECT: pass
LOG: FAIL
error was: iptables: No chain/target/match by that name.
hashlimit: pass
limit: pass
ctstate (NEW): pass
ctstate (RELATED): pass
ctstate (ESTABLISHED): pass
ctstate (INVALID): pass
ctstate (new, recent set): FAIL (no runtime support)
error was: iptables: No chain/target/match by that name.
ctstate (new, recent update): FAIL (no runtime support)
error was: iptables: No chain/target/match by that name.
ctstate (new, limit): pass
interface (input): pass
interface (output): pass
multiport: FAIL
error was: iptables: No chain/target/match by that name.
comment: pass
addrtype (LOCAL): pass
addrtype (MULTICAST): pass
addrtype (BROADCAST): pass
icmp (destination-unreachable): pass
icmp (source-quench): pass
icmp (time-exceeded): pass
icmp (parameter-problem): pass
icmp (echo-request): pass

== IPv6 ==
Creating 'ufw-check-requirements6'... done
Inserting RETURN at top of 'ufw-check-requirements6'... done
TCP: pass
UDP: pass
destination port: pass
source port: pass
ACCEPT: pass
DROP: pass
REJECT: pass
LOG: FAIL
error was: ip6tables: No chain/target/match by that name.
hashlimit: pass
limit: pass
ctstate (NEW): pass
ctstate (RELATED): pass
ctstate (ESTABLISHED): pass
ctstate (INVALID): pass
ctstate (new, recent set): FAIL (no runtime support)
error was: ip6tables: No chain/target/match by that name.
ctstate (new, recent update): FAIL (no runtime support)
error was: ip6tables: No chain/target/match by that name.
ctstate (new, limit): pass
interface (input): pass
interface (output): pass
multiport: FAIL
error was: ip6tables: No chain/target/match by that name.
comment: pass
icmpv6 (destination-unreachable): pass
icmpv6 (packet-too-big): pass
icmpv6 (time-exceeded): pass
icmpv6 (parameter-problem): pass
icmpv6 (echo-request): pass
icmpv6 with hl (neighbor-solicitation): pass
icmpv6 with hl (neighbor-advertisement): pass
icmpv6 with hl (router-solicitation): pass
icmpv6 with hl (router-advertisement): pass
ipv6 rt: FAIL
error was: ip6tables: No chain/target/match by that name.

FAIL: check your kernel and that you have iptables >= 1.4.0
FAIL: check your kernel and iptables for additional runtime support

 

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hojnikb

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40 minutes ago, balbes150 said:

I'll look, but it will be after the New Year.

Any chance you can have a lookat S905W ?

I'm really interested if its possible to clock it beyond 1.2g

balbes150

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3 hours ago, hojnikb said:

Any chance you can have a lookat S905W ?

I'm really interested if its possible to clock it beyond 1.2g

Alas, I have no S905W, so I can't check what.

hojnikb

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2 hours ago, balbes150 said:

Alas, I have no S905W, so I can't check what.

Oh, ok. Well, where are frequency tables defined ? In dtb image or bootloader ?

balbes150

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On 16.12.2017 at 8:02 PM, mdel said:

I'll try to do my own tests but it would be nice if you could tell me what you already know.

I have no terminal equipment to check SPDIF.

 

On 17.12.2017 at 1:34 PM, masteripper said:

.i have a NexBox A5 (905X) and i have installed LibreElec on the EMMC....how to boot Armbian...i need to do some testing...i have inserted MicroSD but it goes to the internal (LE) install

You need to activate the multi-boot. For example , method of using floss media written Armbian.

 

On 18.12.2017 at 1:04 AM, mdel said:

I will test libreelec and latest armbian and if it does work i'll have to dig through audio patches and ask @balbes150 if he can add them to his armbian image.

If you have patches, I'll be able to include them in the source code for the shared Assembly.

 

On 18.12.2017 at 11:21 PM, divinesheet said:

A million times it has been discussed, but yet, the first post in this thread explains nothing about it.
I'd say maybe change the first post and add there all the important stuff that go around these boxes so people won't have to read all these pages with no actual interest.

Thanks again for your help, but keep it low.

Write the desired text, I'll post in the first post.
 

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Если Вы найдёте для меня лишние несколько часов в сутках, сверх имеющихся 24 часов, я смогу потратить эти дополнительные часы, на написание инструкций и документации. А пока, мне приходится тратить всё свое свободное время на сборку, разработку и вникание в исходные коды.

 

 

 

David Markey

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Also, has soneone worked around the issue that any video freezes after seek(using fast-forward for example) on kodi? It's a bit annoying and happens on both armbian and arch kodi

balbes150

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10 hours ago, David Markey said:

Any chance of a new build?

The new version (maybe) will appear after the New Year (but there is no guarantee that a big problem with the free time).

For me video playback is not the main problem. This is a good option Libreelec and multiboot (the ability to run multiple systems as necessary).

manuti

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Hey @balbes150 I check the md5 against my yesterday downloads (the 3 ubuntu armbian 5.37 s9xx images) and the checksum are OK but I'm having problems to write the images on SD card and USB drive, I try 2 different SD card and 2 different USB drives. I use Etcher and Disk Utility in Ubuntu 16.04 and also 2 different ports in my Laptop and again I try to use the card reader in the Laptop and a USD card reader. In all the cases the image fail in some point more or less at 80% of the process.

Are the images correct? What is the correct way to do the step 3? Thanks again

 

On 6/5/2016 at 11:59 AM, balbes150 said:

3. Record an image on the medium

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