Efforts to develop firmware for H96 MAX V56 RK3566 8G/64G

[Andre B]

56 minutes ago, WINEDS said:

The compatible = part was only to make the driver module load automatically.  The driver module itself had to be first compiled into the kernel using source code from the chip vendor.  I suggest you try my DTB (it might be close to what you need) and then post your dmesg as a file (sudo dmesg > dmesg.txt).

can it be compiled in currently running armbian ? my computer specs and internet speed is not decend enough to compile armbian from scratch, compile using github action may be a choice but i don't know how to do that yet.

 

i attached the dmesg.txt with your dtb, my bluetooth seems incompatible with your dtb, and ethernet still not working

dmesg.txt

 

also added dmesg with default dtb (rk3566-h96-tvbox.dtb), bluetooth is working

dmesg-hqnic.txt

Edited May 4 by Andre B

[WINEDS]

Others may chime in but I really think you are going to need to get access to a suitable computer and compile armbian with kernel patches from here :

 

https://github.com/CoreELEC/linux-amlogic/pull/13

 

You will need a PC running Ubuntu 22.04 or emulated using something like VirtualBox.  

 

@GBEM made a good guide here :

 

https://green.bug-eyed.monster/armbian-on-the-h96-max-v56-android-tv-box/

Edited May 4 by WINEDS

[Hqnicolas]

17 hours ago, Andre B said:

would you mind assist me to assign those values to rk3566-h96-tvbox.dtb ?

I think the main way to go is to create a .dtsi that will patch the base "old" board with this new features,
 

+&gmac1 {
+ phy-mode = "rgmii";
+ clock_in_out = "output";
+ snps,reset-gpio = <&gpio4 RK_PC2 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
+ snps,reset-active-low;
+ /* Reset time is 20ms, 100ms for rtl8211f */
+ snps,reset-delays-us = <0 100000 200000>;
+ assigned-clocks = <&cru SCLK_GMAC1_RX_TX>, <&cru SCLK_GMAC1>;
+ assigned-clock-parents = <&cru SCLK_GMAC1_RGMII_SPEED>;
+ assigned-clock-rates = <0>, <125000000>;
+ pinctrl-names = "default";
+ pinctrl-0 = <&gmac1m1_miim
+ &gmac1m1_tx_bus2
+ &gmac1m1_rx_bus2
+ &gmac1m1_rgmii_clk
+ &gmac1m1_rgmii_bus>;
+ tx_delay = <0x4b>;
+ rx_delay = <0x26>;
+ phy-handle = <&rgmii_phy1>;
+ status = "okay";
+};

 

[mvpwar]

On 6/21/2023 at 7:56 AM, Hqnicolas said:

H96 MAX V56 RK3566 8gb EMMC Ning Mainline Kernel:
                       Armbian EMMC official image
Armbian Desktop Gnome kernel The Latest official
Debian BookWorm Server Kernel Minimal The Latest official

Hi @Hqnicolas, could you please help to tell me how to flash this official community image? it seems can not upgrade the firmware directly

[Hqnicolas]

 

 

On 5/18/2025 at 12:57 AM, mvpwar said:

how to flash this official community image?

 

 

Hello @mvpwar 
Download image
Unzip

 

On 4/3/2024 at 10:26 PM, Hqnicolas said:

1 - Follow the Build Armbian instructions
if it doesnt Build your image as espected
rm -rf build
git clone --depth 1 --branch v24.02 https://github.com/armbian/build
try again and again and again and again
 

2 -  Download H96MAX Armbian Build Config  (Original Source)
3 - Copy the h96-max-v56 directory to build/packages/blobs/  directory
4 - Copy the h96-max-v56.conf file to the build/config/boards/ directory
5 - Run the image build
./compile.sh

 

On Windows:

6 - Download the Armbian.cfg file to RKDevTool (Original Source)

7 - Drop it on RKDevTool

 

 

Boot, MiniLoaderAll:

H96-MAX-8gb-MiniLoaderAll.bin

H96-MAX-4gb-MiniLoaderAll.bin
 

8 - Shutting down H96 MAX.
9 - Press the Reset button.
10 - Turn on the H96 MAX.
11 - Wait until The message "Found One MASKROM Device" or "Found One LOADER Device" should appear. (1) 
12 - Mark all 2 sections with check marks (2)
13 - Open 2 files for each section (3)
14 - Check "Write by Address" (4).
 

 

15 - Press the "Run" button (5). The download will start.
When the message "Download image OK" appears, the download is finished (6). 
16 - H96 MAX will automatically reboot. 

Done.

 

Alternative: On Linux OS

rkdeveloptool db MiniLoaderAll.bin   # If this is not your first time flashing with this firmware, an error may appear here\. It\'s not a big deal
rkdeveloptool wl 0x0 Your_Armbian_Image-trunk_H96-max-v56_jammy_current_6.1.62.img

rkdeveloptool rd

And because a malware was discovered in the XZ library from Edge trixie and Edge sid
I came here again to remove and ReBuild all afected images.

Ubuntu: One of the most popular Linux distributions is not affected as its xz version is the older 5.4 version. No updates are required.
Debian Linux: No stable versions of the distribution were affected.

but compromised packages were part of test, unstable and experimental versions. Users must update xz-utils.

Read more: CVE-2024-3094

On 11/17/2023 at 1:50 PM, hzdm said:

How to install this Armbian:

 

On Windows OS:

1. Download, unzip and install the software: RKDevTool_Release_v3.15_and_DriverAssitant_v5.12
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14HWcHYHDrgUBFWholrDCKUWDPHw1r4F1/view?usp=drive_link

2. Run RKDevTool. Right-click in the partition list window (1). Select "Load Config". Open armbian.cfg file (2)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MhmUJ8DaikZzwjBliY-PrOrvSrcBPwSA/view?usp=drive_link

4. Shutting down H96 MAX. Press the Reset button. Turn on the H96 MAX. The message "Found One MASKROM Device" or "Found One LOADER Device" should appear. (1) 
Mark all 2 sections with check marks (2)
Open 2 files for each section (3)
Check "Write by Address" (4).
Press the "Run" button (5). The download will start.
When the message "Download image OK" appears, the download is finished (6). 
H96 MAX will automatically reboot. 

Done.

 

On Linux OS

 

rkdeveloptool db MiniLoaderAll.bin   # If this is not your first time flashing with this firmware, an error may appear here\. It\'s not a big deal
rkdeveloptool wl 0x0 Armbian_23.11.0-trunk_H96-max-v56_jammy_current_6.1.62.img

rkdeveloptool rd

 

PS: This image is functionally the same as the previous ones. It is still the same Station M2 image, only it already has all the past improvements built in and is easier to install!