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

Hqnicolas · June 21

2 hours ago, Vincenzoernst1 said:

question: i see the red EMMC(? its not ethernet.) led blinking all the time. Iotop doesnt show any writes. Is it a write (access) led?

The RED LED is set on DTS to be HeartBeat: This is the code

@Vincenzoernst1 if you wanna change it:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install armbian-config

sudo armbian-config

Edit Device tree with armbian config.

		led_status: led-status {
			label = "led-status";
			gpios = <&gpio0 RK_PD4 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
			linux,default-trigger = "heartbeat";
			pinctrl-names = "default";
			pinctrl-0 = <&led_status_enable_h>;
		};

@Vincenzoernst1 I noticed that you care a lot about the look of the box
I invite you to participate in the development of This project with @pocosparc

The objective is here

Edited June 21 by Hqnicolas

Vincenzoernst1 · June 22

THX 4 the info!

Hqnicolas · June 23

Today I Test the DXVK Wine against wined3d wrapper
wined3d wrapper by default translate directx calls to the openGL api
and it got Slower on Vulkan
WTF!

winetricks renderer=vulkan

Edited June 24 by Hqnicolas

Hqnicolas · June 29

Testing "AetherSX2-v1.5-3606.AppImage"
Playstation 2 emulation Isn't compatible at all
it requires OpenGL 3.3 but RK3566 only got 3.1:

glxinfo | grep "OpenGL version"
OpenGL version string: 3.1 Mesa 23.2.1-1ubuntu3.1~22.04.2

AetherSX2 works with Vulkan at 15fps on Guitar Hero II "unplayable"

PS1 emulation works fine with 3x resolution on Retroarch from Snap Store.
all olders emulators works fine

aarch64-retroarch-cores.tar.xz

Hqnicolas · July 3

################# FULL DESKTOP EXAMPLE ################
For the users who bought the device hoping to create a cheap desktop,
here is an image that exemplifies this experience:

32gb: Example Desktop Image

64gb: Example Desktop Image

Unzip Method

About:
Status: Unsafe (test only)
User: user
Passwd: user
Version: 22.04 (pop)
Language: PT-BR
Device: H96-MAX RK3566

Flash Method: v1.1
After Install:
Resize disc
Change Language

Edited August 3 by Hqnicolas

pessimism · July 3

image.png.9365b3884a0ef786542ef944611e216d.png

Hqnicolas · July 4

@pessimism did you try v1.1 EMMC flash?

pessimism · July 9

card slot part just arrived. fingers crossed i dont destroy the board trying to solder the TINY pins

Hqnicolas · July 9

40 minutes ago, pessimism said:

card slot part just arrived. fingers crossed i dont destroy the board trying to solder the TINY pins

pre-heat the board before soldering
apply flux

pessimism · July 9

VICTORY

The H96 Max DEVELOPER EDITION

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

loi xin · July 10

Hqnicolas,

Please help me,
I just bought android TV box X96 X6 (rk3566 8/64G) to use as a server for Home Assistant, but can't install armbian/debian, can you help me? I haven't found a suitable ".img" file to install. Actually I don't know much about armbian.
Thank you very much!

Vincenzoernst1 · July 10

👆👆👆

this is also true for this RAM/EMMC version

Edited July 10 by Vincenzoernst1

Hqnicolas · July 11

On 7/9/2024 at 12:31 PM, pessimism said:

The H96 Max DEVELOPER EDITION

Nice!
Now you can fast recovery from broken uboot and build ROM's from root.img

Hqnicolas · July 11

15 hours ago, Vincenzoernst1 said:

this is also true for this RAM/EMMC version

you can use it on
2gb 16gb
4gb 32gb
8gb 64gb

Hqnicolas · July 11

On 7/10/2024 at 1:55 AM, loi xin said:

I just bought android TV box X96 X6 (rk3566 8/64G) to use as a server for Home Assistant, but can't install armbian/debian, can you help me? I haven't found a suitable ".img" file to install. Actually I don't know much about armbian.

hello @loi xin

unfortunately the laws in my country have changed for international shopping, we are now living in the North Korea format.
I no longer have access to international products like last year,
I believe you can perform all the methods that were exemplified in this topic
Just create another topic to find people that have the same board as you
Name it "Efforts to develop firmware for X96 X6 k3566 8/64G"

Vincenzoernst1 · July 11

oh. sorry didnt notice that it was a X6 version he was asking for.

@loi xin

this thing is 135€ in germany and imho not worth it. the v56 is much cheaper with the same functionallity (but "only" having single WIFI). so imho if u have the chance to send it back, replace it with the v56 unit if u can. then u have a ready to go unit.

@Hqnicolas opened a topic for the H96 MAX M9 RK3576 TV Box 8G/128G which i find the much more interesting unit, with much more power. but the pricing of this unit (top notch) is holding me back right now.

Edited July 11 by Vincenzoernst1

loi xin · July 15

TV box with 8GB ram is not much. Other hardware is not optimal in terms of price and energy efficiency.

Vincenzoernst1 · July 15

8GB RAM in a little "underpowered" TV box is hughe, imho. Plenty of RAM. Eg many NAS only have a fraction of it.

Vincenzoernst1 · July 15

@pessimism

have u something else connected to get the sdcard reader running? i only get "cant read partiontion table" errors.

Edited July 15 by Vincenzoernst1

pessimism · July 15

[mention=211404]pessimism[/mention]

have u something else connected to get the sdcard reader running? i only get "cant read partiontion table" errors.

No, just soldered the socket. There are seven unpopulated passive components behind it but it didn’t matter for me…

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

pessimism · July 15

unfortunately the laws in my country have changed for international shopping, we are now living in the North Korea format.
I no longer have access to international products like last year

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

pessimism · July 15

In Canada law didn’t change but AliExpress decided to be much more expensive, I paid $43 CAD (170 Real) in April, same box now $87/340Real

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Hqnicolas · July 16

On 7/14/2024 at 9:52 PM, loi xin said:

TV box with 8GB ram is not much.

generally the rk3566 cpu can handle 2gb of ram before it starts to trottle in workload
you can figure it out by this example desktop image

How to use it

how to flash it

make sure you Unzip it With 7zip

Edited July 25 by Hqnicolas

Vincenzoernst1 · July 16

@pessimism hmm....i got i beautuifull soldert on there but sill get the error. maybe there is a modul missing?

[   60.390814] mmc0: error -110 whilst initialising SD card
[   60.422082] mmc_host mmc0: Bus speed (slot 0) = 375000Hz (slot req 375000Hz, actual 375000HZ div = 0)
[   60.487693] mmc_host mmc0: Bus speed (slot 0) = 50000000Hz (slot req 50000000Hz, actual 50000000HZ div = 0)
[   60.487855] mmc0: new high speed SDHC card at address b368
[   60.491174] mmcblk0: mmc0:b368 USD00 29.5 GiB
[   60.530849] mmc_host mmc0: Bus speed (slot 0) = 375000Hz (slot req 375000Hz, actual 375000HZ div = 0)
[   60.580493] mmc_host mmc0: Bus speed (slot 0) = 50000000Hz (slot req 50000000Hz, actual 50000000HZ div = 0)
[   60.581278] I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 0 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x0 phys_seg 1 prio class 0
[   60.581666] I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 1 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x0 phys_seg 1 prio class 0
[   60.582044] I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 2 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x0 phys_seg 1 prio class 0
[   60.582424] I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 3 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x0 phys_seg 1 prio class 0
[   60.582816] I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 4 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x0 phys_seg 1 prio class 0
[   60.583207] I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 5 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x0 phys_seg 1 prio class 0
[   60.583591] I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 6 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x0 phys_seg 1 prio class 0
[   60.583970] I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 7 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x0 phys_seg 1 prio class 0
[   60.584019] Buffer I/O error on dev mmcblk0, logical block 0, async page read
[   60.586020] I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 0 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x0 phys_seg 1 prio class 0
[   60.586412] I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 1 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x0 phys_seg 1 prio class 0
[   60.588580] Buffer I/O error on dev mmcblk0, logical block 0, async page read
[   60.588714]  mmcblk0: unable to read partition table
[   60.615997] Buffer I/O error on dev mmcblk0, logical block 7743984, async page read
[   72.535157] blk_print_req_error: 22 callbacks suppressed
[   72.535169] I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 0 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x80700 phys_seg 1 prio class 0
[   72.535403] I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 1 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x80700 phys_seg 1 prio class 0
[   72.535634] I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 2 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x80700 phys_seg 1 prio class 0
[   72.535865] I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 3 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x80700 phys_seg 1 prio class 0
[   72.536096] I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 4 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x80700 phys_seg 1 prio class 0
[   72.536328] I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 5 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x80700 phys_seg 1 prio class 0
[   72.536559] I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 6 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x80700 phys_seg 1 prio class 0
[   72.536791] I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 7 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x80700 phys_seg 1 prio class 0
[   72.537900] I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 0 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x0 phys_seg 1 prio class 0
[   72.538133] I/O error, dev mmcblk0, sector 1 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x0 phys_seg 1 prio class 0
[   72.539579] Buffer I/O error on dev mmcblk0, logical block 0, async page read
[   72.542910] Buffer I/O error on dev mmcblk0, logical block 0, async page read
[   72.547094] Buffer I/O error on dev mmcblk0, logical block 0, async page read
[   72.665033] Buffer I/O error on dev mmcblk0, logical block 0, async page read
[   72.665085]  mmcblk0: unable to read partition table
[   72.680752] Buffer I/O error on dev mmcblk0, logical block 7743984, async page read

SD is esxt4 formated. fat also didnt work.

any thoughts?

Hqnicolas · July 16

2 hours ago, Vincenzoernst1 said:

hmm....i got i beautuifull soldert on there but sill get the error. maybe there is a modul missing?

I/O error = missing pad or bad connection

it's plug and play,
the only thing that you need is the socket.
when I do it I discard 4 units before it works....
be carefull with board cooper pads when change sockets

2 hours ago, Vincenzoernst1 said:

SD is esxt4 formated. fat also didnt work.

Just flash the armbian image with balena etcher......

you dont need to format the sdcard after flash armbian image....

Edited July 16 by Hqnicolas

Vincenzoernst1 · July 17

i alread have armian running. just want to ad the reader for fun.

Zitat

I/O error = missing pad or bad connection

hmmm....the soldering was very good, so i guess its maybe the cheap chinese sdcard socket. i have still 9 left to try 😡 now i go with the hot gun....

paradigman · July 22

@Hqnicolas I tried flas to eMMc your POP OS images, but to the 4/32 don't able because too big the image for that eMMC, on 8/64 don't boot after flash.

I tried with the v1.1 mode.

Edited July 22 by paradigman

Vincenzoernst1 · July 22

what have u done exaclty?!?!

Hqnicolas · July 23

On 7/22/2024 at 11:55 AM, paradigman said:

8/64 don't boot after flash.

will test it here,
edit: downloaded and Tested with 7zip, it boot's on 8/64gb clear android ROM
make sure you Unzip it With 7zip

On 7/22/2024 at 11:55 AM, paradigman said:

but to the 4/32 don't able because too big the image for that eMMC

the system Uses 24gb (android emulator) + (kodi Games) +(debian Linux)+(wine Desktop)

Next Week I will rebuild it for 4/32gb

Edited July 23 by Hqnicolas

Hqnicolas · July 25

26 minutes ago, Tressie said:

mature Armbian desktop image

@Tressie
Try this

after install

Edited July 25 by Hqnicolas

Sign In

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

Recommended Posts

Hqnicolas

Vincenzoernst1

Hqnicolas

Hqnicolas

Hqnicolas

pessimism

Hqnicolas

pessimism

Hqnicolas

pessimism

loi xin

Vincenzoernst1

Hqnicolas

Hqnicolas

Hqnicolas

Vincenzoernst1

loi xin

Vincenzoernst1

Vincenzoernst1

pessimism

pessimism

pessimism

Hqnicolas

Vincenzoernst1

Hqnicolas

Vincenzoernst1

paradigman

Vincenzoernst1

Hqnicolas

Hqnicolas

Join the conversation

Forums

My Activity Streams

Download

Store

Important Information