Amlogic S905X3 with 100MB Ethernet card - VFD screen doesn't work

[Wojciech Nowakowski]

Hi,

 

I am a owner of the Amlogic S905X3 with 100MB (Not 1GB) Ethernet card (using with meson-sm1-sei610.dtb). It works but VFD screen doesn't work.

 

What can I do?

 

Thanks

 

Best regards,

 

Wojciech

[SteeMan]

For any chance of getting help on this, you need to provide some information.  What vfd screen are you talking about?  What do you mean by 'not working'.  What are you trying to do with this screen?

 

Also, please read the FAQ item on overall armbian TV Box status: https://forum.armbian.com/topic/16976-status-of-armbian-on-tv-boxes-please-read-first

 

[Wojciech Nowakowski]

Thanks.

 

I thing about front LED (VFD) screen of the box. It does not display any information but should display the time.

 

Here is my tv-box - https://ai-speaker.com/docs/ais_bramka_index - but with 100Mbps Ethernet  (using with meson-sm1-sei610.dtb). Armbian - bookworm_6.1.55_server_2023.10.03. 

 

 

[SteeMan]

Read the FAQ, don't expect much to work beyond the basics. The display isn't working on any amlogic tv boxes using these builds.  Per the FAQ:

"4. Expectations should be set low (i.e. don't expect anything to work) but if you do get the box to boot, get HDMI and wired ethernet to work, you are doing good."

[Wojciech Nowakowski]

11 hours ago, SteeMan said:

The display isn't working on any amlogic tv boxes using these builds. 

 

You are wrong.

 

OK - this is the procedure: https://github.com/ophub/amlogic-s9xxx-armbian/blob/main/documents/led_screen_display_control.md

The solution for this box: https://ai-speaker.discourse.group/t/dev3-100-mbps-i-wyswietlacz-vfd/3609/2

 

Now the display works.

Have a nice day.

[SteeMan]

6 hours ago, Wojciech Nowakowski said:

OK - this is the procedure: https://github.com/ophub/amlogic-s9xxx-armbian/blob/main/documents/led_screen_display_control.md

This is link is to a non Armbian build.  You have linked to a fork of Armbian, and they do not contribute to Armbian development nor do they participate in these forums.  They use the Armbian name without permission. We therefore can't support or help with those builds as we know nothing about them.  You need to use their forums/support channels to ask your questions about their forked work.

 

6 hours ago, Wojciech Nowakowski said:

You are wrong

No, you are talking about different software than is discussed in these forums. 

[Wojciech Nowakowski]

Lots of talk - but little help.

 

Nevertheless, I leave this solution here. Maybe in the future there will be ignorant idiots like me who will be helped by this information. And you won't have to waste your precious time.

 

Have a nice day. EOT.

[Werner]

3 minutes ago, Wojciech Nowakowski said:

And you won't have to waste your precious time.

We try our best to avoid this. However people are often enough tricked into thinking they'd receive any sort of support or advise in these forums using 3rd party fork which would not only be impossible to provide but also stupid.

 

Anyway initial problem apparently has been solved.