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Manolo3

Manolo3

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On 12/29/2019 at 3:16 AM, 062621AM said:

I hope you're not asking how to troubleshoot Android issues.

Hi,

 

I do not know if this is an Android issue or something else. I just want to know if there is someone here who knows how to change mac adress on a R69 tv-box because my boxes has the same and wrong mac adress. I need to change it permanently to their right mac adress and do not know how or if it is possible? I bought them like this from the net and I can not understand how they can have the same mac adress.

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manuti

manuti

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On 1/13/2020 at 7:24 PM, Manolo3 said:

Android issue

If you want to install some Android that maybe don't mess with MAC address maybe in https://h3droid.com/ you can find the solution. 

This is a special version of Android optimized for the SoC H2+ (normally found in the Sunvell R69) and also for H3. 

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pinder

pinder

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i have a mxq pro 4k with a h3 processor

I am not able to boot to any image till now

its 8gb Rom and 2gb  Ram. 

 

i think the big problem is Nand(not emmc) storage.

here are the board pictures

20200212_155734.jpg

20200212_155709.jpg

20200212_155729.jpg

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Ernest Kusa

Ernest Kusa

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OK, I compiled new image for Sunvell R69

 

Armbian_20.05.0-trunk_Sunvell-r69_buster_current_5.4.33_minimal

- Installation/flashing to internal emmc via armbian-config works fine

- 2 x USB works
- Analog audio device is detected but I can't get any sound, maybe my unit is broken or I'm doing something wrong (feedback needed)

- Working IR, WiFi and ethernet
- Default password (root/1234)

 

https://mega.nz/file/4ugAhKjb#NIt6KIv2tsPFzVVGwLcykFSdQp0MgCXgdCzxcj0PUxA

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guidol

guidol

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3 hours ago, Ernest Kusa said:

OK, I compiled new image for Sunvell R69

Armbian_20.05.0-trunk_Sunvell-r69_buster_current_5.4.33_minimal

- Analog audio device is detected but I can't get any sound, maybe my unit is broken or I'm doing something wrong
(feedback needed)

@Ernest Kusa Thanks for compiling ;) Did you use some special options in the armbian-build-system or just stadard?

Analog-Audio and HDMI sound is working on my Sunvell R69 with red pcb (1GB Ram).
Analog-Audio is only set to a very low volume.

Do a 
apt install alsa-utils mpg123
and use
alsamixer
to set Line-Out and DAC to a value around 75 (upper limit of the white range)

 

I could play internetradio just fine ;)
  

Analog-Audio:
mpg123 -v -b 1024 -a hw:0,0 -@ ./MP3_FFH80s

HDMI:
mpg123 -v -b 1024 -a hw:1,0 -@ ./MP3_FFH80s

aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Codec [H3 Audio Codec], device 0: CDC PCM Codec-0 [CDC PCM Codec-0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: allwinnerhdmi [allwinner-hdmi], device 0: 1c22800.i2s-i2s-hifi i2s-hifi-0 [1c22800.i2s-i2s-hifi i2s-hifi-0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

Welcome to Armbian buster with Linux 5.4.33-sunxi

No end-user support: built from trunk

package bsp-kernel[20.05.0-trunk] u-boot[20.05.0-trunk] dtb   [20.05.0-trunk]
firmware          [20.05.0-trunk] config[] branch[current]

 

MP3_FFH80s

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guidol

guidol

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@Ernest Kusa seeing your compile did work so well I was a little bit more "brave" and compiled the dev version
Armbian bullseye with Linux 5.6.5-sunxi ;)  (non-minimal = console only image)

 

Also here no more problems - on my site - with ethernet going down/up.

Audio is working like on your current compiled image :)

I didnt check emmc, because I want to have there the android inside.

  

Welcome to Armbian bullseye with Linux 5.6.5-sunxi

No end-user support: built from trunk & unsupported (bullseye) userspace!

package bsp-kernel[20.05.0-trunk.111] u-boot[20.05.0-trunk] dtb   [20.05.0-trunk.111]
firmware          [20.05.0-trunk]     config[20.05.0-trunk] branch[dev]

System diagnosis information will now be uploaded to http://ix.io/2iOj

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Ernest Kusa

Ernest Kusa

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On 4/20/2020 at 12:29 PM, guidol said:

Do a 
apt install alsa-utils mpg123
and use
alsamixer
to set Line-Out and DAC to a value around 75 (upper limit of the white range)

 

 

Thanks for the advice. The sound works but very quietly. I set up the changes in alsamixer and save them but it is still barely audible. Despite this I am happy because system is stable (Im using this box as octoprint server)

Cheep USB sound card works fine tho

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Maker39

Maker39

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On 4/20/2020 at 11:25 AM, Ernest Kusa said:

OK, I compiled new image for Sunvell R69

 

Armbian_20.05.0-trunk_Sunvell-r69_buster_current_5.4.33_minimal

- Installation/flashing to internal emmc via armbian-config works fine

- 2 x USB works
- Analog audio device is detected but I can't get any sound, maybe my unit is broken or I'm doing something wrong (feedback needed)

- Working IR, WiFi and ethernet
- Default password (root/1234)

 

https://mega.nz/file/4ugAhKjb#NIt6KIv2tsPFzVVGwLcykFSdQp0MgCXgdCzxcj0PUxA

Great job! :thumbup:

Thanks to you I finally have a working image for my MXq-4k , :beer:

PCB silkscreen : MXQ-S-V3.0-20180126 ZN

Hw: Allwinner H3, 1G DDR3, 8G NAND, XR819

XR819 work

All 4 USB enable from armbian-config

cpufreq is working.

Because i have NAND system transfer to eMMC does not work ...

 

 

IMG_TOP.jpg

IMG_BOTTOM.jpg

IMG_NAND.jpg

IMG_RAM.jpg

IMG_MARK.jpg

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rna

rna

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On 5/5/2020 at 5:13 PM, Maker39 said:

Thanks to you I finally have a working image for my MXq-4k

Hi, I have a similar MXQ 4K like yours. But I couldn't boot up using the image. How did you boot to Armbian via USB or MMC?

I got a blank screen (black) if I press the reset button to load armbian from USB or MMC Card

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rna

rna

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1 hour ago, Maker39 said:

hi

I boot from MMC card without any problem.

 

 

I mean what is your step by step?

I did everything, but I always ended up with blank screen (Black screen).
Here's what I did:

1. Download the Compiled image by @Ernest Kusa

2. Burn to MMC Card via Etcher

3. Plug MMC Card to MXQ Pro 4K Allwinner H3 Slot

4. Plug MXQ Pro 4K Allwinner H3 to the power cord

5. Press and hold the reset button

6. Blank Screen, but the LED is blue, not red

 

However, If I release the MMC Card and restart (un-plug then re-plug the power cord), the box immediately boot into android.

 

Is there anything that I missed in the process for this box?

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rna

rna

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On 11/11/2017 at 6:17 AM, manuti said:

I can't make the system boot directly to armbian, I need to start Android -> insert the uSD card with armbian > go to a Terminal previously installed on Android > switch to root user (my device is factory rooted) > reboot

Hi @manuti

How did you do that? I mean what kind of tool and command that you used to force next boot using uSD card from android? many thanks

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Maker39

Maker39

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to @rna

I repeated all the previous steps for myself.

I am working in WinXP.

1. Recorded 2 MMC cards via Win32 disk imager and Rufus-usb-2-12.

2. I inserted the card into the slot of the TV box and applied power without touching RESET.

 

Both cards took turns loading Armbian without any problems.

Maybe you still have a different board?

For example eMMC but not NAND like mine?

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manuti

manuti

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On 8/8/2020 at 4:59 PM, rna said:

Hi @manuti

How did you do that? I mean what kind of tool and command that you used to force next boot using uSD card from android? many thanks

Hi @rna I try different microSD card vendors and finally found that someone can boot directly and others can't. If you can, try different microSD models. Finally after confirm everything is working I decided to install armbian to internal eMMC memory. 

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t.munzer

t.munzer

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On 4/20/2020 at 11:25 AM, Ernest Kusa said:

OK, I compiled new image for Sunvell R69

 

[...]

 

https://mega.nz/file/4ugAhKjb#NIt6KIv2tsPFzVVGwLcykFSdQp0MgCXgdCzxcj0PUxA

@Kusa, thanx a lot for your image. My previous one was 3 year and half old! All that time running 7/7 24/24  PiHole, Domoticz and some script managing Amazon Dash Buttons. IMHO a decent use case for a (16€) useless tv box (according to TK :)). Everything fine (eemc boot) , and reboot do not need anymore to unplug!

 

By the way, with my previous image (eemc installed), it was impossible to boot from *any* SD Armbian image. But... I could boot with H3Droid image, install H3Droid on eemc, then I could boot with an Armbian SD.

 

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Tarkusx

Tarkusx

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Just signed to say huge thanks to Ernest Kusa , I took your img then flashed it on my new T95 super H3 and its working flawlessly . I installed klipper and all my goodies for 3D printer . Thank you again #2023 

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