Help with Installing Armbian on RK3328 TV Box (dnetSmart-YSE)

[Alex M]

Hello everyone,

I’m trying to install Armbian on a TV box with an RK3328 SoC, but I’m running into several issues. Here’s what I’ve done so far and the information I have:

Box model: dnetSmart-YSE, version 10

Chipset: RK3328

Kernel version: 4.4.179

PCB info: t9-RK3328-D4, ver 2.0.2018

Design by: Hugsun

I followed the instructions I found on the forum to install Armbian, but it’s not working. I’ve tried several methods:

Using the microSD card: I tried installing Armbian on a microSD card and booting it from the box's microSD port, but it didn’t work.

Using a USB drive: I also tried booting from a USB drive plugged into one of the box’s USB ports, but without success.

Connecting a male-to-male cable between my PC and the box: I couldn’t retrieve any information this way.

Connecting an UART (FTDI): The result is unreadable on the terminal.

I haven’t received any specific details from the manufacturer.

I’ll attach some photos to help illustrate the situation. My goal is to figure out if it’s possible to install Armbian on this box and, if so, how to proceed.

Thank you in advance for your help!

[SteeMan]

The appropriate place for this question is in the existing thread for rk3328 tv boxes:

 

[Hqnicolas]

 

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On 3/17/2025 at 11:17 AM, Alex M said:

 

 

 

https://cdn.sparkfun.com/assets/2/5/b/9/e/FT232R_v104.pdf

This  1 Megabaud RS232
You will need at least 1.5 Megabaud RS232 to debug it

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