X98k pro (rk3566 4gb/32gb Android11) by Shenzhen Amedia Technology. First small success.

[merxx]

Hi all, and thanks for your incredible work  

I just received an "X98k pro" tvbox (sold as rk3566 4gb/32gb ) from T***

The box arrives already rooted.
 

Outside : 
blue info lcd display   -->  Sdcard ; usb2.0/OTG ; usb2.0 ; usb 3.x  -->   Optical SPDIF, HDMI , hole marked "UPDATE" , power (5v 2A); external antenna female.   ->   EMPTY SIDE

What's Inside the black box
SOC : Rockchip RK3566 
RAM : 8 Micron Technology (MT) D9QBJ memory chips 
Wireless : RTL8822cs
Ethernet : RTL8211F
eMMC : SanDisk China 32G
Front lcd display controller : AIP1628
TTL rx tx gnd

Device Info HW 5.23 and CPU-z confirm it's a rk3566 4/32, mali g52

Other infos from Device info HW : 
Device : rockchip X98k PRO ; Platform rk30board
Android 11 , 
Wifi rtl88x2cs, 
kernel 4.19.232 (ubuntu...)
CPU    : Rockchip RK3566 BOX DEMO V10 ANDROID Board
 

After installing termux I tried to find this box's dtb, but
the only dtb file I found until now is /sys/firmware/fdt
(no .dtb extension just "fdt")

I don't know if it's the right one. 
Anyway, I de-compiled it using dtc to "X98k_pro_4g-32g_from_fdt.dts".
 

I'd like to try armbian on this box
If u wanna know something else let me know. 

Update 
1)pressing the hole with a pin + power on takes to Android recovery (see photo)
seems I can just boot froom sd from there ... 

2) Trying to make Rockchip Driverassistant (modified 4.2 or 4.5) work to connect the box to a PC via usb2.0/otg.  But nothing. 

3) after trying to start with generic armbian for arm64 and then Station M2 (both just gave blank screen), I had a first success with a miniarch  image (20240715-6.17.1-board-rk3566.x96_x6), hdmi and usb keyboard works, but ethernet is not working.
Lets see what comes next.
 

 

X98k_pro_4g-32g_from_fdt.dts

Edited October 18, 2025 by merxx
corrections

[Hqnicolas]

On 10/17/2025 at 1:00 PM, merxx said:

I had a first success with a miniarch  image (20240715-6.17.1-board-rk3566.x96_x6), hdmi and usb keyboard works, but ethernet is not working.

Some manufactures change the wifi and lan controllers to keep prices down on new BOM of materials:
@WINEDS got experience with thos problems
https://forum.armbian.com/topic/28895-efforts-to-develop-firmware-for-h96-max-v56-rk3566-8g64g/page/16/#comment-210825
https://forum.armbian.com/topic/28895-efforts-to-develop-firmware-for-h96-max-v56-rk3566-8g64g/#findComment-217289

https://forum.armbian.com/topic/28895-efforts-to-develop-firmware-for-h96-max-v56-rk3566-8g64g/#findComment-216154

 

[WINEDS]

In this case ethernet chip is realtek so it should be supported by armbian kernel?  So problem is to find or make a modern DTS for this board?