Super console cube X3 seems can't boot.

[gnutux landia]

I'm been trying to install Armbian on this TV.BOX console.

 

I already test bookworm xfce image of Armbian as like the last XFCE image → Armbian_community_26.2.0-trunk.357_Aml-s9xx-box_noble_current_6.18.7_xfce_desktop

I als test minimal images ad they don't work.

 

The spces of console are :

 

 

Processor (CPU)Amlogic S905X3 Quad-core ARM Cortex-A55, up to 1.91GHz

Graphics (GPU)Mali-G31 MP2

RAM4GB DDR3

Storage (ROM)32GB eMMC

Video OutputHDMI, supports up to 8K@24fps (Android system) and 1080p (EmuELEC system)

Connectivity2.4G/5G Dual-band Wi-Fi, 10/1000M Ethernet LAN, Bluetooth 4.0

Ports1x USB 3.0, 4x USB 2.0, HDMI, Ethernet, DCIN (Power), TF card slot, AV output

 

I test to boot the stock images just after download them and the boot shows the HK1Series and then goes to internal  android system (tvbox)   so failed.

When  I do the steps to put dtb file, edit extlinux.conf and rename properly u-bott to u-boot.ext   (I search and test test many dtb files as like meson-sm1-hk1box-vontar-x3.dtb, meson-sm1-h96max-x3.dtb, sm1_s905x3_4g_1gbit.dtb, sm1_s905x3_4g.dtb  as like others that I download on web when I search info about install armbian on s905x tv  boxes).

I also try to see if I can edit a .dts file and then convert to .dtb qhen I did It doesn't work.

 

So none of steps above works.

 

But I find one image system that works called devmfc that has only a minimal image similar to a server image only with tty text.

https://github.com/devmfc/debian-on-amlogic/releases

 

I inspect the .image of this system, and I find that if I copy the boot.scr, boot.script and cfgload to the /boot partiton of the armbian systems and boot the Sper Console it goes to a pink screen and then after a minute just reboot or goes to hkseries system.

 

So I think if I can edit boot.scr, bootscript and cfgload maybe I can put the right data to force boot the real kernel of armbian. Maybe then armbian works.

 

I use Linux and try to open those files with text editor but doesn't work.

 

Anyone knows How I can edit this files ? 

 

Any user can boot armbian on this console TvBox ?

 

 

 Thanks.

[SteeMan]

1 hour ago, gnutux landia said:

When  I do the steps to put dtb file, edit extlinux.conf and rename properly u-bott to u-boot.ext 

Please explain in more detail what you mean by these statements.  "put dtb file" - there is no dtb file to put, just test the ones that are in the build and I would start with meson-sm1-sei610.dtb (which is the reference board for the s905x3 cpu).  And what u-boot-* are you using?

 

Also have you run any other linux distribution on this box other than an official Armbian build downloaded from this site?

[gnutux landia]

I put extra dtb files that I download on /boot/amlogic .

 

For example I find that devmfc uses meson-sm1-ac2xx-generic.dtb on /boot/dtb/amlogic.

So I copy it to Armbian boot partition on dtb/amlogic/meson-sm1-ac2xx-generic.dtb

Then I edit extlinux/extlinux.conf

 

label Armbian_community
  kernel /Image
  initrd /uInitrd
  fdt /dtb/amlogic/meson-sm1-ac2xx-generic.dtb
  append root=UUID=7dc5c0a3-acfc-4d51-a066-6c14d983a9de rootflags=data=writeback console=ttyAML0,115200n8 console=tty0 rw no_console_suspend consoleblank=0 fsck.fix=yes fsck.repair=yes net.ifnames=0 splash plymouth.ignore-serial-consoles

 

I also test with other dtb files ad of course with the stock (default) image of Armbian just when donwload it, I use balenaetcher to write image on sd-card put it on a usb with sd-card reader and boot the tvbox, but doesn't work at all.

 

The u-boot that I use is the u-boot-s905x3 that I copy to a directory and rename as u-boot.ext  and then copy It to /boot.

 

I oly try to run Armbian Systems from here → https://www.armbian.com/amlogic-s9xx-tv-box/

And I find devmfc when I search on google for " Debain s905x tv boxes"  → thiss ystem works perfect, I only need to put on sd-card and put the sd-card on the usb with the sd-card reader and Tv Box shows HKSERIES and then go enter on the system devmfc.

 

But I want some graphical friendly image to test the performance of tvbox as mini pc and because this I try to install xfce version of armbian.

 

Thanks.