Image for A95X box

    S905X boxes should work quite well, S905X2 less so (unless hardware decode disabled) .. "but nothing" doesn't really describe a problem that would could respond to /shrug

    Quote from chewitt

    S905X boxes should work quite well, S905X2 less so (unless hardware decode disabled) .. "but nothing" doesn't really describe a problem that would could respond to /shrug

    fair comment lol

    ok so this box has been 'dead' for over a year, maybe 2, it's used to have one of 'balbes images' burnt to the internal mmc but I 'hosed it' one day with a 'dodgy upgrade'

    I downloaded your latest LibreELEC-AMLGX.arm-10.85.0-box.img.gz image, changed the uenv.ini to meson-gxl-s905x-nexbox-a95x.dtb but absolutely nothing on the TV (using the toothpick method)

    at least when I tried an image with the F2 box I could see the A95X splashscreen on the TV

    yours confused

    I'd guess that u-boot has been corrupted or overwritten with an incompatible version. Assuming the eMMC didn't die the easiest way to get things working again would be to use Amlogic burning tool to restore the correct factory image for the box (from XDA forums or similar) so that the box boots (Android). Once it boots again, it's simple to boot an LE image. Alternatively you need to connect a UART cable to the box so we can see the early boot output - but this involves the box being opened and UART cable attaching, which may (or may not) require the UART pins to be soldered to the board first. From the level of technical detail in your posts, I'd suggest the restore-Android approach.

    Quote from punter

    me again :P

    I've dug out a Nexbox A95X with 2gb ram, S905X

    i tried it with chewitt test build but nothing, any ideas on that one?

    thanks again!

    I am running the one of the latest nighties on my A95X. The DTB with the A95x name doesn't work right. Use meson-gxl-s905x-p212.dtb. Assuming you updated the uEnv.ini file, I would suggest that you also make sure you have a android 7x rom installed on the box's MMC using the flash utility before booting. I have seen older Uboot from pre android 7 cause issues too.

    Quote from chewitt

    the easiest way to get things working again would be to use Amlogic burning tool to restore the correct factory image for the box

    well I use arch linux and I tried to use this https://github.com/khadas/utils but it's made for ubuntu and apt won't install on arch so I've drawn a bit of a blank.....I did actually put the original image back on the F2 box but I can't remember what I used lol.......it was defo a command line utility but I've built a new PC and slept a few times since then.......so more /shrug

    nice day to you sir

    edit: right I tried this https://github.com/Stane1983/aml-linux-usb-burn

    but I'm getting

    Waiting for Amlogic device to be connected...

    even though I can see it with lsusb

    Bus 005 Device 006: ID 1b8e:c003 Amlogic, Inc. GX-CHIP

    bahh!!!!

    Edited once, last by punter (June 30, 2022 at 12:14 PM).

    Did you push in the button with a tooth pick? If that is not working you might have to open it up and short a couple of traces to force it into recovery mode.

    Quote from wizardknight

    Did you push in the button with a tooth pick? If that is not working you might have to open it up and short a couple of traces to force it into recovery mode.

    I got a bit further (by running as sudo) but it is bombing out

    Unpacking image [OK]

    awk: cmd. line:1: warning: regexp escape sequence `\"' is not a known regexp operator

    awk: cmd. line:1: warning: regexp escape sequence `\"' is not a known regexp operator

    awk: cmd. line:1: warning: regexp escape sequence `\"' is not a known regexp operator

    awk: cmd. line:1: warning: regexp escape sequence `\"' is not a known regexp operator

    awk: cmd. line:1: warning: regexp escape sequence `\"' is not a known regexp operator

    awk: cmd. line:1: warning: regexp escape sequence `\"' is not a known regexp operator

    awk: cmd. line:1: warning: regexp escape sequence `\"' is not a known regexp operator

    awk: cmd. line:1: warning: regexp escape sequence `\"' is not a known regexp operator

    awk: cmd. line:1: warning: regexp escape sequence `\"' is not a known regexp operator

    awk: cmd. line:1: warning: regexp escape sequence `\"' is not a known regexp operator

    awk: cmd. line:1: warning: regexp escape sequence `\"' is not a known regexp operator

    awk: cmd. line:1: warning: regexp escape sequence `\"' is not a known regexp operator

    awk: cmd. line:1: warning: regexp escape sequence `\"' is not a known regexp operator

    awk: cmd. line:1: warning: regexp escape sequence `\"' is not a known regexp operator

    Initializing ddr ........[OK]

    Running u-boot ........[OK]

    [KO]

    I think I need to bin this one now cos it's taking up too much of my time.....

    which is probably better spent trying to find an image and dtb that works on the F2 A95X

    cheers