[S905/S905X] LE 7.0.x Boot issue test images

**kszaq** · January 1, 2017 at 10:09 PM

In this topic I will post test images to test booting issue that some of you experience on S905 boxes with my 7.0.3.010 and 7.0.3.011 builds.

The images posted here will be based on my libreelec-7.0 branch and additionally I will be reverting some kernel patches for testing purposes. The builds will be 32-bit userspace only.

How to use:

if you update from 7.0.3.010 or 7.0.3.011, simply put the downloaded image in Update folder
if you update from an earlier build, use a device tree that is listed in 7.0.3.011 thread
for fresh installations, use a device tree from 7.0.3.011 build

Workaround for the issue offered in 7.0.3.012.

2017-01-04
Please indicate build githash gcb8de5f when posting your results!

~~LE: GitHub - kszaq/LibreELEC.tv at c9b399eb7099bb8e30b0b2d2e584984dadb673f5~~
~~Kernel: S905 temperature sensor driver compiled as module~~

~~Download LE image from: LibreELEC-S905.arm-7.0-devel-20170104082155-r23608-gcb8de5f.img.gz~~

2017-01-03
Please indicate build githash g3b038ea when posting your results!

~~LE: GitHub - kszaq/LibreELEC.tv at c9b399eb7099bb8e30b0b2d2e584984dadb673f5~~
~~Kernel: disabled temperature sensor~~

~~Download LE image from: LibreELEC-S905.arm-7.0-devel-20170103162229-r23610-g3b038ea.img.gz~~

2017-01-02 (2nd build)
Please indicate build githash g5207357 when posting your results!

~~LE: GitHub - kszaq/LibreELEC.tv at c9b399eb7099bb8e30b0b2d2e584984dadb673f5~~
~~Kernel: revert 1e320ef~~

~~Download LE image from: LibreELEC-S905.arm-7.0-devel-20170102194735-r23609-g5207357.img.gz~~

~~2017-01-02:~~ gc3e054b

~~LE: GitHub - kszaq/LibreELEC.tv at c9b399eb7099bb8e30b0b2d2e584984dadb673f5~~
~~Kernel: revert 30e3d1d~~

Download LE image from:
LibreELEC-S905.arm-7.0-devel-20170102102948-r23607-gc3e054b.img.gz

~~2017-01-01:~~

~~LE: GitHub - kszaq/LibreELEC.tv at c9b399eb7099bb8e30b0b2d2e584984dadb673f5~~
~~Kernel: revert 68b958~~

~~Download LE image from: LibreELEC-S905.arm-7.0-devel-20170101225013-r23606-gc9b399e.img.gz~~

karolgarlicki · January 1, 2017 at 10:23 PM

I've got booting issues with your 7.90.x alpha builds.

I've observed that maybe it has something to do with external USB drive. In case when box fails to boot it hangs just before mounting external HDD. I can tell you that because I can feel and hear when it starts to spin during normal boot.

**kszaq** · January 1, 2017 at 10:32 PM

karolgarlicki I use the same kernel version and config in my Krypton builds but I'm posting Jarvis builds as more people are using them. As soon as we discover a fix here, I'll update Krypton build with a patch.

kostaman · January 1, 2017 at 11:45 PM

Nexbox A95X S905 1GB/8GB
Updated from 7.0.3.010 32Bit
Same Device Tree gxbb_p200_1G_100M_RealtekWiFi.dtb
Updated Image to LibreELEC-S905.arm-7.0-devel-20170101225013-r23606-gc9b399e.img
Internal Memory Installation.

USB Mouse receiver plugged into USB Port
Box using LAN

Random Freezing on Reboots

wkchick · January 2, 2017 at 12:28 AM

kszaq, the version you pulled off from the server is a little better. The latest version failed on the first reboot on fresh install from mSD, i.e. after resize Ext4 partition and reboot. Reboot had never been successful without shutdown my AVR and perform a power up reboot. FYI, I connect HDMI to my AV receiver and kept ethernet connected all the time. I usually deactivate Wireless connection during the 1st setup and I already turn CEC off but boot issues remained.

My box is M18 (S905 2G/16G using device tree gxbb_p200_2G_1Gbit_OTG_Port.dtb). I checked 'Hardware Information' page under the 'System Info' tab, processor revision is 020b and can read the processor temperature with this test build.

Poida · January 2, 2017 at 1:06 AM

Boot issues still very evident with Mini MX-G

Interestingly (at least for those that boot from USB), I observe that if a bootable USB is inserted AS WELL as a bootable SD, the device boots from USB without the normal long pause (almost instantly).

EDIT:
All you need on the SD card are kernel.img and dtb.img and the box boots 12+ seconds faster

**kszaq** · January 2, 2017 at 9:37 AM

Quote from Poida

Interestingly (at least for those that boot from USB), I observe that if a bootable USB is inserted AS WELL as a bootable SD, the device boots from USB without the normal long pause (almost instantly).

EDIT:
All you need on the SD card are kernel.img and dtb.img and the box boots 12+ seconds faster

It's not a bug, it's a feature. The reason you are seeing long boot times is that it takes a few seconds for u-boot to initialize USB. The speedup you are suggesting will work properly when you have an SD card without LE and kernel.img + dtb.img in root folder. This is because on init the system looks for "BOOT/LIBREELEC" and "DISK" partitions and that's where it loads system and user data from. So if you put a non-LE SD card (simply put: format it clean in Rufus first) with image files and you have LE USB at the same time, the system will boot faster. But you have to remember to update kernel image and device tree on that SD card manually every time. Because of this please keep this trick for yourself and don't advertise it.

@all Thank you for testing the first image. OP updated with a second build to test.

wkchick · January 2, 2017 at 1:59 PM

kszaq, did I do something wrong? The 2nd test image even failed on the 1st boot, i.e. it can't resize the ext4 partition, create directories and copy the file it need to the ext4 partition. For boot issues before, this step could definitely be completed.

UPDATE: My bad, I copied the wrong dtb.img (use gxl instead of gxbb), will test again now.

UPDATE2: Even with the correct dtg.img and no matter how hard I tried, the box just hang in the boot ('Google TV') logo. I put the mSD card in a Mini MX (no boot issues), it hang at the bear boot logo.

Hans Gruber · January 2, 2017 at 2:42 PM

Yeah still having trouble booting with second image. Still hanging on Beelink logo on some boots.

Poida · January 2, 2017 at 4:01 PM

Quote from kszaq

It's not a bug, it's a feature.

Totally agree - wasn't suggesting it was a bug

stormrev · January 2, 2017 at 6:10 PM

Quote from Hans Gruber

Yeah still having trouble booting with second image. Still hanging on Beelink logo on some boots.

Hi Hans,
can you state which box are you using exactly?
thanks

Hans Gruber · January 2, 2017 at 6:22 PM

Quote from stormrev

Hi Hans,
can you state which box are you using exactly?
thanks

It's a Beelink Mini MX III 2GB/16GB

**kszaq** · January 2, 2017 at 9:31 PM

OP updated with a new build. I reverted all Amlogic-sourced kernel updates that came after 19 Nov - the last build that kostaman told me is working 100%.

puked · January 2, 2017 at 9:41 PM

latest test build works fine, though not from internal.
S905, 1GB, 100Mbit.
.10 and .11 almost never booted up - this build 10 of 10 times so far.

Edit: WTF lol - the build before latest build was the one I ment - you are to fast kszaq
Will test this build now
[hr]
Ok - boot problems are back with this build - doesn`t work here.

**kszaq** · January 2, 2017 at 10:15 PM

puked This does not make much sense as the latest build has all reverts from previous ones plus some more things.

puked · January 2, 2017 at 10:39 PM

I`m sorry - just posting my observations.
gc3e054b booted fine and fast. Not from internal, but sd card works fine.
g5207357 does not work well for me. out of ~10 cycles 2 booted fine.

Will test some more tomorrow - it`s pretty late and I`m extremely tired, sorry

**kszaq** · January 2, 2017 at 10:43 PM

Sure, take your time. The bug has been there for so long that I prefer to have consistent results.

Thank you again for testing.

kostaman · January 2, 2017 at 11:27 PM

Nexbox A95X S905 1GB/8GB
SD Card LE Installation.

USB Mouse receiver plugged into USB Port
Box using LAN

Updated from gc9b399e.img
To g5207357

Random Freezing

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