Posts by Sniperassault

  • Help to unbrick a TVbox x96 S905x

    Hi again Bumerc and thank you for your help!

    Since I don't know exactly how to interrupt u-boot, I decided to do that by the direct way: I measured the vcc pin of the usb port with my multimeter and there is always 5v, whether the box is on or off. The only difference, as I mentioned in the previous post, is that the flash drive's LED turns off when I turn off the box.

  • Help to unbrick a TVbox x96 S905x

    Hi again!

    I've been using the latest "box" stable image this week without issues so far. I would like to know if there is a way to completely turn off the USB ports, because when I turn off the tv box, the USB ports still active. Mainly to save energy and prevent the flash drives from running unnecessarily (since some tend to get warm).

  • Help to unbrick a TVbox x96 S905x

    Thanks Bumerc! I'm going to try the stable build to see if it fixes it. Likewise, if I turn it off, it can be turned on without any problems. As long as that works, I'm happy:)

    Post update: I tried the 12.90.1 and 12.2.0 build and i still have the same bug. I'm reporting this in case this bug is also present on other boxes. I personally can live with that so no problem for me XD.

    Also i noticed that with this u-boot (or maybe because now i use the p281.dtb instead the tx3 mini?) I have more RAM available. Before, it appeared I had 1GB. Now, it shows 2GB.

    What build do you recommend for daily use? I was thinking of giving the box to my dad, since he has an old non-smart LED TV, and it will be useful for him to watch movies and series on it.

  • Help to unbrick a TVbox x96 S905x

    Yeah its works for power on and wake up the box! But there is a bug... When I put the box into suspend mode and go to wake up the box, it gets stuck on a green screen. Kodi continues to work because I can still hear audio from the TV.

    Could it be because I'm using the Nightly build?


    PD: Could you tell me what the Factory_Code was? So I can keep it just in case.

  • Help to unbrick a TVbox x96 S905x

    I had already found the power key code, but I don't know (or didn't understand) how to find the Factory_code. This is how i got the power key code which i assume that is 0x140:

    1046.823517: lirc protocol(nec): scancode = 0x140

    1046.823692: event type EV_MSC(0x04): scancode = 0x140

    1046.823692: event type EV_KEY(0x01) key_down: KEY_POWER(0x0074)

    1046.823692: event type EV_SYN(0x00).

    1046.956640: event type EV_KEY(0x01) key_up: KEY_POWER(0x0074)

    1046.956640: event type EV_SYN(0x00).

  • Help to unbrick a TVbox x96 S905x

    Understood! I'll test them and report back if there are any improvements.

    Last question: I was able to get the remote control to work(If it's usefull for someone the x96max toml file works perfectly) but I'd like to know if it's possible to turn the box on with the power button. I can easily turn it off or suspend with the remote, but I haven't found a way to turn it on or wake up. Not even with the keyboard i can wake up the box. If there is any fix for this let me know, since the only way so far is to unplug the DC cable and plug it again.

  • Help to unbrick a TVbox x96 S905x

    As always, thanks bumerc for your great help!

    I'm using (I think) the original charger. It's 5V 2.2A . I've never thought it would be convenient to power it directly through USB.
    Also, as I mentioned before, this doesn't usually happen all the time. At first, I thought it was because I had to press the Enter key as soon as the Kodi logo appeared, since the times I didn't, it would get stuck on that logo. But after several tests, it turned out to be a coincidence.
    If this happens to me again and i can access the debug logs, i will upload it, in case you know what is causing this issue.

    edit: This happened to me a couple of times, so I was able to get the log file and the crash file. I'm attaching them below in case anyone has any clue as to what the problem might be.

    Log file

    crash file

  • Help to unbrick a TVbox x96 S905x

    Thanks Chewiit for your always clear and concise answers. I'm going to continue experimenting with this OS to see if I can get the remote control to work.

    Quote from chewitt

    It's impossible to guess what might cause Kodi to get stuck on the logo without seeing log files. If there is an issue in the OS it might be visible from the UART output. If there's something in Kodi .. you can enable persistent logging via the LE settings add-on and then check the logs (or look for crash logs) on the next clean boot.

    Yeah, reading in other thread, that was the first thing I did. If the problem occurs again, I'll check the log file to see if there's any indication of the cause. Anyway this doesn't always happen, and it seems random when it does. At first, I thought the cause was a missing input method, but after further testing, I realized it was just a coincidence.

  • Help to unbrick a TVbox x96 S905x

    you guys are f**king amazing!!

    Thank you for not giving up and helping revive this dead box! I am very grateful for your help.

    I'm new in this LE world, so this OS is new to me. I have a few questions I'd like clarification on:

    The system configuration and the app data... Is it saved on the SD or is everything restore every time I restart?

    In the System info menu, It's say that i have 1gb of RAM. This is because is a Fake Box?

    Is the remote control that comes with the box compatible with this OS?

    In the future, if i want to experiment with other Linux-based systems, like Coreelec or Armbian, can I use this u-boot and this .dtb to get them working, or are they completely different worlds?


    PD: If you need me to run any tests or anything so I can contribute to the LE repo or any other member, let me know. It's the least I can do for you.;)


    PD2: Sometimes when i turn on or restart the box it gets stuck on the Kodi Logo. Is there a fix for that or is it normal since it is not a 100% image made for this box?

  • Help to unbrick a TVbox x96 S905x

    Quote from chewitt

    It's harmless to experiment with the p271 dtb file though.

    I will do that! But I have a question about how to do it...


    Should I just use the LibreELEC-AMLGX.aarch64-12.2.0-khadas-vim.img image for this experiment?

    Or should I use the "box" image and install the u-boot 2015.0? If so, as I mentioned earlier, I'm not sure how to edit the .dtb file, as it's different from the "board" images.

    Sorry if this is a silly question, but I'm a bit lost right now.:shy:

  • Help to unbrick a TVbox x96 S905x

    Hi Burmec! Thank you for that explain.

    I don't know if I'm doing something wrong, but I'll try explain you how I did it, and you can tell me if I'm wrong. First, I burned the image you suggested with the tool I always use (LibreElec USB-SD Creator). Then I used AML Boot Card Maker 1.0.1 (I know there are newer versions, but they don't let me burn .bin files) to install the u-boot 2015.0.
    Here comes my trouble: unlike the "board" images, there's no extlinux folder, so I don't know exactly how to add the correct .dtb. I tried creating the extlinux folder with its corresponding file with the .dtb you suggested. I also created the famous “dtb.img” in the root of the SD card, but in both cases, the result is the same in the UART output. From what I can deduce by reading the code the .dtb file has not been found. I've attached the uart output so it's more easier to understand:

    Uart log

    this repeats in a loop.

    PD: I'm also attaching images of the RAM. It has four modules. What caught my attention is that the two on the back of the board have different codes than the one on the other side. I don't know if this is common.


  • Help to unbrick a TVbox x96 S905x

    Hello Everyone! Well i tried the last image that your build, with different .dtb files and the result appers to be pretty much the same: It ends on a Kernel Panic. The new think is there is no more DDR3 chl: Rank0+1 @ 768MHz - FAIL DDR3 chl: Rank0 @ 768MHz - FAIL. I leave attached two uart outputs in case it helps.


    This second is with p212 .dtb

  • Help to unbrick a TVbox x96 S905x

    You guys are amazing! Thank you so much for involving in this thread. I was all night long trying with multiples board images and .dtb files and still no luck.I know that my efforts seems to be futile but I dont want to give up.
    LePotato and VIM1 seems to be the most promising. If you need additional info or photos to check if that box are fake or not let me know. I read the cpu chip and clearly say S905x, but i know that even that might be a fake one.
    Thank you againg for your help.

  • Help to unbrick a TVbox x96 S905x

    Well i tried multiples images with the meson-gxl-s905w-p281.dtb as the dtb to use and the results seems to be the same as the other .dtb

    with the VIM1 image always have different outputs but there is always a kernel error. Same with LePotato. These 2 images are the only ones that do not have a code loop on the uart console.

    Quote from chewitt

    See if https://chewitt.libreelec.tv/testing/LibreE…0.1-p212.img.gz works any better?

    with this i have the exactily the same output loop with either of those two .dtb

    I just realized that now, without the eMMC, the USB Burning Tool now detects the box on the PC. Is this useful for anything?