I have an X96 Mini with SoC S905L‑B that became bricked because I initially thought it was an S905X.
Currently, I’ve managed to boot an Android 7.1.2 build, but HDMI output is unstable—it constantly flickers.
I’ve tested CoreELEC, LibreELEC, Armbian, Manjaro, and Ubuntu, and all of them provide a stable HDMI signal. The issue is that none of these can be installed to eMMC; they only run from SD card.
Device specs:
- 1GB RAM
- 8GB ROM
What I need:
- A dump of the original bootloader (would help a lot for recovery).
- Guidance on installing any OS with stable HDMI output directly to eMMC, without risking another brick.
In the photo you will also find a snapshot taken before it became bricked!
Any help or shared resources would be greatly appreciated.