Rockchip CPU Boxes

Hello friends, I am convinced that playing videos from a browser is disappointing, it plays with poor resolution and is very slow, my query is, how to install SMTUBE, an application to play YouTube videos, please can you tell me the steps ... many Thanks in advance.

Iam a new user to this forum and tv box. As iam interested to run Linux in stb I bought one. Hope the senior members will guide me in the right direction. Pics of my tv box. Device picture Pcb Front Pcb back Just now got shipment from bangood the h96max Android tv box with rk3318 chip. First thing after booting Android from the box, is to open the box took the pics of the pcb front and back. I have been following this forum and noted the mistakes in general users, and not taking backup and difficult in finding pads for maskrom. 1. Where is the pads to short for maskrom mode. 2. Th…

Hi everyone, I’m experiencing a recurring and very specific issue with my TX2 TV Box, with the following specifications: SoC: Rockchip RK3229 RAM: 2GB DDR3 Storage: NAND flash (not eMMC!) Board: Generic TX2 board 🛑 Main Issue The system shuts down abruptly at exactly 29 minutes and 47 seconds of uptime (i monitoring via htop). It always shuts down at this time. It’s not a clean shutdown or reboot — it behaves as if the power was cut off. No meaningful logs appear in journalctl or dmesg, and the shutdown is instantaneous and silent. 🧪 What I’ve Tried: Disabled idle and sleep functions: Masked syste…

Hi, I'm trying to get the abvoe working but despite trying multiple SD cards, checking power supply, etc. I can't get my TVBox to boot from the SDCard. Any suggestions/tips/tricks? Thanks

Hi I have an HK1 MAX with RK3218 CPU. I tried to install Armbian with multitool. I erased the flash from multitool flashed Armbian and the board won't boot at all It doesn't boot from an sd card and when I press the reset button is not entering mask mode, it is just stuck with the red light on Is 100% dead or is anything I can do?

Hello to this great community, I want to comment on the experience I had when installing the armbian operating system on a TV BOX card, RK322x, with 1 Gb of RAM and 8 of ROM. • The system was installed with Armbian 21.05.1 Buster • Linux kernel 4.4.194 rk322x • The installation was done from the image in SD memory • LIBREOFFICE was also installed, in English, which later changes it to Spanish, which is the language I speak. • The internet connection by cable lan or by wifi, is configured normally. • It was also possible to change the Armbian operating system to the Spanish language, without incident. • The libreoffice is workin…

Again to make the following query: is it possible to install armbian on box tv with RK322x processor? And can you please send me the steps to follow to perform this installation? Thank you in advance for your support and help to this humble follower of the forum ... thank you.

New to armbian, I have a H96Max Android TV Box, Initially I flashed it with Armbian_23.11.1_Rock-3a_bookworm_current_6.1.63_gnome_desktop but there was no signal in HDMI, I then flashed it with Armbian_22.05.0-trunk_Rk3318-box_jammy_current_5.15.35_xfce_desktop and Armbian_22.02.0-trunk_Rk3318-box_bullseye_edge_5.15.16_minimal, on both the image I was able to get the armbian running. The issue now I am facing is, in both the cases the WIFI is detected and SSIDs are listed but when I try to connect with password with router, it fails, I double checked if I am using the correct WIFI security. I tried connecting with hotspot on iPhone but having same issue, However if I enab…

During software installation it went dead and now pc is not detecting it. Kindly tell me pins to short in circuit to bring it back to detection

Good afternoon everybody, I have a minix mini neo 5 box and I wanted to install Armbian for the home assistant. Specifications: 1G Ram and 16 nand chip rk3066. I've already tried with the multitool and I can't start it. Thank you for help

Hi Jock (Paolo) I had sent a private message, but later I saw many messages from Charles Bauer, heading a project where I am also involved. Here, we are receiving some hundreds of TV BOX, MXQ PRO, model 3228A (probably 1 of RAM and 8 of ROM) and with the task to transform it a Linux machine. Well, this task requires some scalability to do this conversion following a methodology. What I had thought: 1. Install the ARMBIAN in one these box, and configure it with all desired customizations 2. Do a back-up of this box using the Multitool (option for backup) I saw that the Multitool did a copy of whole eMMC (or NAND) memory... resulting in a file…

Hello, greetings to everyone. It is long i mind doing something but while i search cannot find some guidelines to reach something i meaning to do and really do not know it it should work. Here what i had and what i mean. I own since long ago a thing : NAGRACE HPH NT-V6 Tv Box as today running Android Nouget 7.1 custom rom made by https://forum.freaktab.com/member/30977-mo123 It run well as android thing can do. Powerful sock and ram more graphics stuff. But i had it sometimes away anywhere and sometimes plugged in. Also using since long on desktop's and laptop some Debian flavors i am curious giving new life to that thing. And…

Hello everyone, I have an old POS machine that uses the Rockchip RK3288 processor. It has a 1920x1080 screen and works fine, but I don’t have any root or bootloader unlock permissions. I would like to flash Armbian on it and make better use of the device. So far I’ve tried: ADB access (only recovery available) Tried using adb reboot bootloader, but the device just powers off Identified some test points like KEY, T3, T2, T52, T51, but not sure which one is for MaskROM shorting Found no physical recovery button, only a reset and power button There might be a UART port, but I’m not sure 👉 Can someone please help me: Identify …

In my H96 TV box I have been running Armbian for over an year. Works great. Today I did a fresh install of: Armbian_community_25.5.0-trunk.256_Rk3318-box_bookworm_current_6.12.19_minimal.img.xz uname -a shows: rk3318-box> uname -a Linux rk3318-box 6.12.19-current-rockchip64 #2 SMP PREEMPT Thu Mar 13 12:02:20 UTC 2025 aarch64 GNU/Linux It is my understanding that Linux 6.12+ kernel already have all the real-time patches in the mainline kernel sources. All one needs to do is to 1. rebuild the kernel after configuring for FULL PREEMPT-RT support or (if kernel already built with this configured) 1a. reboot after providing to 'grub' a bo…

which pin connected to WIFI_WAKE_HOST and which pin connected to WIFI_REG_ON. wireless-wlan { compatible = "wlan-platdata"; rockchip,grf = <&grf>; wifi_chip_type = "ap3300"; sdio_vref = <1800>; WIFI,host_wake_irq = <&gpio? ? GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>; status = "okay"; };

Hello all's, after several tries, I have functional path how to install latest Armbian with functional Wifi (perfectly work) and Ethernet (semi-functional (slow speed) to emmc, on Hannspree 80-AK000001G002 Android TV Box (RK3288). !!! Use at your own risk !!! Download Multitool https://users.armbian.com/jock/rk3318/multitool.img.xz Create SD card with Multitool using balenaEtcher https://etcher.balena.io/#download-etcher Download old Armbian image (Armbian_21.05.0-trunk_Rk3288_focal_current_5.10.27.img.xz) from balbes150 https://mega.nz/folder/j9QSDQSQ#6WpasOlbZYIInfw6yo4phQ/file/Sw5nHADY Put image onto SD card, into images folder …

Hello everyone, I am a new Armbian user and don't have much experience with installing Armbian (both hardware and software operations). I have an old TVBox with an RK3399 chip as shown in the attached picture. Although I have spent time searching the Internet about installing Armbian on this hardware, all my efforts have come to a dead end. So I ask for help from you to install Armbian on this hardware of mine. Thank you very much. Wishing you a Merry Christmas.

I have a RK3228A TV Box which is able to properly boot armbian when flashed to its eMMC (no rknand) . However I don't use Armbian much often, probably a maximum of two to three times a month. I want to keep stock Android on eMMC, for video playback on the YouTube app is much faster compared to in firefox and Android has proper remote support which Armbian lacks. I tried flashing the armbian community image on the sdcard but the device didn't boot from sdcard unless the eMMC was wiped. I found that multitool is able to always boot from sdcard irrespective of whatever is in the emmc. After doing some research on the multitool build process, I think I need a properly co…

When i boot on TV box armbian jammy (mis match version on th board). I try to reboot multitool from sd card but not work and i cann't install another version. Time in the screen freeze in yester day. Please told me the command to boot from sd card.

Hello... I have issue with A5x Max+ cant booting into armbian. HDMI output showing boot looping, i was record boot log (log attach on bootom this threads). Device can boot with Android OS inside. i was try several tutorial form this forum: Log - Boot log: https://pastebin.com/Yyskd29B

I have install armbian version 10 on this box. Did watch video for some time, no issues except remote who do not only mine box but satelite receiver also, and this do then crash. I have a new remote who can be adjusted on mucho boxes and dvd, tv enc. but did not manage to let it work on this RT box (mxq pro). Oke I did watch video and encode some in H265, but get not such small files als with H264 in handbrake, I do use hardware encoding with videocard, I need stil to install new computer board with a intel I7 but has not yet the time so I can try the intel hardware encoder who seems to be better... The v…

Hello, please I want old jammy versions that are compatible with the rk322x

How can I force the resolution on these boards? My board is RK3318 (x88 pro 10) The board is not automatically getting the maximum resolution the HDMI monitor can show. Is Armbian preventing this somewhere? Can I set this somewhere I am no expert. Any help would b appreciated. u-boot? armbianEnv.txt?

is there a solution bot H96 Max RK3528

Hi, I'm trying to get working sources compiled mainline 5.0.5 on beelink a1 rk3328. Kernel boots fine but I have following issue with eth (see attached png). Kernel config is like this: https://github.com/warpme/minimyth2/blob/master/script/kernel/linux-5.0/files/linux-5.0-arm64-armv8.config Can somebody hint me: is this issue of 5.0.5 mainline or rather something is missing in kernel config or i.e. lacking of required kernel patch?

I have used lots in my time but recently changed to this. I can't get RKMC to access my shared folders because, when I enter the address with back slashes it changes them into forward slashes. With VLC it works perfectly but is unusable without sorting by descending date. Why does it swap the slashes/??? I prefer RKMC to VLC

Hello, I'm trying to get My Mxq pro 4k Box going. It will start to a screen that say's "android". I think the problem had something to do with a power outage. How can I boot from a Usb thumb drive or Sd card I'v tried just copying a uncompressed copy of multitool and writing a copy with Usbimager am I missing something ? Is there a way to replace the factory image with a whole new on ? Armbian ? Is there a Image with test tool's for these things Media Box's ? Thank you

Hello people, I'm trying to compile armbian to run on my TV Box. If I use the image Hinlink ht2 I can boot without problem, but if I try to compile my version of Armbian, the tv box does not boot. I'm using the follow sintax to compile: ./compile.sh build BOARD=hinlink-ht2 BRANCH=legacy BUILD_DESKTOP=yes BUILD_MINIMAL=no DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT=xfce DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME=config_base EXPERT=yes KERNEL_GIT=shallow DEB_COMPRESS=xz I haven't the TTL to debug. What I already tryed: Burn the hinlink ht2 image to SD card and change the ROOT partition to my image (no work) Burn my imag…

On my TV box X88 pro 10 128 GB (Armbian 24.11.0-trunk.321 6.11.4-edge-rockchip6), the driver does not work when set to led-config 2. After studying, I performed several operations and everything worked. Maybe it will help someone!! In armbian-config, install led-config 2 and wlan-ap6334 next 1. dtc -I dtb -O dts /boot/dtb/rockchip/overlay/rockchip-rk3318-box-led-conf2.dtbo -o /root/rk3318-box-led-conf2.dtso 2. In the /root/rk3318-box-led-conf2.dtso file, edit reg = <0x24> to <0x0> 3. dtc -I dts -O dtb -f /root/rk3318-box-led-conf2.dtso -o /boot/dtb/rockchip/overlay/rockchip-rk3318-box-led-conf2.dtbo Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are wor…

Hi, I need help with flashing my tv box or installing it on linux. I would also be happy if you could run an armbian or similar minimal system. I would like to run a website on it at home. I already did it for an old venz v10 for a friend and installed armbian on it and he really liked it, but my couldn't install it with a memory card, the on new box 1. System Information Google Android Tv Box - Android 14 Android Version: 14 (Upside Down Cake) API Level: 34 Android Security Patch Level: 2025-01-01 Rooted Device: No Android ID: 5c4aa62950194797 Build ID: rk3528_box_32-userdebug 14 UTT2.241219.001 eng.hxws.20260124.163421 release-key…

I failed to flash the firmware of my TV box and it's now bricked. I need to re-flash it. Please tell me where the shorting point of this TV box is and how to flash it using the shorting point. Thank you.

I made a replacement case for RK322x boxes. Im not sure it will fit other model https://www.printables.com/model/1799650-slim-case-for-rk322x-rockchip-tv-box

I have an old and weak mxq pro 4k TV box (fake amlogic s905w), rk3228a checked, sv6051p wifi. I recorded the desired version on the micro sd via the multiboot.img adapter and it worked but did not respond to the remote control, I checked the remote for robotics, recorded libre elec and booted from it without multiboot and it even worked on wi-fi and the remote reacted, I replaced the dtb file and booted from the multiube but it no longer worked I thought that dtb was capricious and decided to replace only part of the it_receiver code in dts format and converted it and recorded it via dd on Linux, but this time the eumultool worked but the remote control did not respond ag…

Hi, can anyone help me with this TV box? I need to unlock it, but I don't know where to short the cable because the PC won't connect. Rk3228a, zq01-v1.51

sorry my box tv is burned Hello , I got out my old cs918 1GB Ram 8GB Rom RK3188 with rtl8201 rj45 and rtl8723 wifi i search armbian img for this , no desktop just console does it still exist ? if where i can dowload ? thank you

Hi there, RK322A-box with R329Q v2.0 board, during the firmware upgrade [using Factory tool v 1.8] “Preparing IDB failed” occurred, most likely because that image file was wrong. The box is bricked, but boot up from SD card [multitool] and also connects to the PC… Next step: using RKAndroid Tool v 2.96 tried to restore the initial back-up image [the 14 files], but shows “U-boot file is larger than Flash size”…”ReadFlashInfo” detected the Flash Manufacturer: Micron, Flash size 0MB [?] and is disabled, see attached screenshoot: What is the next step fix this issue? Do I have to upload some RK loader.bin file ? P.S. the NAND is a SpecTek labeled PF …

Good afternoon. I was implementing an mqtt broker on my rk3228a tv box, and when i try to apt-get install sqlite3, i am greeted with this error: Depois desta operação, 1.769 kB adicionais de espaço em disco serão usados. Ign:1 http://ports.ubuntu.com focal-security/main armhf sqlite3 armhf 3.31.1-4ubuntu0.2 Err:1 http://ports.ubuntu.com focal-security/main armhf sqlite3 armhf 3.31.1-4ubuntu0.2 404 Not Found [IP: 185.125.190.36 80] E: Falhou ao buscar http://ports.ubuntu.com/pool/main/s/sqlite3/sqlite3_3.31.1-4ubuntu0.2_armhf.deb 404 Not Found [IP: 185.125.190.36 80] E: Impossível buscar alguns arquivos, talvez executar apt-get update ou tentar com --fi…

Hello everyone! I'm looking for newer firmware specified on the post title. My board is RK322x and i believe it will work with the firmware RK3228a, RK3228b and RK3229 as long as it has the same wifi chip which is RTL8189ES. I'm also kinda interested on how to install the wifi chip driver on my tv box if ever i don't have a chance on getting the firmware that i want. If you have recent or updated firmware for RK3229 too please let me know! Thank you very much!

Hello, I do have a X88 and stopped working, only red light, and nothing else. After watching many videos on Youtube, found that there was a semiconductor getting really hot, and there is a short on in/out. I am sure there is a replacement for that, but the problem is that I cannot find the part number or anything. Attached, picture with a circle on that. Anyone have any idea which semiconductor is that ? This is 5 PIN (3+2). Appreciated it.

I Have an A96X with rockchip RK3228 and i tried booting armbian on it, but I got no display on HDMI. I connected a serial adapter to it and here is the information it displays when trying to boot: ▒▒▒▒DDR Version V1.05 20160805_dbg In 300MHz DDR3 Bus Width=32 Col=10 Bank=8 Row=15 CS=1 Die Bus-Width=16 Size=1024MB mach:2 OUT Boot1 Release Time: 2016-03-15, version: 2.31 ChipType = c 275 No.1 FLASH ID:2c 64 44 4b a9 0 ECC:60 SdmmcInit=0 0 BootCapSize=0 UserCapSize=76f5000 FwPartOffset=2000 , 0 StorageInit ok = 1520008 SecureMode : SBOOT_MODE_NS hdr 0x0:ff a1 0 0 1b 0 0 0 f0 f2 2e 68 f0 f2 2e 68 hdr 0x0:a4 81 0 0 4e 23 0 0 f0 f2 2e 68 f0 f2 2e 68 hdr …

Hey guys, i am in trouble with my device (T95Plus, rk3566). Its no longer detected by windows using the usb-otg cable and Android Tool. So i can't reflash the original firmware. I compiled a custom u-boot for rk3566 with bootefi command added. I copied it over to partition 2 of the emmc where the original u-boot was located. Since then its broken. I thought its bricked, but DigitalDaz told me, its only softbricked. Anyway it logs the output over the uart port very well. Its first searching on sdcard for an SPL (secondary program loader) partition and fails, then tries the internal eMMC. It says no misc partition found. I foun…

try to run kiauh to run klipper i get an error when i try to update system arbian update the repository no longer has a release.also i install python 3 and i get an error that i need to install python3 .i install arbian using this https://users.armbian.com/jock/rk322x/armbian/stable/ and follow this guide https://forum.armbian.com/topic/34923-csc-armbian-for-rk322x-tv-box-boards/ maybe the arbian image i downloaded is very old which one you suggesrt me for my old tv box to install

I got an Armbian image from this thread. The image works wonderful, the only thing I would like to do is to install the system to the internal NAND of the device. I have something simillar to Minix Neo x7 mini, with RK3188 SoC. As I say, the image works perfectly, I just wanna know if there's any way to transfer that image directly onto the internal NAND so I don't have to use the SD card. If you need anything I can provide, I will try my best to get it and post it here. Thanks for any future response. Peace

Hello everyone! I'm using this patch set from github to run armbian on x88pro13 (which has RK3528 with Mali 450 MP2). Everything seems to work fine (even wifi), but i'm not able to enable hw acceleration on kodi interface (it shows llvmpipe, so it's sw rendering) Do you have any hints on how to do that? Because at the moment i get 80% cpu just for the kodi gui. Thanks!