Hi again,
I previously reported here that Wi-Fi was not working on my X88 Pro 13 hardware revision 1.7. Since then, I have successfully tested
transferring Armbian from a microSD card to the internal eMMC. I added the tested x88pro-install-emmc script and installation instructions here:
https://github.com/nepnepnep/x88pro/tree/emmc-install
https://github.com/nepnepnep/x88pro/tree/emmc-install/userpatches/overlay/usr/local/sbin
The script preserves the factory first-stage bootloader (idbloader), because the generic Armbian RK3528 idbloader caused unstable DDR
initialization and random boot failures on my box.
It writes only Armbian's second-stage u-boot.itb, creates new boot and root filesystems, and copies the running microSD system to eMMC.
After installation, my revision 1.7 box successfully boots Armbian directly from eMMC with the microSD card removed.
If anyone has the same device, especially PCB revision 1.7, please try it and share your results.
IMPORTANT: Make as many backups as possible before trying this!
Installing to eMMC destroys the existing Android partitions and data. Make a complete dump of the original Android firmware and eMMC
first. Also make sure that you know how to recover the device through Maskrom mode using rkdeveloptool.
The backup automatically created by the script contains only the boot area and partition table. It is not a complete Android backup.
Please run the safe, non-destructive check first:
sudo x88pro-install-emmc --dry-run
Only proceed with the installation if all detected devices and proposed changes are correct:
sudo x88pro-install-emmc
I am also still investigating Wi-Fi on my revision 1.7 board. Unfortunately, I did not back up its original Android firmware before overwriting it.
Could someone with the same PCB revision and Wi-Fi hardware please share either:
1. The original Android DTB/device tree from revision 1.7; or, preferably,
2. A complete dump or original factory Android firmware for this exact board revision.
A dump from a device with the same Wi-Fi hardware would be especially useful. It would help me determine the correct Wi-Fi configuration and get Wi-Fi working under Armbian. I would be very grateful for any help. Thank you!