with your file it works now what command should I give to start the graphic environment...remember that this is the minimal image, the only one that has about 2.5GB to be able to install it in the flash memory

 

 

 

Edited December 23, 20223 yr by Mario663
used google translate to forum language of english

What build did you download from the armbian servers?  I assume you are looking for a desktop build, it looks like you installed a server/command line build.

Yes you are right I downloaded the minimal sid because I saw that the xfce occupies more than 8GB  from etcher to be able to install it in the emmc

Edited December 23, 20223 yr by Mario663

Yes, I have to see how much the penultimate release takes up....if it takes up less than 8 gb then I can install it on the emmc....what is the penultimate release if 20.10!?

or is there some other version!?

Edited December 24, 20223 yr by Mario663

Have you run the desktop version from SD card?  No reason to worry about emmc install if the performance isn't going to meet your needs.  I personally find the performance on most TV boxes to be too slow for real use desktop use.  They in my opinion are best for usage as servers.

Also have you tried installing the desktop build on emmc?  It should work.  You shouldn't care what size it takes on the SD card, as that doesn't impact how it is installed on emmc.  Most of the space on the SD card is unused empty space.

Ah so even if etcher requires 8 gb then in the emmc I can install it anyway!? ok then as soon as i have some time i redownload the xfce and burn it to sd....i will always have to use your extlinux.conf file right? keep in mind that now on the emmc I have Armbian version 5.88 pre-installed!

etcher 8.33GB

16 hours ago, Mario663 said:

Ah so even if etcher requires 8 gb then in the emmc I can install it anyway!?

Yes

ok now I just finished burning XFCE now I try and update you!

I get stuck on this screen!!

Can you help even a little bit.  How about you start with telling what you have done?  Give context to the screen shot.  Showing a random screen shot is of no help.  List the exact steps you have done, and what you are trying to do.

Also you need to answer my questions when I ask, if you want help.  You still haven't answered the question I asked if you have successfully tested running the desktop build from the SD card?  Because you were able to run the cli version from sd only based on prior reports.

I've taken hours of my time to help you.  You need to try harder to make it easier to help you.

 

Dude I'm doing everything you tell me, I'm trying to explain everything I've done, I downloaded the xfce kinetic with whale etcher I burned it on an sd then I downloaded your extlinux.conf file and replaced it with what's inside...then i changed the u-boot 905X 912 file to u-boot.ext i inserted the sd into the tv-box slot and it stuck on the photo screen!

So you were successful with the cli build, but the xfce build isn't booting?

3 minutes ago, SteeMan said:

 

So you were successful with the cli build, but the xfce build isn't booting?

 

exact

I also tried to remove the mouse & keyboard adapter as it crashed immediately after recognizing the drivers anyway but it still crashes before!

Anyway, I'm attaching the xlinux.conf file that you gave me and that I use now, I don't want windows to modify it again!

extlinux.conf

[   5.212700] lima d00c0000.gpu: error-ENODEV: _opp_set_regulator (mali) found

I am on vacation this week.  So I can't really offer much support as I don't have access to my boxes to test any suggestions. 

One thought I have for you to try is to go back to the clu version, and use armbian-config to install/enable desktop support on it.

Also going back to a very basic question.  What do you intend to use the TV box for?  Why do you even want to use the desktop version?

ok happy holidays meanwhile I'm testing other builds the 20.10 bullseye stays here for me!

Edited December 26, 20223 yr by Mario663

3 minutes ago, SteeMan said:

 

Also going back to a very basic question.  What do you intend to use the TV box for?  Why do you even want to use the desktop version?

 

 

for simple use as a mini pc!

As already said in the first post, I've already managed to install 5.88 in the emmc, this too would be fine, only that it annoys me to press x at startup!

 

 

 

Ok I burned the Armbian_20.05.6_Arm-64_bullseye_current_5.7.2_desktop_20200612.img.xz but this image still uses the old method with the .deb file I tried the following .deb files renaming them to deb.img but none make me boot still on the arc64 s905x screen!

meson-gxl-s905x-p212.dtb

meson-gxl-s905x-khadas-vim.dtb

meson-gxbb-vega-s95-meta.dtb

meson-gxbb-p200.dtb

meson-gxbb-p201.dtb

 

I am attaching my uEnv.txt configuration

uEnv.txt armbian_first_run.txt.template

Edited December 27, 20223 yr by Mario663

I tried both to start it automatically from SD and with the toothpick it always stays on this image at startup

Edited December 27, 20223 yr by Mario663

On 12/26/2022 at 3:28 PM, SteeMan said:

Why do you even want to use the desktop version?

 

Ok after configuring the uEvn.tx file of the built Armbian_20.05.6_Arm-64_bullseye_current_5.7.2_desktop_20200612.img.xz and meson-gxbb-p201.dtb, when I start it ignores the SD and it starts me from the emmc even by pressing with the toothpick !

I identified the reason why the box didn't start after the upgrade. At first when I wrote the image on the card, I used (meson-gxm-q200-mod.dtb) and it detected bluetooth with this dtb. After the upgrade the dtb was changed - the one without mode, respectively (meson-gxm-q200.dtb) and it no longer corresponded to the one written in extlinux.conf and the bluetooth was no longer connected either.