I have Android TV box Tx3 mini with 4GB RAM and 32 GB ROM. I install Armbian followed a guide. When I logged in it showed Memory usage: 20% of 918 MB, Usage of /: 57% of 5.8G. How can I get it recognized full memory the box has? Thanks.

Edited March 2, 20233 yr by tuanna

First question I have is what build did you install (name of file) from where (where did you download from) and what instructions are you using?

 

Second point, it if you have a tx3 mini, that is using the s905w cpu, that CPU only supports 2GB of ram.  So something doesn't make sense.  Why do you think you have 4GB ram?

File: Armbian_20.10_Arm-64_buster_current_5.9.0.img

Instructions: https://blog.toanquan.net/cai-home-assistant-len-tx3-mini/ (in Vietnamese but could be translated to English)

 

I bought the device from a Chinese store, advertised as 4GB RAM and 32GB storage. There are options for 1GB and 2GB of RAM too. When I boot into the box and check the storage. It also said 4GB. I've just opened the box and took a photo of the inside:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Dmdkorbkr91yaniq6

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Lbcdmpuim3bLrDnC9

https://photos.app.goo.gl/8JFcy66KVCiigYATA

 

Should I install another ROM? Thanks

@tuanna  You didn't buy a 4/32 box.  That CPU doesn't support that amount of memory.  It is common that sellers lie about the specs of boxes they sell, to the point of faking specs reported in their android firmwares and even changing the markings on chips.

 

According to your pictures, if you research the memory chips (D9PSC) they are 2Gb each x 4 = 8Gb = 1 GB

Researching the Toshiba emmc chip, while I can't figure out exactly its size, that part ranges from 2GB - 16BGB, so not 32GB.

 

My take is you have a 1/8 box, just as linux is reporting.