December 7, 2025Dec 7 Device: A95X F1 TV Box SoC: Amlogic S905W OS: Armbian Linux Server (v6.12 and v6.18) & Desktop versions. Installation: To NAND/eMMC. The Issue: I am deploying about 10 units. The installation to NAND goes smoothly, and the system boots correctly. However, after running perfectly for a few hours, the devices crash: Video output goes to a black screen. Network is dead (No SSH, No PING). Power cycling the device does not recover the system; it remains in this "bricked" state. Recovery Method: Once the device crashes, I cannot simply reinstall Armbian. I am forced to: Flash the stock Android firmware using the USB Burning Tool. Reinstall Armbian from scratch. Troubleshooting done: Tested on multiple units (10 different boxes). Tested over a period of one month with various incremental updates. Tested both Server and Desktop images. Result remains the same: corruption/crash after a few hours of uptime. ¿Some help?
December 7, 2025Dec 7 Author But if that were the case, simply leaving it powered off for a while and then turning it back on should fix it, but it doesn't. As I mentioned, I have to re-flash them from scratch with Android before I can reinstall Armbian. Additionally, the boards are completely exposed (out of the casing), with a heatsink on the SoC and proper ventilation. The power supply shouldn't be the issue either, as it is also fully ventilated.
December 9, 2025Dec 9 Author After further testing, I found that the error also happens after shutting down the system, even with a clean shutdown. I did a CLI shutdown on a unit that had been running for two days. When I tried to turn it back on, I ran into the black screen problem.
December 9, 2025Dec 9 Does this happen if you are running from an SD card also? Or is it specific to running off of emmc?
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.