Linux for Amlogic S802 \ S812

[balbes150]

flashed on Armbian_5.67_Aml-s812_Ubuntu_bionic_default_3.10.108_desktop_201812 07.img on SD32 SHDC
flashed the firmware part to boot on sd under original firmware
rename the template in txt
put the m8s2 lan100 and rename dtb.img
inserted in the sd port
the box boot on the sd
screen with colored pictures
after that blank screen
many minutes and nothing

am i wrong?

https://forum.armbian.com/topic/3023-armbian-for-amlogic-s802s812/?do=findComment&comment=66206

[harmakhis]

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[harmakhis]

flashed on Armbian_5.67_Aml-s812_Ubuntu_bionic_default_3.10.108_desktop_201812 07.img on SD32 SHDC
flashed the firmware part to boot on sd under original firmware
rename the template in txt
put the m8s2 lan100 and rename dtb.img
inserted in the sd port
the box boot on the sd
screen with colored pictures
after that blank screen
many minutes and nothing

am i wrong?

[vel2000]

Perhaps the hub to which you are connected does not support 1Gb. Or the cables do not meet the 1GB specification.

Nope.
All my three other machines on this network running on 1000 Mbit.
All cables are new CAT 6 and even a direct connection between my PC and the M8s+ is running with only 100 Mbit.
Same happens under Android, so it's probably a general problem with this chipset RTL 8211F and the (older) kernels?
Anyway, I received my UART adapter today and will try to determine, why the newer images won't boot...

[balbes150]

Hi,
unfortunately, none of the newer images, like "Armbian_5.44_S812_Ubuntu_bionic_3.10.108_mate _201 80523" are booting on my M8s+.
The last images which do, are the "5.27_S812_xxxxl_3.10.99" series.
If I replace kernel und initramfs in the newer ones with ones from the "5.27_S812_xxxxl_3.10.99", the box boots (with some errors as expected), but otherwise works.

I have no problem to stay with the Xenial images since it's LTS also, but I can't get Ethernet to work at Gbit speed, only at 100 Mbit's.
It seems, the Network card is detected correctly, but for some reasons, limited to 100 Mbit's.
Tried every dtb.img available, changed cables, etc.pp., so it's probably(?) a driver isssue?

root@vegas812:~# ethtool eth0
Settings for eth0:
Supported ports: [ TP AUI BNC MII FIBRE ]
Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Full
Supported pause frame use: No
Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Full
Advertised pause frame use: No
Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
Speed: 100Mb/s
Duplex: Full
Port: MII
PHYAD: 1
Transceiver: external
Auto-negotiation: on
Supports Wake-on: ug
Wake-on: d
Current message level: 0x0000003f (63)
drv probe link timer ifdown ifup
Link detected: yes

Any ideas?

Perhaps the hub to which you are connected does not support 1Gb. Or the cables do not meet the 1GB specification.

[vel2000]

Hi,
unfortunately, none of the newer images, like "Armbian_5.44_S812_Ubuntu_bionic_3.10.108_mate _201 80523" are booting on my M8s+.
The last images which do, are the "5.27_S812_xxxxl_3.10.99" series.
If I replace kernel und initramfs in the newer ones with ones from the "5.27_S812_xxxxl_3.10.99", the box boots (with some errors as expected), but otherwise works.

I have no problem to stay with the Xenial images since it's LTS also, but I can't get Ethernet to work at Gbit speed, only at 100 Mbit's.
It seems, the Network card is detected correctly, but for some reasons, limited to 100 Mbit's.
Tried every dtb.img available, changed cables, etc.pp., so it's probably(?) a driver isssue?

root@vegas812:~# ethtool eth0
Settings for eth0:
        Supported ports: [ TP AUI BNC MII FIBRE ]
        Supported link modes:   10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
                                100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
                                1000baseT/Full
        Supported pause frame use: No
        Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
        Advertised link modes:  10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
                                100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
                                1000baseT/Full
        Advertised pause frame use: No
        Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
        Speed: 100Mb/s
        Duplex: Full
        Port: MII
        PHYAD: 1
        Transceiver: external
        Auto-negotiation: on
        Supports Wake-on: ug
        Wake-on: d
        Current message level: 0x0000003f (63)
                               drv probe link timer ifdown ifup
        Link detected: yes

Any ideas?

[balbes150]

Hello. I own this tv box https://www.banggood.com/MXIII-4K-2G...-p-952057.html (K200 version). The problem is that i cannot make it boot ambian. There is a screen flickering and then the monitor deactivates and nothing for half an hour or so. Any idea?

Did you follow all the instructions to prepare the system startup ? Added the correct dtb ?

[Samdaw]

Hello. I own this tv box https://www.banggood.com/MXIII-4K-2G...-p-952057.html (K200 version). The problem is that i cannot make it boot ambian. There is a screen flickering and then the monitor deactivates and nothing for half an hour or so. Any idea?

[boda]

Has anyone managed to get HDMI CEC working on any of these images?

[balbes150]

You have a model on the platform m8m2

[brox]

Files from this LE version is not suitable for Armbian. Send me dts files and if so , output from the UART console, which describes which dtb is used from these 8 options.

This is the dts for the file extracted from the LE image https://pastebin.com/jhSVA2D6

For the others, I would need to confirm which is actually being loaded. I'm not entirely sure how to do it, I'll do some research.

[balbes150]

Files from this LE version is not suitable for Armbian. Send me dts files and if so , output from the UART console, which describes which dtb is used from these 8 options.

[brox]

Which version of LE did you take the file from ?

hi balbes, it's 8.2.3

I was also able to extract 8 dts files the boot.img belonging to the official android firmware for this box.

[balbes150]

Which version of LE did you take the file from ?

[brox]

balbes thank you so much for your work

I'm trying to install armbian in a matricom gbox q2, which is a s812 2gb ram with a mali-450

1) Downloaded this image: Armbian_5.41_S812_Debian_stretch_3.10.108_server_2 0180402
2) Burned to an sdcard
3) Booted box with reset button
4) When it boots, there an initial screen with lots of artifacts, then video signal goes down and never comes back after waiting a few minutes.

I tried with a bunch of dtb without success.

I've sucessfully booted a libreelec image from the community (LibreELEC-S8X2.arm-8.2.3-M8S-PLUS). So I though of opening this image to copy the dtb.img inside it and try with it, but nothing again.

Any ideas? Thanks