Tanix TX6 TV Box - Allwinner H6 4/32GB Dual WiFi BT4.1 or 5

[GadgetsHome]

Hi, I recently got the TX6 and put it through some tech testing.

Setting the 4K resolution Loading a 4k HEVC video, a Youtube 4k test and Hardware info tests.

I also stumbled upon an internal hardware info screen which was quite surprising.

I made a video on three ways to update the box without flashing.

http://gadgetshowtech.com/TX6-Android-9-4K-TV-BOX-4GB-32GB-H6-Quad-Core-Android-9-Google-Play.htm

I have written all the info I could find, i update my video description and or webpage with video.


Hope this helped , please give kudos

[blameis]

????? How can you *NOT KNOW* what a powered usb hub is? And no,I'm not talking about using a a Y cable to power the hdd enclosure,I'm taking about a usb hub that has a port for a 5volt adapter like a cellphone or tablet uses.

https://www.google.com/search?q=powe...utf-8&oe=utf-8

https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-.../dp/B00DQFGH80

Huh... I must be missing something here and now I'm curious. Of course I know what a powered USB hub is, but am uncertain on how it's supposed to help with this issue without a Y-cable. Like, whhat exactly am I connecting to the USB hub? What cable and device?

Doesn't really matter. Pretty much all chinese made ones like the TX6 will. Older/Orginal Roku devices used to, not sure about the newer ones. Also not sure if Firesticks or Chromecast devices or ones like them ever did.

In theory, yes.

In practice, these cheap chinese boxes often bring weak power supply units, with non-existent qc, and struggle to provide stable amperage via usb port - which can be dramatic for a 2.5 1TB drive, It can work smoothly one day or two and suddenly the drive is corrupted and data lost. Ask me how I know. Of course, this is easily sorted out with any ~$25 externally powered enclosure or a dock station, but I don't have any available rn.

This isn't about IDing the drive as I think you might be thinking, it's about being able to power it in continuous duty.

Anyway, I actually ordered this box and will report the findings in regards to this issue.

[RiCkLaR_atvX]

What Tanix and all the other H6 TVbox manufactures are doing is not stupid-it's called conservative design.
It's what NASA and other space agencies do with it's space probes like the mars rovers that managed to work for 10-15 years when people thought they would be lucky to get 90 days out of them. There's no point in overdriving/stressing these devices like you suggest for little or no real world gain.
What you are suggesting is just plain stupid,especially when you realize that 99% of the people who advocate this kind of nonsense have no real idea what's involved in the process.

Are you Stupid?

Obviously you can't read correctly.

I am not advocating "overdriving/stressing" the CPU, the H6 Base Clock rate is 1.8GHz and with Android but "Tanix" can't design an android kernel to access the Base Clock rate and they have to UNDER-CLOCK the CPU due to heat issues. "Over-driving" would be pushing the CPU to overclock at 2.2GHz and is Not at all what I have been talking about in any previous post. Allwinner does all the testing and development of the CPU and if the silicon couldn't handle the loads Allwinner would sell it advertised as 1.5GHz or less, not advertise the Chip for sale at 1.8 GHz which is what that H6 CPU can handle in daily extended usage under a Linux kernel and Linux OS for the H6 powered development boards.

[mike808]

H6_9_4Gddr_20190722.img

https://mega.nz/#!MyRlRQaS!2qJvpudWP...bSAIK5zm74Jz3A

Has anyone tried this firmware? Does it have google play? Any improvements over the 0506 firmware?

[c,lei]

I am NOT talking about Overclocking, the Allwinner H6 standard clock rating is 1.8 GHz not 1.48 GHz , look at its documentation and look at any of the SBC development boards running H6 and Linux, all with the the clock rating of 1.8 GHz. For Tanix and all the other H6 TVbox manufactures to not be smart enough to release an android kernel where the CPU doesn't hit it's standard clock rating because they can't manage the heat well is stupid. One exception is the Beelink GS1 which has the H6 chip and it can reach the 1.8 GHz maximum with Android, and no it doesn't stay pegged at the frequency to return a better benchmark or create too much heat because that box barely has any ventilation at all, but Beelink was able to create a better android kernel for the H6.

What Tanix and all the other H6 TVbox manufactures are doing is not stupid-it's called conservative design.

It's what NASA and other space agencies do with it's space probes like the mars rovers that managed to work for 10-15 years when people thought they would be lucky to get 90 days out of them. There's no point in overdriving/stressing these devices like you suggest for little or no real world gain.

What you are suggesting is just plain stupid,especially when you realize that 99% of the people who advocate this kind of nonsense have no real idea what's involved in the process.

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[RiCkLaR_atvX]

I have some problems with driver not recognize whir Phoenix suite.
I nave used cable A to A male. , And Press Botton side ad slot...
Buy nothing appare , and firmware not load ?
Windows 10 professional S.O

Use PhoenixUSB tool burn image or PhoenixCard Maker tool to make flashable SDcard to burn image. Androidpctv.com has tutorial and links to download the tools if you can't find them on Freaktab.

[RiCkLaR_atvX]

Shrug. Overclocking these devices is vastly overated. You actually don't gain that much by doing so in the real world,despite what the silly benchmark tests claim.

I am NOT talking about Overclocking, the Allwinner H6 standard clock rating is 1.8 GHz not 1.48 GHz , look at its documentation and look at any of the SBC development boards running H6 and Linux, all with the the clock rating of 1.8 GHz. For Tanix and all the other H6 TVbox manufactures to not be smart enough to release an android kernel where the CPU doesn't hit it's standard clock rating because they can't manage the heat well is stupid. One exception is the Beelink GS1 which has the H6 chip and it can reach the 1.8 GHz maximum with Android, and no it doesn't stay pegged at the frequency to return a better benchmark or create too much heat because that box barely has any ventilation at all, but Beelink was able to create a better android kernel for the H6.

[Bimbo80]

I have some problems with driver not recognize whir Phoenix suite.
I nave used cable A to A male. , And Press Botton side ad slot...
Buy nothing appare , and firmware not load ?
Windows 10 professional S.O

[c,lei]

All the complaints mainly are from the people that have bought and used the device before April/May because the old versions of the firmware had loads of problems, Tanix used us like Beta testers while developing a better ROM, now the firmwares are more stable and usable. I still would like them to modify the kernel to get the CPU to run cooler and at the same time be able to hit its maximum frequency of 1.8GHz because I don't like that the H6 in TX6 is underclocked at 1.48 GHz.

Shrug. Overclocking these devices is vastly overated. You actually don't gain that much by doing so in the real world,despite what the silly benchmark tests claim.

[RiCkLaR_atvX]

TX6 Mini also suffers overheating?

Most likely is the same situation of cpu overheating, because it is a problem for all Android devices with the Allwinner H6. Maybe a custom ROM would fix that but no developers want to touch Allwinner devices because there are no tools to help them build the firmware correctly.

Don't buy a TX6mini because the cheaper price, pay extra for the regular TX6 32GB or 64GB storage with dual-wifi and bluetooth, or buy a better device like Beelink GT-mini.

[Letrix]

TX6 Mini also suffers overheating?

[mike808]

All the complaints mainly are from the people that have bought and used the device before April/May because the old versions of the firmware had loads of problems, Tanix used us like Beta testers while developing a better ROM, now the firmwares are more stable and usable. I still would like them to modify the kernel to get the CPU to run cooler and at the same time be able to hit its maximum frequency of 1.8GHz because I don't like that the H6 in TX6 is underclocked at 1.48 GHz.


Does the Tanix TX5 Pro also have the stupid design of small heatsink then thermalpad then large heatsink like the TX6 comes with?

I don't know, but, I'm guessing the internal design is probably the same. I haven't had to open the tx5 pro up yet. Haven't experienced any issues with it. I did however open up one of my tx6 boxes and when putting it back together I re-positioned the large rubber like pad to make better contact with the metal plate on the bottom and I think that helped bringing down the operating temperature a bit. At idle or video playback the operating temperature is around 59 degrees to 65 degrees Celsius.

[RiCkLaR_atvX]

ok, got my second tx6 box, this one has the logo tx6 unlike the other one, and has firmware dated 20190506. Pretty much the same firmware as 20190507, except for the boot up screen. I flashed the 0507 firmware onto this box using the phoenixcard program and it flashed without and trouble, no activation needed. After some time I flashed back the original firmware the box came with. I'm not sure why people are complaining about these boxes, I have been using them for a few days now and not have had any issues.

All the complaints mainly are from the people that have bought and used the device before April/May because the old versions of the firmware had loads of problems, Tanix used us like Beta testers while developing a better ROM, now the firmwares are more stable and usable. I still would like them to modify the kernel to get the CPU to run cooler and at the same time be able to hit its maximum frequency of 1.8GHz because I don't like that the H6 in TX6 is underclocked at 1.48 GHz.

Video playback is flawless, 4k youtube videos play flawlessly. Kodi works great. and wifi is pretty good as well. I also got two other new boxes, tx5 pro, they come with android 8.1 and use the s905x cpu, pretty much the same interface as these tx6 boxes and they also work good. No issues on any of the boxes, touchwood.

Does the Tanix TX5 Pro also have the stupid design of small heatsink then thermalpad then large heatsink like the TX6 comes with?

[Bimbo80]

it's possibile have ota.zip ?

[Hikvision]

TX6 vendor version or Tanix version?

TX6