H96 MAX Rk3566 4/32GB or 8/64GB Dual Wifi BT4.0 USB3.0 Gig Lan Google Voice Youtube Rockchip Android 11 Smart TV Box

[bergamesk]

Wait another 6-8 months or more and see if anybody will give some extra support to the chip, like maybe LibreELEC; but I don't think any big manufactures (Beelink, Minix, Ugoos) will be using this chip for TV box sales, nor add any support to the Software long-term, because Amlogic has already the cheap S905x2/S905x3/S905x4 that has more developer community support, and Amlogic is already superior chips for a TV box. The RK3566 is a chip best used for Linux systems like Single-Board-Computers. Maybe with the release of the Pine64 "Quartz64 Model B" SBC and some Time for development and developers to adopt the platform then maybe a Generic software image can be made with LibreELEC community help to use the chip in a STB. But even the SBC path seems like a "lose lose" situation because the chip is about the same performance as the chip in the Raspberry Pi 4 which has tons of support from Raspberry Pi developers and community.

Hi thanks detailed info+

and totally correct
therefore in the past I'v been used many of "RK3399" devices as well and same stories too
and seems that this time another disappontment situation for the RK3566 devices!

now,at least I forget it this chip for a long time!

my Box on the way fm Bang.(905X4 F4 from A95X Brand) will see it soon

[mitchell4you]

About 4k output.. No
Im on a 27" Samsung monitor 1080p ( goal is still to use unit as desktop PC ) ( email/docs/print with maybe dual screen? using displaylink )
- best to see YouTube reviews?
Hmm..why not test your self (on a friends or family 4k TV )

As for howto root...you need:
On rk3566 download lastest version of Magisk manager apk (XDA forum..read warning about android 11 )

On Windows pc
-Rockchip driver installer and RKdevTool
-you need the 4gb or the 8gb ram version boot.img (provided above)
-A USB A to USB A cable ( on freaktab there is a howto on diy/self making one or google 'diy usb a to usb a cable' )

1.Download "Driver Rockchip Driver Assistant " / extract zip file / find .exe / "right click" Run-as Admin and install driver
2.make a directory like C:/Install
3.place boot.img in c:/install then extract RKdevTool.zip to c:/install directory
4.Go to c:/install/RkdevTool directory / Right click "run-as admin" on RKDevTool.exe
5.Take all cables out of the RK3566 box.
6.Hold the Reset button on rk3566 and then connect box to PC using ''USB A Cable'' to USB2.0 port of RK3566 - Let go of Reset after a second
(unit should give blue light and front display says "boot" ( if it shows "current time" try again )
7.RKDevTool should now say "Found One Loader Device"
8.Click Dev Partition - This will give you the Partitions and addresses (inside right panel)
Look at right panel...It should state : Boot 0x0000c800 (might diver on 4gb version? )
9.Left pane shows ''Loader'' highlighted in Green - Unselect it
10.Right click on Green line - New Line make it look like :
#1 0x00000000 loader
#2 ? 0x0000C800 boot c:/install/boot.img
11.Hit Run Button to flash (right pane changes.. and you see it flashing the img file )
12.First boot...blue light..."boot" then "time" on display..let it run while..say 15min
13.Disconnected Flash cable..
14.Connect everthing again (hdmi cable from TV / power adaptor / ect )
Boot the box up and install Magisk Manager.
When accessing Magisk Manager, there seems to be a bug saying another su is detected. Ignore this and root works fine with all apps

Thats it... I think
Cheers

[RiCkLaR_atvX]

well,read all very carefully
and I'm still confuse for buying RK3566("Brand" doesnt matter at present and seems all are same!)
so,sit and wait mode

Wait another 6-8 months or more and see if anybody will give some extra support to the chip, like maybe LibreELEC; but I don't think any big manufactures (Beelink, Minix, Ugoos) will be using this chip for TV box sales, nor add any support to the Software long-term, because Amlogic has already the cheap S905x2/S905x3/S905x4 that has more developer community support, and Amlogic is already superior chips for a TV box. The RK3566 is a chip best used for Linux systems like Single-Board-Computers. Maybe with the release of the Pine64 "Quartz64 Model B" SBC and some Time for development and developers to adopt the platform then maybe a Generic software image can be made with LibreELEC community help to use the chip in a STB. But even the SBC path seems like a "lose lose" situation because the chip is about the same performance as the chip in the Raspberry Pi 4 which has tons of support from Raspberry Pi developers and community.

[bergamesk]

well,read all very carefully
and I'm still confuse for buying RK3566("Brand" doesnt matter at present and seems all are same!)

so,sit and wait mode

[zeroprobe]

Hmm.. Downloaded the files from zeroprobe
Thanks
I see: XDA tread : you made a backup, edited the files...Cool

Can you or anyone else confirm, does your unit allow 3840x2160 4k resolution from the HDMI display setting?

[Kitay_Obsor_TV]

I've got this box Magisk rooted.

Below link is the patched boot.img - This is for the 4GB 32GB Rom variant and needs flashing
Only try if you are experienced.

How to do and flash:

https://mega.nz/file/aNoA0B6D#XFEuDuabDZ9HZ6Z8yOV6Hw6RbgBt3qv8n7jI7WHl2PA

Install DriverAssistant.
Download the Firmware file - https://disk.yandex.ru/d/F29OpGlUWmyfKA?w=1
Open RKDevTool
Take power cable out of box.
Hold the Reset button and then connect box to PC via USB - Let go of Reset after a second.
RKDevTool should now say Found One Loader Device.
Click Dev Partition - This will give you the Partitions and addresses for boot - I've already included the config_16.cfg from 4GB box.
Right click Load Config - Select config_16.cfg
Untick all except boot.
Choose the boot_magisk_H96Max_4GB_RK3356.img
Click Run - This will flash
Once flashed, boot the box up and install Magisk Manager.
When accessing Magisk Manager, there seems to be a bug saying another su is detected. Ignore this and root works fine with all apps.


Below steps are just background and how to restore original firmware.
Extracting your own boot.img from firmware.

Extract imgRePackerRK - This is patched to open all RK chips.
run imgRePackerRK 8G-RK3566_userdebug_H96_Max_RK3566_11_20210421.2051.i mg
Navigate to created .dump folder.
Copy boot.img to device
Open Magisk and Patch

Restoring original firmware.

Open FactoryTool_1.72.2
Open stock firmware.
Access box recovery as from steps earlier, holding reset.
Scroll to Port > Loader
Click Run

Hi friend and you can video instructions if it is not difficult, how to get Root rights

[mitchell4you]

Hmm.. Downloaded the files from zeroprobe
Thanks
I see: XDA tread : you made a backup, edited the files...Cool
_____

My unit came into day... 8/64gb version
Will take some time..to get to know the device ( before flashing and stuff, if required)

Cheers

--------fw rk356x_box-userdebug 11 RQ1D.210105.003
USB DAC support really good ( meizu / dragonfly's perfect playback plug and play ) (default color is magenta = 96khz ) (jitter free)
Ota update says latest version
wifi strength average / my tablets and phones see a lot more WiFi networks
Remote range really bad / keeps blinking with new batt / airmouse works great
CPU throttle says : allcores offline ? At 0.10 GHz ? Running test shows quite a bit off throttling
Vanced YouTube with spoof : allows HDR playback
android is android TV based / no notifications bar / no taskbar / 2 settings appz-pages / sound: no option to route sound to other devices like dacs
Android 11 sdk30 arm64v8a arm-v7a widevine L3 clearkey 1.2
RKMC kodi 18.9 is preinstalled info shows : 4cores at 12% with 6.4 gb of free ram / kernel 4.19 / batt level 50% / audio route option not given
Bromite 64bit works good / preinstalled Firefox shows : banner no longer supporting android TV version
Aurora market works / sentio works, but enabling appz in window doesn't work or even 50% 50% / Kodi 19 64bit works
pcb = hcy-rk356x-1x32-v12 builddate = 2021-03-15 WiFi chip= hcy6355

On my amazon 4k stick.. I tried to watch a really really long movie, but the unit stated : running out of space!
The rk3566 however played the movie without issue

"Smart YouTube next" has need options like 8k vp9+hdr with auto framerate switching... ( sadly I'm on a 27" monitor without HDR support )

Tweaking
Developer options has lots of options like
Disable google apps / disable "suspend execution of cached apps" / disable auto run "stress test for rockchip" and "google" / force sRGB

Root acquired... Was a pain to get unit into "loader" ( unit powers up from otg cable - so it needs enough power from USB )
-methods : remove all cables / get ready to push reset button / connected otg cable unit will light up blue / hold reset button ( hope and pray it works )

Downloaded jellyfish 4k uhd 10bit 140mbps :
Mxplayer some frame drops / off Kodi horrible frame drops / media center looks good / nova lots of framedrops

Rooted Boot.IMG for 8/64 version : https://ufile.io/bvd83kml
Kodi/RMMC 18.9 for those with rockchip devices : https://ufile.io/t82z6tas

[bergamesk]

First if all thanks+

well,all after this actions,how is the final result??
or does it necessary all these procedure at least for "normal" home user??

[trebor]

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4/32GB
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$102.99 [€86.54] after coupon: GKBTVN5
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[zeroprobe]

I've got this box Magisk rooted.

Below link is the patched boot.img - This is for the 4GB 32GB Rom variant and needs flashing
Only try if you are experienced.

How to do and flash:

https://mega.nz/file/aNoA0B6D#XFEuDuabDZ9HZ6Z8yOV6Hw6RbgBt3qv8n7jI7WHl2PA

Install DriverAssistant.
Download the Firmware file - https://disk.yandex.ru/d/F29OpGlUWmyfKA?w=1
Open RKDevTool
Take power cable out of box.
Hold the Reset button and then connect box to PC via USB - Let go of Reset after a second.
RKDevTool should now say Found One Loader Device.
Click Dev Partition - This will give you the Partitions and addresses for boot - I've already included the config_16.cfg from 4GB box.
Right click Load Config - Select config_16.cfg
Untick all except boot.
Choose the boot_magisk_H96Max_4GB_RK3356.img
Click Run - This will flash
Once flashed, boot the box up and install Magisk Manager.
When accessing Magisk Manager, there seems to be a bug saying another su is detected. Ignore this and root works fine with all apps.


Below steps are just background and how to restore original firmware.
Extracting your own boot.img from firmware.

Extract imgRePackerRK - This is patched to open all RK chips.
run imgRePackerRK 8G-RK3566_userdebug_H96_Max_RK3566_11_20210421.2051.i mg
Navigate to created .dump folder.
Copy boot.img to device
Open Magisk and Patch

Restoring original firmware.

Open FactoryTool_1.72.2
Open stock firmware.
Access box recovery as from steps earlier, holding reset.
Scroll to Port > Loader
Click Run

[bergamesk]

Come across a first issue where the box is not detecting a 4K resolution from my 2019 Samsung TV.

Bingo!

but I'm wonder that,what kind of connection with your TV?
and 4K content from where or what type of content?

note;Samsung TV model/type etc.,??

its very interesting happen

++

Meanwhile,on the BOX side;is there any video-signal type or selectable menu such as SDR/HDR etc.,?

[zeroprobe]

Come across a first issue where the box is not detecting a 4K resolution from my 2019 Samsung TV.

[bergamesk]

It seems a good box. Bluetooth remote with an air mouse.
Biggest difference looks to be a 50% increase in GPU scores

Does anyone have an S905X4 to compare?

H96 Max - 4GB

Geekbench 5

Single-Core - 144
Multi-Core - 436
Compute / OpenCL - 507
Vulkan - 535

Hi

-I'v got 905X4(Mecool KM6 Deluxe) if w'r talking about "CPU" speed&stable+firmware;I do not hope any big difference
for the speed of CPU! even 30-50% etc.,

-Th4 RK always problematic for the "firmware" especially for the RK3399!!! even all are 3399s have really big issues and
they do not support it ever!

-CPU work&stable+speed etc., "905X4" really good and in near future w'll see many of Brands with using 905X4
so here after 905X3 is over go to new 905X4 Boxes

-ignore it some of "on paper" figures,as what is they wrote!
so we need time to compare of all happens

and ignore it "marketing-tool" advertiments and Reviews as well!!!

Note;I'v used to KM6 Deluxe for a 3 days only and sold it to my friend(he's already satisfied!)

I do not like so much(with some of BUGs as well) and the main issue that there is no any HDR On/Off menu/button
so you do not do anything,because device always send it HDR video signal to the panel!!
(Mecool hv released a firmware for this issue but I do not the exact result)

-"GPU" Mali31 not good for me too! 905X3/905X4 "picture quality" are same!
and I guess GPU Mali52(with RK3566) better performance then Mali31 for the picture quality

[zeroprobe]

So,
Does it play 4k or even 8k? Videos's and YouTube?
Does it have root access?
Does it have Ota updates?
Perhaps run cputrotlle app...to see if it trottle's or not (and too see temps )
Will it do kodi? What does kodi info report?

So, yes...give us...a review

I factory reset it, now my Geekbench scores are good. I've updated. I'll test some things later.

[mitchell4you]

So,
Does it play 4k or even 8k? Videos's and YouTube?
Does it have root access?
Does it have Ota updates?
Perhaps run cputrotlle app...to see if it trottle's or not (and too see temps )
Will it do kodi? What does kodi info report?

So, yes...give us...a review