Hello, that sounds very interesting for us user of a X96AIR/MAX+ box.
Please share the “How to” of using this kernel:
linux-amlogic-512
Thanks in advanced.
@spikerguy: fits to your same intention linux-aml?
Add the following to /etc/pacman.conf, update your package lists and you can easily install the kernel using pacman or pamac.
[archlinuxdroid]
SigLevel = Optional
Server = http://archlinuxdroid.tk/archlinuxdroid/aarch64
But I am not sure if the kernel is so much different to @spikerguy’s last kernel. At least some time ago he wrote that he planned to switch from tobetter’s kernel source to chewitt’s kernel source which above kernel is based upon.
I still have to test @spikerguy’s last kernel myself …
great, it works:
uname -a
Linux X96AIRP3 5.12.0-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Apr 27 15:05:55 AST 2021 aarch64 GNU/Linux
I"m using the last unstable release 20210517 together with meson-sm1-x96-air-1000.dtb also from CHEWITT @ LIBREELEC branch.
Unfortunately the no-sound-card problem still exist:
mesg | grep sound
[ 3.244646] No soundcards found.
loaded modules are:
lsmod | grep snd
snd_soc_hdmi_codec 20480 1
snd_soc_meson_axg_sound_card 16384 0
snd_soc_meson_card_utils 16384 1 snd_soc_meson_axg_sound_card
snd_soc_meson_g12a_tohdmitx 20480 1
snd_soc_meson_axg_tdmout 24576 1
snd_soc_meson_codec_glue 16384 1 snd_soc_meson_g12a_tohdmitx
snd_soc_meson_axg_frddr 36864 3
snd_soc_meson_axg_fifo 20480 1 snd_soc_meson_axg_frddr
snd_soc_meson_axg_tdm_interface 16384 2 snd_soc_meson_axg_sound_card
snd_soc_meson_axg_tdm_formatter 16384 2 snd_soc_meson_axg_tdm_interface,snd_soc_meson_axg_tdmout
I would say the problem is in the u-boot.ext. The used doesn’t fit so perfect to the box-u-boot.
I’ve extracted/unpacked from the firmware a uboot and partition file. Could it be helpfull to get a working u-boot.ext @strit ?
Any idea or advice are warmly welcome 
You should ask @spikerguy as he is the one doing those images. Pretty sure the images for vim2 and vim3 relies on having android uboot on the eMMC.
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Hello @strit, thanks for your support and the great job!
I did unpacked with:
\AMLogicTools_V7.1.0_Donate\tmp\level1
14.05.2021 19:26 602 aml_sdc_burn.ini
14.05.2021 19:26 1.302.384 aml_sdc_burn.UBOOT
14.05.2021 19:26 9.639.936 boot.PARTITION
14.05.2021 19:26 1.301.872 DDR.USB
14.05.2021 19:26 438 dtbo.PARTITION
14.05.2021 19:26 1.118 image.cfg
14.05.2021 19:26 2.077.040 logo.PARTITION
14.05.2021 19:26 540.748 odm.PARTITION
14.05.2021 19:26 155 platform.conf
14.05.2021 19:26 3.768.396 product.PARTITION
14.05.2021 19:26 16.326.656 recovery.PARTITION
14.05.2021 19:26 1.110.630.620 system.PARTITION
14.05.2021 19:26 4.096 vbmeta.PARTITION
14.05.2021 19:26 413.401.308 vendor.PARTITION
14.05.2021 19:26 82.807 _aml_dtb.PARTITION
Hello @spikerguy, which file can you use to create a right u-boot.ext for the X96AIR-box?
I’m sorry to say but no improvement.
No matter how of any combination of u-boot.ext & meson-sm1-x96…dtb:
- no soundcard detected / no sound-over-HDMI
- no Wifi
- no Bluetooth
I would say the problem is in the hardwaredetection/interface of u-boot.ext.
My box is running very stable and with a good performance with both kernel 5.12 (VIM & AMLOGIC) and branch unstable.
May be @spikerguy can help: which file can you use to create a right u-boot.ext for the X96AIR-box?
Thanks in advance.
btw:
A good tutorial for compiling uboot.ext? - General Chat - Armbian forum
→ But it looks like the u-boot.ext Balbes uses is one without de binaries from Amlogic, since he is chaining his bootloader after the boards own u-boot, so memory initialization and soc initialization is already done.
Chainloaded uboot images for amlogic - Amlogic CPU Boxes - Armbian forum
Mostly Odroid N2 if soc is S922 or S905X3/4 b
Coz Idr which soc is x96air box
sorry but very unlikely, I’ve tested several .dtb. Nothing worked.
But why can coreelec boot with its own kernel and with the s905x3_4g_1gbit.dtb the box operates perfect?
I know they are using other Kernel 4.9 but why are so big differences to the .dtb???
I am still stuck in a mixed feeling on moving from tobetter to chewit.
My plan is to make linux-aml from chewitts source and rename linux-vim to linux-odroid
I need to first make sure that I use the right replacement else it will break existing installations.
They use 3.4 isnt it ? also they use legacy codes so its almost same like android dtb. IDK much about it though but it works for them.
no they use
Linux CoreELEC 4.9.113 #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed May 12 13:32:16 CEST 2021 aarch64 GNU/Linux
Simply copy sm1_s905x3_4g_1gbit.dtb and rename dtb.img
and everything of the box is working: HDMI-sound, Wifi, BlueTooth etc.
My idea and questition is: can I use the start system (which runs perfekt with X96AIRP3) 0.fat and switch then to manjaro system 1.img?
from coreelec 0.fat:
from Manjaro 1.img:
CoreELEC:~ # lsmod
Module Size Used by
ir_rc6_decoder 16384 0
ir_nec_decoder 16384 0
ir_lirc_codec 16384 0
lirc_dev 24576 1 ir_lirc_codec
meson_ir 16384 0
rc_core 40960 6 ir_rc6_decoder,ir_nec_decoder,ir_lirc_codec,meson_ir,lirc_dev
hci_uart 86016 1
btqca 16384 1 hci_uart
btbcm 16384 1 hci_uart
btintel 24576 1 hci_uart
8021q 36864 0
bluetooth 425984 27 hci_uart,btintel,btqca,btbcm
8822cs 2715648 0
joydev 24576 0
mali_kbase 507904 3
nfsd 364544 3
exportfs 16384 1 nfsd
nfs_acl 16384 1 nfsd
wireguard 139264 0
ip6_udp_tunnel 16384 1 wireguard
udp_tunnel 16384 1 wireguard
wifi_dummy 16384 0
amvdec_vp9 135168 0
amvdec_vc1 69632 0
amvdec_real 45056 0
amvdec_ports 249856 0
v4l2_common 16384 1 amvdec_ports
videobuf2_dma_contig 20480 1 amvdec_ports
videobuf2_memops 16384 1 videobuf2_dma_contig
v4l2_mem2mem 28672 1 amvdec_ports
videobuf2_v4l2 28672 2 amvdec_ports,v4l2_mem2mem
videobuf2_core 49152 3 amvdec_ports,v4l2_mem2mem,videobuf2_v4l2
amvdec_mpeg4 65536 0
amvdec_mpeg12 110592 0
amvdec_mmpeg4 40960 0
amvdec_mmpeg12 49152 0
amvdec_mmjpeg 36864 0
amvdec_mjpeg 40960 0
amvdec_mh264 172032 0
amvdec_h265 163840 0
amvdec_h264mvc 57344 0
amvdec_h264 151552 0
amvdec_mavs 61440 0
amvdec_avs 69632 0
amvdec_avs2 221184 0
stream_input 208896 12 amvdec_h265,amvdec_mavs,amvdec_mh264,amvdec_h264mvc,amvdec_ports,amvdec_real,amvdec_vp9,amvdec_h264,amvdec_avs2,amvdec_mpeg12,amvdec_avs,amvdec_mmpeg12
decoder_common 196608 18 amvdec_h265,amvdec_mavs,amvdec_mjpeg,amvdec_mh264,amvdec_mmpeg4,amvdec_h264mvc,amvdec_mmjpeg,amvdec_ports,amvdec_real,stream_input,amvdec_vp9,amvdec_h264,amvdec_avs2,amvdec_mpeg12,amvdec_avs,amvdec_vc1,amvdec_mmpeg12,amvdec_mpeg4
firmware 28672 18 amvdec_h265,amvdec_mavs,amvdec_mjpeg,amvdec_mh264,amvdec_mmpeg4,amvdec_h264mvc,amvdec_mmjpeg,decoder_common,amvdec_real,stream_input,amvdec_vp9,amvdec_h264,amvdec_avs2,amvdec_mpeg12,amvdec_avs,amvdec_vc1,amvdec_mmpeg12,amvdec_mpeg4
media_clock 45056 14 amvdec_h265,amvdec_mavs,amvdec_mh264,decoder_common,amvdec_ports,firmware,stream_input,amvdec_vp9,amvdec_h264,amvdec_avs2,amvdec_mpeg12,amvdec_avs,amvdec_vc1,amvdec_mpeg4
amlvideodri 24576 0
videobuf_res 16384 1 amlvideodri
videobuf_core 32768 2 amlvideodri,videobuf_res
videodev 290816 6 amlvideodri,v4l2_common,amvdec_ports,videobuf2_core,v4l2_mem2mem,videobuf2_v4l2
fuse 131072 1
media 40960 1 videodev
fbcon 61440 0
bitblit 16384 1 fbcon
softcursor 16384 1 bitblit
font 20480 1 fbcon
or simply replace kernel.img with manjaro kernel-amlogic
and SYSTEM with manjaro basic system?
Hello. I try to install manjaro arm on my H96max x3 s905x3 4Gb DDR3 (I thing) 1gb lan and bcm wifi module. I have the same problem if some dtb work sound or some dtb work ethernet.
I try libreelect image have kernel 5.11 ¿mainline? and work all, sound, wifi, ethernet 1gb, but the colors are strange.
Libreelect not have u-boot.ext. I flash lattest android in my box and try again, but when load chainloader uboot (u-boot.exe) the box have panic and reboot.
This dmesd is working but strange colors.
LibreELEC (community): nightly-20210519-f9d2c33 (AMLGX.arm)
I try diferents uboot and never work.
Please can help me?
LibreELEC:~ # ethtool eth0
Settings for eth0:
Supported ports: [ TP MII ]
Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Full
Supported pause frame use: Symmetric Receive-only
Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
Supported FEC modes: Not reported
Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Full
Advertised pause frame use: Symmetric Receive-only
Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
Advertised FEC modes: Not reported
Link partner advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Half 1000baseT/Full
Link partner advertised pause frame use: No
Link partner advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
Link partner advertised FEC modes: Not reported
Speed: 1000Mb/s
Duplex: Full
Auto-negotiation: on
master-slave cfg: preferred slave
master-slave status: slave
Port: MII
PHYAD: 0
Transceiver: external
Supports Wake-on: d
Wake-on: d
Current message level: 0x0000003f (63)
drv probe link timer ifdown ifup
Link detected: yes
---------------------------
[ 0.787917] meson-dw-hdmi ff600000.hdmi-tx: Detected HDMI TX controller v2.01a with HDCP (meson_dw_hdmi_phy)
[ 0.788947] meson-dw-hdmi ff600000.hdmi-tx: registered DesignWare HDMI I2C bus driver
[ 0.790011] meson-drm ff900000.vpu: bound ff600000.hdmi-tx (ops meson_dw_hdmi_ops)
[ 0.791256] [drm] Initialized meson 1.0.0 20161109 for ff900000.vpu on minor 0
[ 0.936763] [drm] kms: can't enable cloning when we probably wanted to.
[ 1.104640] Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 240x67
[ 1.147265] meson-drm ff900000.vpu: [drm] fb0: mesondrmfb frame buffer device
[ 1.151237] meson8b-dwmac ff3f0000.ethernet: IRQ eth_wake_irq not found
[ 1.151257] meson8b-dwmac ff3f0000.ethernet: IRQ eth_lpi not found
[ 1.151465] meson8b-dwmac ff3f0000.ethernet: PTP uses main clock
[ 1.152870] meson8b-dwmac ff3f0000.ethernet: User ID: 0x11, Synopsys ID: 0x37
[ 1.152897] meson8b-dwmac ff3f0000.ethernet: DWMAC1000
[ 1.152906] meson8b-dwmac ff3f0000.ethernet: DMA HW capability register supported
[ 1.152913] meson8b-dwmac ff3f0000.ethernet: RX Checksum Offload Engine supported
[ 1.152920] meson8b-dwmac ff3f0000.ethernet: COE Type 2
[ 1.152927] meson8b-dwmac ff3f0000.ethernet: TX Checksum insertion supported
[ 1.152933] meson8b-dwmac ff3f0000.ethernet: Wake-Up On Lan supported
[ 1.153043] meson8b-dwmac ff3f0000.ethernet: Normal descriptors
[ 1.153051] meson8b-dwmac ff3f0000.ethernet: Ring mode enabled
[ 1.153058] meson8b-dwmac ff3f0000.ethernet: Enable RX Mitigation via HW Watchdog Timer
[ 1.153866] libphy: stmmac: probed
[ 1.156598] dwc3-meson-g12a ffe09000.usb: USB2 ports: 2
[ 1.156615] dwc3-meson-g12a ffe09000.usb: USB3 ports: 1
[ 1.160469] dwc2 ff400000.usb: supply vusb_d not found, using dummy regulator
[ 1.160672] dwc2 ff400000.usb: supply vusb_a not found, using dummy regulator
[ 1.161144] dwc2 ff400000.usb: EPs: 7, dedicated fifos, 712 entries in SPRAM
[ 1.163145] xhci-hcd xhci-hcd.3.auto: xHCI Host Controller
[ 1.163263] xhci-hcd xhci-hcd.3.auto: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
[ 1.163468] xhci-hcd xhci-hcd.3.auto: hcc params 0x0228fe6c hci version 0x110 quirks 0x0000000000010010
[ 1.163545] xhci-hcd xhci-hcd.3.auto: irq 36, io mem 0xff500000
[ 1.164390] usb usb1: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002, bcdDevice= 5.11
[ 1.164402] usb usb1: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 1.164410] usb usb1: Product: xHCI Host Controller
[ 1.164417] usb usb1: Manufacturer: Linux 5.11.10 xhci-hcd
[ 1.164423] usb usb1: SerialNumber: xhci-hcd.3.auto
[ 1.165297] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.165372] hub 1-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
[ 1.166003] xhci-hcd xhci-hcd.3.auto: xHCI Host Controller
[ 1.166024] xhci-hcd xhci-hcd.3.auto: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2
[ 1.166043] xhci-hcd xhci-hcd.3.auto: Host supports USB 3.0 SuperSpeed
[ 1.166147] usb usb2: We don't know the algorithms for LPM for this host, disabling LPM.
[ 1.166327] usb usb2: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0003, bcdDevice= 5.11
[ 1.166337] usb usb2: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 1.166346] usb usb2: Product: xHCI Host Controller
[ 1.166352] usb usb2: Manufacturer: Linux 5.11.10 xhci-hcd
[ 1.166359] usb usb2: SerialNumber: xhci-hcd.3.auto
[ 1.167055] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.167100] hub 2-0:1.0: 1 port detected
[ 1.175087] libphy: mdio_mux: probed
[ 1.375190] libphy: mdio_mux: probed
[ 1.388949] printk: console [netcon0] enabled
[ 1.388966] netconsole: network logging started
[ 1.389953] ALSA device list:
[ 1.389964] #0: X96-AIR
[ 1.392925] Freeing unused kernel memory: 6208K
[ 1.407886] Run /init as init process
[ 1.407902] with arguments:
[ 1.407909] /init
[ 1.407918] with environment:
[ 1.407925] HOME=/
[ 1.407934] TERM=linux
[ 1.407941] boot=UUID=2005-3715
[ 1.407950] disk=UUID=0a873cbb-ffce-4fbe-8bb5-e47b8015635b
[ 1.407958] mac=00:df:12:00:0a:6f
[ 1.503822] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 2 using xhci-hcd
[ 1.523287] Checking disk(s): UUID=2005-3715 UUID=0a873cbb-ffce-4fbe-8bb5-e47b8015635b
[ 1.663397] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=05e3, idProduct=0610, bcdDevice= 4.01
[ 1.663426] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[ 1.663439] usb 1-1: Product: USB2.0 Hub
[ 1.663448] usb 1-1: Manufacturer: GenesysLogic
[ 1.711163] hub 1-1:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.712230] hub 1-1:1.0: 4 ports detected
[ 1.784099] usb 2-1: new SuperSpeed Gen 1 USB device number 2 using xhci-hcd
[ 1.812030] usb 2-1: New USB device found, idVendor=05e3, idProduct=0616, bcdDevice= 4.01
[ 1.812057] usb 2-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[ 1.812067] usb 2-1: Product: USB3.0 Hub
[ 1.812075] usb 2-1: Manufacturer: GenesysLogic
[ 1.839144] hub 2-1:1.0: USB hub found
[ 1.839652] hub 2-1:1.0: 4 ports detected
[ 1.949513] fsck: CP437: Invalid argument
[ 1.949737] fsck: fsck.fat 4.1 (2017-01-24)
[ 1.950013] fsck: /dev/mmcblk0p1: 76 files, 14699/65501 clusters
[ 1.950326] fsck: STORAGE: clean, 11/3674112 files, 470818/14696448 blocks
[ 2.079862] usb 1-1.1: new low-speed USB device number 3 using xhci-hcd
[ 2.189200] usb 1-1.1: New USB device found, idVendor=1bcf, idProduct=0005, bcdDevice= 0.14
[ 2.189226] usb 1-1.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[ 2.189234] usb 1-1.1: Product: USB Optical Mouse
[ 2.210620] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 206312
[ 2.261302] input: USB Optical Mouse as /devices/platform/soc/ffe09000.usb/ff500000.usb/xhci-hcd.3.auto/usb1/1-1/1-1.1/1-1.1:1.0/0003:1BCF:0005.0001/input/input0
[ 2.262339] hid-generic 0003:1BCF:0005.0001: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [USB Optical Mouse] on usb-xhci-hcd.3.auto-1.1/input0
[ 2.347871] usb 1-1.4: new low-speed USB device number 4 using xhci-hcd
[ 2.382422] EXT4-fs (mmcblk0p2): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null). Quota mode: disabled.
[ 2.452930] usb 1-1.4: New USB device found, idVendor=1a2c, idProduct=0e24, bcdDevice= 1.10
[ 2.452957] usb 1-1.4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[ 2.452967] usb 1-1.4: Product: USB Keyboard
[ 2.452975] usb 1-1.4: Manufacturer: SEM
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Sorry can’t paste full dmes, I don’t know why
Maybe you can get an idea from this topic/thread (at least for me with an H96 max X3 and green board, it was very helpfull): H96 Max X3 Specifics only - General Chat - Armbian forum
Not work.
I think have a problem whith the bootloader, at least flashed diferent bootloader and now boot.
Work 1gb lan and hdmi sound.
System: Host: MiTv Kernel: 5.12.1-1-MANJARO-ARM aarch64 bits: 64 Desktop: Xfce 4.16.0 Distro: Manjaro ARM
Machine: Type: ARM Device System: Khadas VIM3L details: N/A serial: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
CPU: Info: Quad Core model: N/A variant: cortex-a55 bits: 64 type: MCP
Speed: 1908 MHz min/max: 100/1908 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1908 2: 1908 3: 1908 4: 1908
Graphics: Device-1: meson-g12a-vpu driver: meson_drm v: N/A
Device-2: meson-g12a-mali driver: panfrost v: kernel
Device-3: meson-g12a-dw-hdmi driver: meson_dw_hdmi v: N/A
Message: Unable to show advanced data. Required tool glxinfo missing.
Audio: Device-1: meson-g12a-dw-hdmi driver: meson_dw_hdmi
Device-2: axg-sound-card driver: axg_sound_card
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.12.1-1-MANJARO-ARM running: yes
Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 14.2 running: yes
Network: Device-1: meson-g12a-dwmac driver: meson8b_dwmac
IF: eth0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: 2a:99:xx:xx:xx:xx
Device-2: pwm-clock driver: pwm_clock
IF-ID-1: ip6tnl0 state: down mac: 00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00
I try to solder UART to see what is the problem
What u-boot recomend? mainline, chainloader?
How did you flash another bootloader? I also have a H96max X3 and are struggling to get it to boot.
X96max+ 1000Mb ethernet fix.
Sound and 1Gb Eth. works !!!
Tested on img VIM3 kernel 5.12.1 XFCE
Based on> meson-sm1-x96maxplus-vim100m.dtb
Changed DTB
ethernet-phy@0 { #max-speed = <0x64>; to max-speed = <0x3e8>;
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Somebody here complained before that this setting is not stable …
do you mean me
it seems to work now… only tested on kernel 5.12.1 (unstable)
I try a lot of diferents u-boot.exe and dtb’s an never work,
At the end I full USB flash AML_user_H96MaxX3_9_20210323.1555.img and u219.HK1_BOX_1000M_9.0.2020.11.16.11.05.img in test point mode.
Now can i boot in armbian, and Manjaro-ARM-xfce-vim3-20210510.img but only not boot Manjaro-ARM-kde-plasma-vim3-21.04.img.xz.
I’m a newbie, please check is good idea. For me work fine, but I don’t know work in your box