Installing Armbian on Allwinner H6 Android TV Box (Tanix TX6)
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Full steps can be found at i12bretro.gith...
I love the idea of the Raspberry Pi, but there are some cheaper alternative single board computers that offer a similar experience for a fraction of the cost. While the community support isn't quite what it is for the Pi, there are a ton of projects you can accomplish on the cheap with these little hidden gems. Keep an eye on AliExpress and Amazon and you can find SBC's sporting quad core ARM process with 2-4 GB of RAM for under $30, including a power supply and IR remote control.
The box used in this video is a Tanix TX6 I picked up on Amazon for $22.71 shipped. It sports a quad Core Allwinner H6 @ 1.5GHz and 4 GB of DDR3 RAM.
UPDATED 6/9/20 with direct links to the downloads used in the video
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Things You Will Need
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- A microSD card at least 8 GB amzn.to/36CpShC | amzn.to/3CXJngt | amzn.to/3JqyxSP
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Downloads and Flashing to MicroSD
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01. Download Armbian drive.google.c...
02. Download u-boot drive.google.c...
03. Download Balena Etcher www.balena.io/...
04. Run Balena Etcher
05. Burn Armbian image to microSD card
06. Safely remove microSD and re-insert
07. Ignore/close the Windows dialogs to format the inserted microSD card
08. Burn u-boot image to microSD card
09. Safely remove microSD and re-insert
10. Ignore/close the Windows dialogs to format the inserted microSD card
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Configure MicroSD Card for Armbian
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01. Open the readable partition of the microSD card in Explorer
02. Edit uEnv.txt in a text editor
a. Comment out rk-3399 lines by adding #
b. Uncomment aw h6 lines by removing #
aw h6
FDT=/dtb/allwinner/sun50i-h6-tanix-tx6.dtb
#APPEND=root=LABEL=ROOTFS rootflags=data=writeback rw console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0 no_console_suspend consoleblank=0 fsck.fix=yes fsck.repair=yes net.ifnames=0 mem=2048M video=HDMI-A-1:e
APPEND=root=LABEL=ROOTFS rootflags=data=writeback rw console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0 no_console_suspend consoleblank=0 fsck.fix=yes fsck.repair=yes net.ifnames=0Save
c. Save
d. Close
07. Rename the following files, adding .orig to the filename
Rename boot.cmd to boot.cmd.orig
Rename boot.scr to boot.scr.orig
Rename boot-emmc.cmd to boot-emmc.cmd.orig
Rename boot-emmc.scr to boot-emmc.scr.orig
08. Rename the following .aw files, removing the .aw extension
Rename boot.cmd.aw to boot.cmd
Rename boot.scr.aw to boot.scr
Rename boot-emmc.cmd.aw to boot-emmc.cmd
Rename boot-emmc.scr.aw to boot-emmc.scr
09. Safely remove microSD
10. Insert microSD card to Android TV box
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Booting to Armbian for the First Time
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01. Plug the power adapter into the Android TV box
02. You should see the Armbian terminal running startup scripts
03. When prompted, login with username: root password: 1234
04. Input a new root password
05. Confirm the new root password
06. When prompted, input a username
07. Input a password for the new user
08. Confirm the password for the new user
09. Follow any additional the prompts
10. Armbian will boot into the desktop environment
Special thanks to the developers and forum members over at forum.armbian.... for making this possible
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Any way of completely replacing the original Android 9 installed internally with this OS?
There is no way to install another operating system like Windows, Linux, or any other system TV BOX TX6 Allwinner H6?????
I installed the program according to this video. and found that the Wi-Fi was not displayed.
Is there a method or supported version?
I have a tv box and I was trying to do this process, but when I put the SD card in it with Linux installed, the tv box does not turn on. But when I remove the card it turns on. Is it some security system? Who has a solution?
i have Q+
current system firmware: Android 9
kernel version: 4.9.118
build: 2.1.17
specs:
- ARM Cortex-A53
- r0p4
- Mali-T720
- petrel_p1
- Allwinner
- sun50iw6p1
- 4gb ram
- 24gb storage
does the image file in your video applicable to my Q+?
u-boot flashing not working for me
What changes should i make to use armbian on allwiner h313 cpu?
Hello
I've installed the debian buster desktop. I tried to install the bullseye version but there was no uboot file.
How can I upgrade from buster.
Thank You😘 installed successfully!!!
few more questions, will this os get support for onboard wifi and Bluetooth in future? I got wifi working using external dongle.
External dongle is probably your best bet, however, I flashed the latest Armbian Ubuntu this morning to see if CZcams playback was any better (it wasn't) and noticed it had working on board wifi. I did a speed test with it and it wasn't great, but it did connect and work which was a step in the right direction.
@@i12bretro the external dongle isn't giving good latency, but it did connect. CZcams playback at 360p was lag free. If only bluetooth had worked, could have used it for zoom or Google meet😁.
Can you share link of that build, if wifi worked, there is a chance for bluetooth I believe
Yes, I had the similar performance from CZcams and using the on board wifi. If you haven't gotten too far into setting it up you may try the focal fossa Armbian build to see if it meets your wifi needs
@@i12bretro https: // github .com / ktkd / linux-5.7-h6-mainline found this kernel patch for major h6 devices. Claims to have wifi and other supports for Tanix tx6. Do you know how to apply this patch ?
Your video got me trying to boot Armbian since I got a TX6 lying around.
I noticed different versions listed and opted for the eoan desktop. The u-boot section did not have any 'aw' entries, so I assumed the boot.cmd etc are the 'aw' ones. Also, the uEnv.txt file did not have any rk339 entries, so I just uncommented the aw h6 line.
Tied to boot first time no response; then I keep reset button pressed, repower and release the button after 2-3 seconds. The box stays on with nothing displayed on the hdmi monitor. Any thoughts?
I'd say to first try the exact files I downloaded in the video because when I was testing things out writing the steps I found I had different results with different images. It will also guarantee you get an image with the .aw files which I think are required to get it to boot correctly. Also make sure you download and flash the uboot 16 MB after flashing the main Linux img to the SD card.
Hi, I followed your procedure exactly. However, the tv box tanix tx6s didn.t boot... Any suggestions? Best regards!
The TX6s is a different SoC and isn't currently supported
@@i12bretro But my tvbox has the same processor Alwinner H6....
You said you have a TX6s, which is an Allwinner H616, not H6
Thank you for your tutorial.
I have tried this approach on a H10 chip-based TV box. It can run the script but it stuck at the line "Begin: Running /scripts/local-premount ... Scanning for Btrfs filesystems"
How can I solve this
Hi @i12b retro, Does this take away the capability of running android ? I have a Tanix tx6, But i need dual boot capability. Is it powerful enough to run chromium browser and playing youtube videos without lag ?
Is it capable to run libreoffice and gimp ? And does it overheat while doing so ?
Yes, you can easily revert back to Android by removing the microSD card. I do this alot with my box. Chromium runs well. I would say similarly to how a Raspberry Pi 4 runs it. CZcams inside of Chromium was not good on the build I am running. I am on an older version, so this definitely could have improved in the last few months, but even at 720p it was dropping frames and stopping to buffer. Again, this has probably improved in later builds of Armbian.
@@i12bretro thank you for your reply 🙏
Are the armbian builds updated from inbuilt updater? Sorry if my questions are stupid.
My main concern is being able to use Tv box as a small productivity machine for browsing internet and editing word and Excel files on libre
@@rishabhyadavJP I haven't found a way to update the Armbian build in place. I always end up reflashing the SD card and losing all my settings and applications. I do think this is a nice cheap setup and should do as well as a Raspberry Pi for web browsing and office work. Good luck
Very informative. This will boot on emmc ? In my case I want to install on emmc ... no need of android... please advise
I haven't tried flashing to eMMC in about 6 months. My attempt copied over fine but wouldn't boot without the microSD card. From what I've read on the forums it works on some boxes without issue and others it doesn't. Depending on the version of Armbian you installed, some builds have tools in Armbian Config to copy the installation from SD to eMMC
I have a tx6, I'm new to changing the firmware, does it run from the card or does it completely change the box's firmware? my idea was to use the box, to run klipper , use it only with terminal , to serve as a klipper server and if possible then use klipperscreen through hdmi, thanks.
Armbian runs from the SD card
Im a bit confused, the files mentioned are not there in the latest image you provided. what do i do?
You probably need to use the build linked in the description, it's built specifically for TV boxes
@@i12bretro yup, i downloaded Armbian_20.10_Arm-64_focal_current_5.9.0_desktop.img.xz but for some reason it doesnt have the files mentioned in the guide. Should i try to reimage the sd card?
edit: it worked, just burn the image then comment out the ones needed in one of the folders containing the envi.
Maybe try a different image? It's been a few years, I can't remember if they were all the same or not
If the display is NOT coming out via HDMI then this OS is probably useless for most of he folks !
Is the HDMI working for everyone on Allwinner H618 soc?
This tut is for the Allwinner H6, not H618. They are two different chips
Hi, I have question since I recently bought TV Box with same SoC. I have trouble finding way to install Magisk, I wanna use it to Play video's from Netflix & HBO etc... My box have Android 9.0 OS and I wanna replace old Play środę that this box have. I will be mode than a happy if you point me to some kind of solution.
I haven't tried it, but this forum post says the TX6 comes with root access: forum.freaktab.com/forum/tv-player-support/allwinner-tv-players/751595-tanix-tx6-tv-box-allwinner-h6-4-32gb-dual-wifi-bt4-1-or-5?p=755703#post755703
After burn uboot, there has no readable partition of the microSD card! why?
Not sure. Are you using the same versions of Armbian I used in the tutorial? If not, things have likely changed with the images
Does it work with HDMI or only through UART?
Hello I tried it and it work perfectly. I used terminal, I didn't test HDMI yet. I will working on this. I wonder, Did you compile u-boot for this? Have you any u-boot git repo for TX6?
I didn't compile it, but if you follow the link below the instructions in the description the developers have a repository and pre-made u-boot images to be used for different supported devices. The TX6 is one of them
i follwed instruction, it's not trying to boot from sdcard. android shows up.
What TV box do you have?
I have a Beelink GT1 TV box. Can this work for that box?
Thank you very much, I have Tx6 box
Armbian works very well on the TX6. Enjoy
I'll look into it to see if it's different enough to need a tutorial
It booted fine and it works. Unfortunately it's slow as molasses on my identical device Pendoo X6 Pro H6 All Winner. Retroarch is unplayable even at 640x480 resolution. I tried updating it through the terminal and nothing improved. Wish I could find a emulator frontend that could run. Lakka ran great on my lowest end Android box. This is the exact equivalent to the Tanix TX6 and nothing will work on it.
That sucks. Support for the H6 is definitely not as good as the Amlogic chips. I wonder if Retroarch performance isn't good because of GPU driver issues. You could always reflash Android and mess around with the Dig emulation frontend. Dig has been my go to on FireTV stick since they are so locked down, but cheap.
czcams.com/video/HIx2PLK8_3g/video.html
hi, is it possible to install it on a tv box t95 Allwinner H613-616
I can't say for certain, but it's the same chip so I say give it a try. These steps don't touch the internal storage of the device, so if it doesn't work you'll just boot to a black screen. Remove the microSD card from your device and you'll be back to Android. There's not much to lose except for a few minutes of your time to try it and see if it boots
@@i12bretro ok- that is, if I understood you correctly, does it harm the android system files?
in this case, is it possible to boot from an ordinary flash drive?
And how big should the memory card be?
It does not harm the android system files, it boots and runs completely from the microSD card. To my knowledge, you can't run it from a USB flash drive, it has to be microSD. I think you can squeak by with an 8GB microSD card, but I'd recommend at least 16GB to allow you a usable amount of space.
i'm having a problem where when i try to flash with balena there is no readable partition, both say i need to format to use them
Is it possible your SD card is bad?
Hi, had the same issue until I flashes the exact versions of the images shown in the video 'Armbian_20.10_Arm-64_buster_current_5.9.0.img' and 'u-boot-allwinner-h6-tanix-tx6-mini.img'
@@dsmyify Where did you get this versions? The links show different ones. I assume the Uboot image is the problem why its not working. I tried SD card and also an USB Stick, for both the partition is not readable. Btw Windows 11 running.
I updated the video description with links to files in my Google Drive
Hi
not working TX6S
Pleas help
can its work h10 play GPU Mali-T720
Hi @i12bretro , great tutorial. With your help I have using Armbian Buster on my Tanix TX6 AllWinner H6 box. As Debian Buster is bit old now, do you know where I can get link to download Debian Bookworm or Ubuntu Jammy 22.04 version for Tanix TX6 AllWinner H6 ? I have tried to search but no luck. Looking forward for your guidence
I haven't tested, but a quick Google search landed me github.com/smlinux/armbian-tanix-tx6/releases
@@i12bretro Many Thanks for the quick reply. Any idea this new version require u-boot-allwinner-h6-tanix-tx6.img as mentioned in above video for Armbian Buster or will it go without u-boot-allwinner-h6-tanix-tx6.img like Amilogic Armbian versions ? I am very keen & curious to install Ubuntu on my Tanix TX6
Not sure, I just came across it when I commented. I've never tried it. My guess is you just flash the image and don't need to write the second tx6 image
@@i12bretro I will definitely try it and will update you in my off days. Thank you once again
@@h021k you tried this one? please share your feedback
Hi, I have a Tanix Tx3 mini but I cant find its uboot img file like the one you have for tx6. Can you please point me which uboot I should burn?
I believe it's gxl_p212_1g.dtb or gxl_p212_2g.dtb depending on if you have 1 or 2 GB of RAM. I don't have a TV box with the S905w chip, so I'm going off what I found in some forum posts. Good luck
hi, my tx6 cant flash firmware after i flash wrong rom, can i flash android to my box by using this armbian?
I've never tried it, but I would assume it's possible since Armbian is running off a SD card.
hi,ive done all steps correctly but, ive started up and ive just had it stop dead at "scanning for btrfs filesystem" any clue?
I've never seen that error. Have you tried a different Armbian image to see if you get the same result. For instance, try the Ubuntu flavor if you are trying the Debian or vice/verse
@@i12bretro can u point me toward working image thats compatible ?
Where will Ambrian OS be installed? on emmc? Will Ambrian OS boot up only when the SD card is inserted? When the SD card is removed, will the Android boot up?
Armbian is installed and runs from the SD card. Powering off, removing the SD and powering back on will return you to Android
@@i12bretro Thank you so much for replying so quickly.
@@i12bretro one more question. Can i use pendrive instead of sdcard?
I've seen comments of people using pendrives for Armbian, but I've never tried it myself
@@i12bretro could you please try that for me? I am willing to buy the tv box 😊
Hi, I notice the Armbian login message of 2992MB ram which is dreadful. Can it yet utilize full 4GB ram? I'm considering switching from a PineH64 if it can.
Not that I have seen. I've always shown ~3GB available instead of the full 4GB. I'll flash the latest Armbian build later today and see if the developers have made any progress on this.
@@i12bretro thank you for the replying.
Hello, this manual for allwinner h616 works ?
After install i got fully works linux on board tv box ?
No, the h616 SoC is not supported
@@i12bretro Thanks, but i have amlogic s905w, this device same too not support ?
I have a video coming for atvxperience on the s905w.
I've a Tanix TX6 Alice UX inside. I made the SDcard (thanks for your work in the Script !!!!) exactely along the script. I connected the HDMI- and network cable, gave power on the box but in no condition I get any output.Also I tried to press the botton nearly the SD Card, gave Power on the box, waited a few seconds and leave the botton, no differnt. Could it be, that HDMI isn't supported in the scriped config? If YES, what output device is the right one?
A few things: Did you use the Armbian and u-boot versions linked in the video description or newer builds directly from the Armbian forum? Also, did you flash the SD card a second time with the appropriate u-boot .img and did you correctly modify the uenv.txt and rename all the files listed in the description? HDMI has always worked on every build that I've tried.
@@i12bretro Now, it will work: I'd test it on my TV with his cable only. And it's reproduceable:
If I start the TV-Box without Card, than will start Andriod normaly. With Card the Screen stay's dark.
Now I changed the TV-cable and screen, it will work in both cases. Thanks for answer !!!!!
Hi i have the same problem. do you fix it? When i put sdCard noting happend. When I eject card tx6 starting booted.
Sir thanks a lot for your valuable information is there any possibility to install android 9?
The latest official release from Tanix for the TX6 is Android 9 build 20190228. Is this what you are asking?
@@i12bretro no sir I am asking about android custom rom from scratch
i have X96Q H313 2Gb/16Gb
it's support for this armbian ?
Not sure, h313 is a different SoC than what I have
Hi, after many many hours I got my box working exactely as needed. In my case I needed a working buster without desktop, so I deleted many files and made some neded configurations. I believe, I deleted one file to much, because if I call the htop, the CPU Freq1-4 shown 0 MHz. Does any one know, howto repair this?
@CaroMan I haven't come acrossed this and don't have any suggestions
How to run Balena Etcher on Armbian OS focal version? There is no tutorial have been found. Im using allwinner h6 android tv box. I hope you make a video for it.
You'd need to find a version compiled for ARM64. It doesn't look like Balena offers an official ARM build
@@i12bretro can you suggest. What app. So that i can burn another os. Because i just only barrow a laptop to burn this armbian os. I thought it can burn this another os.
@@i12bretro Will this uboot work with debian os?
There are Debian builds of Armbian. I'm not sure if it would work with vanilla Debian
@@i12bretro Im new to this Linux base os. Im just exploring. I will try. Thanks.
can i use pan drive here
WiFi is not work，4G+32G Tanix Tx6
Wifi won't work unless you get a USB wifi dongle using a chipset that works with Linux
@Charles I tested the newest 20.08 build of Armbian Focal Fossa and wifi was working on one of my devices. May be worth flashing to an SD card to see if it works on whatever device you are trying it on
Hi Mate, Can you please confirm if i can follow these instructions for installing it on formuerZ8?
No, it won't work. That box uses a completely different processor
i12b retro thanks for the response. Do you know what could work on that processor? It's ARM cortex A53
I'm not finding much support for the HiSilicon processor that box uses. I'm not sure if that's because it's newer or just not as popular as the Amlogic and Allwinner chips. You could always try following the tutorial. If it doesn't work the only thing that will happen is a black screen trying to boot into Armbian. In that case, remove the microSD card and you'll be back to your Android OS. You'd only be out the time it took to try
Hi, it's possible to works in Allwinner IK-316-h chip?
Never heard of it. Your best be is to search for it on the Armbian forum
@@i12bretro Ok, Thank you!
this will work with tx6s that has all winner H616 processor?
No, h313 and h616 are not currently supported
only SDcard or USB pen drive too?
I think either, but I've never tried from USB
Can I actually install the Linux to the emmc/embedded storage?
I didn't try it on the TX6 because I like being able to use Android from time to time, but here is a tutorial on the process. You'd need to use the AW script in /root
czcams.com/video/3hTXgf8iIJ4/video.html
Hello! Is it possible to install armbian to HP Slate 21?
Not that I'm aware of. Your best bet is to search on the Armbian forums to see if anyone has attempted to get it working
To edit text command "root".you use mouse or anytilhing?
I'm sorry, I don't understand what you are asking
I have successfully installed Armbian ... but I do not understand how to turn off and turn on the Tanix TX6 device. Can you explain it to me
@@i12bretro can you make next video..after armbian tx6 instaled..how to turn of n turn on again
@@hikmatplaystation807 you can issue the sudo shutdown command or select shutdown from the logoff menu. I usually do one of those and unplug power. Then just plug the power back in to power it back up.
@@i12bretro thank's for you information..do you have tutorial .how to instal armbian from sdcard to internal storage/emmc tx6
Did You have Your SD card divided into partitions?
No, the images create the partitions when they're flashed
@@i12bretro huh damn on mine it doesn't
@@i12bretro ok dude, they did not. See 01:35 - when You choose Your Drive, the second one, MXT-USB, it already consists of F:/, G:/ - and mine is not. And that is before flashing anything on the card. So how's that? Please explain as I struggle :]
That's probably from me flashing the image to test it. The image should be all you need. Try a different SD card
Please tutor install armbian on allwinner h616 ( android tv box M96-H ) ......
It's currently not supported
can install libraeelec and uboot boot from sd card? then become dual system.
I haven't tried installing anything to the internal storage because I like to have the ability to pull the SD card and use Retroarch on Android whenever I like
@@i12bretro yup, what i mean is keep original tx6 android internal while install libraeelec on sd card. then i can choose wheather boot from sd card or storage itself. thanks
Awesome, yes you can and it works without a hiccup
Hello
i12bretro
I was test all can not run with Android TV Box (Tanix TX6)
Armbian_21.05.0-trunk_Aw-h6-tv_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Use the version linked in the description. I haven't tested anything newer
Does anyone know if this works with the 2022 version T95 (H616 cpu)? I've tried many many .dtb files and can't get it to even TRY to boot from the microsd card. What gives? I had seen something to the effect that the T95 was locked to booting onboard unless you delete the whole bootloader (I think this may have been a different version of this box, tho), but I'm hesitant to do that just yet.
It doesn't work with the H616. I've tested it on that SoC
@@i12bretro Oh man, that sucks. Good to know tho, thanks. That board wasn't even worth what I paid for it, and the android system on it kind of even sucks. Well, maybe at a future date, someone will figure something out.
@@i12bretro The T95 plus (Rockchip RK3566 AIoT processor) which is apparently secure boot enabled so that it only boots from emmc, can be made to boot from sd card by destroying the boot partition and recovery partitions. I'm not sure how this relates to the T95 with the H616 processor, but might a similar procedure allow it to boot this image?
No, the H616 is a different CPU than the H6
@@i12bretro Oh thanks, yes, the H616 is slightly different, but it is the newer version of the H6, so it should be mostly backward compatible. So far, I haven't even been able to recognize my T95 in Phoenix Suite or other tools to restore it if I hose it (although I did at one point get it to list in the "Eject" drop-down menu in the lower right as "Mbox", but I work getting Armbian running on that card is in early stages. I may have to put it on a shelf for a few years and wait that one out.
thanks, i will try it, any possibility install ubuntu desktop?
on more question, is the wifi works? thanks
This thread discusses installing different desktop environments for Armbian. From what I've read trying to get the full Ubuntu experience doesn't run well on these lower powered ARM processors. Let me know if you try it and how it turns out!
forum.armbian.com/topic/10526-using-different-desktop-environments-on-armbian/
@hascaryo kusumo I tested the newest 20.08 build of Armbian Focal Fossa and wifi was working on one of my devices. May be worth flashing to an SD card to see if it works on whatever device you are trying it on
How are u? I managed to boot the first time, but when I reboot it fails on emmc or brfsfs
The version of the video file is no longer available on the download link, only newer ones.
@@twfsys3950 I haven't seen that error on mine. What happen if you remove the micro SD card, does it boot to android like normal? And what happens with the micro SD in the device, if you remove power, use a paperclip to hold the reset button inside the AV port and then apply power?
@@i12bretro It boots normally from the sdcard without needing the clips and is also running android after removing the sdcard, but when I boot for the second it reads, but hangs on mmc or brsfs.
you can send the link with your Armbian image, as the link only contains more current images.
Thank you.
@@twfsys3950 let me see if I still have it. I had downloaded it from their repository a while ago and may have deleted it
Tanix TX6 mini or Tanix TX6 ?
Just Tanix TX6, not the mini
@@i12bretro thx for fast response, i have tx6 2/16 it will work?
@@TJC_CH I'm honestly not sure. You can certainly try it and report back. Since this is just running from a microSD card there's no harm in trying.
@@i12bretro thx for fast response again, you use tx6....why use u boot tx6_mini?
I had never even noticed that I downloaded the wrong uboot! Interesting that it works. I'll have to flash the non-mini TX6 uboot and see if anything changes
this operation install the armbian in the mmc?
No, just to a microSD card. It doesn't mess with MMC, so you can just remove the SD card to revert back to Android
@@i12bretro
Maybe do you k'now where i can download fully image for sd card, this instruction hard to me ?
Is it working for allwinner H616..??
No, the H616 is fairly new and from what I've read there's very little documentation available for it right now
forum.armbian.com/topic/15852-allwinner-h616-boards/
when insert sdcard... dont want to boot at all...
You may have to unplug power, use a toothpick and press and hold the reset button inside the AV port and hold while plugging the power in, after a second you two release the reset button to try to force it to boot to the SD card. Once you get it to boot once you shouldn't have to do this method again
@@i12bretrothis don’t work with my h96 mini blue, nothing happend
This work for T95 mini?
I don't have a T95 mini to test on, but if it's running an Allwinner H6 it has a good chance of working.
Can I do the same to the TX6s ?
I don't believe so. It looks like the TX6s is running on a different processor
but can it be boot back to tanix android?i mean more like dual boot can it be back in there?
Yes, just remove the SD card and the box will boot back to Android
@@i12bretro thanks for replying
but can we do it with flash drive?
I've never tried it with a flash drive. I think I've read in the forums that you can though
@@i12bretro sorry to bother but i tried and iut did not work.My box is a TX-6 A.It just dont boot on pendrive.it normally just boots into android
How to go back to Android?
Power off, remove the SD card, power back on
@@i12bretro I installed linux on internal storage =\
You can grab the factory Android ROM from Tanix website and flash it
www.tanix-box.com/download-view/tanix-tx6-firmware-full-image-android-9-update/
H616 ALSO?
No, last I checked the h616 and h313 have no linux support at all
will this work for TX6s?
I don't think it is supported at this time. It's a different SoC than the TX6.
Will it work with allwiner h313?
No, the h313 is a completely different CPU
Thanks. Is there any way of compiling it by myself?
You'd have to do some digging on the Armbian forums, but it looks like there's a working version for the h616. From what I've gathered, the h313 are basically the same chip just clocked lower. Here's something to get you started: forum.armbian.com/topic/16170-orangepi-zero2-allwinner-h616/page/10/#comment-132336
Thank you very much
wifi is working?
It depends on the build of Armbian being used, but my wifi worked with one of the previous Ubuntu builds
Как это сделать для h616???)))
H616 is not supported at the moment
@@i12bretro site "orangepi.org" tell me that h616 it "open source" and orangepi zero 2 based on h616 also open source. But i think they are lying 🤑🤑🤑
forum.armbian.com/topic/16170-orangepi-zero2-allwinner-h616/
I installed the program according to this video. and found that the Wi-Fi was not displayed.
Is there a method or supported version?
hi,
what is the main advantages using armbian instead of the native android come with the box?
For me it opens up alot of possibilities to use the box for other things. With Armbian you can install most Linux based software and make the TV box a cheap web server or database server. The best part is you can pull the microSD card out at anytime and power it back on to be back to the stock Android to use it for streaming media or playing RetroArch.
Damn, you can do more than one thing at a time? I might be editing a to-do list, while I download a large file, while watching a movie. All on the same screen.
I installed the program according to this video. and found that the Wi-Fi was not displayed.
Is there a method or supported version?
I installed the program according to this video. and found that the Wi-Fi was not displayed.
Is there a method or supported version?