Khadas VIM4 A311D2

[Portisch]

Upgraded GPU? It’s still Mali G52 I think, same as S922X. Really new is the 64bit RAM interface. So now more than 4GB RAM are possible. And for sure some other improvements…

[roidy]

@Portisch

It’s still Mali G52 I think, same as S922X.

Yep it’s a Mali G52, however the specs are different:-

S922X - G52 MP4 4EE’s
A311D - G52 MP4 4EE’s
S922XJ - G52 MP6 6EE’s
A311D2 - G52 MP8 8EE’s

[Compent]

A surprise announcement. The S908X is what AML fans are waiting for and with the Rockchip RK3588 getting a lot of attention, I would have thought that AMLogic would not want to be playing catch-up for long.

Perhaps an indication that S905X is not coming any time soon.

[rome1931]

Khadas would need release a lite version to get any interest from me. My minix u22 has been serving me well.

[roidy]

@Compent

The S908X is what AML fans are waiting for

That was supposed to release in 2020, It’s was announced then nothing else was heard of it

[w64]

Will Khadas VIM4 be supported by CoreELEC and when to expect it?

[Vasco]

It’s being worked on but no ETA.

[w64]

Thank you. Awesome Team, as always!

[w64]

The technical specification states that the Linux kernel will be mainline. Isn’t that very good, if it’s true?

[Vasco]

You have some history here:

Linux Kernel FAQ and Discussion

The subject of what kernel CoreELEC uses (and doesn’t currently use for example the mainline 5.x kernel) keeps popping up in other threads and ends up going in directions that get more and more off-topic for those threads. I also find myself answering very similar questions often. So I decided to start a thread to continue the discussion, so that there is one place to have that discussion. Please keep it polite.

Bottom line, mainline is not ready for use with CoreELEC and provide the quality we provide with other kernels. It’s expected that some of the devices will run 5.4 kernel but that has still to be completed.

[theguyuk]

Now on sale at Khadas, and in the Khadas forum thread for A311D2 i posted links to Youtube A311D2 reviews. Both Android and a Linux, now you can see actual use, speed etc. Hope it helps.

[spikerguy]

@w64

Isn’t that very good, if it’s true?

Not really mainline instead an older version of mainline kernel with custom drivers which might not be upstreamable.

@Vasco

It’s being worked on but no ETA.

Who is working on it?

If you need something to test the work then feel free to ping me. I have one but i can’t do much with it until there is mainline support or maybe coreelec team adds its support to ce.

[vpeter]

@spikerguy

Who is working on it?

CoreELEC team?

[Portisch]

Status about the future of CoreELEC

Status about the future of CoreELEC With the launch of the last few Amlogic SoCs like SC2 (S905X4) and the upcoming T7 (A311D2), the support of open source platforms, such as CoreELEC, seemed to have come to an end. We had no access to source code nor documentation for these new platforms, without which getting CoreELEC working on them was just about impossible. Since the platform SC2 the hardware decoder got locked and protected by TEE. But today we have some exciting news to share with the C…

[Bindou]

Hi !
In order to exploit the new GPU, do you think it would be possible to add a 4k@120Hz display mode in the Kodi interface? (especially to reduce latency in menu navigation)

[boot2k3]

kernel only supports 1920x1080p120, so answer will be no.

[Bindou]

Dommage ! Nevertheless, for the rest, according to the first feedback from the GPU tests, it seems that this new chip is able to perfectly run the Kodi interface in 4k in a very fluid and stable way (60fps), even by increasing the definition of the covers. Which is great news! Finally HD covers!

VIM4 (A311D2) + CoreElec (CE20)

[Garcea]

Still chasing wild dreams, mon Cher!

[spikerguy]

Great news.

I will be happy to help with testing on vim4 while i might get gt king2 soon.

Thanks.

[spikerguy]

No one?

Let’s get CE on Gtking 2