Report about Amlogic S905X4 HK1 RBOX X4

Help & Support Hardware
646

I got no issue with Vontar x4. Using same dtb 1G. WiFi turned off in coreelec settings.
LAN picks network instantly without any hassle every time after reboot, power on whatever :wink:

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647

thanks @borygo !
do you got JL2xx1?
which android firmware do you got?

maybe something with my environment?

648

Did you manually set the MAC address to a unique MAC?

649

noā€¦
but I got mac address.

650

Maybe @Portisch detects a good one now, but monitor it to make sure it is always the same.

651

http://ix.io/4hCs got no idea where is lan located :crazy_face:

Just booted to android
RQ3A.210805.001.A1.eng.user.20220803.013513
Kernel 5.4.125

Device Mac - Unavailable in Network Status

Got nightly coreelec nexus. Updated today with no changes.

652

thanks!!
found that I have issue with the network switch.
connected to the main switch work fine
but still , coreelec 20 ne is working without any issue, and getting full speed with iperf connected to this ā€œproblematicā€ switch

653

Would you share img ? I got problem with ng :confused:
My only 4K channel Iā€™m watching mundial keeps stopping playback with

Dec 03 19:57:30 aml kernel: asoc-aml-card auge_sound: S/PDIF[1] Playback enable
Dec 03 19:57:30 aml kernel: asoc-aml-card auge_sound: S/PDIF[1] Playback enable
Dec 03 19:58:08 aml kernel: [0]cur lcu idx = 453, (total 8160), set error_mark

And it looks so much better than 1080p :confused:

654

Donā€™t have this image, getting automatic updates.

655

So youā€™re not gonna get it anymore ? Since you tested ng? :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

You could always save tar from .update folder before rebooting.
Just a hint :grin:

Just tested 19.5 nightly.
Problematic channel slowed down fo a sec but it never stopped like in 20 nightly. Canā€™t test any further as TV is occupied :weary:

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Some more testing:

Seems to play perfect with 19.5 nightly but had to turn off dhcp in coreelec settings and leave it on manual

Back with 20 nightly card and it play perfect as well :flushed: whatā€™s going on ?

656

RQ3A.210805.001.AT.eng.user means likely X4S AH213 box with only 10/100M Ethernet
Like this one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/DOOK-Android-Quad-Core-Cortex-A55-Ethernet/dp/B09SD2N9G5
There is late(er) stock firmware available here:
https://4pda.to/forum/index.php?showtopic=1037617&view=findpost&p=115047976

but borygo above mentioned a newer firmware (link would be nice) RQ3A.210805.001.A1.eng.user.20220803.013513

(not that will ever even bother with using Andoid on this unit, as CE does all I need and more!)
Added TP-Link UE300 USB3 ethernet on a powered hub, so no longer 100Mb being a limitation)

658

I would like to make one more comment about my HK1R box X4.

I am fully aware that these inexpensive Chinese boxes cannot be trusted with what hardware they have internally, but the one I got does indeed utilized the gigabit ethernet port.

I have multiple Android boxes and many PCs connected to my main TV in the living room, but I keep going back to this HK1 rbox X4 for my media playback.

Using the SlyGuy repository, with his abundance of video add-ons, this makes almost a perfect streamer.

He has add-ons that I subscribe to, such as Paramount Plus, HBO Max, Pluto TV, and PBS live, Plus many more add-ons that I do not subscribe to.

For a 50 US dollar box, this is a fantastic media player using CoreELEC.

And CoreELEC is what makes it all possible.

Kudos to all the devs and supporters.

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659

Just trying to get remote.conf to work with Vontar x4.
Why do you think we have to use rc_keymaps ?
Wanted to try if I get better response from key presses.

660

Yesterday, my HK1 box crashed and wiped everything.
Now, that I am setting it up again, Netflix will not install and some of SlyGuyā€™s addons will not install, Keep getting error messages.

661

Clark, Iā€™d an issue after updating to Nexus rc1 from Nexus beta that some add-ons couldnā€™t update/install. In this case InputStream-Adaptive isnā€™t installed by default, trying installing any add-on depending on ISA will fail install. I went back to beta1 and issue resolved.

662

Thanks for that information. Perhaps the devā€™s can take a look.

663

@ clarkss12 you never answered my question how did you learn you canā€™t use AmRemote only meson with this box ?
Meson is so bad with it :confused: Iā€™ve pulled old flirc receiver Iā€™ve used 10 years ago :smiley:

664

Did you watch this video?? I use it myself every time I do a setup.

665

I did not. This guy is using meson driver which Iā€™m not interested anymore.
Got it working with AmRemote. Its so much better that I dumped my dongle air mouse keyboard back to the drawer! You should try it yourself!

remote.vontarx4_hk1x4.zip (978 Bytes)

666

I will definitely give it a try. Can you tell me what advantage this version has over the meson?
Thanks