S905X 1GB Generic - No DTB Working

Help & Support Installation & Booting
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I think it’s this bit?

[18:16:57 307][HUB3-3][Inf]-------------Download DDR.USB-----------
[18:16:57 308][HUB3-3][Inf]–2-2-0-0
[18:16:57 308][HUB3-3][Inf]–Control write pll reg1 0xd9000000:0x000000b1
[18:16:57 808][HUB3-3][Inf]–Control write pll reg1 0xd9000000:0x00005183
[18:16:58 309][HUB3-3][Inf]–Control write pll reg1 0xd9000000:0x000000b1
[18:16:58 810][HUB3-3][Inf]–Control write pll reg1 0xd9000000:0x00005183
[18:16:59 310][HUB3-3][Inf]–Write initial succeed
[18:16:59 310][HUB3-3][Inf]–Upload encrypt at 0xc8100228
[18:16:59 310][HUB3-3][Inf]–ulValue = 0xadfc318c

Full Log Attached. Thanks!

2018.11.27-18.txt (38.4 KB)

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BL1 is not encrypted, you are lucky. One of the possible sources of problems is now excluded. But to identify the cause, you still need a boot log.

23

The only way to get one is using a UART cable?

24

Use USB to TTL converter

25

Yeah I had one but it’s not working anymore, gotta buy another then.

I suppose there isnt a way to log LibreELEC’s boot to a file?

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Kernel messages can be redirected to display (HDMI). This can be activated in kernel command line by the following entry:

console=tty0

Find out how you can do it on the internet, or buy a converter that costs ~ 2$ :slight_smile:

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Just got a new one, plugged in the box, got some garbage characters fed to the termninal, then the converter fried :frowning:

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It’s very difficult to fry the converter. The garbage characters indicate a transmission error, check the baud rate, which must be 115200.

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Im lucky then lol, it even melted the contacts and smelled burnt and wont blink the lights anymore.

Oh well gotta buy another then.

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Or you just buy a box, which is known to be supported by CoreELEC. :wink:

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Where’s the fun on that? :wink:

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It was not meant as an offense. Excuse me, if I sounded rude.
Personally I would have given up a few days ago, when this damn box just refuses to work.

There are so many cheap boxes around, and it’s impossible to support them all.
It’s already a kind of magic, that CoreELEC is running on most of them out of the box.

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Nah didn’t take as a offense at all! I just like to tinker and make things work, I think it’s fun to find what’s wrong on things and fix it!

34

Wrong / faulty power supply voltage perhaps? :thinking:

35

Good question, would android and armbian run normally if so?

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Up until the point that the fault occured, yes :wink:

Are you saying that Android and armbian run normally after this?

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No, that was what happened with the TTL conversor, the box is fine.