I’m currently using nightly builds.
Biggest question
- can I use stable build with s905x3 even if DTB file is only in nightly?
- Just use stable 9.2.1 with DTB from nightly is possible somehow?
- I tried stable 9.2.1 -ng with DTB from nightly and system did not even start to boot, no core elec logo etc.
Major issues
- box crashes and restarts all the time, mostly in UI, i think only once it happened during playback
- can it be temperature related maybe?
- At idle it sits at 69-70C (see photo of the “heatsink” and thermal pad (i guess) bellow), running at 1980MHz
- I think at playback time there is actually less cpu-gpu load because it outputs 24p 1080 or 4k instead of 60p 4k
- ttps://youtu.be/kYNzUvenoxU
- ttps://i.imgur.com/FBj1nhF.jpg
- ttps://i.imgur.com/9oQ4sdC.jpg
- even after I let it cool down overnight, right after boot i’m at 40C
- https://i.imgur.com/7hWBlgO.jpg
- I use the AC adapter that came with the box
- UPDATE: I noticed crashes&restarts when temp is even at 59C - is there a way to run memtest on s905x3
- UPDATE2: I did run “memtester 3GB” command, without HDMI cable connected, and it found no issue
- UPDATE3: I tried the stock heatsink and it was pretty hot after I removed it from the machine while i could keep my finger pressed on the chip, so I guess even thought it does not look like it it is actually well designed, I put the box upside down because of how it is designed inside
- audio delay when pause/play or after seeking
- does not matter whether i’m using passthrough or not
- ttps://youtu.be/4NcTWV3_9Sc
Minor issues
- No way to disable update (notifications) in nightly
- I have everything in settings > core elec > update section disabled or set to manual, but still get update notifications
- I guess this could be solved by putting correct line in the hosts file - what URL does core elect check for nightly updates on?
- ttps://i.imgur.com/wne5x8C.jpg
- After crash and restart I get update notification window with changelog after each start up and in breaks up plex plugin autostart
- i figured out that if i manually restart after updating restart I don’t get notifications after system crashes
- Also manual restart is needed not to lose any settings change
- Does not wake up on CEC (ie. input switching on TV)
- this can be workaround by going to settings > system > (somewhere) > devices/peripherals > CEC - disable suspend/sleep on CEC standby command - so box never goes to sleep
- well … in my case, because all the restarts it then keeps waking up the tv (also can be disabled in the cec menu thought)
- Disable UI scaling does work correctly - UI it is shown in top left quarter (But plex plugin can put SOME content to the full screen height) - this is after fresh install of latest nighly
- does not really bother me, movies in 4k work, just that it would be nice to have
- VFD does not work
- does not bother me and solution is probably on the forums
- ttps://discourse.coreelec.org/t/x96max-s905x3-vfd-not-working/8573
- does not bother me and solution is probably on the forums
- CEC sometimes take long time to register after startup
- this might be TV issue
- this will be solved if I get rid of the constant crashes and restarts with box not going to sleep/power off when it receives CEC standby command - so super minor issue