Definitely hardware as there is no splash screen.
No idea what might have triggered it.
Shoog
It was meant more like, if some SW thing couldnt cause overload of something (as time pass). I know thats just wild guessing, but I think we couldnt rule this out… I am not sure, if in N2 case there was faulty SOC running only NG, or also HK Linux… Considering only fraction of N2 users should be affected, I am wondering about some specific use-cases (HDR, high HDMI bandwitch, interconnection between AVR or cec, using specific USB device connected, ARC used). Therefore I asked just for curiosity, if you didnt remember some actions before.
I am using NG only on VIM3L so far, but one X96 should go to mom bedroom so thats not good news and I am worried a bit now 
I was running one of the devel builds at the time, but I don’t think that had anything to do with it.
We switched the TV off and went out to the airport and when she came back the screen was dead but the CE was running as normal. It might have been a power surge or it might just have been spontaneous.
I think with these boards there is going to be a failure rate and the only di8fference between them is the percentage failure. The issue is that once dead there is no guarantee worth trying to draw on.
Shoog
Was it powered from the TV rather than a separate PSU?
Just wondering if how the power comes up on different connections might have had an effect.
Thats interesting. If I understand it correctly, box should be running 24/7, and HDMI actually breaks, when connected TV was off (I would expect this even minimize chance to damage HDMI port but I am no expert). Anything in logs I guess, and I dont suspect also any crontab jobs, right? Not sure, if nightly could try to update without user confirmation… (ie away)
Had it own power supply so unless the TV spiked the HDMI port there seems no obvious cause.
Shoog
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hi all x96air have the same vdf configuration file? 2gb ram?thanks.
Hi. Does anyone know how can I install acestream in this device?
Thx
Don´t ask please, there is no support
Thanks for this nice how to. I have it all set up, and all works good, except for LAN. I have a P3 4/32, 1000LAN, and use the indicated device tree. The LAN goes in and out. When it works, it is full speed. But it goes in and out quite often making for a sub optimal experience.
Anyone have issue like this with the LAN? Trying other device tree work?
What device tree file are you using?
Wired was solid for me when I tested but no bluetooth
I am using sm1_s905x3_4g_1gbit.dtb. I have not tried others, and not sure doing so would be wise. I turned on bluetooth, but nothing showed up, so probably does not work. For me, not an issue, like Gbit LAN is.
Might seem obvious but I would try a different ethernet cable to see if it makes a difference.
Hi all,
this weekend i found some time to setup my X96 Air P2 4/64 Device.
Here is what i discovered and which is maybe not already written here:
a) With ceemmc -x you can install the nightly ng build to the internal storage and keep Android and CE in dual boot just in case you didn’t know yet.
b) Another finding is that with WiFi enabled i cannot get real sound but just some noises so i use LAN for now. I don’t know why WiFi has influence on the sound and in Android this is no problem.
c) The analogue audio output seems not to work yet with CE but with Android.
Now one minor issue remains:
I installed the vfd.conf but i only have the clock. How do you activate the indicators ?
Is there a more complete vfd.conf somewhere ?
Why is there no boot message when you turn on the device then ?
Update: Now i get wrong sound also with LAN. It is like slow motion sound.
Any guide? What are the advantages vs installing in SD?
Do you have a pic of where you got the 5v from? I was going to splice a usb cable to my fan and then just plug in the cable but internal wiring might be nicer
Here it is:
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Just login with ssh and execute the command.
The advantages are that you have one SD card free for other devices and it is probably faster from EMMC than from SD card.
Tried and new cable and static IP. Same result. Will send this box back - does not seem right.