X96 X4 - S905X4 based box - any success?

OK, I did the tests in CoreELEC

USB Write Speed (Patriot Supersonic Rage XT - CoreELEC)
CoreELEC:~ # dd if=/dev/zero of=test.tmp bs=1M count=1024
1024+0 records in
1024+0 records out
1073741824 bytes (1.0GB) copied, 10.429498 seconds, 98.2MB/s

USB Write Speed (Corsair Flash Voyager GT - CoreELEC)
CoreELEC:~ # dd if=/dev/zero of=test.tmp bs=1M count=1024
1024+0 records in
1024+0 records out
1073741824 bytes (1.0GB) copied, 40.401781 seconds, 25.3MB/s

Why is Corsair 4x slower?

Were both USB flash drives plugged into the same USB port and tested on it?
because if so … I have no idea why the efficiency of one of them drops so much.

I did the test separately, both were connected in USB Port 3.0. I also don’t understand why the speed drops as if something is blocking it

Or maybe the company: Corsair (Flash Voyager …)
does not provide support on systems other than Windows? …
You would have to check the operation of this pendrive on some distribution: Ubuntu / Dabian etc.
Ask the manufacturer if the situation repeats with poor Linux performance

If you mean it feels slower in operation rather than in benchmark numbers, the answer is probably that small size single queue depth one read performance (RND4K Q1D1) is the most important for running an OS and the Patriot is better there.

I’m testing the model: X96 X4 on the back says that it is:
TT TV Box / Model: X4 / Ram: 4GB / Rom: 64GB
But what is this model really? :slight_smile:
defects / problems (as it is Chinese production, it is not known what components it has inside and + recurring problem with overheating. Modification of the housing would be nice)
CoreElec version: CoreELEC-Amlogic-ng.arm-20.0-Nexus_nightly_20
Installed on a micro SD card: SanDisk (high endurance) 32GB
The box seems to be working properly.
Gigabit wired network is OK

ethtool eth0 | grep -i speed
Speed: 1000Mb/s


The display after installing openvfd + uploading the vfd.conf file works OK
x96-max-ultra-vfd.conf (1.2 KB)

The original remote that came with the BOX works OK with this file:
remote_2.conf (2.6 KB)

However, in my opinion, this pilot model works more smoothly in the CE: BPR1 BPR1S Plus 2.4G/USB ( you can program a button, e.g. on / off from the original remote control for any button, a triangle worked for me) good is also: G10S Pro BT Air Mouse 2.4G
more info: fw_printenv | paste / dmesg | paste
http://ix.io/4dPV / http://ix.io/4dQ3
On Android / Aida64 Box it is identified:
Developer: Droidlogic
Model: X96_X4_Pro
Brand: Droidlogic
Ethernet: RTL8211F_Gigabit_Ethernet
Flash: Samsung CKTM4R / size:64GB
WiFi: bcmsdh_sdmmc
sound: AMLAUGESOUND
board: sc2_s905x4_ah212-4g
on the info shop website:
Brand Name: BOXPUT … ? I think it’s the name of the remote and not the brand / manufacturer of the box :slight_smile:
WiFi - 2.4 / 5 GHz - The network works OK ! … but the speed probably depends on the advanced network settings, especially 5Ghz (router settings etc.) ?

HKMLC X96 X4

I don’t think your LAN eth0 ist working properly, why it has so much “Retr”, and WLAN has 0 “Retr”?

I have also X96_x4 1000M Rev 1.3, it has other PHY.
And did iperf3 benchmark with coreelec-ne, Kernel 5.4.125, and got better results:

What Board Rev. is it?

What Board Rev. is it?

how to check ? in CoreElec? Android?
maybe a different version of CE will be better?

I do not know if this is reliable data from the CE menu

It is printed on the PCB near the heatsink. You can see in picture above, screenshot from video with red arrows around it, it is “V 1.3”, in other picture is one “V 1.2”.

OK … but unfortunately it’s not my BOX so it won’t be opened without permission.
One observation, I think we have different versions of CoreElec and what goes with other linux kernels.

On my X96max + (S905X3 rev b) the speed result is comparable so it can only be my individual network settings / router / switch device etc.
And the Retr parameter is only zero with a WiFi network, not a wired network

shows that at least the wired network is working properly

The second purchase of a friend (as with boxes from the Chinese from Ali) is a different version in the Kodi / CE menu, he writes: rev b … wifi and wired network do not work here :slight_smile: maybe someone will need photos:

  • the famous JL2101 :slight_smile:

    regards

This doesn’t help, no. You need to spend one device for debugging to get the driver fixed. I see no other possibilities.

Hehhh …I got a free hand what to do with this BOX … heh he :slight_smile: … maybe a garbage can? :slight_smile: If you really want to work on it, please provide data on PW / e-mail on how to deliver the BOX
regards

Hi,

I have a x96 Max+ Ultra 4GB/64 GB DualBand and Ethernet 100 MB

when coreelec starts with dtb sc2_s905x4_4g
The network card does not recognize me, most likely the Wi-Fi does not recognize it either

This problem is still unresolved, right?, at least from what I’ve read in this thread

regards

This one looks like mine (x96 x4), which is also same rev 1.3, which works now flawless on CE-ng nightly 20.
https://relkai.coreelec.org/?dir=ce-20

And networking works with android, or not?

I do not know if this BOX model with rev. b is sometimes not broken :-(? … for now developers are working on it but will it be ok ???

Mine is also rev. b of Amlogic s905x4 chip.

maybe only my BOX/player is faulty ?

Does it (WLAN, LAN) work with pre-installed android?
If not, return it to shop.