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Revision as of 13:03, 23 June 2021

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Add HDMI audio script link and SoC codenames

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 === Configure extlinux.conf ===
-After using a disk imaging tool such as '''dd''' to write one of the vim3 Manjaro ARM images to a disk, mount the disk and edit '''BOOT_MNJRO/extlinux/extlinux.conf'''. You must edit the line that begins with '''FDT /dtbs/amlogic/''' to point to the dtb file that you wish to use to configure your device tree.
+After using a disk imaging tool such as [https://www.balena.io balenaEthcher] or '''gnome-disks''' to write one of the vim3 Manjaro ARM images to a disk, mount the disk and edit '''BOOT_MNJRO/extlinux/extlinux.conf'''. You must edit the line that begins with '''FDT /dtbs/amlogic/''' to point to the dtb file that you wish to use to configure your device tree.
 If there isn't a matching dtb file for your box within the dtbs folder and you can't find a suitable dtb on this wiki or in the Manjaro forums then you should try '''meson-sm1-sei610.dtb''' first:
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 '''X96 Air Q1000''' - [https://github.com/danboid/meson-sm1-sei610-qca9377-bt meson-sm1-sei610-qca9377-bt] - Tested with linux-aml kernel 5.12. Working gigabit ethernet, WiFi, Bluetooth and HDMI audio. No support for onboard audio or LED display.
+'''A95X F2''' - meson-g12a-u200.dtb - Boots but no ethernet, wifi/bluetooth.
 === Useful device tree commands ===
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 [https://github.com/PabloCastellano/extract-dtb DTB extractor] - Tool to split a kernel image with appended dtbs into separated kernel and dtb files.
+=== dtb/SoC code names ===
+This is the dtb naming scheme used for the various Amlogic SoC's, which may help you find a working dtb:
+gxbb → S905
+gxl → S905X
+g12a → S905X2
+g12b → S922X
+gxm → S912
+sm1 → S905X3
 == Tips and tricks ==
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 Download and install the latest '''archlinuxdroid-repo''' package then update to the latest daily mesa build by installing '''mesa-devel-git'''.
+=== HDMI audio script ===
+Some users have reported running '''g12_sound.sh''' from [https://gitlab.manjaro.org/manjaro-arm/packages/community/oc4-post-install this repo] has fixed their HDMI audio.