x96Max plus Ultra

[Sheredeka]

Hi
how to generate vfd.conf for x96Max plus Ultra s905x4?
VFD x96-max-1gbit-vfd.conf fror "x96Max plus" and "x96Air" don't work((

[arthur-liberman]

What OS are you running on it?
Try the hk1-rbox-x4-vfd or tanix-x4-vfd and see if anything is displayed on screen.
In case nothing is displayed, please post a dmesg log.

[arthur-liberman]

@Sheredeka ?

[Sheredeka]

Hi!
System CoreELEC 19.5-Matrix_rc2 (Stable)
hk1-rbox-x4-vfd.conf and tanix-x4-vfd not displayed anything.
Service openvfd.service starting with error:

● openvfd.service - OpenVFD Service
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/openvfd.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
     Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Mon 2022-09-05 08:00:18 UTC; 1s ago
    Process: 4177 ExecStart=/usr/lib/coreelec/openvfd-start (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
    Process: 4193 ExecStopPost=/usr/sbin/rmmod openvfd (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
   Main PID: 4177 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Sep 05 08:00:18 CoreELEC systemd[1]: Started OpenVFD Service.
Sep 05 08:00:18 CoreELEC openvfd-start[4191]: Open device failed.
Sep 05 08:00:18 CoreELEC openvfd-start[4191]: : No such file or directory
Sep 05 08:00:18 CoreELEC systemd[1]: openvfd.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Sep 05 08:00:18 CoreELEC systemd[1]: openvfd.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

Logfiles:
log-2022-09-05-08.09.33.zip

[arthur-liberman]

Ok, those specific vfd.conf files will only work with the latest nightly builds.
I think that the best option to start with is to check the pin configuration in Android.
Install Terminal Emulator in Android and run the following command:
cat /sys/kernel/debug/gpio
I'll need the output, similar to what you see in this post:
https://discourse.coreelec.org/t/how-to-configure-vfd/427/688

[Sheredeka]

dump in file
x96max_ultra_gpio.txt

[arthur-liberman]

Can you try this config?
x96-max-ultra-vfd.conf.txt

[Sheredeka]

Great! it work's !
Thank you!

[arthur-liberman]

Great! Does the display and all the icons appear correctly?

[Sheredeka]

LAN show as Wifi icon
APPS icon show constantly
CARD icon show only in Settings menu

[arthur-liberman]

You'd have to try and configure the display in the OpenVFD add-on's advanced window.
Set the following:

• Enable advanced settings
• Display type: 2
• Controller type: 0
• Common anode display: Checked
• Index 3: 2.
  You can use Index 2 (it should be the SETUP icon) to try and figure out which numeric index fits which icon.
  Since I don't have the box, it'd be useful for me to get the correct order list of indexes. Like which icon is fits which index.

[arthur-liberman]

@Sheredeka Any updates?

[Sheredeka]

@Sheredeka Any updates?

Hi, I'll get busy at the end of the week. There is no access to this device at the moment. I will definitely write the result.

[arthur-liberman]

@Sheredeka I know it has been quite a while, but did you end up fixing the icons?

[Sheredeka]

Hi! I'm sorry I didn't answer in time.
I returned the android firmware to this device and gave it to a friend.
Unfortunately, I can't answer for sure whether it works now or not.
I think if it didn't work, this branch would be replenished with records.
Thank you for your hard work!

[arthur-liberman]

It's ok, no worries.