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--- doc:appunti:hardware:tanix_tx5 [2026/01/13 14:51] – created niccolo
+++ doc:appunti:hardware:tanix_tx5 [2026/01/13 19:07] (current) – [Ethernet Network DHCP client] niccolo
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 ====== Tanix TX5 Android TV Box ======
+===== Specs =====
+I applied a **factory reset** from the Recovery menu:
+^ Android TV OS         | 14.0.0 API level 34  |
+^ Security patch level  | June 5, 2025  |
+^ Linux kernel          | 5.15.170  |
+^ CPU                   | ARMv8 |
+^ GPU                   | Mali-G31  |
+^ RAM memory            | 3.6 Gb  |
+^ NAND Storage          | 32 Gb  |
+===== Ports and connectors =====
+===== Ethernet Network DHCP client  =====
+Once connected to an Ethernet network, the device attempts a DHCP configuration using the following **two MAC addresses**:
+^ MAC Prefix  ^ Vendor  ^
+^ 00:E0:4C    | Realtek Semiconductor Corp.  |
+^ 02:22:50    | No assignment                |
+The device attempts bot an **IPv4** configuration and a **ICMP6 neighbor solicitation**.
+===== Remote control =====
+===== Android adb =====
 The device does not announce itself as an Android device on the USB ports. Running the **adb** tools on the attached GNU/Linux PC does not show any:
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+===== Default Tanix account =====
+At first boot the device had an account configured on the **Tanix network**, which disappeared after a Recovery **Facoty reset**.
+===== Kodi =====
+Factory installed **Kodi 18.5 Leia**,
+===== Remote control microphone =====
+===== Recovery Mode via toothpick method =====
+  - **Unplug the power** from the device.
+  - Connect a **screen to the HDMI** socket.
+  - Connect an **USB keyboard** and/or an **USB mouse** (mouse required for some recovery, e.g. TWRP).
+  - (Optional) insert the SD card with the **''recovery.img''** on its root directory (FAT32 format).
+  - Insert a **toothpick into the A/V** hole, and push it untill you feel the click of a microswitch.
+  - Keeping the **toothpick pressed**, insert the **power plug**.
+  - **Wait until** you see the recovery screen (about 15 seconds).