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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: 

adb  devices
List of devices attached

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

  1. Unplug the power from the device.
  2. Connect a screen to the HDMI socket.
  3. Connect an USB keyboard and/or an USB mouse (mouse required for some recovery, e.g. TWRP).
  4. (Optional) insert the SD card with the recovery.img on its root directory (FAT32 format).
  5. Insert a toothpick into the A/V hole, and push it untill you feel the click of a microswitch.
  6. Keeping the toothpick pressed, insert the power plug.
  7. Wait until you see the recovery screen (about 15 seconds).