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            <h1>Installing Armbian on Amlogic S912 Android TV Box (Nexbox A95x A2)</h1>
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          <p>I love the idea of the Raspberry Pi, but there are some cheaper alternative single board computers that offer a similar experience for a fraction of the cost. While the community support isn&#39;t quite what it is for the Pi, there are a ton of projects you can accomplish on the cheap with these little hidden gems. Keep an eye on AliExpress and Amazon and you can find SBC&#39;s sporting quad core ARM process with 2-4 GB of RAM for under $30, including a power supply and IR remote control.</p>

<p>The box used in this video is a Nexbox A95x A2 I picked up used on eBay for $21 shipped. It sports an Octa Core Amlogic S912 @ 2GHz and 2 GB of DDR3 RAM.<br />
https://www.gearbest.com/refurbished-product/pp_009840550154.html?wid=1433363</p>

<h2>Things You Will Need</h2>

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	<li>A microSD card at least 8 GB <a href="https://amzn.to/36CpShC" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/36CpShC</a> | <a href="https://amzn.to/3CXJngt" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3CXJngt</a> | <a href="https://amzn.to/3JqyxSP" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3JqyxSP</a></li>
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<h2>Downloads and Flashing to MicroSD</h2>

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	<li>Download Armbian <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=10OkhOuke9JfgevCAjyJP4dP8x8HCIXbK" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
	<li>Download Balena Etcher <a href="https://www.balena.io/etcher/" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
	<li>Run Balena Etcher</li>
	<li>Burn Armbian image to microSD card</li>
	<li>Safely remove microSD and re-insert</li>
	<li>Ignore/close the Windows dialogs to format the inserted microSD card</li>
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<h2>Configure MicroSD Card for Armbian</h2>

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	<li>Open the readable partition of the microSD card in Explorer</li>
	<li>Rename the file u-boot-s905x-s912 to u-boot.ext</li>
	<li>Edit /extlinux/extlinuxuEnv.conf in a text editor
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		<li>Comment out rk-3399 lines by adding #</li>
		<li>Uncomment aml s9xx FDT and APPEND lines by removing #</li>
		<li>Update the FDT line to point to a working .dtb file for your device
		<div class="codeBlock"># aml s9xxx<br />
		#FDT=/dtb/amlogic/meson-g12a-x96-max-no-cvbs.dtb<br />
		#FDT=/dtb/amlogic/meson-g12b-ugoos-am6-no-cvbs.dtb<br />
		#FDT=/dtb/amlogic/meson-g12b-odroid-n2.dtb<br />
		FDT=/dtb/amlogic/meson-gxm-q200.dtb<br />
		APPEND=root=LABEL=ROOTFS rootflags=data=writeback rw console=ttyAML0,115200n8 console=tty0 no_console_suspend consoleblank=0 fsck.fix=yes fsck.repair=yes net.ifnames=0</div>
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		<li>Save</li>
		<li>Close</li>
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	<li>Safely remove microSD</li>
	<li>Insert microSD card to Android TV box</li>
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<h2>Booting to Armbian for the First Time</h2>

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	<li>Plug the power adapter into the Android TV box</li>
	<li>If the device has never booted from external storage before the stock Android OS will load</li>
	<li>In Android, navigate to the application drawer &gt; Run Update &amp; Backup</li>
	<li>Select Local &gt; Navigate to the microSD card &gt; aml_autoscript.zip</li>
	<li>Select Update</li>
	<li>The system will reboot twice and should then begin booting Armbian from the microSD card</li>
	<li>You should see the Armbian terminal running startup scripts</li>
	<li>When prompted, input a new root password</li>
	<li>Confirm the new root password</li>
	<li>When prompted, input a username</li>
	<li>Input a password for the new user</li>
	<li>Confirm the password for the new user</li>
	<li>Follow any additional the prompts</li>
	<li>Armbian will boot into the desktop environment</li>
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<p>Special thanks to the developers and forum members over at <a href="https://armbian.com" target="_blank">Armbian.com</a> for making this possible</p>          </div>
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