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            <h1>Installing Manjaro on Amlogic S905w Android TV Box (Tanix TX3 Mini)</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 Tanix TX3 Mini I picked up on eBay for $22 shipped. It sports a Quad Core Amlogic S905w @ 2GHz and 2 GB of DDR3 RAM.</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 Manjaro ARM <a href="https://manjaro.org/downloads/arm/khadas-vim-2/arm8-vim2-kde-plasma/" target="_blank">Download</a> | <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iF3KZBWze9VWiQ-4P6zYMTX9hA7TsM1h/view?usp=share_link" target="_blank">Alternate</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 Manjaro 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 Manjaro</h2>

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	<li>Open the readable partition of the microSD card in Explorer</li>
	<li>Edit uEnv.ini in a text editor
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		<li>Update the FDT line to point to a working .dtb file for your device
		<div class="codeBlock"># For AML<br />
		FDT=/dtbs/amlogic/meson-gxl-s905w-<wbr />p281.dtb<br />
		APPEND=root=LABEL=ROOT_MNJRO rootflags=data=writeback rw console=ttyAML0,115200n8 console=tty0 no_console_suspend consoleblank=0 fsck.fix=yes fsck.repair=yes net.ifnames=0 bootsplash.bootfile=bootsplash-themes/manjaro/bootsplash</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 Manjaro 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 and should then begin booting Manjaro from the microSD card</li>
	<li>You should see the Manjaro terminal running startup scripts</li>
	<li>When prompted, set the keyboard layout</li>
	<li>When prompted, input a username and password</li>
	<li>Then when prompted, set a root password</li>
	<li>Confirm the root password</li>
	<li>Follow any additional the prompts to setup</li>
	<li>Manjaro will boot into the desktop environment</li>
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