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            <h1>Installing Batocera on S912 Android TV Box (Tanix TX9s)</h1>
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          <h2>Things You Will Need</h2>

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	<li>A microSD card at least 4 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 Batocera <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x4E7eaZcR_jT76d3uT-BWgz5g2gLr5Uq/view?usp=sharing" 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 Batocera image to microSD card</li>
	<li><span id="li_379119_6"><label for="cb_li_379119_6">Safely remove microSD and re-insert</label></span></li>
	<li><span id="li_925857_7"><label for="cb_li_925857_7">Ignore/close the Windows dialogs to format the inserted microSD card</label></span></li>
	<li><span><label for="cb_li_925857_7">Open the microSD card in Explorer and open the /boot directory</label></span></li>
	<li><span><label for="cb_li_925857_7">Find the .dtb file that corresponds to your Android TV box and copy the full file name</label></span>
	<p>meson-gxm-q201.dtb = s912<br />
	meson-gxm-q200.dtb = s912</p>
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	<li>Navigate back to the root of the SD card and into /extlinux</li>
	<li>Edit the extlinux.conf file in a text editor</li>
	<li>Paste the full dtb file name on the FDT line<br />
	FDT /boot/meson-gxm-q201.dtb</li>
	<li>Safely remove the SD card from the PC</li>
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<h2>Booting to Batocera for the First Time</h2>

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	<li>Insert the SD card into the Android TV box</li>
	<li>With an unfolded paperclip, press and hold the reset button (sometimes hidden inside the 3.5mm AV port)</li>
	<li>While still holding the reset button, plug the power adapter into the Android TV box</li>
	<li>You should see the Batocera splash screen</li>
	<li>Setup Your Controller</li>
	<li>Game</li>
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<p>Special thanks to the developers of <a href="https://batocera.org/" target="_blank">Batocera</a> for making this amazing software</p>          </div>
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