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            <h1>Let's Install Proxmox v7 on Armbian</h1>
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          <h2>Things You Will Need</h2>

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	<li>A microSD card at least 16 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>Download and Flash Armbian Bullseye</h2>

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	<li>Download the Armbian Bullseye image (non-desktop) <a href="https://forum.armbian.com/topic/12162-single-armbian-image-for-rk-aml-aw-aarch64-armv8/" target="_blank">Download</a> | <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ybTuaG2fxIWP6YKWQEEeJFNKIwU68e-v/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 the Armbian Bullseye OS 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 appropriate file from below to u-boot.ext on the root of the SD card
	<p>u-boot-s905 (for s905)<br />
	u-boot-s905x-s912 (for s905x and s912)<br />
	u-boot-s905x2-s922 (for s905x2 and s922)</p>
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	<li>Edit /extlinux/extlinux.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-gxl-s905w-<wbr />p281.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 prompts</li>
	<li>Run the following commands in terminal
	<div class="codeBlock"># elevate to root<br />
	sudo su<br />
	# update software repositories<br />
	apt update<br />
	# install available updates<br />
	apt upgrade -y<br />
	# install gnupg and curl<br />
	apt install gnupg curl -y<br />
	# download the pimox installation script<br />
	curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pimox/pimox7/master/RPiOS64-IA-Install.sh &gt; RPiOS64-IA-Install.sh<br />
	# make the file executable<br />
	chmod +x RPiOS64-IA-Install.sh<br />
	# run the install script<br />
	./RPiOS64-IA-Install.sh</div>
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	<li>Answer the prompts to set a hostname, configure the network and set the root password</li>
	<li>Wait while the script installs dependencies</li>
	<li>The Armbian device will reboot once the install script completes</li>
	<li>Once Armbian boots back up, continue with the following command to finish incomplete installs and reboot once more
	<div class="codeBlock"># elevate to root<br />
	sudo su<br />
	# finish installing proxmox<br />
	apt upgrade -y<br />
	# reboot<br />
	reboot now</div>
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	<li>After the second reboot Proxmox should be fully installed</li>
	<li>On another device, open a web browser and navigate to https://DNSorIP:8006</li>
	<li>Welcome to Proxmox running on Armbian</li>
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<p>Source: <a href="https://github.com/pimox/pimox7" target="_blank">https://github.com/pimox/pimox7</a></p>          </div>
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