SteeMan

You need to apply the patch to newer sources to build a newer uboot. But the patch will need to be modified (ported) to newer sources as code in uboot changes. That is the whole point of the suggestions I'm this thread. Port the patch to newer uboots and build them to see if newer uboots fix the problem.

Please be specific, what patch are you referring to?

@Jugo Slaven it seems you are running Android not Armbian. These forums are for Armbian Linux not Android. You should ask your question at a site that deals with Android.

@Jugo Slaven What version of Armbian are you running?

Have you mounted the image to verify that the problem isn't with the image? (You assume that the issue is with imager but you should first verify that the issue isn't with the image that imager is copying to the storage media.

As a moderator having watched this thread, I'm going to close it down, as I don't think anything else productive will be said at this point. However I do want to thank both @bedna and @eselarm for their time and effort to help. Armbian appreciates all the volunteers who make these forums possible.

You need to provide a lot more information. Lets start with logs/screenshots of what you are experiencing. What Box, what uboot, what dtb are you using? What armbian image are you using?

You are not running Armbian. Ophub is a fork of Armbian. They do not contribute to Armbian development nor do they participate in these forums. You need to direct your questions to their support sites.

What about the step of selecting the uboot?

Those are not the correct instructions. Please follow the instructions linked off of the download page: https://www.armbian.com/amlogic-s9xx-tv-box

truck.xxx builds are daily/weekly rolling release builds and are not archived.

First some logs would be helpful. You may have to solder a usb-uart connector to the debug uart pads on your board to get boot log information. Without knowing what is going on, diagnosis is difficult. Second, you don't say which u-boot you are using. Can you provide that information? Finally, why are you using the wetek-play2.dtb for this box?

That is true that there are images that target server vs. desktop. But they share the same kernel. I find what you are working on an interesting idea. Good luck getting it working.

Ultimately, once you have this working, you should submit a PR and justify the inclusion of this feature with details on the pros and cons.

How much size does it add? Remember there are a wide variety of boards supported some with limited storage and ram.