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Steps: 1. Burn the image: Armbian_20.05.0_Rk3328-tv_bionic_current_5.6.0-rc4_20200312.img.xz to SD card. 2. Burn another image: Armbian_5.76_Rk3328-tv_Ubuntu_bionic_default_4.4.154_20190306.img to USB. Note: this box supports USB 2.0 only via the dtb file with this image. Hence, you have to use an USB stick 2.0 (3.0 and 3.1 USB version will not work). 3. Use the dtb rk3328-t9 from hexdump, modifiy etclinux.conf in the USB to read that file. 4. Plug both of them to the board and boot. Hi @Anderson Mores Step 1& 2: You can download from balbes yandisk (the first post of this topic) and burn them to the SD card and USB based on the image version respectively. I use rufus to burn those images. Step 3: For the dtb file: you can search in this topic and download it to your PC, I do not have right to upload the file. Copy that file to the USB at location /dtb/rockchip. Plug the USB to your PC, go to /etclinux/etclinux.conf replace the line FDT /dtb/rockchip/rk3328-mx10.dtb to FDT /dtb/rockchip/rk3328-t9.dtb. Step 4: It should works well. You should see this log from UART Console log, if you do not have access to the UART console log, just wait about 2 minutes, it should work with the screen via HDMI. P/S: Because this box will not be booted with the Armbian_5.76_Rk3328-tv_Ubuntu_bionic_default_4.4.154_20190306.img if you burn it to SD or USB and use the t9 dtb file (it get stuck at DRAM version forever), hence, applying the above tricks ( 2 different img versions) will work.

Hi Faisal, you can see the first page of this topic for the details. Basically, you need: a SD card, an USB stick, image burner software (Etcher, Rufus...)... Once you have the SD or USB boot to the system, you can install it.

It is working now with Amrbian 19.11.3 on the board A5X Plus Mini 2GB/16GB, finally!, but a bit tricky to accomplish the setup. Steps: Burn the image Armbian rk3328 20.5 20200312.img to SD card. Burn another image Armbian 19.11.3 rk3328 4.4.154 to USB. Use the dtb rk3328-t9 from hexdump, modifiy etclinux.conf in the USB to read that file. Plug both of them to the board. It will boot to the SD and looking the USB to continue to boot successfully. Ethernet, emmc are working well. Thank you once aain for your efforts @balbes150 @hexdump and communities to make this work on the box. Cheers.

I see. Thank you so much, I might give up on this box, will try another box :).

Hi @balbes150 Finally I have got my box working, but with LibreElec only. I used the image LibreELEC-RK3328.arm-9.2.1-box.img.gz with the dtb in the forum rk3328-t9.dtb. The kernel of LibreElec is 4.4.154 and it detects the emmc and LAN port very well. Then I have tried all variants of armbian for the rk3328 including the old built 19.11.3 but no one detects the LAN and emmc. Is there anyway to use the boot system of LibreElec with the ARMbian instead of the default LibreELEC? Thank you.

Thank you for your hints. Yeah, I mean there are no emmc and lan working. Hence, I couldnt install to the emmc. It works for HDMI with the dtb rk3328-box and rk3328-rockbox... The rests dtb no HDMI output. How to create the appropriated one for my hardware? I have extracted the dtb from running Android but no lucks so far...

Hi @balbes150 Thank you, here is the console log.

Hi everyone, I am new here, thank you @balbes150 & community for your effort to bring Linux to Android TV box. I have just bought an Android Box named A5X Plus Mini, RK3328 + 2GB DDR3 + 16GB of EMMC, Android 7 rooted. I tried to burn the Armbian image Armbian_20.05.0_Rk3328-tv_bionic_current_5.6.0-rc4_20200312.img to SD card using Etcher but the SD Card could not boot. Then, I combined the USB and SD card, still couldn't boot. Then I use the LibreELEC USB burning tool, at this time it worked, but only for USB and SD card plugged-in only. Then I would like to install armbian to emmc, but either emmc card and ethernet did not recognized. I have tried to change the dtb to all of rk3328-*.dtb but still the same result, some dtb are not able to boot such as rk3328-evb. I also tried ddbr to backup the emmc the result: "UNABLE TO FIND ANY EMMC OR SD DRIVES ON THIS SYSTEM!!!". I also noticed that the BOX has only the RED light during the booting, even logged in instead of BLUE one similar to Android booted case. The most dtb files for this box that makes the box able to boot are: rk3328-box.dtb, rk3328-rockbox.dtb. Hence, I tried to exact the dtb file from firmware which is downloaed from here: http://justop.co.uk/tech-supports/firmware-upgrade-justop-a5x-plus-2gb-16gb-android-tv-box-to-android-9-0/ (as it look the same design, but different box name). At this time, there is no display from HDMI, but the box switching from RED to BLUE on the board, but cannot see what is going from the screen. I tried to solder the UART console to the board to see what was wrong from the screen but I have got my fingers burned (first time I do this), I will sold them later. Below is the board and dts, dtb file that I have made. Your hints to make this box working with armbian are highly appreciated.