@sliver85 ,
I downloaded the image from: https://armbian.hosthatch.com/archive/aml-s9xx-box/archive/
Worked to me:
- Armbian_23.02.2_Aml-s9xx-box_bullseye_current_6.1.11.img.xz
- Armbian_23.5.1_Aml-s9xx-box_bookworm_current_6.1.30.img.xz
Follow again these steps:
1) Burn SD (i.e. Balena Etcher) the above image
2) Mount and open that SD
3) Edit /extlinux/extlinux.conf and "FTD lines" with only "FDT /dtb/amlogic/meson-gxl-s905x-p212.dtb" (without quotes)
4) Copy (or rename) "u-boot-s905x-s912" root file to "u-boot.ext"
5) Create in that SD a ZERO BYTE file (i.e. "empty.zip"). SD is done.
6) Next step: Boot tv box normally (without SD)
7) In tv-box original Android, open "Update" app, select that empty zip file and click "update". This step unlocks boot from SD card
8)) Turn off tv box, insert SD card and turn on
Try and give us a feedback