GneeChee

Nevermind

Thanks ... I appreciate your help!

I tried that again, and still failed. However, I remembered reading about bad SD cards - so I switched to a USB stick - and it worked!!! My apologies to both of you - I should have done that a long time ago. Anyway, this is where I am: Armbian_5.37_S9xxx_Ubuntu_xenial_3.14.29_mate_20171226.img with NO dtb loaded can boot into GUI desktop sound works no wifi, can't test ethernet (router is too far away) - I only want wifi TV is set to overscan, and I can't adjust it - so part of my display is cut off - I don't know how to fix that in Linux (if at all possible) I appreciate the help you've given me so far ... but now I don't know what to do to have a usable system. My knowledge of Linux commands is VERY limited, but any tips you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Oh - if I need to load a DTB (for wifi, etc), can I just copy it to the USB stick and reboot, or do I need to do something different? Thanks in advance!

I'm trying - but I still haven't found a dtb that works. I haven't given up yet ...

I've tried that - several times with different armbian/kernel versions ... no luck

I appreciate the response. I knew that would be the answer, but I'm lost here ... I can't find a dtb that will allow me to fully boot up, and I don't know enough about this to know how to solve my problem. My goal was to fully replace Android with some sort of Linux - I have this Android TV box that isn't being used - I didn't think it would be this difficult for me. However - I *am* able to load LibreElec - that runs just fine. Sadly, I don't want Kodi - and I would like a more complete version of Linux. If anybody has any hints or help for me, I would love to hear it. Otherwise, I'll keep plugging away - until I brick my Android TV box. HAHA

I realize this is an old thread ... but what does it mean if I do the above steps to split the boot image, but no "boot.img-second.gz" file gets generated? (The other 3 boot.img files seem to be generated properly). TIA

Well poop, that kinda sux ... but I do appreciate the reply and info. I think I've tried just about all the other dtb's, and most of them don't even start loading for me. If they do load, they freeze at various points. I'm not using this android tv box for anything other than something to play with. I'd like to wipe Android entirely and install Armbian internally - but I'm not sure where to start. (I know, I know ... always start with a complete backup ... haha)

Hello to all ... been lurking for a while - first post - I'm glad I found this place - kudos to all for the hard work that's been done here. I believe I might have the same problem as Aniel Arias ... I am trying to load Armbian_5.41_S9xxx_Ubuntu_xenial_4.14.11_mate_20180323.img I get to the initial (root) login and my (USB) keyboard is non-functional. I should mention that I'm using meson-gxm-q200.dtb - the only one I've found so far that will work for me. Amlogic S912, Quad, A53, 2G/16G, dual wifi, 1G ether, 2 USB 2.0, 1 USB 3.0, 1 USB OTG, micro SD ... odd brand device .. "U2C" ... anything else you need to know? Thanks in advance!