Okay, got it. So I went for a full reinstall of the latest version of Debian Buster. I burned to SD, configured u-boot etc, worked great,apt-update completed okay, went to install to eMMC, finished with no issue, and when it was ready I issued a poweroff to remove the SDcard and restart from MMC. The box powered down and that's what I last heard from it. No blue light ever seen again. I tried reconnecting power,connecting a USB k/b , mouse, pressing the reset button, nothing.
How do I power it up without using the remote (I have misplaced it years ago)
It seeps like my only option to power it up is to short the pins and reset the NAND?
Maybe an IR remote control app on my phone (it is a xiaomi with IR led)?
halp.....
EDIT: The box is a Mini M8s II
