I need help installing armbian on my s905y5 processor

[MR.AK]

I happen to have got a Android tv box with a s905Y5 processor. I got this by a tv subscription from a company airtel in India.

I unsubscribed from the subscription and my tv box is completely useless. it asks money for watching youtube!!!.

I am extremely frustrated from this approach by this company so please help me save this from getting into e-waste.

From my research i found that it runs android 14 with a custom launcher which checks for the subscription and a locked down kernel/bootloader which checks for signatures before boot. I came to know these from the uart output.

I also found that it is basically a customised version of this box https://www.videostrong.com/products-show/vt9201-s905y5-aiot-solution

 

[SteeMan]

1 hour ago, MR.AK said:

s905Y5

I'm not aware of any support by mainline linux for this processor.  Maybe in a few years, but in general, Amlogic doesn't work with mainline linux to get their cpu's supported, so there is unlikely to ever be any support outside android for this box.

[MR.AK]

Can you help me install a  unlocked version of android.

[Michael Robinson]

https://source.android.com/

 

[Werner]

On 6/12/2025 at 6:18 AM, MR.AK said:

Can you help me install a  unlocked version of android.

We don't deal with Android. Better check xda developers forums.