how to install armbian on mx10 f3 (tv stick)?

[Maxim Shell]

Stock rom of this tv stick is so bad that it lags even with just watching youtube and it wrote it can play 4k. So I need armbian/any other linux distro for this tv stick.

[Nick A]

@Maxim Shell Does it have a SD card slot? If not then it won't be easy to install Armbian.

[Maxim Shell]

@Nick AIt has only usb and hdmi, no any SD card slots. Also I dont know anything that it has, I just need graphics acceleration, sound and support of usb, its all.

[Maxim Shell]

Also I need wifi.

[Nick A]

@Maxim Shell it’s possible to boot using USB OTG. You’ll need the latest u-boot. You can use my mainline build.

Not sure if your stick has secure boot enabled. You can remove the secure boot patches if you don't need it.

https://github.com/NickAlilovic/build/tree/mainline/patch/u-boot/u-boot-mainline

git clone https://github.com/NickAlilovic/build.git --branch mainline

cd build

./compile.sh build BOARD=transpeed-8k618-t BRANCH=edge BUILD_DESKTOP=yes BUILD_MINIMAL=no DESKTOP_APPGROUPS_SELECTED=browsers DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT=xfce DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME=config_base EXTRAWIFI=no KERNEL_BTF=no KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no RELEASE=bookworm

 

https://linux-sunxi.org/FEL/USBBoot#Mainline_U-Boot_.28v2015.04_and_newer_versions.29

 

build/cache/sources/u-boot-worktree/u-boot/v2025.10/spl/u-boot-spl.bin

 

You can mount the compiled image to get the other files.

sun50i-h618-transpeed-8k618-t.dtb

uImage

boot.scr

 

I haven't done this before. Let us know how it works out for you.

 

Edited December 3, 2025 by Nick A

[Maxim Shell]

@Nick Aforgot to add, it has allwinner h313, also how do you backup or dump stock? I need it so I will be able to return if something won't work. Also thanks for help.

[Nick A]

Maybe this will work 
https://xdaforums.com/t/how-to-use-otg-in-twrp.3097688/