Mov Z69 Amlogic s905x can't get Linux running

[electricwildflower]

Hello there everyone need a little bit of support if anyone can help me?

 

So a couple of weeks back i picked up a retro gaming box filled with emulators, roms etc. After a little digging to add emulators, mess with themes, change settings and stuff i find out the box it's self is just a mix of libreelec, emulationstation, kodi with a few modifications, skins added. So i decided to see if the box can run Linux (if it could i could easily get retropie for Linux running on it) which it can and after a little googling and watching a video by the MXQ Project to get Armbian (Lepotato) running on the box (using the tooth pick method) i followed the steps to get it running and tried each one of the dtb files included on in the OS copying it into the root of the SD card, changing the file each time to dtb.img etc.

 

Now the problem is i tested every dtb file and not a single one will boot Linux primarily Ubuntu. I also tried without a dtb file and again it just boots into the libreelec OS which is installed internally on the on board memory. I downloaded libreelec and tried booting a fresh copy from an sd card and it booted fine without me adding a dtb file (one was already included). So i copied out the dtb file and tried running Ubuntu with that file and again nothing happens it boots straight into libreelec.

 

The Box it's self is a

 

Mov Z69 amlogic s905X

Cortex-A53 

2GB ram

 

more specs here

https://www.gearbest.com/tv-box-mini-pc/pp_375169.html

 

I just can't for the life of me get any Linux variant which is built for these boxes to run with or without a dtb file.

 

Could anyone shed some light for me to work out what i'm doing wrong, if the box can handle Linux, Where to get the dtb file.

 

Hopefully this is in the right part of the forum if not please do move it and thanks in advance. 

[balbes150]

Which version of the image Armbian you are trying to run ?

[electricwildflower]

S905X Armbian 5_34_lepotato_Ubuntu_xenial_next_4.13.8_desktop

 

the latest distro on the Download section of Armbian website which was download through the torrent file. I believe i have everything correct other than the dtb.img file which i can't find a working one with my board?