


Picture this: The bootloader has just copied the Linux kernel into the processor’s SDRAM. The examples assume that the Xillinux distribution for the Zedboard is used. Special thanks to the developers and forum members over at Armbian.This tutorial was written with Xilinx' Zynq-7000 EPP device in mind (an ARM Cortex-A9 combined with FPGA), but the general concepts apply for any Linux kernel using the device tree. Armbian will boot into the desktop environment.When prompted, input a new root password.You should see the Armbian terminal running startup scripts.The system will reboot twice and should then begin booting Armbian from the microSD card.Select Local > Navigate to the microSD card > aml_autoscript.zip.In Android, navigate to the application drawer > Run Update & Backup.If the device has never booted from external storage before the stock Android OS will load.

Plug the power adapter into the Android TV box.#FDT /dtb/amlogic/meson-g12b-odroid-n2.dtbįDT /dtb/amlogic/meson-gxl-s905w- p281.dtbĪPPEND=root=LABEL=ROOTFS rootflags=data=writeback rw console=ttyAML0,115200n8 console=tty0 no_console_suspend consoleblank=0 fsck.fix=yes fsck.repair=yes net.ifnames=0 #FDT /dtb/amlogic/meson-g12b-ugoos-am6-no-cvbs.dtb #FDT /dtb/amlogic/meson-g12a-x96-max-no-cvbs.dtb Update the FDT line to point to a working.Uncomment aml s9xx FDT and APPEND lines by removing #.Rename the appropriate file from below to u-boot.ext on the root of the SD card.Open the readable partition of the microSD card in Explorer.Ignore/close the Windows dialogs to format the inserted microSD card.It sports an Quad Core Amlogic 2GHz and 2 GB of DDR3 RAM. The box used in this video is a Tanix TX3 Mini I picked up on eBay for $22 shipped. Keep an eye on AliExpress and Amazon and you can find SBC's sporting quad core ARM process with 2-4 GB of RAM for under $30, including a power supply and IR remote control. While the community support isn't quite what it is for the Pi, there are a ton of projects you can accomplish on the cheap with these little hidden gems. I love the idea of the Raspberry Pi, but there are some cheaper alternative single board computers that offer a similar experience for a fraction of the cost.
