Installing Batocera on S905x3 Android TV Box (Tanix TX3)
16#S905x3 #SingleBoardComputer #Batocera
Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0972.html
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Things You Will Need
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- A microSD card at least 4 GB https://amzn.to/36CpShC | https://amzn.to/3CXJngt | https://amzn.to/3JqyxSP
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Downloads and Flashing to MicroSD
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01. Download Batocera https://batocera.org/download#board_amlogic
02. Download Balena Etcher https://www.balena.io/etcher/
03. Run Balena Etcher
04. Burn Batocera image to microSD card
05. Safely remove microSD and re-insert
06. Ignore/close the Windows dialogs to format the inserted microSD card
07. Open the microSD card in Explorer and navigate to the /boot directory
08. Locate the .dtb file name that corresponds to target Amlogic processor
09. Navigate up one directory and edit the uEnv.txt file
10. Update the FDT= line to point to the correct .dtb file in the /boot directory
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Booting to Batocera for the First Time
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01. Plug the power adapter into the Android TV box
02. If the device has never booted from external storage before the stock Android OS will load
03. In Android, navigate to the application drawer ≫ Run Update & Backup
04. Select Local ≫ Navigate to the microSD card ≫ aml_autoscript.zip
05. Select Update
06. The system will reboot twice and should then begin booting Batocera from the microSD card
07. You should see the Batocera splash screen
08. Setup Your Controller
09. Game
Special thanks to the developers of https://batocera.org/ for making this amazing software
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