Installing Batocera on S912 Android TV Box (Tanix TX9s)

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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
   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 open the /boot directory
   08. Find the .dtb file that corresponds to your Android TV box and copy the full file name
         meson-gxm-q201.dtb = s912
         meson-gxm-q200.dtb = s912
   09. Navigate back to the root of the SD card and into /extlinux
   10. Edit the extlinux.conf file in a text editor
   11. Paste the full dtb file name on the FDT line
FDT /boot/meson-gxm-q201.dtb
   12. Safely remove the SD card from the PC
 
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Booting to Batocera for the First Time
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   01. Insert the SD card into the Android TV box
   02. With an unfolded paperclip, press and hold the reset button (sometimes hidden inside the 3.5mm AV port)
   03. While still holding the reset button, plug the power adapter into the Android TV box
   04. You should see the Batocera splash screen
   05. Setup Your Controller
   06. Game
 
Special thanks to the developers of  https://batocera.org/ for making this amazing software
 


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