Installing Volumio on Amlogic S912 Android TV Box (Tanix TX9s)
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Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0671.html
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The box used in this video is a Tanix TX9s I picked up on GearBest for $24.99 shipped. It sports an Octa Core Amlogic S912 @ 2GHz and 2 GB of DDR3 RAM.
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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 Volumio https://community.volumio.org/t/volumio-2-on-tv-box-amlogic-s9xxx-s8xxx/7202/151 | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PbexmnbpmJZWCct45JeRM3-HG5dhcqV7/view?usp=share_link
02. Download Balena Etcher https://www.balena.io/etcher/
03. Run Balena Etcher
04. Burn the Volumio image to microSD card
05. Safely remove microSD and re-insert
06. Ignore/close the Windows dialogs to format the inserted microSD card
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Configure MicroSD Card for Volumio
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01. Open the readable BOOT partition of the microSD card in Explorer
02. Navigate to the /dtb directory and locate the dtb file for your Android TV box
For the Tanix TX9s use the gxm_q200_2g.dtb file
03. Copy the .dtb file to the root of the BOOT microSD device
04. Rename the copied .dtb file DTB.IMG
05. Safely remove microSD
06. Insert microSD card to Android TV box
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Booting to Volumio for the First Time
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01. Plug the power adapter and network cable 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 and should then begin booting Volumio from the microSD card
07. The initial boot process can take up to 10 minutes according to the forums, so be patient. Eventually you should see the Volumio terminal running startup scripts
08. After several minutes, the scrolling text will stop, press Enter
09. Login with username root and password volumio
10. Type ifconfig and press Enter to display the IP address
11. On a separate device, open a web browser and navigate to http://IPfromAbove to access the Volumio web interface. Depending on your network setup, you may be able to reach the device by opening http://volumio.local as well
12. Follow the setup wizard to complete the Volumio configuration
Source: https://community.volumio.org/t/volumio-2-on-tv-box-amlogic-s9xxx-s8xxx/7202/151
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