Things You Will Need
- A microSD card at least 4 GB https://amzn.to/36CpShC | https://amzn.to/3CXJngt | https://amzn.to/3JqyxSP
Downloads and Flashing to MicroSD
- Download Batocera Download
- Download Balena Etcher Download
- Run Balena Etcher
- Burn Batocera image to microSD card
- Safely remove microSD and re-insert
- Ignore/close the Windows dialogs to format the inserted microSD card
- Open the microSD card in Explorer and open the /boot directory
- Rename the .dtb file that corresponds to your Android TV box to DTB.IMG
P200 = s905
p201 = s905
p212 = s905x
p281 = s905w
q201 = s912
q200 = s912
Booting to Batocera for the First Time
- Plug the power adapter into the Android TV box
- If the device has never booted from external storage before the stock Android OS will load
- In Android, navigate to the application drawer > Run Update & Backup
- Select Local > Navigate to the microSD card > aml_autoscript.zip
- Select Update
- The system will reboot twice and should then begin booting Batocera from the microSD card
- You should see the Batocera splash screen
- Setup Your Controller
- Game
Special thanks to the developers of Batocera for making this amazing software