Hi, I’m completely lost about how to install manjaro in my Beelink GT-King SA9XHQCF50153
last time tried this youtube video JSqDNTFuC-g but I bricked my device, hopefully find how to recover it from the graveyard.
Thank you in advance.
One way to start is to download one of the GT King Pro image from Releases · manjaro-arm/gtking-pro-images · GitHub. Flash image to SD/USB drive. Edit /etc/extlinux/extlinux,conf to reflect the FDT dtb to meson-g12b-gtking.dtb.
Then boot. Hopefully it works for you.
hi JFL,
Thanks for sharing this information, i’m also looking for a solution to install manjaro into my GT King Pro (SA9H). Unfortunatelly, i’m late in the game and the links, references are all dead. Would you please kindly summarize what is the correct method to bootup the box? I just downloaded latest manjaro release into an USB drive and tried to force update by pressing the reset button during boot. The USB were plugged into the OTA port, however i was only able to get to the Android Recovery screen and none of the options are helping me to boot from the attached USB drive. Would you please help to clarify which point i’m missing here? Thanks
Hi @csabo,
Your GT King Pro must have the original Android firmware on your ROM.
Download Manajaro-Arm for GT King Pro from Releases · manjaro-arm/gtking-pro-images · GitHub
Flash the image on a SD Card (preferably) or USB using rpi-imager (or balena etcher but heard this have issue recently)
Insert SD Card into GT King Pro and power up it should boot up. If USB insert into OTG Port and power up it should just boot up.
If the latest Manjaro-Arm for GT King Pro images does not boot try flash the older versions.
hi @JFL ,
Your GT King Pro must have the original Android firmware on your ROM.
My GT King PRO is on version: (GTKing_PRO_927P0_wol_bt), as far as i remember, some time ago update to this version. This is correct or i have to downgrade to an older release somehow?
- Download Manajaro-Arm for GT King Pro from Releases · manjaro-arm/gtking-pro-images · GitHub
done (latest release from december 23.)
- Flash the image on a SD Card (preferably) or USB using rpi-imager (or balena etcher but heard this have issue recently)
done (with rpi-imager)
- Insert SD Card into GT King Pro and power up it should boot up. If USB insert into OTG Port and power up it should just boot up.
after inserting the SD card, the box is booting up from it’s standard storage and not from the SD card.
Shall i keep trying with an older manjaro release or this will not work until the original GT King PRO firmware is applied first? Could you please clarify this?
As far as I understand if you have your Android in ROM it should be ok.
Which particular image Gnome, KDE…? I have tried Gnome and KDE before and it works. But the version I installed had been quite a while ago but the current images should also work.
Boot from “standard storage”, you mean boot into Android? Can you check the “device tree” being used?
Hi @JFL ,
I’ve used following images written to SD card with rpi-imager:
Manjaro-ARM-minimal-gtking-pro-20241223.img (latest release)
Manjaro-ARM-kde-plasma-gtking-pro-20231225.img (release from 2022)
“standard storage” : When SD card is plugged in, it just simply boot original firmware from beelink.
Double-checked the SD card with rpi-imager, both write and verify operation done successfully, so i’m clueless what could be wrong, sorry… any ideas?
Appreciate your help!
Your GT King Pro (SA9H) seems similar to my GT King Pro (SA9HHxxxx) with older Beelink firmware 918P0_wol_bt.
Might have to refer to Manjaro-Arm TV Box expert @spikerguy on this.
Edit: Have been able to run any other linux distro on your GT King Pro? Example, Amlogic S9xx TV Box - Armbian
hi @JFL,
Thanks a lot for your help! Just tried out another distribution, CoreELEC just working fine and soothly. Just used my USB drive in the OTA port and it booted up correctly. I’ll stay on that distribution as it fulfills my needs with docker, retro gaming, kodi ofc :), etc. Many thanks for your support, kind regards, csabo