RK3318 Armbian Install: Old T9 TV Box → Linux Home Server (Armbian 26.11)

RK3318 Armbian install on an old T9 TV box: a forgotten Android TV box becomes a small Armbian 26.11 Linux home server you can SSH into. We open the box (the board says RK3328, the chip is really an RK3318), flash Armbian to a microSD card with balenaEtcher, run rk3318-config to pick the T9 board profile, then find the box with nmap and log in over SSH. Chapters: 0:00 The forgotten TV box 0:18 Opening it up: RK3328 or RK3318? 1:33 Flashing Armbian to the SD card 2:40 First boot 3:47 Setup and board configuration 5:01 Find the IP and SSH in What you need: T9 Android TV box with an RK3318 chip (or a similar RK3318/RK3328 box) and its power adapter microSD card (32 GB) and a card reader or USB-C hub Precision screwdriver set and a larger screwdriver to lift the rubber feet HDMI cable, HDMI screen and USB keyboard for the first setup Network (LAN) cable A laptop with balenaEtcher and the Armbian image for RK3318 boxes (both free) Note: Armbian for TV boxes is a community build. Flash at your own risk and keep the original Android firmware if you want to go back. #armbian #tvbox #rk3318 #homelab #linux