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Octopus Planet

Hardware

The Octopus Flanet box features an S912 octa-core CPU, 2GB RAM, and 8GB internal storage. It has a Gigabit Ethernet port, two USB 2.0 ports, a TF slot, and HDMI output.

Integrated Image Deployment

  1. Flash a minimal Android TV firmware using USB_Burning_Tool
  2. Write the One-KVM integrated image to a USB drive and plug it into the USB 2.0 port near the QR code
  3. After Android boots, connect via adb connect <ip> and run adb reboot update to boot from the USB drive (first time only)
  4. Once booted from USB, SSH in and run armbian-install (choose the correct model, e.g., 202/1-partition) to install to EMMC
Boot from USB1 port

If the device fails to boot from USB2, you can boot from USB1:

After writing the image to the USB drive, edit uEnv.txt in the BOOT partition root, replace FDT=/dtb/amlogic/meson-gxm-khadas-vim2.dtb with FDT=/dtb/amlogic/meson-gxm-q200.dtb. Then edit etc/rc.local in the ROOTFS partition and comment out the second line by prefixing #.

After successfully booting from USB1 and logging in, edit /etc/rc.local again to remove the # from the second line, save, and then run armbian-install to write to EMMC.

Install example: install

Usage

Hardware safety warning

To avoid issues such as the target failing to boot or detect devices (and in rare cases hardware damage), take one of these precautions before using a USB cable:

Option 1: cut/remove the red 5V (VCC) wire in the USB cable so only the data lines (D+/D−) and ground remain, breaking the power path.

Option 2: insert a USB hub with its own power switch into the USB link and keep that switch off while connecting.

Some low-power targets can back-power from the KVM via the OTG port before their main power is applied, leaving them in a bad state that persists even after you power them normally.

Unless you fully understand the risks, use one of the safeguards above to protect your hardware.

Data safety reminder

Avoid hard power-offs. Cutting power while eMMC writes are in progress can corrupt data.

If you must cut power, run sync after write operations. For shutdowns/reboots, prefer poweroff or reboot so the system flushes data cleanly.

SSH

Armbian enables SSH by default. Initial credentials: root/1234.

System upgrade warning

Do not run apt upgrade to upgrade the kernel/DTB. It may break OTG.

Connections

The USB port near the Ethernet jack is OTG for the dual-headed cable; the port near the QR code is for the USB HDMI capture card.

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Screenshots

Octopus Flanet