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This reminds me of those android tv boxes. Their spec is pretty good to run linux. Is there generic way to convert them to say arch/ubuntu linux?
by pm2222 4y ago
This reminds me of those android tv boxes. Their spec is pretty good to run linux.
Is there generic way to convert them to say arch/ubuntu linux?
- lproven 4y agoI think you will need to be specific. Which particular make/model do you have in mind? Have you looked to see if someone's already done it?
- deno 4y agoI've played some with those and it's not pretty. It's all the pain you get with commercial SBCs except: even less support, much lower quality hardware, and terrible thermal solutions (ventilation holes under the case with no feet and tiny/non-existent heatsinks). In the end what killed my interest in them is that the cheapest you can get those is like 30 USD and for that price you can also get X86 thin clients that are just better in every single way. Still, if you want to get your feet wet I suggest you start with RK3318. Those boards are much harder to brick than AmLogic and are the only ones with at least some support from Armbian: https://forum.armbian.com/topic/17597-csc-armbian-for-rk3318rk3328-tv-box-boards/ https://forum.armbian.com/topic/17597-csc-armbian-for-rk3318...
- zozbot234 4y agoIf they can be boot-unlocked and run a custom ROM, you could look into supporting them under postmarketOS. That's the closest we get to a clean Linux install on AOSP-native devices.