2014-10-16, 01:55
hello everybody, i'm new to the xbmc scene
i recently purchased an armada mach 8 box (android edition) it cost me $146 total shipping, duty tax, etc. and i immediately regretted the purchased after using it for a day.
1. the wifi is terrible, had to buy a $10 40ft ethernet cable to connect (all other devices in the house run good on wifi, except this box)
2. gives option for ota update but it doesn't even work for the android (why have it in the first place)
3. android, i don't need the google play store or any other android feature.
now here is the thing, armada has a pure linux edition of the same box, same specs, etc.
i contacted the distributor and asked them if i can purchase the pure linux os to flash my current box to make it pure linux, they refused (and were quite rude about it, i suggest you never buy a product from theaterinabox)
the individual on the phone said i would have to ship my box to a technician, pay for the os installation and pay for the shipment back... this makes no sense to me because it's just a new os flash on hardware that is already compatible, he said something like i have to get the mac address, blah blah blah
so my question is, can i install another OS on this box? for example raspbian, openelec, raspbmc, etc.(I don't want android)
or will it brick it?
ps. it's already rooted
i recently purchased an armada mach 8 box (android edition) it cost me $146 total shipping, duty tax, etc. and i immediately regretted the purchased after using it for a day.
1. the wifi is terrible, had to buy a $10 40ft ethernet cable to connect (all other devices in the house run good on wifi, except this box)
2. gives option for ota update but it doesn't even work for the android (why have it in the first place)
3. android, i don't need the google play store or any other android feature.
now here is the thing, armada has a pure linux edition of the same box, same specs, etc.
i contacted the distributor and asked them if i can purchase the pure linux os to flash my current box to make it pure linux, they refused (and were quite rude about it, i suggest you never buy a product from theaterinabox)
the individual on the phone said i would have to ship my box to a technician, pay for the os installation and pay for the shipment back... this makes no sense to me because it's just a new os flash on hardware that is already compatible, he said something like i have to get the mac address, blah blah blah
so my question is, can i install another OS on this box? for example raspbian, openelec, raspbmc, etc.(I don't want android)
or will it brick it?
ps. it's already rooted