Alternative setup - Android TV box
Posted: Tue 18 Aug 2015 10:11 pm
I would like to present an alternative setup i picked up today after finding rs232 to usb adapter to use my old WMR928 station 
I used Android TV box, a Dual Core A20 Android 4.2.2 STB, for less than 50€ including importing customs.
It is also possible to use Android TV Stick, but you might need additional USB hub...
After first boot, make sure you're connected to internet, i prefer static IP if possible, run Google Play Store
install Linux Deploy application.
Linux Deploy
Follow instructions and install Debian, or any other distro from the list it supports.
I picked Debian wheezy without desktop, just SSH service to control.
After a coffe, it may take some time to install the system, simply run it.
Make sure to enable autorun of your distro on poweroff/reboot.
default SSH
Connect to your distro with Putty or any other similar software.
Since "mono-complete" does not exists in wheezy, we need to add repository
Now we are ready to install mono-complete and some extra applications like unzip and screen to make life easier
Grab CumulusMX with wget, unzip it and run it screen mode.
You may also want to autorun CumulusMX, use the search function
Hope this helps or gives some idea, bye bye
I used Android TV box, a Dual Core A20 Android 4.2.2 STB, for less than 50€ including importing customs.
It is also possible to use Android TV Stick, but you might need additional USB hub...
After first boot, make sure you're connected to internet, i prefer static IP if possible, run Google Play Store
install Linux Deploy application.
Linux Deploy
Follow instructions and install Debian, or any other distro from the list it supports.
I picked Debian wheezy without desktop, just SSH service to control.
After a coffe, it may take some time to install the system, simply run it.
Make sure to enable autorun of your distro on poweroff/reboot.
default SSH
TIP: change the password with passwd commanduser: android
password: changeme
Connect to your distro with Putty or any other similar software.
Since "mono-complete" does not exists in wheezy, we need to add repository
Code: Select all
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys 3FA7E0328081BFF6A14DA29AA6A19B38D3D831EF
echo "deb http://download.mono-project.com/repo/debian wheezy main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mono-xamarin.list
sudo apt-get updateCode: Select all
sudo apt-get install mono-complete unzip screenYou may also want to autorun CumulusMX, use the search function
Hope this helps or gives some idea, bye bye