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Debian Installer for Zealz GK802 "Android TV" quad core ARM MiniPC

Posted on May 21, 2013

I've assembled a network installer image to install Debian 7.0 "Wheezy" on the GK802 "Android TV" Mini PC. This is intended for people who want to run the GK802 headless or semi-headless, for server or robotics applications.

Zealz GK802Login console on my TV (my TV doesn't upscale 640x480 well.)

Last update: 24 May, see details

The GK802 is a 1GHz quad …

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Debian on Flexiview FV-1

Posted on February 26, 2012

This post is about running Debian GNU/Linux on the Mesada/Flexiview FV-1 "AndroidTV" unit. This post has been a bit delayed, I got very sidetracked with other things this month!

By following these steps, you should be able to use the FV-1 a bit like a normal desktop Linux …

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Mesada Flexiview FV-1 "AndroidTV" Technical Review

Posted on January 09, 2012

I'm calling this a "technical review" because I'm not going to spend much time talking about using Android on this device. The reason for that will become apparent.

I recently purchased two "Android TV" boxes from aliexpress, for investigation and general hackery.

Android TV front
Android TV back
Android TV remote

You can buy these from various online vendors …

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Eken M001 teardown & serial console

Posted on June 22, 2010

See here for my review of the M001.

Eken M001

This teardown shows the V006 revision of the board, a quick serial port install, and includes some console/dmesg output. The main difference between V005 and V006/V007 board revisions seems to be relocating the USB WiFi dongle to a better position …

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