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Ok, your explanations make it clearer as to what's going on with all these MXQ boxes. Didn't know it was so difficult to recover from a brick. Thanks balbes150 for the links. I'll have a look at these threads and see if an "already tested" box can match my requirements.

Thanks balbes150, The MXQ pro + is based on a S905, so that should be fine. Which BOX(es) did you actually check your Ubuntu image on ? Regards,

Sorry I misunderstood. Great that you're working on Amlogic processors. I understand all the great work that you're doing takes a lot of time. Thanks a lot for doing it. Ok thanks for the info. But isn't there some kind of 2D hardware acceleration in these S905 chips ?

Thanks for all the answers Admin Have you been able to activate Bluetooth on your Beelink GT1 ? So Beelink GT1 is officially supported on ARMBIAN, and that means ARMBIAN can be installed on the eMMC of the Beelink GT1 ? Cool. But is that already the case for Beelink GT1 ? Debian can be installed. that make sense The HDMI sound is not important for my project (no MIDI file playback) and even if the video playback is not optimal (due to hardware optimization no used) that is not too bad. Actually, do the hardware acceleration ( Mali-T820MP3 ) work on your ARMBIAN Beelink GT1 ? About package installation : ARMBIAN works like Debian/Ubuntu ? Had a look at the Beelink GT1. Sound like a really powerful box. I might drop the 4USB of the MXQ PRO + for the 2 USB in the Beelink GT1 but only if the bluetooth works fine with ARMBIAN. Just for info, there is currently a promotion of Gearbest : http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box-mini-pc/pp_416057.html?wid=21 with code GTFR. Got the info from : https://www.bxnxg.com/beelink-gt1-box-tv-android-amlogic-s912-h265-10bit-4k-2gb-ram-et-16gb-stockage-review-test-prix/. Cheers

Hi guys, Thanks balbes150 for all this great work. Thanks clarkss12, your video is right on the point : full blown LINUX computer for 40$ I am completely new here so the questions I have might already have been answered or the answers might be obvious. So please be kind with me. I have a MIDI software going ( see here for details :http://forum.fractalaudio.com/threads/news-of-the-midyax-project-using-the-bcr2000-to-pilot-the-axe-fx.68598/) that I would like to run on one of these S905 cheap computers. My current hardware target is the RPi3 and it is running OK (not too fast) on it. I am thinking of buying this MXQ PRO + : http://www.dx.com/p/mxq-pro-4k-s905-wi-fi-bt4-0-android-5-1-smart-tv-player-w-2gb-16gb-434193#.WHxzmLbhCek since it has : - 4 USB port that can be connected to 4 MIDI devices (through USB not DIN) - bluetooth to connect to BT keyboard and mouse - 16Gb eMMC to install the a LINUX system So I would like to know : - once balbes150 Ubuntu image is installed can new packages be installed "as normal" ? - is ALSA included and does it run OK ? - can bluetooth be activated quite easily on the S905 boxes that have it ? - can the system be installed on the eMMC - is there two ARMBIAN :on UBUNTU and one DEBIAN ( from the Dodc : "What is ARMBIAN?: Lightweight Debian or Ubuntu based distribution specialized for ARM developing boards") - in this image what is the windowing system ? XFCE ? I have read quite a few articles (specially in CNX-SOFTWARE) on these kind of box and installing LINUX on it, and it is really hard to get a clear vision of what is going on. From what I understand I would put it this way : - there are some ARM boxs (most aim a TV player, media center) that have LINUX build provided for them, but they are in the price range say 80$ to 150$ or more - for cheap S905 or S912 (or maybe some Rockship chips) there is ARMBIAN and a headless build referred to in : http://www.cnx-software.com/2015/12/06/how-to-run-headless-linux-on-amlogic-s905-devices-such-as-mini-mx-or-k1-plus/ - the cheap ARM box manufacturer don't provide any LINUX images, they just provide ANDROID - my vision of things might be too narrow to understand it all Thanks in advance for the help.