I noticed the Mini is basically an Odroid-C1. Has anyone had any luck booting any Odroid-C1 Linux images from USB? The device tree should be very similar and it would be nice to put Debian on there. Obviously, I know this is not supported by Endless. Should any kernel compatible with Amlogic Meson work?
As an aside, ethernet is being reported as 100 Mb/s and I was hoping for 1Gb like the Odroid.
Now on to installing some Flatpaks to see what kind of developer tool chains I can get working on this…
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Yes, unsupported by Endless but feel free to experiment with your own device!
I don’t think you’ll be able to boot ODROID-C1 images without kernel code and device tree changes. But as you point out, it should not be too much work.
Amlogic Meson kernels (based on the vendor kernel - like ours and also like ODROID) are generally built to be board-specific, so I would generally not expect kernels built for other products to work here. Mainline kernels are more generic but on Amlogic S805 they lack most drivers you’d need for the device to be useful.
I would also expect gigabit ethernet to work the same as ODROID-C1.
Happy hacking!
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