Boot to SD Card by default

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I’m currently running Armbian on the Vero 4k+, booting it from the SD Card using the toothpick method.

Are there any ways I could default the boot process to the SD Card instead of the emmc? I don’t want to mess with emmc and would like to avoid using the toothpick everytime I need to reboot the box.

Thanks!

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If you have a dtb and kernel on the SD card the OSMC bootloader will normally boot from those without a toothpick. Does the armbian install mess with the boot parameters (eg with a aml autoscript on the SD card)?

I did attempt Armbian on Vero4k a while back but didn’t get very far. Is it easy?

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Ok, I feel so stupid now. There is an autoscript file and Armbian is actually booting without the toothpick method. Thanks for the heads up!

The Armbian installation is pretty easy. I just followed this guide: Installation Instructions for TV Boxes with Amlogic CPUs - FAQ - Armbian Community Forums

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@pauloagt @grahamh
Hi, I’ve bought a new Vero V, and was thinking of repurposing my existing 4k+ as a simple homeserver and installing Armbian. A few questions if I may:

(i) In general how well does Armbian run on the 4k+ (with 2gb ram)?

(ii) Would you know if there’s a real risk of bricking it if installing on the emmc? And would it be possible to reinstall the firmware (as indicated in the link)

Thanks

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You could use OSMC as the server and just disable Kodi.

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I didn’t think that was possible, that was kodi was baked into osmc. How would I turn off?

And how long would the OSMC 4K+ be supported with updates/security etc?

Thanks

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sudo systemctl disable mediacenter.service