Repurposing a Vero4k with a Linux Distro

[Tom_Doyle]

Vero 4K - Armbian?

@sam_nazarko I understand that the Vero 4K has reached end-of-life. I’ve repurposed mine as an AirPlay gateway for Bluetooth speakers — essentially exposing inexpensive BT speakers over AirPlay so the household can easily target them without having to pair with each one individually. I’m running the last available Vero 4K build and have disabled OSMC and the other UI-related services. It works well for this purpose. My question is: Is there a way to run Armbian or another more up-to-date Linux…

Vero4k+ Armbian install

@sam_nazarko hi, I’ve installed Armbian (dual boot) to my Vero4k+ and all works fine except wired ethernet, the thing is it kind of works, but when I use different dtb files: meson-gxl-s905d-vero4k-plus.dtb wifi works, bluetooth works eth doesn’t, eth0 interface is UP but can’t get IP or set one, meson-gxl-s905d-p230.dtb wifi works, bluetooth doesn’t, eth generally works but when testing with iperf3 in server mode it’s great cca 930mbps 0 errors, but in client mode it depends of OS (ubuntu …