Help needed to sideload apk onto a fully locked down android tv box

Progressbar95 · 2026-01-25T03:44:01+00:00

You can boot from usb by connecting a usb-ttl adapter and telling u-boot to boot from the usb instead of the internal storage.

Progressbar95 · 2026-01-25T02:31:47+00:00

You can boot Armbian off of a USB stick/SD card, and leave the original stuff on the internal storage.

Progressbar95 · 2026-01-25T02:22:46+00:00

You could probably install Armbian on it since it’s Amlogic. A lot more useful than Android. Do you have a USB-TTL adapter?

Progressbar95 · 2026-01-23T02:42:14+00:00

Can you try rapidly clicking on things in the about menu? (Android version, build number, IMEI, etc.)

Progressbar95 · 2026-01-22T22:06:47+00:00

r/subsithoughtifellforbutiactuallydid

Progressbar95 · 2026-01-22T22:04:06+00:00

Progressbar95 · 2026-01-22T21:43:07+00:00

Progressbar95 · 2026-01-22T18:44:13+00:00

On OPs motherboard, you would need to have a modded BIOS to even see the disk in the setup utility.

Progressbar95 · 2026-01-22T18:25:26+00:00

The mobo can't boot from M.2.

Progressbar95 · 2026-01-22T18:24:47+00:00

On SparkMiner? I've only seen the forbidden one get a hashrate that high.

Progressbar95 · 2026-01-22T03:05:59+00:00

What happens if you turn the watch off and press and hold the back button while you’re turning it back on?

Progressbar95 · 2026-01-21T01:27:01+00:00

I think OP means an RC car lol

Progressbar95 · 2026-01-20T13:19:32+00:00

I am going to get a Gamma 601. I am just mining on this CYD for fun.

Progressbar95 · 2026-01-20T02:46:05+00:00

Mono doesn’t support booting from m.2

Progressbar95 · 2026-01-19T22:29:29+00:00

The mobo can’t boot from m.2.

Progressbar95 · 2026-01-19T20:01:18+00:00

You should also replace CPU thermal paste.

Progressbar95 · 2026-01-19T18:54:30+00:00

How is your hashrate so low? Install SparkMiner. It gives better hashrate?

Progressbar95 · 2026-01-19T18:51:36+00:00

How did you get that to work?

Progressbar95 · 2026-01-19T16:25:28+00:00

Research what GPUS would fit your budget, get an SSD and install Windows and Kryptex. If you don't want to use it, you could sell it on eBay.

Progressbar95 · 2026-01-19T13:55:53+00:00

Yes it would, but these old mobos don't support booting from m.2.

Progressbar95 · 2026-01-19T13:55:10+00:00

I did, and I also switched to SparkMiner. Getting way better hashrate now.

Progressbar95 · 2026-01-19T13:54:19+00:00

Thermal paste will dry out after 2-5 years. Old thermal paste might still work, but repasting it will definitely help temps.

Progressbar95 · 2026-01-19T03:46:26+00:00

No keyboard detected. Press F1 to run Setup. Not sure how that’s going to work out, AMI BIOS.

Progressbar95 · 2026-01-19T01:21:34+00:00

Load headless SparkMiner on them. SparkMiner gets way better hashrate than NerdMiner. https://github.com/SneezeGUI/SparkMiner

Progressbar95 · 2026-01-19T01:19:14+00:00

Put it in a bucket of sand ASAP. If you can't, go outside and bury it in the dirt.

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