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Yes, you can boot from a USB drive on an Android box.

Yes, you can boot from a USB drive on an Android box.

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10-07-2016, 07:18 PM
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I possess a television unit, specifically a "Jadoo 4," running on Android 4.2 with a launcher installed. I'm curious about connecting a USB device and switching to a more TV-optimized operating system. The main issue is that the device operates on Android, and many applications behave poorly with the IR remote—like scrolling in YouTube, which usually requires mouse pointer mode that feels unpleasant. The overall interface also feels subpar. I don’t want to replace it with the standard Android version because it includes a Live TV feature from my home, which is quite convenient. My goal is to install an Android variant specifically designed for televisions and give it a smarter TV experience. By the way, it seems to have around 1GB of RAM, but after accounting for used and free space, it’s about 814MB. It appears to have four gigabytes of storage and a quad-core processor. I’m not certain about those specs. The device supports USB, Wi-Fi, and SD card connections, and uses HDMI output. Mostly I use it for Netflix and YouTube. I’ve also experimented with Linux and virtual machines before if that might help.
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I possess a television unit, specifically a "Jadoo 4," running on Android 4.2 with a launcher installed. I'm curious about connecting a USB device and switching to a more TV-optimized operating system. The main issue is that the device operates on Android, and many applications behave poorly with the IR remote—like scrolling in YouTube, which usually requires mouse pointer mode that feels unpleasant. The overall interface also feels subpar. I don’t want to replace it with the standard Android version because it includes a Live TV feature from my home, which is quite convenient. My goal is to install an Android variant specifically designed for televisions and give it a smarter TV experience. By the way, it seems to have around 1GB of RAM, but after accounting for used and free space, it’s about 814MB. It appears to have four gigabytes of storage and a quad-core processor. I’m not certain about those specs. The device supports USB, Wi-Fi, and SD card connections, and uses HDMI output. Mostly I use it for Netflix and YouTube. I’ve also experimented with Linux and virtual machines before if that might help.

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