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Can Ubuntu be installed to Olevia Ole Box?

Asked by KKevin901

I ordered an Olevia OleBox which is running Android 2.3 as for living room multimedia centre.

I wonder if it can be configure to dual boot with Ubuntu. If so, anyone can coach me the procedure.

Thanks a lot.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

It uses an ARM CPU so Ubuntu ARM will install. If you can boot to SD card on the device then it should be possible.

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KKevin901 (kkevin901) said : 		#2

Thank for Actionparsnip quick response.

I didn't know Ubuntu has ARM version for ARM cpu; I thought there were just only intel x86 and AMD version. If so, where can I download the Ubuntu ARM version iso file?

Thanks

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Best marcus aurelius (adbiz) said : 		#3

i doubt you'd be able to replace android on your device. people who sucessfully installed ubuntu on android devices are only loading ubuntu as a virtual machine. android is still on the device. since ubuntu is run in virtual mode, it runs slower but you get way more functionality than android.

you don't need a special version of ubuntu to install on ARM processors.

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#4

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM
Be careful to backup Android and to be able to restore it if Ubuntu installation fails.
It's not as mature as x86, and hardware if very different than a PC.

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KKevin901 (kkevin901) said : 		#5

Thanks marcus aurelius, that solved my question.

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KKevin901 (kkevin901) said : 		#6

And thanks for Delance advice. Much appreciate!

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#7

http://www.linaro.org/ is dedicated to ARM architecture.