Comments on: How to run Ubuntu Linux on the MK802 $74 PC-on-a-stick

By: Jim Harishis

Jim Harishis — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 12:17:00 +0000

hello this work mk808?

By: Jim Harishis

Jim Harishis — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:56:00 +0000

this run and mk808?

By: kasperkp

kasperkp — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 18:35:00 +0000

how can i use my apple keyborad on it?

By: Mladen stanušič

Mladen stanušič — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 20:25:00 +0000

whether it be to work on a13 tablet

By: Madson Braz

Madson Braz — Thu, 30 May 2013 02:12:00 +0000

I can not get the wifi to work. Already ran the command “depmod-a” and nothing. Does my MK802 is not compatible with Linux Ubuntu.

The model of my MK802 is this: http://www.yihaotech.com.cn/product/636208086-218371253/2012_Best_Android_TV_box_Mk802II_Anroid_4_0_Allwinner_A10_1G_RAM_4G_ROM_HDMI.html

By: 125

125 — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:03:00 +0000

mine said mode not supported……

By: MrJ0mmy

MrJ0mmy — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 06:27:00 +0000

you got ripped off if you payed $74 i got mine free shipping for like $34 free shipping

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Bluetooth-Handset-for-Smartphone-Mobile-Phone-Tablet/676270921.html

By: bluelightzero

bluelightzero — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:18:00 +0000

same here, I want to run ubuntu on hp touchpad

By: Daniel Silver

Daniel Silver — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 03:38:00 +0000

Excelent!!! this may work 24/7/365 or just 12 hours or so? i mean, just turned on, without nothing.-

By: Gavin

Gavin — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:32:00 +0000

Its been 7 months … any news?

By: Sanket

Sanket — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:56:00 +0000

Hi i followed the instruction and successfully tested on Measy U1A. It worked very well,now i planned to revert it to android and formatted the sdcard to boot it from android but it doest displays any thing on TV. If i remove the memory card and power on the dongle it boots from android. Tried inserting a new memory card but it dosent boot at all if sd card is inserted before powering the dongle. If the card is removed and powerd the dongle it boots through android. Can any one help? is there a stock firmware for Measy U1A? please help. As i have to boot the dongle first without memory card and then insert the card every time or else it dosent boots

By: Crymsonfyre

Crymsonfyre — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 04:41:00 +0000

I too am trying to figure out the password

By: 朱建新

朱建新 — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:14:00 +0000

What password of “Ubuntu System User”?

By: BILLY KRYSTAL

BILLY KRYSTAL — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 22:40:00 +0000

if this device boots off sdcard couldnt we boot another version of android but from sdcard like with the nook color and we could probably create a partition on sdcard and use it for swap

By: Tessa

Tessa — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:39:00 +0000

AFAIK, you can run pretty much any Linux box in USB host mode.

By: jinx

jinx — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 21:56:00 +0000

can it boot from a standard size sd card connected to the usb host? or a usb jump drive connected to the usb host?

By: mandm

mandm — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 03:56:00 +0000

hi thanks for the great article, it helps a lot.. do you know if we can install wifi server on this ubuntu mini-pc so others can connect to it wirelessly?

By: Melow

Melow — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 15:39:00 +0000

I installed it on the black edition and figured out, it use only 512 MB. Not 1 GB of this stick. How can I fix it?

By: Oval_Elephant

Oval_Elephant — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 23:08:00 +0000

We have a new device named the “Oval Elephant” that has the same AllWinner A10 Chip with 1GB DDR3 RAM as the MK802 but it has the correct powerchip (AXP209 needed for proper power to the A10) along with HDMI ESD protection (the MK802 doesn’t have any) which can cause an HDMI ort to short out. We are US based and have stock now! Come visit us at http://www.ovalelephant.com/p-2062-mini-pc-android-linux-linaro-a10-chip-1gb-ddr3-ram

By: raj

raj — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 20:58:00 +0000

I bought one of these, a newer version with 1.5 GHz processor and 1 GB RAM. Really cool thingy.

I tried the ubuntu 10.04 following the instructions on this page and also tried the 12.04 version using miniand instructions. However, on miniand version Internet browsing didn’t work and the whole environment was extremely slow in the response. 10.04 using this sites download of image gives a much better user experience as it is more responsive as well as Inet browsing works…

However, I have a question to the audience. I cannot get USB serial devices (USB GPS) show up as /dev/ttyUSB0 (or /dev/ttyS0 or anything similar either). I can find the device using lsusb (prolific serial port).

Anyone who knows how to get this working on the MK802 using ubuntu 10.04?