Using the box for something else

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R Spivack

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Jul 8, 2020, 3:08:36 AM7/8/20
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Pardon the newbie question, but since I bought the box, is it possible, if I should in the future decided to not use it for cameras, to have root access and use it as a generic *nix box?

Not saying I will/want to do that, but at least knowing there is the option?  With other Pi-based dedicated boxes (I know this isn't a pi box) I have the option to reboot as a standard *nix or reformat and re-use in the future.

Riggers

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Jul 8, 2020, 9:34:56 AM7/8/20
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Its essentially a PC, so just format the hard drive and do what you want!  Might be worth taking an image of the disk just in case you want to revisit it at some point!

R Spivack

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Jul 8, 2020, 5:55:08 PM7/8/20
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So what is the internal cpu?  Is it Intel X86, ARM, or something else?  Does it have a PC BIOS? "essentially a PC" isn't really very meaningful.

Camect says the HDMI is only for their diagnostics, can a monitor be plugged in and traditional boot-up screens displayed?

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Jul 8, 2020, 6:14:53 PM7/8/20
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