Four odroids with native boinc are running fine.

1. Yes
2. No

So I updated again to be sure the other day and left it running for a bit. It's uploaded 1 result from native BOINC, I can tell as the hostname is 'xu3' not 'android'.

But now it doesn't seem to be getting new tasks. I think it might be time to stop buggering about with this and order some Xeons like I was going to before I saw the octa-core dev boards.

Digging up an old thread, I know, but I ordered an xu4 last week to tinker with. It should arrive tomorrow, and I have already ordered an aftermarket heatsink and cooling fan for it. I have read several posts in the odroid forums about heat being an issue on these while running 100% and throttling the CPU, so I want to try to keep it as cool as possible. I am also thinking of making it my new media streamer for the living room tv (netflix and prime, pretty much) so noise factor was involved in getting the new fan/heatsink combo. I have the 4.4.4 odroid release and gapps downloaded and ready to go, and plan on running it off a 16GB UHS1 micro SD. Not as fast as eMMC, but I also had the SD card already so it didn't cost anything.

Do any of the odroid gurus out there have any words of wisdom? Anything that is a must have for accessories? I have thought about ordering the game controller from the ameridroid site, but at $40, it seems a little steep and I don't even know if it works with all (or any) of the games in the play store.

Hi Alec,
I set up the odroid last weekend. At first I thought I was doing something wrong, as it took Android a long time to boot the first time (probably close to 10 minutes until I saw anything on the screen). When Ubuntu 15.10 worked, I went back to Android and this time let it sit a while. It is now running 24/7 since Saturday afternoon, and it is doing well. I replaced the stock heatsink and fan (pitiful heatsink and loud fan, I might add) and it is much quieter now. I did not buy a case for it, as I didn't want it to be hotter in the case. The temps seem to be about the same as the old hs/fan combo, but I used the original thermal pad that was on the old set. I may go back and pull it off and use thermal grease instead of the pad.

I have it set up on a 720P 32" tv for the time being, and the overscan I can't seem to figure out how to remove. (tried odroid tools like in the youtube videos and it doesnt work). For now it is running headless. I actually found a box for it and mounted it into the box. Cut holes in either side and mounted 120mm fans in a push/pull design so it is getting LOTS of air to keep cool. 120s are waaaay overkill, but I had them laying around. 80mm fans would have been more than enough. Looking forward to having more time to tinker with it in the near future.