Well, finally rooted.
The foothold for user was by no means a stretch of the imagination.
Root on the other hand… Jesus Christ. I honestly can’t possibly recommend this box to anyone. If you have multiple days to simply set aside and dedicate solely to this box and this box alone, go right ahead and try it. Otherwise, don’t even bother. I managed user on this machine in about 2 hours, and that was almost 2 months ago. I just got root last night after an on-and-off 2 month long battle. Granted, I took multiple breaks from this (because I had to, honestly), but root took so ■■■■ long regardless…
Best of luck to anyone else working on root for this one… It’s a ■■■■■■■■ doozy.