Rooted!
Thanks for the suggestions here. I’m mainly a noob and just learning, so for those like me. Don’t forget during user enum how to read into all files.
For root I got it to the point of having a password from TV but was lost as to what to do with it, then i looked at the musical way and found a good reference to help me via enough google fu. It was in fact super easy to do.
I’m enjoying hack the box a lot!