PinePhone Software Releases

2020-01-06T21:34:54Z

Malvcr: /* Postmarket OS */

This page is intended to help you install a software release on your PinePhone. In addition it provides details of all the available releases so that you can do some background reading about them to help inform your choice of release. Finally it provides a number of links to other resources related to your PinePhone.

= Software installation =

Initial (new) OS installation should be to an SDcard.

== Preparation of SDcard ==
# Download your chosen image from the options below
# Extract the compressed file
# Write the image to an SDcard
# Plug SD card into phone
# Boot phone
If you need step-by-step instructions for writing an image to an SDcard, check [[NOOB#Step-by-Step_Instructions_to_Flashing_MicroSD_Cards]] then return to this page.

== Installation to eMMC ==
* Prepare a new SDcard as above
* Boot the phone
* Run a magic script (to be defined/written/...)

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= Software and OS Image Downloads =

== Postmarket OS ==
http://files.pine64.org/sw/pine64_installer/json/postmarketos.png

* ''' Download location '''
[http://images.postmarketos.org/pinephone/ Direct download from postmarketOS image site]

While postmarketOS offers a couple of different builds, including KDE plasma and phosh, [https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Installation_guide they recommend] the use of their script, pmbootstrap, that can tailor build your SDcard for you. The script automates steps 1,2 & 3 above. See for example [https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=8285 this forum thread.]

* ''' userid/password '''
demo/147147

* ''' What works, what does not work '''
See [https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/PINE64_PinePhone_(pine64-pinephone) postmarketOS wiki page]

* ''' Where/how to report defects '''
[https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/postmarketos/issues/3 postmarketOS issue tracker for PinePhone support]

* ''' Contributions '''
[https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Contributing See postmarketOS wiki for options to contribute.]

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== Ubuntu Touch by UBPorts ==
http://files.pine64.org/sw/pine64_installer/json/ubports.png

* ''' Download location '''
[https://ci.ubports.com/job/rootfs/job/rootfs-pinephone/ Jenkins Project rootfs-pinephone]

* ''' userid/password '''

* ''' What works, what does not work '''

* ''' Where/how to report defects '''
You should use the built-in Ubuntu Touch feature to "Report a bug". See [https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-blog-1/post/github-106 UBports] own tutorial on how to submit defects.

* ''' Contributions '''
[https://ubports.com/foundation/sponsors See UBports website for how to donate.]

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== KDE Plasma ==
http://files.pine64.org/sw/pine64_installer/json/plasma_mobile.png

* ''' Download location '''

* ''' userid/password '''

* ''' What works, what does not work '''

* ''' Where/howto report defects '''

* ''' Contributions '''

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== Sailfish OS ==
http://files.pine64.org/sw/pine64_installer/json/sailfishos.png

* ''' Download location '''
The Sailfish OS image is built on Gitlab CI. The latest image can be installed using the [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sailfish-on-dontbeevil/flash-it/master/flash-it.sh flashing script].

The script downloads the image and bootloader from our CI, extracts everything and burns it onto the SD card.

''Instructions:''

1. Download the flashing script

2. Insert a microSD card in your device

3. Make the script executable: <code>chmod +x flash-it.sh</code>

4. Execute it: <code>./flash-it.sh</code>

5. Follow the instructions. Some commands in the script require root permissions (for example: mounting and flashing the SD card).

''Note'': The script will format and flash the SD card, make sure that you don't have any important data on the SD card!

* ''' userid/password '''

* ''' What works, what does not work '''

* ''' Where/how to report defects '''

* ''' Contributions '''
[https://sailfishos.org/wiki/SailfishOS See the SailfishOS wiki for options to contribute.]

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== Maemo Leste ==
http://files.pine64.org/sw/pine64_installer/json/maemo_leste.png

* ''' Download location '''
[http://maedevu.maemo.org/images/pinephone-dontbeevil/ Maemo Leste test builds download]

* ''' userid/password '''
root/toor

* ''' What works, what does not work '''

* ''' Where/how to report defects '''

* ''' Contributions '''

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== NixOS ==
http://files.pine64.org/sw/pine64_installer/json/nixos.png

* ''' Download location '''

* ''' userid/password '''

* ''' What works, what does not work '''

* ''' Where/how to report defects '''
See [https://nixos.org/nixos/community.html Bugs section on this page.]

* ''' Contributions '''
[https://nixos.org/nixos/community.html Details about contributions and donations are on the NixOS website.]

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== LuneOS ==
http://files.pine64.org/sw/pine64_installer/json/luneos.jpg

* ''' Download location '''
[http://build.webos-ports.org/luneos-testing/images/pinephone/ LuneOS test image for PinePhone]
Tofe recommends using bmaptool ; for example "bmaptool copy http://build.webos-ports.org/luneos-testing/images/pinephone/luneos-dev-image-pinephone-testing-0-15.rootfs.wic.gz /dev/mmcblk0"

* ''' userid/password '''

* ''' What works, what does not work '''

* ''' Where/how to report defects '''

* ''' Contributions '''

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== Nemo Mobile ==
http://files.pine64.org/sw/pine64_installer/json/nemo_mobile.png
Nemo Mobile is the open source build of Sailfish OS.

* ''' Download location '''
DD image for 8GB micoSD card /16GB eMMC module and above: [http://files.pine64.org/os/PinePhone/NemoMobile/nemo-pine64-release2019.11.tar.bz2 Release build 0.3 direct download from pine64.org]
MD5 (XZ file): CA25F72A97CEE57C1479B90F445F4A4B
size: 325MB

* ''' userid/password '''

* ''' What works, what does not work '''

* ''' Where/how to report defects '''
For more info please visit [https://github.com/neochapay/nemo-device-dont_be_evil neochapay's github page]

* ''' Contributions '''

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== Manjaro ARM ==
[[File:Manjaro.png]]

* ''' Download location '''
DD image for 8GB micoSD card /16GB eMMC module and above: [https://osdn.net/projects/manjaro-arm/storage/pinephone/plasma-mobile/alpha2/ Alpha2 release direct download from manjaro.org]

* ''' userid/password '''
** manjaro/manjaro
** root/root

* ''' What works, what does not work '''
[https://forum.manjaro.org/t/manjaro-arm-alpha2-for-pinephone-and-pinetab/117266 See Manjaro announcement.]

* ''' Where/how to report defects '''

* ''' Contributions '''
[https://forum.manjaro.org/t/manjaro-arm-alpha2-for-pinephone-and-pinetab/117266 See the end of the announcement here.]

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= Other Resources =
Community
* [https://forum.pine64.org/forumdisplay.php?fid=120 PinePhone Forum]
* [http://www.pine64.xyz:9090/?channels=PINEPHONE PinePhone IRC Channel]

Hardware information
* [[PinePhone]] hardware details in this Pine64 wiki.
* The postmarketOS wiki has a detailed page on the PinePhone hardware [https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/PINE64_PinePhone_(pine64-pinephone) here,] and the devkit [https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/PINE64_Don%27t_be_evil_devkit_(pine64-dontbeevil) here.]

Other software information
* [https://linux-sunxi.org/Main_Page sunxi community wiki]
* [https://github.com/ayufan-pine64/boot-tools ayufan boot tools]

Other
* [https://store.pine64.org/?post_type=product Pine64 shop]
* [https://tuxphones.com/yet-another-librem-5-and-pinephone-linux-smartphone-comparison/ Martijn Braam Librem 5 comparison, especially covering openness/blobs]

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