PINE A64 Software Releases

This page contains a list of all available releases for the PINE A64(+), as well as links to other resources.

Note that the PINE A64(+) images are not compatible with the PINE A64-LTS due to LPDDR3 memory configuration. For PINE A64-LTS, please use the SOPINE Software Releases.

Linux

Special thanks to Sunxi community and longsleep for their contributions

Below you will find useful links to various resources and forum threads:

• Sunxi PINE64 Page
• Longsleep BSP Linux Builds Download Page
• Longsleep BSP Linux Kernel Thread on PINE64 Forum
• Longsleep BSP Xenial Thread on PINE64 Forum
• Longsleep BSP Arch Linux Thread on PINE64 Forum

AOSC

AOSC OS is a general purpose Linux distribution that strives to simplify user experience and improve free and open source software for day-to-day productivity. To learn more about AOSC, please visit the official AOSC website.

Download:

• https://aosc.io/downloads/ (supports the microSD card and eMMC, 8GB or more)

Default credentials
Default user	aosc/anthon

Armbian

Armbian is a Linux distribution designed for ARM boards. They are usually Debian or Ubuntu flavored.

Download:

• https://www.armbian.com/pine64/

Debian

Debian is an operating system and a distribution of free software. See the forum thread here.

Download:

• Debian 11 Bullseye (recommended)
• Debian 12 Bookworm
• Daily netboot images

Instructions:

• Download: firmware.pine64_plus.img.gz
• Download: partition.img.gz
• Create the disk image:
  • For Linux: zcat firmware.pine64_plus.img.gz partition.img.gz > complete_image.img
  • For Mac: gzcat firmware.pine64_plus.img.gz partition.img.gz > complete_image.img
• Write the image to your boot device:
  • For Linux: dd if=complete_image.img of=your_chosen_boot_device bs=4M
  • For Mac: see Getting started

Notes:

• An Ethernet connection is required for the above installer

DietPi

DietPi is a lightweight yet easy to setup and feature-rich Linux distribution, based on Debian. To find out more about DietPi, please visit the official documentation. Discuss the PINE A64 build on the PINE64 forum thread.

Download:

• Debian 11 Bullseye (supports the microSD card and eMMC, 4GB or more)
• Debian 12 Bookworm (supports the microSD card and eMMC, 4GB or more)

Default credentials
Default user	root/dietpi

FreedomBox

FreedomBox is a private server for non-experts: it lets you install and configure server applications with only a few clicks. For more information about FreedomBox, please visit http://www.freedombox.org.

⚠️ The linked release is outdated and should no longer be used!

Download:

• Direct download from FreedomBox site

Notes:

• This is a headless build, not HDMI output.
• Please plug-in Ethernet cable first before initial power up. After power up for 10 minutes, using browser and type in https://fredombox.local to setup. Browser may warms for unsecure site and please proceed with exception.
• Freedom Manual: https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/Manual

LibreELEC

LibreELEC is a "Just enough OS" Linux distribution combining the Kodi media center with an operating system.

Download:

• 512MB PINE A64: direct download from Libreelec nightly build site (look for LibreELEC-A64.arm-...-nightly-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-pine64.img.gz)
• 1GB/2GB PINE A64+ Board: direct download from Libreelec nightly build site (look for LibreELEC-A64.arm-...-nightly-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-pine64-plus.img.gz)

Notes:

• Nightly build for microSD boot

motionEyeOS

motionEyeOS is a Linux distribution that turns a single-board computer into a video surveillance system. The OS is based on BuildRoot and uses motion as a backend and motionEye for the frontend. Visit the motionEyeOS GitHub and its GitHub Wiki for more information

Download:

• 1GB/2GB PINE A64(+): Direct download from GitHub (look for motioneyeos-pine64-xxxxxxxx.img.xz)

Notes:

• Suitable for 1GB/2GB PINE A64(+) variants
• There are 2 ways to interact with the OS:
  • Scan for its IP with hostname MEYE-* and go to the admin web interface https://[PINE A64(+) motionEyeOS IP Address] and after login, you should able to see the output of the CAMERA MODULE on the web interface
  • Use the PINE64 USB SERIAL CONSOLE/PROGRAMMER and login

Default credentials
Default user	admin/-

NEMS Linux

NEMS stands for "Nagios Enterprise Monitoring Server" and it is a modern pre-configured, customized and ready-to-deploy Nagios Core image designed to run on low-cost micro computers. To find out more on NEMS Linux, please visit their site.

⚠️ The linked release is outdated and should no longer be used!

Download:

• Download torrent seed from NEMS Linux (2.66GB, MD5 of the xz file is ac508549a829021491cfa23aeb18a063)
• Direct download from pine64.org (2.66GB, MD5 of the xz file is ac508549a829021491cfa23aeb18a063)

Notes:

• Suitable for all 512MB/1GB/2GB PINE A64(+) variants

Default credentials
Default user	nemsadmin/nemsadmin

openSUSE

openSUSE is a free and open source RPM-based Linux distribution developed by the openSUSE project. More details can be found under https://en.opensuse.org/HCL:Pine64.

Download:

• Images
• Headless build: Direct download

OpenWRT

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The OpenWrt Project is a Linux operating system targeting embedded devices.

Download:

• Direct download (look for pine64_pine64-baseboard-ext4-sdcard.img.gz and pine64_pine64-baseboard-squashfs-sdcard.img.gz)

Notes:

• OpenWRT community build for microSD boot.
• This is headless build, please use serial console to configure

Default credentials
Default user	-/passwd

BSD

NetBSD

NetBSD is a free, fast, secure, and highly portable Unix-like Open Source operating system. To learn more about NetBSD please visit NetBSD main page.

Download:

• Direct download (345MB, select PINE A64 / PINE A64+)

Notes:

• NetBSD community build for microSD boot
• Instructions concerning enabling SSH can be found here

Default credentials
Root user and SSH	root/[none]

Windows 10 IoT

Download:

• Windows IoT direct download from pine64.org (957MB, MD5 of FFU file ACA617C0C9CEDA705DD510BF041E79B4)

Notes:

• PINE64 Win10 IoT build already passed the Microsoft Azure certification
• For step by step installation process, please follow this github link
• For release note, please follow this github link
• For Microsoft Azure IoT SDKs, please follow this github link

Changelog for Win10 IoT 10.0.15063.0_20170602:

• 10.0.15063.0_20170602
  • Update Notes since 10.0.15063.0_20170524:
    • Fix the failure of default application installation caused by a app certification issue
    • Fix that the default application cannot start automatically after installation
    • Fix Ethernet initialization problem and now the Ethernet will start successfully every time
    • Enable the usermode access for all unusable GPIO pins in Pi-2 bus( later provide a UWP sample to show how to control these pins )
  • Extra Notes:
    • If you want to connect a USB peripheral for extension, please connect a USB hub to the lower USB interface as the medium
    • Please refer to Part 2 of chapter 3: Debug with a virtual net over USB on how to use the upper USB interface

• 10.0.15063.0_20170524
  • Some Updates:
    • Update the OS version to build v.10.0.15063.0 (Creators Update)
    • New page style of Device Portal, visit https://deviceipaddr:8080 to check it
    • Built-in Cortana assistant, need to be enabled in settings page in default app and Device Portal
    • Support on-screen keyboard, need to be enabled in Device Portal
    • Enable 100M Ethernet and fix some bugs
    • Support built-in UART bus in A64 SoC(not built in the ffu, later provide driver binary and deployment helper)
    • Support built-in IR module in A64 SoC(not built in the ffu, later provide source code and dev doc for developers in community)
  • Known Issues:
    • Kernel debug is enabled by default. This will slow the bring-up process. If a kernel debug is not necessary for you, visit Device Portal and navigate to Processes->Run Command page, run this command to disable:
      • Bcdedit /store C:\EFIESP\EFI\Microsoft\boot\BCD /set {default} debug off
    • An PnP bug in audio device may cause a blue screen when acting software shutdown
    • Ethernet device may not start with problem code 12 at the first time to bring up

Linux BSP SDK

Linux BSP Kernel 4.9

• Direct Download from pine64.org (5.4GB, MD5 of the TAR-GZip file 7736e3c4d50c021144d125cc4ee047a4)

Android SDK

Android Oreo (v8.1)

• Direct Download from pine64.org (24.94GB, MD5 of the TAR-GZip file b0394af324c70ce28067e52cd7bc0c87)

Other resources

• Mali Driver
• Allwinner PhoenixCard Bootable SD-Card Creator
• Allwinner DragonFace software that will let you edit and modify A64 Stock Android Build PhoenixCard image