PINE A64 Software Releases

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Detecting USB Counterfeit Drives

This will help you to determine if the SD-Card is Counterfeit Drive or not.

Linux Image Release

Ubuntu Linux Image base on Longsleep 20160421 image, Pine64

Ubuntu Linux Image base on Longsleep 20160403-1 image, Pine64

Ubuntu Linux Image base on Longsleep 20160403-1 image, courtesy of Michael Larson

Image Info

  1. Software installed:
    • Ubuntu Software portal
    • LibreOffice Suite
    • Gimp
    • Midori web browser
    • Geary email
    • VLC and several others.
  2. You can flash this in linux using all the regular methods or you can use Win32 Disk Image software or something simular.
  3. Gparted is installed and allows you to re-size the rootfs partition to the rest of your drive if it is bigger than an 8GB drive.See the video instruction on how to use Gpart and change login information
  4. User Login username and password,
    • User Name: Ubuntu Password: ubuntu
    • User Name: Ubuntu2 Password: ubuntu2

Arch Linux Image with XFCE4 Base on Longsleep Image 20160415

  1. Image for size less then 4GB, require to expend to larger size after install
  2. Added XFCE4 Desktop Environment
  3. Added Midori Web browser
  4. Added LibreOffice
  5. Will direct boot into GUI


Arch Linux Image with XFCE4 Base on Longsleep Image 20160304-1

Image Info

  1. Base on Longsleep's Arch Linux Image arch-pine64-bspkernel-20160304-1.img.xz
  2. For further info on the Longsleep Arch Linux Image, please refer to the Forum
  3. Added SLiM Display Manager
  4. Added XFCE4 Desktop Environment
  5. Added Midori Web browser
  6. Will direct boot into GUI
  7. MD5: b3289017d352c45579fe111e90b41664
  8. File size : 676MB

Setup Info

  1. Use Winrar to extract the img file form the archive
  2. Use Win32 Disk Imager to write the img to a SD card
  3. Insert the SD card into Pine A64 board and boot it up
  4. Tested with 1GB Ram version of Pine A64 board
  5. Login using username:password, root/root, alarm/alarm, guest/guest

Remix OS Image Relese

Remix OS 2.0 Image Release 20160415 Beta

Fixed the 2GB Memory problem.

Remix OS Image Release 20160227 Beta

Setup Info

  1. Use Winrar to extract the img file form the archive
  2. Use Allwinner PhoenixCard Bootable SD-Card Creator to create the bootable SD Card

Android Image Release

Android Image Release 20160216

Improvements

  1. Solved Gigabit Ethernet Hang issues
  2. Please take note that this release is for Pine A64 1GB and 2GB Ram version only.

Android Image Release 20160112

Pine A64 Android Lollipop Image Rev 2016012

DD Image Base On Lollipop Image Rev 20160112

Improvements

  1. Improve HDMI output performance,
    • Solve power up delay HDMI output.
    • Solve HDMI recovery no output bug.
  2. Increase CMA reserve space
    • Improve system performance
    • Now able to play 1080P 4K video and solve playback jerky issue
  3. Increase and improve the AV decoding format lib
    • Solve some of the video playback without audio output issue.
  4. Solve IR Control controlling issue
  5. Android Power time are as below,
    • First time power up
      Require 10 second to show the initial Logo page.
      On 278th second, will go into the Android main screen display.
    • For Sub-sequence power up
      Require 10 second to show the initial Logo page.
      On 70th second, will go into the Android main screen display.

      Android will take longer to start-up if the display showing 'Updating' windows.

Known problems

  1. GbE still unable to connect and currently fixing it. 100Mbps Ethernet link should be no problem.

Android Image Release 20151210


Linux BSP Related

Android and Linux BSP 1.2 20160113

  • Total Archive file size : 22.4GB
  • Tar file MD5: 5c50e7e54a7c9b9c919bb54a1e631647
  • Tar file SHA256: 5d5e27d2844ac16d76083a8e15cfca2acee525d7ddcf72e974e394bd8fe173b1

Linux BSP 1.0 20151120

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