ROCK64 Software Releases
Linux Image Releases
Armbian
- Version 5.88 onward support Rock64-v3 board
- To find out more about Armbian and available options please visit their site
- Armbian pack as 7zip, please unzip first before dd.
- DD image to microSD card or eMMC module and boot. Highly recommend using Etcher
Armbian Ubuntu Bionic Desktop on mainline Kernel [microSD / eMMC Boot]
- Login with
- username: root
- password: 1234
Armbian Debian Buster on mainline Kernel [microSD / eMMC Boot]
- Login with
- username: root
- password: 1234
Armbian Ubuntu Bionic Desktop on legacy BSP Kernel [microSD / eMMC Boot]
- Login with
- username: root
- password: 1234
Armbian Debian Buster on legacy BSP Kernel [microSD / eMMC Boot]
- Login with
- username: root
- password: 1234
LibreELEC(KODI)
Official LibreElec KODI Leia 9.2 Build Image [microSD / eMMC boot]
- Unzip and DD image to microSD card or eMMC module and boot. Highly recommend using Etcher
- Direct download from LibreElec site
- Direct download from pine64.org
- MD5 (GZip file): 56FD7F2CCFF345F6CCE6524C50E4A76A
- File Size: 124MB
Debian Stretch
Debian Stretch Minimal 64bit (arm64) OS Image [microSD / eMMC Boot] [0.8.3]
- DD image to microSD card or eMMC module and boot. Highly recommend using Etcher
- Direct download from ayufan's github
- size: 212MB
- Login with
- username: rock64
- password: rock64
- Forum thread concerning this release can be found here
Debian by mrfixit2001
Minimal Debian [microSD / eMMC Boot]
- DD image to microSD card or eMMC module and boot. Highly recommend using Etcher
- Direct download from mrfixit2001's github
- Version 190514 onward support Rock64-v3 board
- Login with
- username: rock
- password: rock
Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic
Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic LXDE Desktop Image [microSD / eMMC Boot] [0.8.3]
- DD image to microSD card or eMMC module and boot. Highly recommend using Etcher
- size: 676MB
- Direct download from ayufan's github
- Login with
- username: rock64
- password: rock64
Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic minimal 64bit (arm64) Image [microSD / eMMC Boot] [0.8.3]
- DD image to microSD card or eMMC module and boot. Highly recommend using Etcher
- Direct download from ayufan's github
- size: 295MB
- Login with
- username: rock64
- password: rock64
Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic minimal 32bit (armhf) Image [microSD / eMMC Boot] [0.8.3]
- DD image to microSD card or eMMC module and boot. Highly recommend using Etcher
- Direct download from ayufan's github
- size: 287MB
- Login with
- username: rock64
- password: rock64
Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Containers Image (DockerCE & Kubernetes)[microSD / eMMC Boot] [0.8.3]
- DD image to microSD card or eMMC module and boot. Highly recommend using Etcher
- Direct download from ayufan's github
- size: 390MB
- Login with
- username: rock64
- password: rock64
- Forum thread concerning this release can be found here
OpenMediaVault
Jessie OpenMediaVault Community Build Image [microSD to eMMC] [0.5.15-136] by ayufan
- openmediavault is the next generation network attached storage (NAS) solution, click link to OMV main page
- DD image to microSD card. Highly recommend using Etcher
- Shorting the eMMC PIN with a jumper as shown on the 1st image of Guide to install stock Android build to eMMC module. After power ON the box for 2-3 second, quickly remove the jumper. After boot, it will prompt for confirmation 'Y' to start writing the new image to the eMMC. Then follow the instructions on the screen
* There's a bug with eMMC in the "Stable" version of openmediavault linked from the wiki page. In order to use eMMC, please you need to be on the latest (pre-release) version which is linked here https://github.com/ayufan-rock64/linux-build/releases
- Release notes on ayufan Linux github
- Direct download from pine64.org
- Direct download from pine64.uk
- MD5 (XZ file): 7E423EF9146EA15403E7D1B4EA30594A
- File Size: 487MB
- Credentials (console/ssh, except OMV): rock64/rock64
- Credentials (OMV for Web): admin/openmediavault
- Credentials (OMV for console): root/openmediavault
- OpenMediaVault Basic Setup
- OpenMediaVault Plugins
Stretch OpenMediaVault OS Image 32bit (armhf) [microSD / eMMC Boot] [0.8.3]
- openmediavault is the next generation network attached storage (NAS) solution, click link to OMV main page to learn more
- DD image to microSD card or eMMC module. Highly recommend using Etcher
- Release notes on ayufan Linux github (pay attention to the release tag. Don't accidentaly choose a pre-release build)
- Direct download from ayufan's github
- size: 391MB
- WebGUI Login:
- username: admin
- password: openmediavault
- SSH/ Console Login:
- username: root
- password: openmediavault
- NB! You need to enable root login in OMV WebGUI
- OpenMediaVault Basic Setup
- OpenMediaVault Plugins
- Forum thread concerning this release can be found here
Stretch OpenMediaVault OS Image 64bit (arm64) [microSD / eMMC Boot] [0.8.3]
- openmediavault is the next generation network attached storage (NAS) solution, click link to OMV main page to learn more
- DD image to microSD card or eMMC module. Highly recommend using Etcher
- Release notes on ayufan Linux github (pay attention to the release tag. Don't accidentaly choose a pre-release build)
- Direct download from ayufan's github
- size: 340MB
- WebGUI Login:
- username: admin
- password: openmediavault
- SSH/ Console Login:
- username: root
- password: openmediavault
- NB! You need to enable root login in OMV WebGUI
- OpenMediaVault Basic Setup
- OpenMediaVault Plugins
- Forum thread concerning this release can be found here
NextCloudPi
NextCloudPi Community Build Image [microSD / eMMC Boot] [03-10-19]
- NextCloudPi comes not only with NextCloud preinstalled, but also with management tools for backups, SSL certificates, SAMBA, enhanced security and more.
- Visit the project's website
- You can follow the ongoing discussion about NextCloudPi on the PINE64 forum
- DD image to microSD card and boot. Highly recommend using Etcher
- Direct download from pine64.org
- Direct download from pine64.uk
- MD5 (XZ file): 1432c8b8082696f38770004b3cb5ac1e
- File Size: 310MB
- Login with
- username: root
- password: 1234
Recalbox
Recalbox Community Build Image [microSD / eMMC boot]
- Only support ROCK64 ver2 SBC
- Recalbox allows you to re-play a variety of videogame consoles and platforms in your living room, with ease!
- To find out more about Recalbox and available tweaks to the installation please visit the PINE64 forum thread
- Visit the project's website
- DD image (for 8GB micoSD card and above)
Slackware
- Slackware is a very old, interesting, convenient and easy distribution.
- Visit the project's website here (http://fail.pp.ua)
- You can follow the ongoing discussion about Slackware on the PINE64 forum (https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=5868)
Slackware Aarch64 Miniroot Community Build Image [microSD Boot] [20190623]
- System without a graphical shell
- DD image to microSD card and boot. Highly recommend using Etcher
- Direct download from pine64.org
- Direct download from pine64.uk
- MD5 (XZ file): 2248d0153b4ba6a1a11bbd13d3f4304a
- File Size: 252MB
Slackware Aarch64 XFCE Community Build Image [microSD Boot] [20190623]
- System with a graphical shell
- DD image to microSD card and boot. Highly recommend using Etcher
- Direct download from pine64.org
- Direct download from pine64.uk
- MD5 (XZ file): 3e5fdacd534a3c3a8c824239f897202f
- File Size: 679MB
- Login with
- Username : root
- Password : password
- To run the OS on eMMC
- Flash the image to micro SD, power up the board with micro SD and login
- Copy the image file to micro SD by using SFTP. The image file must be in .img. note : root user are not allow transfer file to micro SD.
- After finish copy the file, power off the board and add eMMC module to the board
- Bootup the board, run below command for flashing to eMMC module
- >>dd if=[image file] of=/dev/mmcblk1 bs=10M
- example : dd if=slack-current-aarch64-xfce_08May18-4.4.126-rock64-build-20180508.img of=/dev/mmcblk1 bs=10M
- then edit 2 files in eMMC module:
- >> mount /dev/mmcblk1p1 /media
- >> echo "rootdev=/dev/mmcblk1p1" >> /media/boot/uEnv.txt
- >> sed -i 's:mmcblk0p1:mmcblk1p1:' /media/etc/fstab
- >>dd if=[image file] of=/dev/mmcblk1 bs=10M
- After done, power off board and remove micro SD. Then bootup with only eMMC module.
Manjaro ARM
- Only support ROCK64 ver2 SBC
- To learn more about Manjaro please visit Manjaro Forum
- DD image to microSD card or eMMC module. Highly recommend using Etcher
- Console and SSH default login:
- username: manjaro
- password: manjaro
Manjaro KDE ARM Community Build Image [microSD / eMMC Boot] [19.04]
- Direct download from osdn.net
- Direct download from pine64.org
- size: 993MB
- MD5 (XZip file): 25319e6e944a45cf10642dd77a7f8742
Manjaro LXQT ARM Community Build Image [microSD / eMMC Boot] [19.04]
- Direct download from osdn.net
- Direct download from pine64.org
- size: 757 MB
- MD5 (XZip file): 7e0b6874e9155707cc9dedf674613829
Manjaro ARM Minimal Community Build Image [microSD / eMMC Boot] [19.04]
- Direct download from osdn.net
- Direct download from pine64.org
- size: 327 MB
- MD5 (XZip file): 2490a4c416c226458971a308410683c0
Cent OS
CentOS-7 Community Build Image [microSD Boot]
- Only support ROCK64 ver2 SBC
- Centos-7.4.1708 with kernel from Armbian-5.69 (minimum build)
- DD image (for 8GB micoSD card and above)
- Project31 download mirrors
- To find out more on installation process, please visit their Project31 site
- Login with
- username: root
- password: centos
DietPi
DietPi Community Build Image [microSD / eMMC boot]
- Only support ROCK64 ver2 SBC
- DietPi is a lightweight linux distribution of Debian Stretch
- To find out more about DietPi and available tweaks to the installation please visit the PINE64 forum thread
- DD image (for 8GB micoSD card and above)
- Login with
- username: root
- password: dietpi
NEMS Linux
- Only support ROCK64 ver2 SBC
- 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 about NEMS on the PINE64 and available tweaks to the installation please visit the PINE64 forum thread
- Login with
- Username: nemsadmin
- Password: nemsadmin
- Installation Guide
- To find out more on NEM Linux, please visit their site
NEMS Linux [microSD / eMMC boot] [v1.5 - build 2]
- DD image (for 16GB micoSD card and above)
- Download torrent seed from NEMS Linux
- Direct download from pine64.org
- Direct download from pine64.uk
- MD5 (XZ file): 6e2088922c5d197db8b8ba3057120389
- File Size: 1.30GB
Lakka
Lakka Community Build Image [microSD / eMMC Boot]
- Lakka The open source game console; a lightweight Linux distribution that transforms the Rock64 into a full blown retrogaming console
- Visit PINE64 forum for more information about the Lakka release
- DD image to microSD card and boot. Highly recommend using Etcher
- Lakka Basic Setup
Volumio Digital Audio Player
- Only support ROCK64 ver2 SBC
- Volumio is a linux-based headless DAP (digital audio player), which connects to your home stereo system or your DAC
- Visit the project's website here
- You can follow the ongoing discussion about Volumio on the PINE64 forum
Volumio Digital Audio Player Community Build Image [microSD Boot] [2.528-2019-01-12]
- DD image (for 8GB micoSD card and above)
- Direct download from volumio.org
- MD5 (Zip file): 5b13311deac8a6fa89bf950e80285413
- File Size: 314MB
- Direct download from volumio.org
- Login with
- Username: volumio
- Password: volumio
- Volumio is controlled using a Web-GUI which can be accessed via a web browser using the boards IP or volumio.local/
Fedora
Fedora Minimal Community Build Image [microSD boot] [Preliminary Build]
Yocto
- Please follow this Rockchip-Yocto wiki page
- Here is build command: MACHINE=evb-rk3328 DISTRO=rk-wayland . ./setup-environment -b build
BSD Image Releases
NetBSD
- To learn more about NetBSD please visit NetBSD main page
- DD image to microSD card or eMMC module. Highly recommend using Etcher
- Download directly from NetBSD
- size: 336MB
- Console and SSH default login:
- username: root
- password: [none]
- Instructions concerning enabling SSH can be found here
OpenBSD
- You can install OpenBSD on your Rock64 by following these instructions
Android Image Releases
Android TV 9.x eMMC (No Google Play)
Android 9.0 Stock Image [eMMC Boot] using DD method [20190617]
- DD image to eMMC module using USB adapter for eMMC module and boot. Highly recommend using Etcher or PINE64 Installer
- Please allow 3-5 minutes boot up time on first time for initialization
- DD image for 16GB eMMC module
- Direct download from pine64.org
- MD5 (GZip file): D985808B4CA912201372DC2F5F322AE9
- File Size: 560MB
- Direct download from pine64.org
- DD image for 32GB eMMC module
- Direct download from pine64.org
- MD5 (GZip file): 5D65A44F78BD08B4584413C8BEEAAF05
- File Size: 579MB
- Direct download from pine64.org
- DD image for 64GB eMMC module
- Direct download from pine64.org
- MD5 (GZip file): B34D1C119386CBA1658E5F0FB9E4413D
- File Size: 615MB
- Direct download from pine64.org
Android 9.0 Stock Image [eMMC Boot] using ROCKChip tools method [20190617]
- Please unzip first and then using Android tool to flash in
- The OTG port located at top USB 2.0 port, needs USB type A to type A cable.
- Please allow 3-5 minutes boot up time on first time for initialization
- This is Android TV build version
- Direct download from pine64.org
- MD5 (GZip file): 9B717263E7749A732C8B5C7D7D59C5C6
- File Size: 544MB
- Direct download from pine64.org
Android 9.0 Stock Rooted Image [eMMC Boot] using DD method [20190618]
- DD image to eMMC module using USB adapter for eMMC module and boot. Highly recommend using Etcher or PINE64 Installer
- Please allow 3-5 minutes boot up time on first time for initialization
- DD image for 16GB eMMC module
- Direct download from pine64.org
- MD5 (GZip file): DBB5B3D46B77A33BC9F09173C9788E6E
- File Size: 561MB
- Direct download from pine64.org
- DD image for 32GB eMMC module
- Direct download from pine64.org
- MD5 (GZip file): 5F3B97EA72B3227082500B3FB1FAB44A
- File Size: 579MB
- Direct download from pine64.org
- DD image for 64GB eMMC module
- Direct download from pine64.org
- MD5 (GZip file): 6833B124ABA3AC2269A6B4F51EFD1109
- File Size: 615MB
- Direct download from pine64.org
Android 9.0 Stock Rooted Image [eMMC Boot] using ROCKChip tools method [20190618]
- Please unzip first and then using Android tool to flash in
- The OTG port located at top USB 2.0 port, needs USB type A to type A cable.
- Please allow 3-5 minutes boot up time on first time for initialization
- This is Rooted Android TV build version
- Guide to flashing eMMC using Rockchip Tools
- Direct download from pine64.org
- MD5 (GZip file): FC5F80C3A939AD0F8DCE5B85F22D20A1
- File Size: 544MB
Android 9.x (No Google Play)
Android 9.0 Stock Rooted Image [microSD Boot] using DD method [20190621]
- DD image to microSD card and boot. Highly recommend using Etcher or PINE64 Installer
- Please allow 3-5 minutes boot up time on first time for initialization
- This is Rooted Android TV build version
- DD image for 8GB microSD card
- Direct download from pine64.org
- MD5 (GZip file): A250B72CD6AAB24B8156DE08EB15530C
- File Size: 546MB
- Direct download from pine64.org
- DD image for 16GB microSD card
- Direct download from pine64.org
- MD5 (GZip file): 09A6BACD71159853D5E4C6C21C883B0F
- File Size: 556MB
- Direct download from pine64.org
- DD image for 32GB microSD card
- Direct download from pine64.org
- MD5 (GZip file): C68DC5D96F1C546B96EC690CE7BFE910
- File Size: 574MB
- Direct download from pine64.org
- DD image for 64GB microSD card
- Direct download from pine64.org
- MD5 (GZip file): 4EFC87B4CEE4C7655618DCA95EF7DD0D
- File Size: 707MB
- Direct download from pine64.org
Android 9.0 Stock Rooted Image [microSD Boot] using ROCKChip SDDisk tools method [20190621]
- Please unzip first and then using Android tool to flash in
- Please allow 3-5 minutes boot up time on first time for initialization
- This is Rooted Android TV build version
- Rockchip SDDisk Tool ver 1.57
- Direct download from pine64.org
- MD5 (GZip file): EE00D309745F842213E21B2F1E20C510
- File Size: 539MB
Android 8.x TV eMMC (preinstalled Google Play Store)
Android 8.1. Stock Image [eMMC Boot] using DD method [20180606]
- DD image to eMMC module. Highly recommend using Etcher
- Please allow 10-15 minutes boot up time on first time for initialization
- Direct download from pine64.org
- MD5 (XZ file): C05846B89A6483DA911CEA604627524F
- File Size: 561MB
Android 8.1. Stock Image [eMMC Boot] using ROCKChip tools method [20180606]
- Please unzip first and then using Android tool to flash in
- The OTG port located at top USB 2.0 port
- Guide to flashing eMMC using Rockchip Tools
- Direct download from pine64.org
- MD5 (XZ file): 9738F060D2F62A83637797363D2B38C9
- File Size: 752MB
Android 8.x TV
Android 8.1. Stock Image [microSD Boot] [20180623]
- DD image to microSD card and boot. Highly recommend using Etcher
- Please allow 10-15 minutes boot up time on first time for initialization
- Direct download from pine64.org
- MD5 (XZ file): 85372A568C114ADE7CD9632CEBA193E9
- File Size: 575MB
Android 7.x eMMC
Android 7.1.2 Stock Image [microSD to eMMC] [Rooted] [20171204]
- DD image to microSD card. Highly recommend using Etcher
- Shorting the eMMC PIN with a jumper as shown on the 1st image of Guide to install stock Android build to eMMC module. After power ON the box for 2-3 second, quickly remove the jumper, then it will start writing the new image to the eMMC. Please allow around 1 minute of boot up time before UI is presented via HDMI
- Please allow 10-15 minutes boot up time on first time for initialization
- USB 3.0 patches
- Enable Real Time Clock support for Popcorn Hour Transformer
- Direct download from pine64.org
- MD5 (XZ file): 43443467DFCAEDE767556843EB4D6707
- File Size: 558MB
- Set MacAddress on ROCK64
Android 7.1.2 Stock Image [eMMC Boot] [Rooted] [20171204]
- Please unzip first and then using Android tool to flash in
- USB 3.0 patches
- Enable Real Time Clock support for Popcorn Hour Transformer
- Direct download from pine64.org
- MD5 (XZ file): 7C831F9E6B4311A3B3D4743FBBB628D0
- File Size: 544MB
- Set MacAddress on ROCK64
Android 7.x
Android 7.1.2 Stock Image [microSD Boot] [Rooted] [20171204]
- DD image to microSD card and boot. Highly recommend using Etcher
- Please allow 10-15 minutes boot up time on first time for initialization
- USB 3.0 patches
- Enable Real Time Clock support for Popcorn Hour Transformer
- Direct download from pine64.org
- MD5 (XZ file): 56520ED3DB6E587DA140AD314A055EB2
- File Size: 544MB
Android TV 7.x eMMC
Android TV 7.1 Community Build Image [microSD to eMMC] [v0.3.4-r86] by ayufan
- DD image to microSD card. Highly recommend using Etcher
- Shorting the eMMC PIN with a jumper as shown on the 1st image of Guide to install stock Android build to eMMC module. After power ON the box for 2-3 second, quickly remove the jumper. After boot, it will prompt for confirmation 'Y' to start writing the new image to the eMMC. Then follow the instructions on the screen
- Release notes on ayufan Android 7.1 github
- Please allow 5 minutes boot up time on first time for initialization
- Direct download from pine64.org
- Direct download from pine64.uk
- MD5 (XZ file): 6FD1FA4BE87EC2D4E0862F66541BC6F0
- File Size: 716MB
- Set MacAddress on ROCK64
Android TV 7.1 Community Build Image [eMMC] by ayufan
- For eMMC flash-all image, please unzip first and then use Android tool to flash in
- Set MacAddress on ROCK64
Android TV 7.x
Android TV 7.1 Community Build Image [microSD Boot] by ayufan
Android SDK
Android P SDK [v9.0]
- Direct Download from pine64.org
- MD5 (TAR-GZip file): 1EAC08942E238293E3AF11C7890DF307
- File Size: 104.34GB
Android O SDK [v8.1]
- Direct Download from pine64.org
- MD5 (TAR-GZip file): a80cb3553a7df31cf77a81657c607073
- File Size: 69.43GB