Note that SOPINE images are also compatible with the PINE A64-LTS.

Linux Image Releases

Armbian

Armbian Debian Buster for Server and Light Desktop Usage

Armbian provides a mainline kernel build images for Debian Buster
DD image (for 8GB microSD card or eMMC Module and above)
- Armbian's PINE A64-LTS/SOPine Debian Buster download site
To find out more about Armbian and available options please visit their site
Currently a maintainer is needed for Pine64LTS/Sopine and the images can be found in the archive page
Setup SOPINE Armbian LCD and Camera

Armbian Ubuntu Bionic for Server and Light Desktop Usage

Armbian provides a mainline kernel build images for Ubuntu Bionic
DD image (for 8GB microSD card or eMMC module and above)
- Armbian's PINE A64-LTS/SOPine Ubuntu Bionic download site
To find out more about Armbian and available options please visit their site

Armbian Ubuntu Focal for Server and Light Desktop Usage

Armbian provides a mainline kernel build images for Ubuntu Bionic
DD image (for 8GB microSD card or eMMC module and above)
- Armbian's PINE A64-LTS/SOPine Ubuntu Focal download site
To find out more about Armbian and available options please visit their site

AOSC

To learn more about AOSC, please visit the official AOSC website
AOSC using LZ4 compression algorithm, please visit the LZ4 github site for utility
8GB microSD card and above
Login with
- username: aosc
- password: anthon

OpenEmbedded/Yocto Images

OpenEmbedded is the build framework for embedded Linux. OpenEmbedded offers a best-in-class cross-compile environment. It allows developers to create a complete Linux Distribution for embedded systems. See https://www.openembedded.org/wiki/Main_Page for more information on OpenEmbedded.

meta-pine64

OpenEmbedded/Yocto layer for the Pine64 boards
https://github.com/alistair23/meta-pine64/
This layer aims to support as many features as possible on Pine64 devices. Where possible the layer aims to use opensource and upstream projects avoiding custom forks and binary solutions.
More information and instructions can be found in the repo readme: https://github.com/alistair23/meta-pine64/#building

OpenWRT

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OpenWRT Community Build Image [microSD Boot]

DD image to microSD card and boot. Highly recommend using Etcher
This is headless build, please use serial console to configure
- Direct download latest release build from LEDE/OpenWrt download site and look for pine64_sopine-baseboard-ext4-sdcard.img.gz and pine64_sopine-baseboard-squashfs-sdcard.img.gz
Login with
- username: [not available]
- password: passwd

Volumio 2 Digital Audio Player

Volumio 2 Digital Audio Player [2.861-2020-12-22]

This version works with (Spdif / Coaxial / RCA).
You need to enable Volume Normalization in the Playback Options to fix sound low.
supports booting from eMMC and SD card.
supports a select number of simple I2S DACS. tested with the Pine64 DAC POT, a wired ES9023 DAC module and a pcm5121 DAC module.

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
DD image (for 8GB microSD card and above)
- 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/

FreedomBox

Stable built

DD image to microSD card. Highly recommend using Etcher
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 http://fredombox.local to setup. Browser may warms for unsecure site and please proceed with exception.
Freedom Manual: https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/Manual
For more information about FreedomBox, please visit http://www.freedombox.org
- Direct download from FreedomBox site
  - File Size: 418MB

LibreELEC(KODI)

Nightly Build Image [microSD and eMMC Boot]

DD image to microSD card ir eMMC module and boot. Highly recommend using Etcher
- Pine A64+ build direct download from Libreelec nightly build site and look for LibreELEC-A64.arm-9.80-nightly-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-pine64-lts.img.gz
- FEATURES:
  - mainline kernel & U-Boot
  - latest Kodi
  - HDMI CEC
  - multi channel HDMI audio (correct audio output must be selected)
  - IR receiver

Arch Linux [No Longer Maintained]

Arch Linux mainline with XFCE GUI by anarsoul

Included XFCE Desktop, and Firefox browser
DD image (for 8GB and above SD Card):
- Direct download latest release build from anarsoul github and look for archlinux-xfce-sopine-xxxxxxxx-x.img.xz
Login with
- User Name: alarm, Password: alarm
- User Name: root, Password: root
please login root and execute "pacman -Syu" for latest update

* From SSH Login default disable root to access . So please first login alarm after command su password root to switch root

OpenMediaVault [No Longer Maintained]

OpenMediaVault Community Build Image [microSD Boot]

openmediavault is the next generation network attached storage (NAS) solution, click link to OMV main page
DD image (for 8GB microSD card and above)
- Direct download from pine64.org
  - MD5 (GZip file): 54f720163fac3a1d4863de12f3ca91ee
  - File Size: 3.98MB
- Credentials (OMV for Web): admin/openmediavault
- Credentials (OMV for console): root/openmediavault
If no HDMI output: After boot, you can use tools (e.g. netscan) to search for IP Address with PINE64SO hostname. Use the IP Address on PC browser to access to the OMV Web.
OpenMediaVault Basic Setup
OpenMediaVault Plugins

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 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 [v1.5 - Build 1]

DD image (for 16GB microSD card and above)
- Download torrent seed from NEMS Linux
- Direct download from pine64.org
  - MD5 (XZ file): 5ad0d684296d50b4c1fcbac6db205ae0
  - File Size: 1.11GB

BSD Image Releases

NetBSD

NetBSD Community Build Image [microSD Boot]

To learn more about NetBSD please visit NetBSD main page
DD image to microSD card or eMMC module. Highly recommend using Etcher
- Direct download latest release build from NetBSD by select PINE A64-LTS / SoPine with baseboard
- size: 345MB
Console and SSH default login:
- username: root
- password: [none]
Instructions concerning enabling SSH can be found here

Android Image Releases

Android 7.x

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Android 7.1 Community Build Image [v0.3.10-r66] [No Longer Maintained]

Special thanks to ayufan, Icenowy, lennyraposo, longsleep, lukasz, tkaiser, Xalius and PINE64 community contributors
ayufan Android 7.1 ver 0.3.10 GitHub
Please use good random IO access performance microSD card such as Samsung EVO when try out Android 7.1
DD images (advise 4GB microSD card and above):
- Android 7.1 ver 0.3.10 build 66 Direct download from GitHub
  - MD5 (GZip file): 0D11F8D2297077BE70CC4D72156A4AAB
  - File Size: 783MB
Please allows some time (around 5 minutes) for the initialization process on 1st boot

Stock Android 6.x

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Stock Android 6.0.1 [20170726][No Longer Maintained]

Support dual display (LCD + HDMI output) output
Note that, there will be about 1 minute of blank screen on HDMI output during boot up. The boot logo will appear on the LCD Panel
Please use good random IO access performance microSD card such as Samsung EVO when try out Android 6.0.1
Please allows some time (around 5 minutes) for the initialization process on 1st boot
DD image (for 8GB microSD Card)
- Direct download from pine64.org
  - MD5 (XZ file): FF0F1C29E5B51795A61308DFA03282BA
  - File Size: 427MB
DD image (for 16GB microSD Card)
- Direct download from pine64.org
  - MD5 (XZ file): FE4EAC11E751BAD2B5243D72E8913606
  - File Size: 428MB
DD image (for 32GB microSD Card)
- Direct download from pine64.org
  - MD5 (XZ file): D21960E25E2421D466BAB8915D58A2E4
  - File Size: 430MB
DD image (for 64GB microSD Card)
- Direct download from pine64.org
  - MD5 (XZ file): B3D3DE1086F1BF22146B47DCD1CE945C
  - File Size: 434MB

Stock Android 5.x

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Stock Android 5.1.1 [20160630][No Longer Maintained]

DD image (for 8GB microSD Card)
- Direct download from pine64.org
  - MD5 (Zip file): D5A5CE806D6E65F6F841E9E1711A6B77
  - File Size: 681MB

Linux BSP SDK

Linux BSP Kernel 4.9

Direct Download from pine64.org
- MD5 (TAR-GZip file): 7736e3c4d50c021144d125cc4ee047a4
- File Size: 5.40GB

Android SDK

Android Oreo [v8.1]

Direct Download from pine64.org
- MD5 (TAR-Gzip file): b0394af324c70ce28067e52cd7bc0c87
- File Size: 24.94GB

Mali-400 64-bit Driver

Mali-400 64-bit Driver [20171220]

Mali 64-bit X11 and Wayland Driver Download

SOPINE Software Releases