ROCK64 Software Releases

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This page contains a list of all available releases for the ROCK64, as well as links to other resources.

Linux Image Releases

Armbian

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Armbian is a Linux distribution designed for ARM boards. They are usually Debian or Ubuntu flavored. To find out more about Armbian and available download options please visit the Armbian ROCK64 site.

Note: The download images are packed in a .7zip archive, please extract the archive first before flashing.

Download:

AOSC

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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.

Note: AOSC is using LZ4 compression algorithm for the downloads, please visit the LZ4 GitHub site for an utility for extracting the archives

Download:

Default credentials
Default user aosc/anthon

Manjaro ARM

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Manjaro editions for Rock64 are available directly from Manjaro. To learn more about Manjaro please visit the Manjaro Forum.

Note: Only supports ROCK64 version 2 SBC!

Download:

ayufan's Linux releases

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The community member ayufan offers multiple ROCK64 Linux releases based on Debian and Ubuntu. The forum thread for release can be found here.

Download:

Note: Make sure to download images for the ROCK64.
Default credentials
Default user rock64/rock64

Slackware

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Slackware is a very old, interesting, convenient and easy distribution. Visit the project's website here (https://fail.pp.ua). You can follow the ongoing discussion about Slackware on the PINE64 forum (https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=5868)

Note: This Slackware build using the ZST compression algorithm, please visit the ZST GitHub site for a decompression utility.

Download:

Default credentials
Default user root/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 have the .img file extension.
  • After finish copy the file, power off the board and add eMMC module to the board
  • Boot the board, run below command for flashing to eMMC module
    • Run sudo dd if=[IMAGE] of=/dev/[DEVICE] bs=10M (example: sudo dd if=slack-current-aarch64-xfce_08May18-4.4.126-rock64-build-20180508.img of=/dev/mmcblk1 bs=10M).
    • then edit these two files in eMMC module:
    • mount /dev/mmcblk1p1 /media
    • echo "rootdev=/dev/mmcblk1p1" >> /media/boot/uEnv.txt
    • sed -i 's:mmcblk0p1:mmcblk1p1:' /media/etc/fstab
  • After that, power off the board and remove the microSD card. Then boot with only the eMMC module.

DietPi

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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 ROCK64 build on the PINE64 forum thread.

Download:

Default credentials
Default user root/dietpi

LibreELEC

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

Download:

Volumio 2 Digital Audio Player

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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

Note: Volumio is controlled using a Web-GUI which can be accessed via a web browser using the boards IP or volumio.local/

Download:

Warning: The image appears to be outdated! Handle with caution.
Default credentials
Default user volumio/volumio

R-Cade

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Retro Center's R-Cade, the 4K Media Center Arcade. RCade Features 100+ retro-gaming systems, a lightweight web browser, and full 4K UHD media playback

Download:

Lakka

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Lakka is a lightweight Linux distribution that transforms a small computer into a full blown retrogaming console. Visit PINE64 forum for more information about the Lakka release. See the Lakka article for specific details regarding the distribution.

Download:

Debian

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Debian Installer - Bullseye

  • Go to Debian Bullseye's official d-i concatenateable images directory
  • Download firmware.rock64-rk3328.img.gz and partition.img.gz
  • Combine the 2 parts into 1 image file: zcat firmware.rock64-rk3328.img.gz partition.img.gz > debian-installer-bullseye-rock64-rk3328.img*
  • Write the created .img file to microSD card or eMMC Module with dd
  • Plug the microSD/eMMC card in the Rock64 and connect a serial console and boot up to start the Debian Installer

*) (for non-Linux systems, consult README.concatenateable_images)

Debian Installer - Daily Build (for Bookworm+)

  • Go to Debian's daily build official d-i concatenateable images directory
  • Download firmware.rock64-rk3328.img.gz and partition.img.gz
  • Combine the 2 parts into 1 image file: zcat firmware.rock64-rk3328.img.gz partition.img.gz > debian-installer-daily-build-rock64-rk3328.img*
  • Write the created .img file to microSD card or eMMC Module with dd
  • Plug the microSD/eMMC card in the Rock64 and boot up to start the Debian Installer. It should work with both a normal display and a serial console

*) (for non-Linux systems, consult README.concatenateable_images)

Debian by mrfixit2001

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Mrfixit2001's minimal Debian build. Version 190514 onward support Rock64-v3 board

Download:

Default credentials
Default user rock/rock

OpenMediaVault

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Jessie OpenMediaVault Community Build Image [microSD to eMMC] [0.5.15-136] by ayufan

* 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

Stretch OpenMediaVault OS Image 32bit (armhf) [microSD / eMMC Boot] [0.8.3]

Stretch OpenMediaVault OS Image 64bit (arm64) [microSD / eMMC Boot] [0.8.3]

NextCloudPi

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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
  • Login with
    • username: root
    • password: 1234


Recalbox

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Recalbox is a free and open-source operating system created for the emulation and preservation for retro games. 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 for more details.

Note: Only supports ROCK64 ver2 SBC

Download:

NEMS Linux

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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. To find out more on NEM Linux, please visit their site.

Warning: Only supports ROCK64 ver2 SBC

Download:

Note: The MD5 hash of the .xz file is 6e2088922c5d197db8b8ba3057120389
Note: The installation guide can be found here.
Default credentials
Default user nemsadmin/nemsadmin

BSD Image Releases

NetBSD

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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. Instructions concerning enabling SSH can be found here.

Download:

Default credentials
Root user root/[none]

OpenBSD

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You can install OpenBSD on your Rock64 by following these instructions.

FreeBSD

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The RockChip FreeBSD page has instructions for installing FreeBSD. Version 13.0 and greater include prebuilt images.

Download:

  • Images for various FreeBSD releases can be found here
Default credentials
SSH access (enabled by default) freebsd/freebsd
Root user root/root

Android Image Releases

Android TV 9.x eMMC (No Google Play)

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* For install Playstore on Android 9.0, please follows this forum thread

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
  • DD image for 32GB eMMC module
  • DD image for 64GB eMMC module

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

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
  • DD image for 32GB eMMC module
  • DD image for 64GB eMMC module

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)

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Android 9.0 Stock Rooted Image [microSD Boot] using DD method [20190621]

Android 9.0 Stock Rooted Image [microSD Boot] using ROCKChip SDDisk tools method [20190621]

Android 8.x TV eMMC (preinstalled Google Play Store)

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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]

Android 8.x TV

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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

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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
  • See ROCK64 MAC Address on how to set the MAC address.

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
  • See ROCK64 MAC Address on how to set the MAC address.

Android 7.x

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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

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Android TV 7.1 Community Build Image [microSD to eMMC] [v0.3.4-r86] by ayufan

Android TV 7.1 Community Build Image [eMMC] by ayufan

Android TV 7.x

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Android TV 7.1 Community Build Image [microSD Boot] by ayufan

Android SDK

Android P SDK [v9.0]

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