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== Gentoo == | == Gentoo == | ||
An unofficial | An unofficial Gentoo overlay with ebuilds for the PinePhone. There is no image - you'll be building it yourself, picking which kernel, bootloader and desktop environment you want to use. | ||
* ''' Download location ''' | * ''' Download location ''' | ||
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= Factory Test OS = | = Factory Test OS = | ||
On the | On the Braveheart model there was a postmarketOS based basic Factory Test OS pre-installed on the eMMC. The developer Martijn Braam from postmarketOS has improved the functionality of the image considerably later. Since the 20200501 version it is able to test all the hardware. It also includes functionality to install a new OS to the eMMC when using with an test image that includes that OS image. The downloadable image just does the hardware tests. Do not flash eMMC to test your device, just copy it to microSD and test from there. New versions are distributed as part of the postmarketOS distribution. | ||
Since the 20200501 version it is able to test all the hardware. It also includes functionality to install a new OS to the eMMC when using with an test image that includes that OS image. The downloadable image just does the hardware tests. Do not flash eMMC to test your device, just copy it to microSD and test from there. New versions are distributed as part of the postmarketOS distribution. | |||
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'''Warning:''' Distributions not on this page may not even boot after you follow this section. In the best case, they will be barely usable. This is more for fun, or if you would like to port a new distribution to the PinePhone. | '''Warning:''' Distributions not on this page may not even boot after you follow this section. In the best case, they will be barely usable. This is more for fun, or if you would like to port a new distribution to the PinePhone. | ||
'''Note:''' This section uses megi's kernel releases, and not the official ones from | '''Note:''' This section uses megi's kernel releases, and not the official ones from Pine64. While it is possible to use the official (and in the future, mainline) kernel, megi provides binary releases, which makes it very easy. | ||
If you would like to see specific commands for how to complete these steps, see https://github.com/nikhiljha/pp-fedora-sdsetup (an example for Fedora) or https://xnux.eu/howtos/install-arch-linux-arm.html (an example for Arch Linux). | If you would like to see specific commands for how to complete these steps, see https://github.com/nikhiljha/pp-fedora-sdsetup (an example for Fedora) or https://xnux.eu/howtos/install-arch-linux-arm.html (an example for Arch Linux). | ||
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Hardware information | Hardware information | ||
* [[PinePhone|General PinePhone hardware info]] in this Pine64 wiki. | * [[PinePhone|General PinePhone hardware info]] in this Pine64 wiki. | ||
* [[PinePhone_v1.1_-_Braveheart|PinePhone 1.1 | * [[PinePhone_v1.1_-_Braveheart|PinePhone 1.1 Braveheart hardware details]] (details specific to the Braveheart Edition). | ||
* [[PinePhone_v1.2|PinePhone 1.2 hardware details]] (details specific to the Community Edition). | * [[PinePhone_v1.2|PinePhone 1.2 hardware details]] (details specific to the Community Edition). | ||
* The postmarketOS wiki has a detailed page on the PinePhone hardware [https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/PINE64_PinePhone_(pine64-pinephone) here,] and the preceding devkit [https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/PINE64_Don%27t_be_evil_devkit_(pine64-dontbeevil) here]. | * The postmarketOS wiki has a detailed page on the PinePhone hardware [https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/PINE64_PinePhone_(pine64-pinephone) here,] and the preceding devkit [https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/PINE64_Don%27t_be_evil_devkit_(pine64-dontbeevil) here]. | ||