PINE A64 Software Releases

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Note that, PINE A64(+) OS images are not compatible with PINE A64-LTS due to LPDDR3 memory configuration. For PINE A64-LTS, please use the 'SOPINE OS images'

Linux Image Releases

Special thanks to Sunxi community and longsleep for their contributions

Below you will find useful links to various resources and forum threads:


Armbian

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Armbian Debian Buster for XFCE Desktop Usage

Armbian Ubuntu Bionic for XFCE Desktop Usage

Armbian Debian Buster for Server and Light Desktop Usage

Armbian Ubuntu Bionic for Server and Light Desktop Usage

Armbian Ubuntu Focal for Server and Light Desktop Usage


AOSC

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  • 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

AOSC MATE Community Build Image [microSD Boot]

AOSC XFCE Community Build Image [microSD Boot]

AOSC LXDE Community Build Image [microSD Boot]


Fedora Base Image

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Fedora 32 Minimal Build Image [microSD Boot]

  • Suitable for 1GB/2GB PINE A64+ Board, not advise to run on 512MB PINE A64 Board
  • Fedora 32 with kernel from Armbian 5.7.15 (minimum build)
  • Login with
    • username: root
    • password: fedora

Fedora 32 Server Build Image [microSD Boot]

  • Suitable for 1GB/2GB PINE A64+ Board, not advise to run on 512MB PINE A64 Board
  • Fedora 32 with kernel from Armbian 5.7.15 (server build)
  • Login with
    • username: root
    • password: fedora

Fedora 27 and 28 Image

Please follow this PINE64 forum post for Fedora 27 bring up and update to Fedora 28 on this thread



openSUSE

oepnSusu Tumbleweed Community Build Image [microSD Boot]

Please follow this https://en.opensuse.org/HCL:Pine64 openSUSE wki site] or bring up, upate and discussion


OpenWRT

OpenWRT Community Build Image [microSD Boot]


Volumio 2 Digital Audio Player

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Volumio 2 Digital Audio Player [2.863-2020-12-23]

  • 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)
  • 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

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Stable built


motionEyeOS

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  • motionEyeOS is a Linux distribution that turns a single-board computer into a video surveillance system. The OS is based on BuildRoot and uses motion as a backend and motionEye for the frontend
  • Visit the motionEyeOS GitHub and its GitHub Wiki for more information
  • Suitable for 1GB/2GB PINE A64(+) variants
  • DD image (for 8GB microSD card and above)
  • Login with
    • Username: admin
    • Password:
  • There are 2 ways to interact with the OS:
    • Scan for its IP with hostname MEYE-* and go to the admin web interface https://[PINE A64(+) motionEyeOS IP Address] and after login, you should able to see the output of the CAMERA MODULE on the web interface
    • Use the PINE64 USB SERIAL CONSOLE/PROGRAMMER and login


DietPi

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LibreELEC(KODI)

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Nightly Build Image [microSD Boot]


Q4OS [No Longer Maintained]

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Q4OS [24-r3]


Arch mainline Linux XFCE [No Longer Maintained]

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Arch Linux mainline with XFCE GUI by anarsoul

* From SSH Login default disable root to access . So please first login alarm and password alarm and then command su type password root


Cent OS [No Longer Maintained]

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CentOS-7 Community Build Image [microSD Boot]

  • Suitable for 1GB/2GB PINE A64+ Board, not advise to run on 512MB PINE A64 Board
  • Centos-7.4.1708 with kernel from Armbian-5.44 and Gnome Desktop
  • Centos-7.5.1804 with kernel from Armbian-5.44 and Docker v1.13 and OpenShift v3.7.1
  • Centos-7.4.1708 with kernel from Armbian-5.44 (minimum build)
  • To find out more on installation process, please visit their Project31 site
  • Login with
    • username: root
    • password: centos

CentOS-8 Minimal Build Image [microSD Boot]

  • Suitable for 1GB/2GB PINE A64+ Board, not advise to run on 512MB PINE A64 Board
  • Centos-8.2 with kernel from Armbian 5.7.15 (minimum build)
  • Login with
    • username: root
    • password: centos

CentOS-8 Server Build Image [microSD Boot]

  • Suitable for 1GB/2GB PINE A64+ Board, not advise to run on 512MB PINE A64 Board
  • Centos-8.2 with kernel from Armbian 5.7.15 (server build)
  • Login with
    • username: root
    • password: centos


NEMS Linux

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https://files.pine64.org/sw/pine64_installer/json/nems.jpg

  • 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
  • Suitable for 512MB/1GB/2GB PINE A64(+) variants
  • 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]

openHAB 2 [No Longer Maintained]

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Xenial Minimal Image [No Longer Maintained]

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Xenial Minimal Image [0.6.2-77] by ayufan

  • This is the latest Xenial 16.04 image provided by ayufan based on longsleep base image. NB. This is a base image and doesn't come with a DE
  • Special thanks to ayufan, Icenowy, lennyraposo, longsleep, lukasz, tkaiser, Xalius and PINE64 community contributors
  • ayufan's GitHub
  • Suitable for 1GB/2GB PINE A64(+) variants
  • DD image (for 8GB microSD card and above)
  • Login with
    • username: pine64
    • password: pine64
  • Execute sudo /usr/local/sbin/resize_rootfs.sh script to resize the root partition in order to fully utilize the SD Card
  • To update to the newest uboot, kernel and fixes use scripts found in /usr/local/sbin/
  • Install Mate DE using: sudo /usr/local/sbin/install_desktop.sh mate


Gentoo [No Longer Maintained]

  • A Gentoo image built by Xalius
  • To learn more about the Gentoo linux build please see the forum thread
  • Suitable for 512MB/1GB/2GB PINE A64(+) variants
  • DD image (for 8GB microSD card and above)
  • Login with
    • Username: gentoo
    • Password: gentoo
    • Root Password: gentoo


China NeoKylin “中标麒麟” [No Longer Maintained]

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China NeoKylin “中标麒麟” [20170210]


OpenMediaVault [No Longer Maintained]

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OpenMediaVault Community Build Image [microSD Boot]


Retroarch [No Longer Maintained]

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Retroarch Community Build Image by pfeerick


BSD Image Releases

NetBSD

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NetBSD Community Build Image [microSD Boot]


Android Image Releases

Android 7.x

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


Android 6.x

Stock Android 6.0 (HDMI Video Output) [20170112 v2.0.1]

  • This build optimizes Gigabit Ethernet parameter and improves on GbE connectivity
  • Rootable build, online update (OTA) only work when the build still not root
  • Set default HDMI output to 720P, video setting supports both 720P and 1080P/
  • There is no Phoenixcard build release
  • The Android build suitable for 1GB/2GB PINE A64+ Board, not advise to run on 512MB PINE A64 Board due to system memory constrain
  • DD images:


Stock Android 6.0.1 (LCD Panel Video Output) [20170209]

  • THIS VERSION IS FOR LCD PANEL !!!!
  • Support dual display (LCD + HDMI output) output
  • Rootable build, online update (OTA) only work when the build still not root
  • new MAC address assignment method, tags to board and SoC unique ID
  • LCD resolution is 1024 x 600
  • Support CSI camera module
  • The Android build suitable for 1GB/2GB PINE A64+ Board
  • DD images:
  • Phoenix Card image:
    • Only use Phoenixcard method as last resort option
    • Expected slow (10-30 minutes) boot up and response time during initialization
    • This process may not everytime build up successfully
  • Rooted DD images:
  • Phoenix Card image:
    • Only use Phoenixcard method as last resort option
    • Expected slow (10-30 minutes) boot up and response time during initialization
    • This process may not everytime build up successfully


Android 5.x

Stock Android 5.1.1 (HDMI Video Output) [20161208 v1.2.8]

  • This build optimizes Gigabit Ethernet parameter and improves on GbE connectivity
  • Rootable build, online update (OTA) only work when the build still not root
  • Set default HDMI output to 720P, video setting supports both 720P and 1080P
  • Update GMS software package to 5.1r4
  • Set UVC USB camera as front camera and 5M Pixel camera module as real camera
  • The Android build suitable for 1GB/2GB PINE A64+ Board, not advise to run on 512MB PINE A64 Board due to system memory constrain
  • Offline OTA Update images 20160711 ver 1.2.6 build:
    • 1. Download the zip file and copy over to Android microSD card using "ES File Explorer" app
    • 2. Launch "Update" app, and press "back" key, the "local update" box will appear
    • 3. Select the download zip file and perform update. Please note that this update file is large and will targets around 10 minutes to perform this update
  • DD images:
  • Phoenix Card image:
    • Only use Phoenixcard method as last resort option
    • Expected slow (10-30 minutes) boot up and response time during initialization
    • This process may not everytime build up successfully
  • Rooted DD images:
  • Phoenix Card image:
    • Only use Phoenixcard method as last resort option
    • Expected slow (10-30 minutes) boot up and response time during initialization
    • This process may not everytime build up successfully

[OLD] Android 5.1.1 (LCD Panel Video Output) [20160603]

  • THIS VERSION IS FOR LCD PANEL !!!! (Same LCD panel orientation as previous build)
  • Rootable build, online update (OTA) only work when the build still not root
  • new MAC address assignment method, tags to board and SoC unique ID
  • LCD resolution is 1024 x 600
  • Support CSI camera module
  • The Android build suitable for 1GB/2GB PINE A64+ Board
  • DD images:


Bliss OS [No Longer Maintained]

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Bliss OS [20170919]

  • An Open-Source OS, based on Android, for phones, tablets & PCs
  • Multi-Windows Android Build
  • You can visit the Bliss OS website here
  • This version best suitable for 2GB PINE A64+ Board, can runs on 1GB PINE A64+ Board with performance lagging, not suitable for 512MB PINE A64 Board
  • DD images:
  • Use the Taskbar launcher for Desktop mode UI


Remix OS [No Longer Maintained]

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Remix OS 2.0 [20170105]


Windows 10 IoT Releases

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Win10 IoT [10.0.15063.0_20170602] [No Longer Maintained]

  • 10.0.15063.0_20170602
    • Update Notes since 10.0.15063.0_20170524:
      • Fix the failure of default application installation caused by a app certification issue
      • Fix that the default application cannot start automatically after installation
      • Fix Ethernet initialization problem and now the Ethernet will start successfully every time
      • Enable the usermode access for all unusable GPIO pins in Pi-2 bus( later provide a UWP sample to show how to control these pins )
    • Extra Notes:
  • 10.0.15063.0_20170524
    • Some Updates:
      • Update the OS version to build v.10.0.15063.0 (Creators Update)
      • New page style of Device Portal, visit https://deviceipaddr:8080 to check it
      • Built-in Cortana assistant, need to be enabled in settings page in default app and Device Portal
      • Support on-screen keyboard, need to be enabled in Device Portal
      • Enable 100M Ethernet and fix some bugs
      • Support built-in UART bus in A64 SoC(not built in the ffu, later provide driver binary and deployment helper)
      • Support built-in IR module in A64 SoC(not built in the ffu, later provide source code and dev doc for developers in community)
    • Known Issues:
      • Kernel debug is enabled by default. This will slow the bring-up process. If a kernel debug is not necessary for you, visit Device Portal and navigate to Processes->Run Command page, run this command to disable:
        • Bcdedit /store C:\EFIESP\EFI\Microsoft\boot\BCD /set {default} debug off
      • An PnP bug in audio device may cause a blue screen when acting software shutdown
      • Ethernet device may not start with problem code 12 at the first time to bring up



Linux BSP SDK

Linux BSP Kernel 4.9


Android SDK

Android Oreo [v8.1]



Mali-400 64-bit Driver

Mali-400 64-bit Driver [20171220]

Other Tools


Checking microSD Card Performance and whether it is Counterfeit

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