What is the format that one should use for imaging SD cards on APINE64+2GB Board?

Would it be FAT32, maybe? With all due respect, I bought my PINE64 a while ago, probably over a year now, but I honestly have never been able to make it run any OS. It's probably the worst investment of my life, considering that I haven't even been able to do anything with it, unlike my Rpi 2 which has never given me any issues with any OS installed on the several SD cards that I own.

What also gets me, is that now there's like four different models, which makes me realize this product probably was a failure.

I'm having trouble getting a port expander (MCP23017) connected over i2c to work and I'm not sure where things are breaking-down.

I'd like to start by confirming that I have all of the operating system/configuration bits in-place before diving into the hardware side of things.

What is the best way to check to make sure I have the right kernel/modules/etc. to make i2c work?  I'm using Armbian and have the i2s tools for Debian installed.

Thanks!

Hello, wondering if anybody can  help.  I have the Rock 64, I got past the problems of no video, thanks for the input from these forums.

The next question I have is, how can I properly install a version of Linux on this device?

The Raspberry PI, its Raspbian OS, it installs, you can change the IP, activate VNC, and SSH etc......
With the linux versions on the Rock, its like its just  booting a live CD version???

Any help appreciated, thanks

Do you guys know if a buy the DAC for pine a64 the ayufan android 6.0 can output spidf or coaxial output?

Hello folks,

just got a used Pine A64+ and wanted to do some things with it

I dont prefer one OS over the other but I would need a 64bit kernel. Could you recommend one? I am familiar with debian/ubuntu distros but if centos7 (I have seen a thread) runs okay I would also try it out.

I need two things most importantly and that would be support for a wifi usb (nano) stick from edimax which work out of the box with RPIs. And to know how to configure a ssh connection because in raspbian this is just a checkmark

I installed ubuntu mate and within 10 minutes (then I had to do something else) I couldnt get the wifi stick to work and havent seen a quick ssh setting. :/

I am trying to setup Openmediavault onto my newly purchased Rock64.  I bought the USB eMMC adaptor to ease installations and I can write the image with no errors using the Pine64 Etcher application, but when I insert it and turn on my Rock64, I get the errors in the attached image (Sorry, I don't have any other way to capture it other than taking a picture with my phone.)

I have tried the following:

• Removing and re-inserting the eMMC, making sure the contacts are clean
  
• wiping it and reinstalling
  
• On my Windows PC, 'cleaning' the disk completely and checking it for errors using the USB adaptor
  

   

I see a note on the wiki indicating that the Clusterboard "is not "OSH" compliance.:".

Is this because the design of the board (schematics, etc.) are not open-source or that some of the components (Ethernet switch, etc.) are not open?

This problem keeps recurring and I can't even grasp on how I could probably debug it:
 - I am using the Ubuntu Mint image, upgraded to 17.10
 - Installed i3, work in it, still use power manager from Mint
 - I turn off the PineBook with the "poweroff" command
 - I turn it on next day and the battery is dead.
Any clue?

Hello all, can somebody help?
I have just purchased a Rock 64, unit arrived, plugged in Ethernet, HDMI, USB keyboard and mouse, plugged it in, all lights on the device, but no video?
I have tried brand new power adapters, 5V 3000 and 5000, same results, power but no video at all
Somebody on a webpage said leave it plugged in for 15 mins, it sets up then after that ok, tried that for 40 mins, no video
Tried HDMI monitors, HDMI TV, no video nothing

Is this thing DOA?  Any help much appreciated thanks

Having a strange issue with my Rock64.

Using Ayufan's 6.23 image. I have configured uboot and am able to boot the first time from a USB stick. I set the PW for the Root user and reconfigure SSH so that I can access. I do a halt to reboot. System tries to reboot, but never comes back online. I cannot ping it from any of my other devices. I can reimage the same USB stick and go through this whole process again, and again, and again...

Having the issue on both a 4GB board and a2GB board.

Has anyone seen this before? Any suggestions or recommendations?

Had the same issue with the 6.2 release.

Going to try the 5.15 image tomorrow as well as Armbian.

Thank you.



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