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I am trying to verify that the storage modules are at least recognized by the Rock62 board ( v2.0, 2017-0713).

I'm following the steps outlined here:
* http://files.pine64.org/doc/rock64/guide...o_eMMC.pdf
* https://github.com/fire219/sadie/blob/ma...x/sadie.sh

When I run the command `rkflashtool n`, it seems the board does not recognize the memory.  I've tried four different memory modules

• 32 GB eMMC sold by pine64 ( two different individual modules )
  
• 16 GB eMMC previously successfully running linux in a odroid C2
  
• 1GB microSD ( could not verify still good )
  

1. Set memory module
   
2. Try to set the jumper ( different combinations )
   
3. Insert power cable
   
4. Remove jumper
   
5. Insert USB cable
   
6. Hold Reset button
   
7. Hold Recovery button
   
8. Release Reset button
   
9. Release Recovery button after 2-5 seconds ( I've experimented )
   
10. Run `rkflashtoon n` in console
    

When i want to just boot on your SD to install new os on eMMC with serial at boot:

• Hit any key to stop autoboot
  
• write 
  
  Code:

  mmc erase 0 1000
•  
  
• then
  
  Code:

  boot
  
  
  

Dear all, 

why can't ARM SBC like Rock64 just run native ARM distro like openSUSE out of the box like x86 does?

Even Raspberry pi 3 can run openSUSE native ARM image. I have the impression that other native ARM images in future are not guaranteed.

May I know why this is the situation while ARM cpu has huge market share and ARM devices are everywhere....

Why so much effort has to put on OS layer....

Is could improve this and just have ARM SBC run any ARM distro out of the box like any junk x86 ones does.

Thanks

Having owned all three versions of the Pi plus Beaglebone Black, I'm now looking for something a little more powerful than a Pi 3 to run ROS for a robot build.  I can't justify the cost of an Nvidia TX2 or something like that yet. I use Parallax Propeller chips to interface with the motors and sensors in real-time.
Two boards that have caught my interest are the ASUS Tinker Board and the Pine64 Rock64 Board.
 
Has anyone had ROS running on a Rock64 board, or is that a long way off?
Thanks for your time.

Had a Pine64 running Ubuntu for 6 months without probs. After a reboot, the device did not start. Have a second pine so was able to mix and match things and determine that the SD card was the issue. The original Pine boots with a new SD card.

The 'bad' SD card mounts and is perfectly readable on Linux or Windows desktop system. Tried to format a new SD card and copy the contents from the bad SD card but no joy.

I understand that not all SD cards are high quality, and also that shit can happen ... so, the question is - how can we backup the SD card so we can recover from a bad SD card?

W.

[edit 04/06/2018]: As Ntemis pointed out, newer Lakka nightly builds can be downloaded for the Rock64 from here.

The good people at Lakka have released an image for the Rock64. 
Please download it directly from their server.

Hi,
I own my PineBook since few months yet, and I have not installed the 32 eMMC requested in the same order. But that's not the point , just to say that I'm still working with the pre-installed linux distribution (xenial-mate, if I remember well).
Quite often I play video, either with the default media player or with vlc, and both have the same effect: video frame is always on top, and there is no way to resize it. The former is not a big inconvenience, the latter is though, since:

• bigger video than the screen resolution are not visible
  
• player controlls (play, pause, stop, full-screen, etc.) are not accessible.
  

Hi

I’m writing on this forum since I couldn’t find an answer anywhere else, how do I place an order and is it even possible to do so? If so how do I do it and how long doesn’t it take for it to arrive at my doorstep. Thanks in advance for all the answers

i've noticed in pictures and videos of the rock64 board that the ethernet port component  sometimes has a circular sticker on the top and it is either white, blue, or red. there are also some boards with no sticker. i was wondering if that was a code for the ram size or quality control or something. anyone know what they mean?

[EDIT] It seems I got my post mixed up, so from the beginning:

I try to get Volumio running an a SOPINE but only managed with an SD card.
I know that boot0 has to be swapped for boot0so and uboot with a new version with the sopine device tree.
For the SD card that seems ok, but eMMC won't boot.
Then I tried a community ubuntu image and get this: