Hello devs, is there a way to use a DVI monitor with adapter HDMI->DVI right now, if not are you planning to make this change. The vast majority of monitors are DVI or VGA, so the board is almost useless right now.

Thanks in advance

Is it possible to program the pine64 in pure assembly?
If it is possible in which compiler can i program it and how can i upload my code to the board?
For example: Get 2 64 bit numbers from memory, add them in registers and store them in the memory?

I didn't find any info about how to start using pine if you have OSX and can't run PhoenixCard so I decided to write this guide:

What you need:

1. Ubuntu image (or other image I only tested Ubuntu)
   
2. Terminal
   

1. Open terminal and run 
   sudo diskutil list
   
2. Find your SDCard - easiest way is to find the disk in the right size - should be in the format /dev/disk2. 
   
3. Format the card using the following command - make sure to change the disk number to what you found in step 2
   
   sudo diskutil eraseDisk FAT32 MYDISKNAME MBRFormat /dev/disk2
   
4. Unmount your disk using the following command - make sure to change the disk number to what you found in step 2
   
   sudo umount /dev/disk2Make sure that the next line confirm that the disk is not mounted
   
5. Unmount all sub-prtitions (if you didn't skip step 3 the card should only have one) in the disk using the following command - make sure to change the disk number to what you found in step 2
   
   sudo diskutil umount /dev/disk2s1Make sure that the next line confirm that the disk is not mounted
   
6. Go to the location where the Ubuntu image is
   
7.  Run the following command to extract the image to the disk- make sure to change the disk number to what you found in step 2
   sudo dd bs=4m if=Ubuntu_image_file.img of=/dev/disk2
    

I have tried to build the pine64 image by using the steps given in https://github.com/longsleep/build-pine64-image with kernel 3.10 from BSP not the mainline kernel. I can reach the login page but cant use the keyboard.

I have compare the syslog generated from the downloaded image and my image, found the differences as follows:

Log generated from downloaded image:


Log from my image:


Any ideas on this?

I see that there's a pine64 channel on freenode, but myself and 1 other person are the only ones there.  Is there an official IRC channel?  My nick is wmat, fwiw.  2GB board, haven't got it to boot yet.

hi all,

i am the owner of a Pine64 A64+ board with 2 GB RAM.

i got three more 64 GB MicroSD cards to load different OS's for the Pine64 and try them out. i went to load the Arch Linux image, but then saw the following warning message on the Pine64 wiki entry on software downloads — 

"This version of image is not suitable for PineA64 with 2GB Memory due to a bug involving DMA data transfer with the gigabit ethernet."

so... is there any ETA on when/how this might be fixed?
is it a firmware fix i'll need to down load and run on the A64+ board?
is it an update to ubuntu i'll need to run?
is it both?

please advise as soon as anyone knows on this. this is kind of a bummer for those of us who spent the extra $ on the larger capacity boards.

thanx in advance.

best,

—  faddah
     portland, oregon, u.s.a.

I followed all the instructions on the Wiki.  Using a cheap 2A power supply (nothing fancy), Transcend 32GB UHS-1 card, LG D2342 monitor and a £9 air mouse.  Initial boot takes a while. Eventually Android loaded, at which point I launched the Play store, then I connected the LAN (it helps).

As a test I installed Kodi and am currently watching a 1080p movie located on my NAS.  I was surprised it just worked.  Might try something more adventurous tomorrow.

The only problem is when I change screens or launch an app I get a loud click over the speakers.  It could just be my speaker setup, but is anyone else getting the same?

hi all,

i'm writing about a recurring, annoying issue. here's my set-up —

• Pine64 A64+ board with 2 GB RAM
  
• ubuntu image running from @longsleep's ubuntu image 20160403-1, on a class-10, uhs-3 MicrosSD (thank you, @longsleep!)
  
• also, after running the script to expand the partition to use the whole MicroSD, i installed the xdesktop-ubuntu for a window manager/gui (but i have also seen this happen on Mate or XFCE4).
  

• any ideas on how to solve this or get out of it without a restart when the blank screen problem hits?
  
• has anyone else seen this?
  
• anyone have any solutions to this?
  
• is it a heat/heat sync issue? do i need a fan on the board?
  
• is it going to be an upcoming firmware fix to the board? a fix to the ubuntu image? both?
  
• is this similar to the DMA problem i read about on with the a64+ 2 GB board with the Arch Linux image issue?
  

Steps to install Ubuntu
I am using a Windows Desktop, so the steps covered here will show that.
 
Pre-Install setup

1. Download the latest image from longsleeps folder (https://www.stdin.xyz/downloads/people/l...es/ubuntu/)
   
2. Download Win32Imager (https://sourceforge.net/projects/win32di...t/download)
   
3. Have some kind of extraction capabilities (May i suggest 7zip - http://www.7-zip.org)
   
4. Have a Micro SD card (and adapter to enable it to plug into a USB port) ready, at least 8GB (Class 10 if you can)
   
5. Have a decent power supply (at least 2a) and shorter cables are better.
   

1. Extract the image, and Install the Win32Imager somewhere (preferably the same folder!)
   
2. Open Win32imager and write the image to the SD card (ensure you have the SD card selected!)
   
3. Once the write has completed, MAKE SURE you safely remove the USB drive from the PC – not doing so may harm the write process.
   
4. Remove the SD card and put in the Pine64. Ensure you only have the REQUIRED peripherals connected, Keyboard, HDMI, and I would say LAN too, THEN connect the power.
   
5. Let the Pine64 boot. When completed, use username: ubuntu and password: ubuntu to login; it’s also worth mentioning that once you see the login screen, you CAN ssh into the pine64 also, if you so prefer.
   
6. Once logged in, run the following:  /usr/local/sbin/resize_rootfs.sh
   this will resize the / partition to fill the SD card.
   
7. Profit!