Hi, 

I'm running the latest version of Android I found on the wiki page: 20160216

My problem is the download speed over ethernet, which is really slow (~1Mbps), but my upload speed is (~15Mbps).
As a reference my pc has a download speed of 200Mbps and upload of 15Mbps.

How do I fix the slow download speed on the pine?

Thx,

Hello, this is the first time I buy a card like this and I have to say I have not started well.

It turns out that from the first moment you try to connect pine64 to a monitor HDMI with a direct cable but did not give signal.
   
   
I was reading and saw that it was taking a bit of trouble Pine64 with this, for I well, tried several cables, various types more expensive, cheaper and with a total of 4 TV's and monitors of different brands and generations with direct connection hdmi making all possible combinations and I have not gotten even see the welcome screen pine64.

   
Am I doing something wrong ?, or is it a possibility that is defective? please if someone has happened something similar would welcome help.

A greeting! and forgive my bad English.

PD: I have also tried several power supply and unplug everything except the HDMI and power.

I have been toying with my Pine64 2GB for awhile now, and am about to chalk this up as a bad purchase, and not waste any more time on this. I could really use some help. Here are my issues. When I go to the Pine64 Wiki, they discuss 3 options for OS. Arch, RemixOS, and Android. Seeing as I have a 2 GB, Arch and RemixOS are not an option because "This version of image is not suitable for PineA64 with 2GB Memory due to a bug involving DMA data transfer with the gigabit ethernet" and Android is not an option, because I only have access to a Mac computer.

So... what are my options? I hear that Ubuntu works, but can't find any support for that. It would really be nice if the folks over at Pine had SOME kind of support or documentation to help out their patrons. I'm kind of feeling like I've been left out in the dark.

Received the pine a few days ago, finally had a chance to play today and so far I am not impressed.

I purchased a brand new Micro SD to use with this thing. Followed the instructions to install Android. Used the PhoenixCard application applied the image as a startup. process was successful exited the app and ejected the card. Inserted the card into the Pine and plugged it in. Got a nice android logo then a Pine A64 logo on a white screen. Left it on the screen for 90 minutes giving it the benefit of the doubt. Nothing happened!

Tried the Remix OS image (yes I know there is an issue with the 2GB model and Remix) but at this point I am just trying to get something other than a white screen and a Pine A64 logo. Nope got that screen.

So I tried formatting with Arch Linux image. Wouldn't work using the PhoenixCard application as says there is a script missing from the file great! I install it with the Win32Diskimager and hazah I have something that might actually work. Well you would think so wouldn't you. It appears that the little wifi/Bluetooth dongle I paid extra for that actually doesn't quite fit properly doesn't work with Arch. Deep joy!

OK so I now try again I wipe the SD card and run the PhoenixCard App and add Android to it again. A complete repeat of the first try. I remove again wipe rinse and repeat now PhoenixCard App just errors. I have rebooted the app, my computer.

What a complete waste of time this thing is. Well worth the cost and the wait!

I would like to statically assign an IP address to my Pine64 on my home network, however, I've noticed that every time I boot the board it comes up with a different ethernet MAC address. This behavior is unlike anything else on my home network which have fixed MAC addresses. Normally, assigning static ip addresses is easy for my home network --- surf to my wifi router and enter MAC address and static ip address assignment in its DHCP table and then I'm done.
With a new MAC address at each boot completely circumvents this simple solution. What can I do to fix the ip address assignment. BTW, I've installed and am running ArchLinux.

Thanks.

My setup:
Pine A64+ 2GB board, no wifi + Bluetooth module just ethernet.
64GB Sandisk Extreme Plus UHS 3 microSD card w/ Android Release 20160216
Samsung Galaxy S6 5V/2A wall charger (not the fast charger)
Standard HDMI Cable connected to 27" Acer 1080P monitor
Powered 4 port USB Hub
Basic Microsoft USB Optical Mouse
Basic Microsoft USB Keyboard

**Update - 4/22/2016** Release 20160303:

Burned perfectly the first try on above card. First start up with only HDMI connected then connected ethernet, mouse & keyboard once fully booted. System seems a lot more stable. Been playing around with it for a few hours installing, uninstalling opening and closing apps and so far no SystemUI or Launcher3 errors. The only problem I've had so far is the preinstalled Chrome app would not start I would get a message that said "Chrome has crashed during startup" but uninstalling and then reinstalling it seemed to solve that problem. No ethernet problems so far. Apps that start off in portrait no longer need a system reboot to correct the orientation once you exit the app it seems to autorotate back to landscape. So far this is a much better user experience compared to 20160216 except for the limitations of some of the apps not working. Also live wallpapers work now they didn't work very well in 20160216.

Release 20160216:

So it took a couple burns of this image to get a decent install. First couple of image burns resulted in performance issues with the overall OS experience. Finally on the third burn the performance is good now but the overall stability is still pretty bad. I am constantly getting "SystemUI has stopped working" and "Launcher3 has stopped working" messages. Also every once in a while I will lose my ethernet connection but it will come back after a restart. 

Apps

Amazon Underground (Manual Install) - Update 20160303 - Installed fine, works fine.

Candy Crush Games (Google Play) - All apps install and work perfectly fine.

Chrome (Preinstalled) - Update 20160303 - Will not start up it says "Chrome has crashed during startup" You have to uninstall it then reinstall and then it works perfectly.

Dolphin Browser (Google Play) – Installed fine, during the setup it auto rotates the screen to portrait mode but after setup is done it rotates back into landscape mode. Whenever you try to go to a website it hangs and asks you to close the app because it's not responding.

Emby (Amazon App Store) - Installs and works perfectly fine.

ES File Explorer (Preinstalled) - Works fine.

Facebook (Google Play) - Installs and works perfectly fine.

FXNOW (Google Play) - Installs and works perfectly fine.

HBO GO (Google Play) - Update 20160303 - App installs and runs fine but still once you select a show or movie to play it plays the splash screen just before the stream starts then just hangs and says "Cannot play content, Try again later".
 
HD Homerun View (Amazon App Store) - Installs fine, opens but it's hit or miss on the playback. Some of the channels play somewhat fine while other channels the video is just so laggy it's unwatchable. Plus HD channels just don't look like HD, they look highly compressed and pixelated. Not sure if it's the app or the Pine that's causing the pixelation issue.

Inbox (Google Play) - "This app isn't compatible with this device"
Inbox (Sideloaded Mobile apk) - Installs and works perfectly fine.

MAX GO (Google Play) - Installs and runs fine, although in portrait mode. Playing media thought it's the same as HBO GO app
 
MLB At Bat (Google Play) - "This app isn't compatible with this device"
MLB At Bat (Sideloaded Mobile apk) - Update 20160303 - Installed fine, navigation works fine, archived games play back flawlessly but when trying to watch live games it starts the feed (audio & video) but after a few seconds it the picture zooms in and then the video freezes but audio continues. 

Netflix (Google Play) - Installs and works perfectly fine.   
 
Opera Browser - Fast and Safe (Google Play) - Installs fine, works perfectly.

PBS Kids (Amazon App Store) - Installs fine, works perfectly.

Podcast Player FM (Google Play) - Installs and works perfectly fine.

Showtime Anytime (Google Play) - Installs fine, I can log in but when you go to play anything it says "Showtime Anytime does not support HDMI video output from this device"

SiriusXM (Google Play) - Installs and works perfectly fine.

Speedtest (Google Play) - Installs fine, works in portrait mode only.

Spotify (Google Play) - Installs fine, starts in portrait mode then once you sign in rotates back to landscape.

Starz (Google Play) - Update 20160303 - Installs fine, and runs fine. When you attempt to play something all I get is a black screen. I can see the time line moving just no video or audio.

The Score ( Google Play) - Installed and worked fine. First startup during setup it auto rotates the screen to portrait but after setup it rotates to landscape mode.

tinyCam Monitor PRO (Google Play) - Installs and works perfectly fine.

TWC TV (Google Play) - Installs fine. First startup auto rotated the screen to portrait mode. Unfortunately when trying to tune to a channel you get the "TWC TV does not support HDMI video output from this device" message.

You Tube (Google Play) - Installs and works perfectly fine.

Please let me know any other apps you guys have tried and I will try to update this list. Please note what app store you installed from and if you did sideload any apps.

Hello,

I just got my 2GB board yesterday.  I would like to (eventually) use it I think for a simple File Server / NAS.  I have read through the forums that the software side (OS) is still rather rudimentary and is a work in progress.

I was wondering what my best options were for setting up a File Server / NAS (ie: just use a general Linux OS or a specific NAS build), and whether it's too early to look for specific solutions and whether I should wait a few months and try then or not?

Thanks.

I tried to use Pine64 board with HDMI to DVI converter. It resulted black screen but when I used HDMI monitor instead of DVI one, it worked.

After some googling, I found this. https://linux-sunxi.org/Banana_Pi_M3#HDM...converters

It says disabling HDCP and enabling HDMI CTS compatibility allows use of HDMI to DVI converters. Is there any way to do that on Pine64?

Just installed Arch Linux on my Pine64+2GB board and want to try installing additional applications and libraries but can't find dpkg, apt-get, or synaptic. How does one install new packages?

Hey Guys

I need some help getting the HW acceleration working on the Pine64. Any and all guidance would'd be much appreciated. Thanks !