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!
   

Hi,
The is module that compatible with pine and openhab?
Thanks!

Hi guys, 

KS backer here, my 2GB board arrived on Saturday and I've been playing with it (as time allows!) since. 

Muchos thanks to longsleep for his tireless work on the ubuntu build, it works great and I've had a lot of fun with it alongside my pi2 (i dont have a pi3 yet) 

So far I'm really happy with it. I have seen some people complaining about various things and being quite impatient. 
I was also an early adopter for the original pi (so i have seen this complaining before) 

The community takes take to build up, but it seems we have some VERY helpful people here, and I'm very much thankful for them.

I have got Minecraft (Spigot) running on my pine, so far tested with 2 people and it runs beautifully!

If anyone would like a howto, or maybe a video of how to set something up, please ask and I'll try to oblige.

Hi,

Is there a good reference for Pine64 Kernel builds. I've just read that you need to recompile the kernel with some setting tweaks to get a HDMI to DVI adaptor working

I've not a complete novice as I've developed on unix with C/C++ before and I build many Linux packages from source, but would not really consider myself a intermediate/advanced user.

Many thanks in advance...

I had a order of pine64 at the end of February，and it's been a long time now. 
Until now，I have not received a shipping tracking number yet .
I am ANXIOUS to used, and dying to know When will my order ship?
Please give me an accurate point of shipping time, do NOT let me have been endless waiting.
Thanks

The wireless keyboard I use is not recognized in ArchLinux. The Android image sees it just fine.

ID 04fc:05d8 Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd Wireless keyboard/mouse

The NOOBS image of the RPi also had trouble with it.

See https://github.com/raspberrypi/noobs/issues/257 for clues how to fix.

Is there a formal place to submit bugs?

So I have an HP L2335 1920x1200 monitor with DVI, and used a DVI to HDMI cable. A Raspberry Pi works fine with it, but the Pine A64 will not. The screen pops in and out of power save mode.

I switched it to an old Coby TFTV4026 40" LCD TV monitor which provides known-bad EDID information, and it did very well with the Android image booting, but it overscans due to the bad EDID information.

Questions:

Does anyone want to help me debug why the L2335 fails?  Should I report a bug? What do you need to know?

Can you adjust the overscan region and resolution of the Android image?

I was looking around for accessories for the Pine 64 and I was hoping to get some cheap accessories. Does anyone know if Raspberry Pi and Arduino accessories are compatible comparable with Pine 64(+)

Here are some accessories i'm looking into:
http://www.neosecsolutions.com//products...8&cPath=17

http://www.miniinthebox.com/temperature-...rm=2.3.5.0

http://www.miniinthebox.com/electronics-...rm=2.2.1.0