(ARCHIVED) Debian Jessie Images (3.10.102 BSP Kernel) New Release

[jl_678]

I just received my Pine 64.  I'm trying to create a boot Micro SD card with a Linux image on it.  I tried downloading the image from the Pine 64 web site, but the Pine doesn't see it.  I am working from a Windows 10 workstation and am using Win32 DiskImager.  Is there a Linux distribution that will create a bootable image using Win32 DiskImager?

Hi,

I am not sure what "doesn't see it means."  Are you following this general process?

1. Download the image
   
2. Unzip the image to reveal a .img file
   
3. Use Win32 disk imager to write the .img file to a microSD card and verify that it completes properly.
   
4. Insert microSD card in Pine and power on the Pine
   
5. Ideally, you would plug the pine into a monitor via HDMI to watch the output as it boots.
   

Are you following that process?  I have used both the Ubuntu and debian images without a single problem and so can verify that they work.  (Countless others have used them as well.)  I am running Win10 as well.

[av1024]

Hi!

Looks like an issue with Network Manager in last (3.10.101 kernel) Mate image. May be the same as described on prev page in "no internet" question.

As I can see /etc/resolv.conf is empty after booting (only 'generated by NetworkManager' comment) so no DNS servers available and "Internet doesn't work".

The temporary solution for me is 'echo nameserver 8.8.8.8 | sudo tee -a /etc/resolv.conf'

// Pine64+ 2Gb, Ethernet connection, not logged in to MATE, test from tty/serial console and via ssh

[pribyl.tom]

Hi,
I have tried Debian Jessie on my Pine64 board and it looks fine. I need to cross-compile my application on x86 (or x86-64) host. Is it possible to download toolchain?
Thanks.
T.

[benpope81]

Hi,
I have tried Debian Jessie on my Pine64 board and it looks fine. I need to cross-compile my application on x86 (or x86-64) host. Is it possible to download toolchain?
Thanks.
T.

You'll need to describe your host platform, but something like this: https://packages.debian.org/sid/amd64/g+...-linux-gnu

[pribyl.tom]

Hi,
I have tried Debian Jessie on my Pine64 board and it looks fine. I need to cross-compile my application on x86 (or x86-64) host. Is it possible to download toolchain?
Thanks.
T.

You'll need to describe your host platform, but something like this: https://packages.debian.org/sid/amd64/g+...-linux-gnu

host: Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS on i686 (uname -a: Linux ip-dev-2u 3.13.0-85-generic #129-Ubuntu SMP Thu Mar 17 20:50:41 UTC 2016 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux)

target: Pine64 board with Debian Jessie

[benpope81]

host: Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS on i686 (uname -a: Linux ip-dev-2u 3.13.0-85-generic #129-Ubuntu SMP Thu Mar 17 20:50:41 UTC 2016 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux)

target: Pine64 board with Debian Jessie

There's this, which should do the job: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/trusty/+pac...-linux-gnu

I don't have a trusty install to hand, but:
sudo apt-get install g++-aarch64-linux-gnu

If you want to build it yourself from source, I think:
sudo apt-get build-dep g++-aarch64-linux-gnu
apt-get -t trusty -b source g++-aarch64-linux-gnu

[UnixOutlaw]

Can someone please clear up the massive spaghetti that is all the different variants and locations to locate and download debian images from?

There seems to be like 5 different places, all with conflicting information... There's the pine "shop" web pages with downloads, there pine.pro, there's sun-xi - and there's more...

This one https://www.pine64.pro/downloads/ "seems" to have more stuff and more "updates" than some of the others - however - under Debian Jessie - there are two "base" images - but different sizes, but both dated 8th April.

Can I assume that the wrong date was put against the "larger" one and that it is in fact later than 04/08/2016?

[Blunt21]

Hi !

After some research I've come to understand that it may be possible to run packages built for armv7l on a linux built for armv8 basically running 32bit on a 64bit linux.

I believe this would require some change regarding the rootfs but that's as far as I got, I don't seem to find any more information on the matter.

My problem is that I would like to use my Pine64 to build a MagicMirror2 and this requires electron which isn't built for arm64/armv8. At first I thought about cross-compiling electron for arm64 but this seems to be quite difficult too for the newbie that I am.

So my questions are : Is this possible ? and if so how should I proceed ?

(P.S.: Thank you for your hard work, Debian runs like a charm on the Pine64+ that I have )

[lenny.raposo-pine64.pro]

The Images are pretty much what people want. The Debian Mate And XFCE images are the latest (and currently stable) I am have another set that will be released upon receipt of the Mali driver for the pine.

Pine64.pro is a work in progress as things are a bit busy in my personal life from time to time.

As for the multiarch (32 and 64bit) try sudo dpkg --add-architecture armhf

[fishmech]

The Images are pretty much what people want. The Debian Mate And XFCE images are the latest (and currently stable) I am have another set that will be released upon receipt of the Mali driver for the pine.

Pine64.pro is a work in progress as things are a bit busy in my personal life from time to time.

As for the multiarch (32 and 64bit) try sudo dpkg --add-architecture armhf

What will be the best way to transfer current programs/settings/etc when upgrading to the new images, when available?

Thanks for the work you do.