10-06-2016, 07:15 PM
(10-06-2016, 02:55 PM)Topgun505 Wrote: To be totally honest I knew it wasn't going to be easy. I knew learning a new system would take some time. I had seen the steps to get the image on the SD card and it didn't seem that bad ... But if it is going to turn into a huge project JUST to get the bloody thing booted up it's almost starting to sound like more trouble than it's worth. Sorry but I'm not setting my main pc in a duel boot mode just to get this thing up and working. And the monitor currently being used is the only monitor I have available to try and get this thing working.
To answer early questions ... no ... know ABSOLUTELY ZERO about Linux of any sort. Nor am I much on networking either so most of what has been suggested thus far has been largely greek to me and has just been rather frustrating.
And you shouldn't need to put your machine in dual boot mode - that is really just a personal preference thing - and absolutely not a requirement.
There is no need to be apologise, coming into this cold turkey and having problems at this early stage would frustrate anyone! xD
As Ghost said, see if you can try on another monitor / TV, and see if you're having issues there. Otherwise, I'd go and get a 8GB or 16GB microSD (genuine SanDisk as worked bets for me for reliability, but I'll also be getting some Samsung EVO 32s for performance) so you can rule out that MicroSD card (which is way too cheap - I can't get a reputable brand 128GB microSD for less than AU$150 locally).
You should also get yourself a USB to serial adapter, which will let you connect directly to the pine64 serial console, and see what is happening at boot up (and also removes the need for a monitor, keyboard and mouse to control the pine64 if you just want a command line interface). Something like this will do the trick, although I'd recommend getting the Adafruit version if you're in the US as they have good product support.
