07-02-2017, 09:29 PM
What installer are you trying to run? The PINE64 Installer or some installer for Mate 17 (did you mean Mint 17 by any chance?).
I suspect your problem is that you are trying to write an image with Etcher that is not actually a disk image, hence why it's not working. If you could be a bit more specific about what download you did (perhaps giving the link might save confusion?)
And yes, the Pinebook only boots from the eMMC and SD, with the SD having higher priority than the eMMC. There is no BIOS, UEFI, etc... this is an ARM(64) based machine, not an x86/AMD64 one.
This also brings with it the caveat that you can't just use any old linux distro with it... it needs a specific boot loader and kernel, which is why the PINE64 Installer provides a list of ready to use images, which at this point consists of Ubuntu (Minimal, Mate or i3) Q4OS and Android. There is absolutely nothing to stop you bolting your own preferred distro together, but it won't be 'easy' and it may not work well, as the pinebook hardware isn't up to running fancy desktop environment stuff.
I suspect your problem is that you are trying to write an image with Etcher that is not actually a disk image, hence why it's not working. If you could be a bit more specific about what download you did (perhaps giving the link might save confusion?)
And yes, the Pinebook only boots from the eMMC and SD, with the SD having higher priority than the eMMC. There is no BIOS, UEFI, etc... this is an ARM(64) based machine, not an x86/AMD64 one.
This also brings with it the caveat that you can't just use any old linux distro with it... it needs a specific boot loader and kernel, which is why the PINE64 Installer provides a list of ready to use images, which at this point consists of Ubuntu (Minimal, Mate or i3) Q4OS and Android. There is absolutely nothing to stop you bolting your own preferred distro together, but it won't be 'easy' and it may not work well, as the pinebook hardware isn't up to running fancy desktop environment stuff.
