07-06-2017, 06:55 AM
(07-02-2017, 09:29 PM)pfeerick Wrote: 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.
Thank you for your helpful reply. I'm late responding because I didn't know where to look for responses.
The installer I was trying to use was:
- 55.6 MB pine64-installer-2.0.0-beta.2-linux-x64.zip
I mentioned Etcher in my first message only because I had tried using it as a alternative when I I couldn't get Installer to run.
Then I used the unzip command for my first time to, I hope, correctly produce:
/home/pine64/Downloads/ubuntu-mate-17.04-desktop-amd64.iso
I then tried to follow the steps and screens to check the executable box at:
https://github.com/pine64dev/PINE64-Inst.../README.md
Double-clicking didn't work and my effort to use some kind of Run command always produced a Not able to find or open the file message -- even when I think I had "cd" to the right directory.
I want the Pinebook update because I had read in the blog that the fixes may make my 14" Pinebook run more quickly and with fewer "internal error" messages. (My keyboard misses a lot of what I type, but I read somewhere in the blog that I can pop the key cover and maybe correct the position of the rubber bulb to improve the response.)
I had read descriptions of Mate's trying to stay with Gnome during the last yeae at Liliputing.com.
The Pinebook is slower than the Acer Chromebook overlayed with Ubuntu that I was using, but I don't mind its being slow to have a true Linux machine where I can go back to my Tor browser. Intenet privacy is a hobby of mine and I use Runbox.com because it's not in the US; DuckDuckGo (and maybe there's a more private browser called Dooble? And YaCy?)
Anyway I've already bragged to my wife that I'm in touch with the "Moderator," and I do sincerely appreciate your taking some time with me.
stanley -- new york city
