07-08-2017, 01:26 PM
You are right that I was trying to run the installer on the pinebook itself. I thought it would be like the upgrades I used to download on Ubuntu every year or two.
I would my Pinebook to hesitate less when I'm typing and to give fewer "internal error" and "script still running" messages and I thought this was the way.
I notice that last week when I ran Software Updater I could have selected to download a new version upgrade. Would this be better for me?
But now when check to see if it still there I get a insufficient memory in boot directory. I emptied my email trash but I don't know how to do more. And I also ran some old sudo apt-get remove --purge commands I once knew how to use to remove old kernels, but that reported that there were 4 and 0 to be removed. I don't know how to list the kernels and maybe I was in the wrong directory.
Maybe I should just be bold and follow the instructions you've given? I understand the sequence and I think I can do it.
stanley
I would my Pinebook to hesitate less when I'm typing and to give fewer "internal error" and "script still running" messages and I thought this was the way.
I notice that last week when I ran Software Updater I could have selected to download a new version upgrade. Would this be better for me?
But now when check to see if it still there I get a insufficient memory in boot directory. I emptied my email trash but I don't know how to do more. And I also ran some old sudo apt-get remove --purge commands I once knew how to use to remove old kernels, but that reported that there were 4 and 0 to be removed. I don't know how to list the kernels and maybe I was in the wrong directory.
Maybe I should just be bold and follow the instructions you've given? I understand the sequence and I think I can do it.
stanley
(07-07-2017, 02:33 AM)pfeerick Wrote: lol... brag away... have to earn those brownie points somehow to ensure you can keep buying toys
Ok, I *think* I might have finally gotten my head around what the problem is... you're trying to run the pine64-installer on the pinebook itself, aren't you? If so, it won't work, and neither will etcher, as they do not have a ARMHF/ARM64 version for you to run.
What I would suggest you do if this is indeed the case is
- Download the current Ubuntu Mate build for the pinebook
- Use the Disks utility in Ubuntu Mate (System -> Preferences -> Hardware -> Disks) to write it to a MicroSD card, so you can boot from the microSD card. [In the Disks tool, you'll want to highlight the SD card reader, then click the menu button up at the top right of the window (has three horizontal lines), choose 'Restore Disk Image' and then find that ubuntu Mate image you just downloaded]
- Reboot the Pinebook with the newly made boot microSD, and it should boot from the microSD you just wrote to.
- Connect to the internet (wifi, ethernet over usb, etc).
- Open a terminal (Applications -> System Tools -> Mate Terminal) and run 'sudo pine64_install_to_emmc.sh xenial-mate' to download and install the Ubuntu Xenial Mate image to your Pinebook's eMMC.
