Rock64 0.6.x ayufan images

[Luke]

Hi,

I cannot boot 0.6.1 images either. 0.5.x boots and works just fine. When I try 0.6.1 all the front leds stay on and it behaves that it is probably not even able to load the kernel. I am getting a serial usb dongle and will try then to see what happens in the serial console.

If there are multiple versions of the board out there, who can we tell which one we have (and what has been released)?

Jussi

I agree, what good are newer images that don't boot.

From this list https://github.com/ayufan-rock64/linux-build/tags  I only can use 0.5.x images.

Pine64 should slowly start reading this forum & fixing some of the basic errors, so new users get frustrated and return this product.

What good is a help full IRC forum if even the basic images they recommend like 05.15 still don't work 100%, and why is the WIKI only pointing to the latest image version 0.5.10??

For me even 0.5.15 image only usable on my TV, as my Monitor is fixed to 800x600 resolution.  A sudo apt-get dist-upgrade from this version to 0.6.x is not possible.

I encourage you to do a bit of reading and thinking before you write:

what good are newer images that don't boot

The images you're referring to 0.6.X are labelled "Pre-release" and on the git download page it clearly states that the image is 'Highly experimental' ... in bold letters I may add. They are there for developers to determine what works and what doesn't. 
 

why is the WIKI only pointing to the latest image version 0.5.10??

Because its the last image labelled 'Release', and unlike 're-release' images its stable. 

Pine64 should slowly start reading this forum & fixing some of the basic errors

The images you're relating to are developed by ayufan not PINE64.   

What good is a help full IRC forum if even the basic images they recommend like 05.15 still don't work 100%

If you'd read the IRC log perhaps you'd read the following: 

13/12/17 23:18
<lukasz> ayufan1: I saw you wrote you're planning a new desktop release for the Rock64 ?
13/12/17 23:19
<ayufan1> lukasz: yes, with the fix 
13/12/17 23:19
<ayufan1> I’m slowly progressing with next steps 
13/12/17 23:19
<lukasz> ayufan1: ok thanks  
13/12/17 23:19
<ayufan1> now have to recompile all external packages and update them  
13/12/17 23:20
<lukasz> neat looking forward to it 
13/12/17 23:21
<evilbunny> any more bug fixes? 
13/12/17 23:22
<ayufan1> streamline all graphics fixes, and release a pre-alpha release of bionic 
13/12/17 23:24
<Xalius> yeah finally a new LTS  
13/12/17 23:24
<ayufan1> this means that I will leave only xenial and bionic in a near future 

 

my Monitor is fixed to 800x600 resolution.

Kwiboo offered an explanation when you asked in IRC ... go read the response maybe ? 

 A sudo apt-get dist-upgrade from this version to 0.6.x is not possible.

Wrong. ClaudiaF offered an explanation of how-to do it ... but unlike you she correctly identified the 0.6.X image as 'pre-release' and warned the OP against updating .... which ayufan also did when you asked him in IRC. 
I suggest you click this link.