Pinebook Pro bricked?
06-06-2020, 11:16 AM
I also thought that the boot sequence would prioritise SD over eMMC but my experience has shown something that appears to be different.
I was in a similar situation where I was sure my SD card was bootable, but the PBP was stuck with a black screen and an orange power light.
Ultimately I had to open the back plate, flip the eMMC switch, start the boot, and flip it back immediately after. From what I read, you have a few seconds to do so. Then I could finally boot my Manjaro SD and carry on flashing the eMMC.
You need switch #24 in the diagram on this page: https://wiki.pine64.org/index.php/Pinebook_Pro
You can also completely remove the eMMC module if you just want to be 100% sure. But then you won't be able to flash it, naturally.
I was in a similar situation where I was sure my SD card was bootable, but the PBP was stuck with a black screen and an orange power light.
Ultimately I had to open the back plate, flip the eMMC switch, start the boot, and flip it back immediately after. From what I read, you have a few seconds to do so. Then I could finally boot my Manjaro SD and carry on flashing the eMMC.
You need switch #24 in the diagram on this page: https://wiki.pine64.org/index.php/Pinebook_Pro
You can also completely remove the eMMC module if you just want to be 100% sure. But then you won't be able to flash it, naturally.