05-20-2016, 06:51 AM
(05-19-2016, 06:26 PM)brf Wrote: Well, I've had my Pine64 for about two weeks now, and was about ready to send it back. Same problem, no video and only a red led to indicate any life at all. (I'm using the power supply sold as an add-on to the board). Using a cable with hdmi on one end and a DVI connector on the other to connect to my monitor.
After reading all the posts here, I hooked it up directly, hdmi-hdmi to a TV set, and what do you know, IT WORKED !! Booted up into Debian, graphics and all. That's a good thing, at least I don't have a DOA board, hardware-wise.
This leads to another question. Using hdmi-hdmi is not my plan, since I don't have an hdmi-native display. So I seem to have a decision to make.
1) If the hardware on the board will not work with a hdmi-dvi conversion, the board will not suit my use-case, and I will have to return it. Otherwise, I need to know, without a lot of mail-order experimentation, what I need to buy to make it work.
2) If it is a software issue, I can wait, but I need to know when this serious issue is likely to be fixed. If the answer is more than a month, I will again consider sending it back, because it does not answer my needs.
Seems like a great little SOC/board, at a really incredible price, but my time is worth something, too. Which is it, 1) or 2) ??
Hmmmm. 1-I don't see the hdmi-dvi conversion working out. I tried several monitors and even did a pin for pin test with my volt meter to see if the adapter was the issue. 2-Software (images) are well on their way so I think you could find a proper image.
After doing this for a while (with other startups) I decided to spend the extra money and go with a more mature board when the project has your sort of needs. If I were you I'd sell on Ebay instead of returning as they are getting a premium. Good luck.
