05-12-2016, 11:30 AM
(05-12-2016, 09:10 AM)tkaiser Wrote:(05-12-2016, 08:56 AM)Luke Wrote: A good walkthrough by tkaiser.
But I assume that you want Android
Even if he wants Android he should follow the steps outlined above. Since with Android he has NO WAY to check whether his board is DOA or not if he runs into the "no display" problem you should be well aware of!
Using the small Linux image and following exactly every step above he will be able to rule out all known issues that prevent burning an OS image successfully. And by using Linux and connected Ethernet the leds on the Ethernet jack can be used as "not DOA" indicator. That's the only known way to really verify if your board is dead or not (if you forget about the crappy Micro USB connector that can also be the reason why Pine64 never successfully boots --> undervoltage/undercurrent as described in the link above)
Choosing Android for DOA detection is impossible since Andoid will refuse the 1st boot with connected Ethernet. So please stop posting recommendations that are already known to NOT work (same here. Why do you tell people an issue that might be related to underpower can be fixed by a kernel update?!)
tkaiser,
Quoting the OP "I am very new to all this so i really need basic tutorial, but even the basic videos i have watched still all direct me to the pine wiki page for download, and none of them work... super frustrated. please help." - based on this I feel it is safe to assume that this isn't a case of a DOA board but rather a case of a lack of know-how to install an OS.
In respect to the other post, I have responded to you there.
Thank you for our input.
