OS Installation
Hello,
Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong that no matter what method I try, I can't install a new OS on the PinePhone? Right now I'm using the "Method Using Factory Installed Tools" and I'm following these steps:
But, as with all my previous tries, it failed. In this case, the terminal tells me that there is no such file or directory and indeed, after checking the directory's contents, there are no files. However, after connecting the card to my PC, the file is still where it is supposed to. I've tried using other SD cards I have that are from the same brand, Kingston, and it doesn't make a difference. I suppose I could buy a new one from a different company but I don't want to spend money on one unless I'm sure the issue relies on the micro SD card.
Any feedback would be tremendously appreciated as it's been a relatively long while since the phone arrived and I'm still stuck on the postmarketOS beta.
Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong that no matter what method I try, I can't install a new OS on the PinePhone? Right now I'm using the "Method Using Factory Installed Tools" and I'm following these steps:
- Format the micro SD card.
- Download the .img.gz or .img.xz file (depending on the distro).
- Extract it so it becomes a .img file.
- Copy that disc image file to the micro SD card.
- Insert the micro SD card on the PinePhone's top slot.
- Start up the phone.
- Select the directory where the micro SD card is mounted; in my case it's "cd ~/mnt".
- Run the following command: "sudo dd if=MOBIAN.img of=/dev/mmcblk2 bs=1M". I obviously tried to install Mobian this last attempt.
But, as with all my previous tries, it failed. In this case, the terminal tells me that there is no such file or directory and indeed, after checking the directory's contents, there are no files. However, after connecting the card to my PC, the file is still where it is supposed to. I've tried using other SD cards I have that are from the same brand, Kingston, and it doesn't make a difference. I suppose I could buy a new one from a different company but I don't want to spend money on one unless I'm sure the issue relies on the micro SD card.
Any feedback would be tremendously appreciated as it's been a relatively long while since the phone arrived and I'm still stuck on the postmarketOS beta.