DOA Pine64

[mattylew80]

Yes that is exactly what happens if you display does not support 1080p60hz. The best thing to do is to use a usb to ttl adapter and monitor it through the console during boot. 

http://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=934

Your pine is very likely fine. 80% of the ones that have been returned as DOA were not DOA.

Thanks, just ordered a usb to ttl. Will try it. But one of my displays is a brand new 1080p60hz HD TV so it should be able to handle the pine
I'll let you know how it goes.

There is a new build coming(cant recall if Android or ReMix), I believe tllim said maybe Saturday that should support 720p so may help with the compatibility issues. All we can do is wait and see. I am in the same boat, I have tested 7 devices and only 1 works without an adapted. 3 others work with HDMI to VGA adapter but only by cropping the screen.

These are some of the issues that need to be addressed if Pine is going to compete with the Pi.  Setup should not be this complicated.