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[pfeerick]

Compilation finished (after 325 minutes) on the fourth attempt. The resulting .img file however does not boot. I used the script on the Armbian page, left it at default except for BOARD="pine64" and KERNEL_ONLY="no"

Any hints or tips for a comparative newbie ?

I assumed that the only reason a quad core VM was specified was to cut down on processing time.

Um... why are you compiling anything? As it says in the pine64 docs for Armbian, the support is there... so you you need to do is download the beta image from their site (second last entry). Saves you the hassle of ensuring your system is setup up properly for compilation and waiting around for it to compile!  And preferably use a proper disk imaging tool like Etcher that actually verifies the the image is written, so you minimise the chance that you'll have issues with faulty SD cards.