<![CDATA[PINE64 - Pinecil Software]]> https://forum.pine64.org/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 20:35:29 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[Prohibit Pinecil from going nuclear]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=20216 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:30:25 +0000 snorkel]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=20216 It works just fine! Most of the time...

Then and again it goes into nuclear mode, I see it tries to run 450C or something like it.
After that the tip is toast.

Now, tips are'nt directly cheap and I consider this to be a manufacturing problem.
But you all know the drill..

What I want to know, does anybody else have this problem?
I saw some weird setting regarding high temperature, nothing I could turn off as far as I understodd.

Please help, before I run out of tips..

  /Snorkel]]> It works just fine! Most of the time...

Then and again it goes into nuclear mode, I see it tries to run 450C or something like it.
After that the tip is toast.

Now, tips are'nt directly cheap and I consider this to be a manufacturing problem.
But you all know the drill..

What I want to know, does anybody else have this problem?
I saw some weird setting regarding high temperature, nothing I could turn off as far as I understodd.

Please help, before I run out of tips..

  /Snorkel]]> <![CDATA[is there any settings menu documentation?]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19912 Sat, 19 Jul 2025 14:45:54 +0000 ejames82]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19912
I recently purchased a pinecil v2 and provide power to it with a new 21v tool battery at the barrel jack and it has been working great.  I have a spare battery always ready and it has never had a battery connected to it with less than 21 volts.
I used the pinecil and suddenly the pinecil would just drop in temp for no reason (that I know of anyway, I am new to the tool).
I found in the advanced settings the ability to do a factory reset, and did so.  then the tool went back to working the way I prefer.
I like to just heat the tip to between 350 and 400, do my solder, then shut it off to prep for the next one.  very basic.  I have been cutting off the electric at the battery to shut it down because my efforts to shut it down with the pinecil were in vein.  it would stay at 10 degrees celsius according to the display.
I looked through the settings and was overwhelmed by how much is in there.  a high percent of that, are terms that I am unfamiliar with, so I'm worried that I will screw something up just by going there.  it's a good thing I know how to do the factory reset.
I've checked youtube and google and can't find any documentation regarding the settings, the selections within, and hopefully explanations of them.

is there any documentation for the settings and/or menu's for the pinecil v2?

thanks.]]>
I recently purchased a pinecil v2 and provide power to it with a new 21v tool battery at the barrel jack and it has been working great.  I have a spare battery always ready and it has never had a battery connected to it with less than 21 volts.
I used the pinecil and suddenly the pinecil would just drop in temp for no reason (that I know of anyway, I am new to the tool).
I found in the advanced settings the ability to do a factory reset, and did so.  then the tool went back to working the way I prefer.
I like to just heat the tip to between 350 and 400, do my solder, then shut it off to prep for the next one.  very basic.  I have been cutting off the electric at the battery to shut it down because my efforts to shut it down with the pinecil were in vein.  it would stay at 10 degrees celsius according to the display.
I looked through the settings and was overwhelmed by how much is in there.  a high percent of that, are terms that I am unfamiliar with, so I'm worried that I will screw something up just by going there.  it's a good thing I know how to do the factory reset.
I've checked youtube and google and can't find any documentation regarding the settings, the selections within, and hopefully explanations of them.

is there any documentation for the settings and/or menu's for the pinecil v2?

thanks.]]> <![CDATA[img2logo workaround for Python 3.8]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19796 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 03:00:33 +0000 nomakewan]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19796
If you are currently "stuck" on an operating system that can only use up to Python 3.8 and are trying to use the img2logo python script to create your own custom boot logos for IronOS, you may find yourself staring at the following error in your console after trying to run the conversion:

[Image: eOHNoNS.jpeg]

This "'type' object is not subscriptable" error occurs because type annotation was added in Python 3.9 and is not present in 3.8 and earlier versions. Thankfully the fix is incredibly simple and does not require changing the part of the code doing the actual work. All you need to do is add a single line at the very top of the file:

Code:
from __future__ import annotations

The above should go on line 3, above the line with "division" in it. Once you add this single line, img2logo will work perfectly.

Hope this helps!]]>
If you are currently "stuck" on an operating system that can only use up to Python 3.8 and are trying to use the img2logo python script to create your own custom boot logos for IronOS, you may find yourself staring at the following error in your console after trying to run the conversion:

[Image: eOHNoNS.jpeg]

This "'type' object is not subscriptable" error occurs because type annotation was added in Python 3.9 and is not present in 3.8 and earlier versions. Thankfully the fix is incredibly simple and does not require changing the part of the code doing the actual work. All you need to do is add a single line at the very top of the file:

Code:
from __future__ import annotations

The above should go on line 3, above the line with "division" in it. Once you add this single line, img2logo will work perfectly.

Hope this helps!]]> <![CDATA[Windows not recognizing Pinecil v2 for flashing]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=18138 Fri, 14 Apr 2023 21:02:02 +0000 insightbrewery]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=18138
I'm running Windows 7 x64 - it won't recognize the Pinecil in flashing mode/won't install a driver. In Device Manager it shows up as "CDC Virtual ComPort" and says device drivers are not installed.

I followed the instructions to the letter: held down the "-" button when connecting and held it for 15s after, along with all the PowerShell and blisp instructions. Executing blisp results in "Device not found". I tried three different cables (one generic, and two Anker USB-A to USB-C. All three work fine flashing my backup TS101) and every USB port on the laptop.

Guidance would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

P.S. When I hook it up without holding "-", it does boot up with the screen active as expected, and Device Manager shows it under USB Controllers as "Unknown Device", but also says "No drivers are installed for this device."]]>
I'm running Windows 7 x64 - it won't recognize the Pinecil in flashing mode/won't install a driver. In Device Manager it shows up as "CDC Virtual ComPort" and says device drivers are not installed.

I followed the instructions to the letter: held down the "-" button when connecting and held it for 15s after, along with all the PowerShell and blisp instructions. Executing blisp results in "Device not found". I tried three different cables (one generic, and two Anker USB-A to USB-C. All three work fine flashing my backup TS101) and every USB port on the laptop.

Guidance would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

P.S. When I hook it up without holding "-", it does boot up with the screen active as expected, and Device Manager shows it under USB Controllers as "Unknown Device", but also says "No drivers are installed for this device."]]> <![CDATA[DFU Issues]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=16144 Tue, 22 Feb 2022 21:46:15 +0000 erobertsmt]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=16144 <![CDATA[Updating to IronOS 2.16+]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=15742 Wed, 12 Jan 2022 12:31:59 +0000 Ryderbike1]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=15742
The first problem I ran into is that as of IronOS 2.16 the precompiled Pinecil version comes in .hex and .dfu formats. And of course, the official Pine64 updater does not support .hex or .dfu files, it's set up for .bin files only.

From here there are a few options. The first is that you can use the recommended dfu-util to flash the OS as well as do some other fancy features like a custom boot logo, but this requires Linux, and making a thumb drive to boot off of is something I'm frankly not qualified to explain. I hardly understand it myself and half the Linux OS seems to require a master's degree in wizardry to understand.

The second option was to convert the hexadecimal file to a binary file. There are many different methods out there to convert .hex to .bin and you should always do your own research before downloading random software. But for simplicity's sake, these instructions will assume you used the same program I did called Hex2Bin


  1. Use the download link found at http://hex2bin.sourceforge.net/
  2. After downloading you should end up with a file called [b]Hex2bin-2.5.tar.bz2[/b]
  3. Using a .zip manager like 7.zip, extract it to get the Hex2bin-2.5 file
  4. Download the Pinecil version of the official IronOS 2.16 software from https://github.com/Ralim/IronOS/releases
  5. In the IronOS 2.16 file, you should find Pinecil_EN.hex or the equivalent for the language you wish to use.
  6. Right-click and go Open with -> Choose another app -> Find another app on this PC -> navigate to the Hex2bin-2.5 file that you extracted -> bin -> releases -> Hex2bin
  7. Now you should have a Pinecil_EN.bin version of the IronOS 2.16 software
  8. Download the official Pine64 Pinecil software updater from https://github.com/pine64/pinecil-firmwa...r/releases
  9. Run the program called pinecil_firmware_updater
  10. Hold down the negative button on the Pinecil and plug it into your computer
  11. Select custom firmware and navigate to the Pinecil_EN.bin file
  12. Run the updater

So there's how I did it. It's not elegant or simple but it worked. Hope this helps someone else or at the very least pointed them in the right direction.]]>
The first problem I ran into is that as of IronOS 2.16 the precompiled Pinecil version comes in .hex and .dfu formats. And of course, the official Pine64 updater does not support .hex or .dfu files, it's set up for .bin files only.

From here there are a few options. The first is that you can use the recommended dfu-util to flash the OS as well as do some other fancy features like a custom boot logo, but this requires Linux, and making a thumb drive to boot off of is something I'm frankly not qualified to explain. I hardly understand it myself and half the Linux OS seems to require a master's degree in wizardry to understand.

The second option was to convert the hexadecimal file to a binary file. There are many different methods out there to convert .hex to .bin and you should always do your own research before downloading random software. But for simplicity's sake, these instructions will assume you used the same program I did called Hex2Bin


  1. Use the download link found at http://hex2bin.sourceforge.net/
  2. After downloading you should end up with a file called [b]Hex2bin-2.5.tar.bz2[/b]
  3. Using a .zip manager like 7.zip, extract it to get the Hex2bin-2.5 file
  4. Download the Pinecil version of the official IronOS 2.16 software from https://github.com/Ralim/IronOS/releases
  5. In the IronOS 2.16 file, you should find Pinecil_EN.hex or the equivalent for the language you wish to use.
  6. Right-click and go Open with -> Choose another app -> Find another app on this PC -> navigate to the Hex2bin-2.5 file that you extracted -> bin -> releases -> Hex2bin
  7. Now you should have a Pinecil_EN.bin version of the IronOS 2.16 software
  8. Download the official Pine64 Pinecil software updater from https://github.com/pine64/pinecil-firmwa...r/releases
  9. Run the program called pinecil_firmware_updater
  10. Hold down the negative button on the Pinecil and plug it into your computer
  11. Select custom firmware and navigate to the Pinecil_EN.bin file
  12. Run the updater

So there's how I did it. It's not elegant or simple but it worked. Hope this helps someone else or at the very least pointed them in the right direction.]]> <![CDATA[Hex files and how to convert them to bin]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=15628 Wed, 29 Dec 2021 01:02:20 +0000 turbothewolfhog]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=15628
I'm trying to update my pinecil to the latest firmware, and when I downloaded it from either the pinecil repository or the ironOS repository, they both are hex files, which don't work with the pinecil software. How do I convert them to bin files or how do I flash them without converting? I think mine is the newer batch of pinecils because I ordered mine in November and mine just arrived today.]]>
I'm trying to update my pinecil to the latest firmware, and when I downloaded it from either the pinecil repository or the ironOS repository, they both are hex files, which don't work with the pinecil software. How do I convert them to bin files or how do I flash them without converting? I think mine is the newer batch of pinecils because I ordered mine in November and mine just arrived today.]]> <![CDATA[Firmware update issue]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=12803 Sat, 16 Jan 2021 13:36:02 +0000 admar]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=12803
I just received my Pinecil and wanted to update the firmware to IronOS v2.13 NL. Unfortunately this fails with:

    dfu-util: Error during special command "MASS_ERASE" get_status

I'm using dfu-util 0.9-1 from Ubuntu 20.04; dfu-util -l shows

    Found DFU: [28e9:0189] ver=0100, devnum=124, cfg=1, intf=0, path="1-6", alt=0, name=" Flash  /0x08000000/128*001Kg", serial="??"

so according to the https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/Pinecil it should be safe to update the firmware.

I also tried updating the firmware with https://github.com/pine64/pinecil-firmware-updater/ on a Windows 10 machine but it fails with a similar message:

    Invalid DFU suffix signature A valid DFU suffix signature will be required in a future dfu-util release!!! Error during special command "MASS_ERASE" get_status
    DFU-Util exited with error code 74!
    Flashing failed.

Any ideas what could be wrong here and how to update the firmware on this device?

See https://pastebin.com/wmRE10Bk for a complete log of dfu-util.

Thanks in advance.]]>
I just received my Pinecil and wanted to update the firmware to IronOS v2.13 NL. Unfortunately this fails with:

    dfu-util: Error during special command "MASS_ERASE" get_status

I'm using dfu-util 0.9-1 from Ubuntu 20.04; dfu-util -l shows

    Found DFU: [28e9:0189] ver=0100, devnum=124, cfg=1, intf=0, path="1-6", alt=0, name=" Flash  /0x08000000/128*001Kg", serial="??"

so according to the https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/Pinecil it should be safe to update the firmware.

I also tried updating the firmware with https://github.com/pine64/pinecil-firmware-updater/ on a Windows 10 machine but it fails with a similar message:

    Invalid DFU suffix signature A valid DFU suffix signature will be required in a future dfu-util release!!! Error during special command "MASS_ERASE" get_status
    DFU-Util exited with error code 74!
    Flashing failed.

Any ideas what could be wrong here and how to update the firmware on this device?

See https://pastebin.com/wmRE10Bk for a complete log of dfu-util.

Thanks in advance.]]>