pine-h64
Standard support
* More about support definitions, criteria and relationships

CLI

Armbian 23.11 Bookworm
Kernel 6.1, Size: 518Mb, Release date: Nov 30, 2023
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stable user space packages
desktop

Armbian 23.11 Jammy XFCE
Kernel 6.1, Size: 1596Mb, Release date: Nov 30, 2023
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stable user space packages
  • PCIe port is not supported: Allwinner H6 has a quirky PCIe controller that doesn’t map the PCIe address space properly to CPU, and accessing the PCIe config space, IO space or memory space will need to be wrapped. As Linux doesn’t wrap PCIe memory space access, it’s not possible to do a proper PCIe controller driver for H6. The BSP kernel modifies the driver to wrap the access, so it’s also not generic, and only devices with modified driver will work. Armbian does not support BSP based kernels. You can find more information here and here.
  • USB3 sometimes doesn’t detect high-speed devices properly

Other supported variants

User spaceInterfaceEUUSAAsiaTorrentKernelIntegritySizeRelease date
 
Armbian BookwormCLI 6.1SHA  ASC518MbNov 30, 2023
Armbian JammyXFCE desktop 6.1SHA  ASC1596MbNov 30, 2023
 
* Looking for different or custom variant? Use Armbian build framework!
While we try best possible to test provided images flaws can happen. If you experience issues please report those. Until we're able to fix latest builds stick to older images from our archive.

Specifications

2GB 4 core 4GB 64bit UASP docker eMMC i2c mpci usb3 wireguard Allwinner H6

* Specifications differ from hardware revision, model and software support level

FAQs

We provide a selection of images that fits hardware best. If you need different image - use build framework and make whatever you need. Build framework relies on Debian and Ubuntu packages - you can build any combination - stable, old stable or rolling release.
Make sure you have a good & reliable boot media (SD card / USB key) and a proper power supply. Archives can be flashed with Etcher (all OS) directly. Insert the SD card into the slot, connect a cable to your network if possible or a display and power your board. (First) boot (with DHCP) takes a bit longer.

Support is provided in one of two ways:

Rolling releases from CI pipeline

 User spaceKernelTorrentIntegritySizeRelease date
 
Armbian Trixie minimal CLIrolling6.1.64SHA  ASC330MbNov 30, 2023
Armbian Jammy XFCE desktop stable6.1.64SHA  ASC944MbNov 30, 2023
Armbian Mantic minimal CLIrolling6.1.64SHA  ASC258MbNov 30, 2023


Rolling releases are suitable for Linux enthusiasts who want cutting edge packages and have the skills to fix damage that a bad update might cause. If you want stability in a production environment or low headaches as a novice user, skip rolling releases. They are only at, build and ship, Debian testing / Arch / Manjaro / Suse Tumbleweed / Kali / Gentoo support quality level!