02-14-2017, 01:41 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-21-2018, 11:45 AM by Mikerr. Edited 1 time in total.)
So you have a new Tinkerboard, other things you need:
Power supply with micro USB connector (2.5A recommended)
Micro SD card (4GB+)
Monitor with HDMI cable
Keyboard and Mouse
![[Image: WrgvJu0m.png]](http://i.imgur.com/WrgvJu0m.png)
Note Etcher can use the downloaded zip file as is, win32diskimager needs you to extract the .img first.
Note The screen will remain blank during bootup - no text displayed until the desktop appears
![[Image: O7bwxdXm.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/O7bwxdXm.jpg)
Experienced users can SSH in immediately with user/pass linaro:linaro
Power supply with micro USB connector (2.5A recommended)
Micro SD card (4GB+)
Monitor with HDMI cable
Keyboard and Mouse
- First go download the SD image at https://www.asus.com/uk/supportonly/TInk..._Download/ - select OS / Others / TinkerOS_Debian Download [1.01GB]
- Write this to an SD card with Etcher on Windows / Mac /Linux (Download ) or Win32DiskImager ( Download )
![[Image: WrgvJu0m.png]](http://i.imgur.com/WrgvJu0m.png)
Note Etcher can use the downloaded zip file as is, win32diskimager needs you to extract the .img first.
- Insert microSD into the tinkerboard and it should boot to a desktop after 30 seconds or so.
Note The screen will remain blank during bootup - no text displayed until the desktop appears
![[Image: O7bwxdXm.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/O7bwxdXm.jpg)
Experienced users can SSH in immediately with user/pass linaro:linaro