Banana Pi M2S

Minimal, pure and up-to-date vanilla Debian/Ubuntu Linux SD card image for Banana Pi M2S.


Board name
Banana Pi M2S
Board maker
Sinovoip
SoC
Amlogic S922X/A311D
CPU
ARM Cortex A73/A53 (armv8)

Install instructions

wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER2.bin.gz
zcat boot.bin.gz debian.bin.gz > sd-card.img
dd if=sd-card.img of=/dev/sdXXX # ...where /dev/sdXXX is your SD card

When the dd command is done, put the SD card in your board and power it on. The board will boot up and assign itself an IP address using DHCP. The last part of the Debian/Ubuntu image filename is the default root password ("PLACEHOLDER" for this image).

wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER2.bin.gz
zcat boot.bin.gz debian.bin.gz > sd-card.img
dd if=sd-card.img of=/dev/sdXXX # ...where /dev/sdXXX is your SD card

When the dd command is done, put the SD card in your board and power it on. The board will boot up and assign itself an IP address using DHCP. The last part of the Debian/Ubuntu image filename is the default root password ("PLACEHOLDER" for this image).

wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER2.bin.gz
zcat boot.bin.gz debian.bin.gz > sd-card.img
dd if=sd-card.img of=/dev/sdXXX # ...where /dev/sdXXX is your SD card

When the dd command is done, put the SD card in your board and power it on. The board will boot up and assign itself an IP address using DHCP. The last part of the Debian/Ubuntu image filename is the default root password ("PLACEHOLDER" for this image).

wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER2.bin.gz
zcat boot.bin.gz debian.bin.gz > sd-card.img
dd if=sd-card.img of=/dev/sdXXX # ...where /dev/sdXXX is your SD card

When the dd command is done, put the SD card in your board and power it on. The board will boot up and assign itself an IP address using DHCP. The last part of the Debian/Ubuntu image filename is the default root password ("PLACEHOLDER" for this image).

wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER2.bin.gz
zcat boot.bin.gz debian.bin.gz > sd-card.img
dd if=sd-card.img of=/dev/sdXXX # ...where /dev/sdXXX is your SD card

When the dd command is done, put the SD card in your board and power it on. The board will boot up and assign itself an IP address using DHCP. The last part of the Debian/Ubuntu image filename is the default root password ("PLACEHOLDER" for this image).

wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER2.bin.gz
zcat boot.bin.gz debian.bin.gz > sd-card.img
dd if=sd-card.img of=/dev/sdXXX # ...where /dev/sdXXX is your SD card

When the dd command is done, put the SD card in your board and power it on. The board will boot up and assign itself an IP address using DHCP. The last part of the Debian/Ubuntu image filename is the default root password ("PLACEHOLDER" for this image).

wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER2.bin.gz
zcat boot.bin.gz debian.bin.gz > sd-card.img
dd if=sd-card.img of=/dev/sdXXX # ...where /dev/sdXXX is your SD card

When the dd command is done, put the SD card in your board and power it on. The board will boot up and assign itself an IP address using DHCP. The last part of the Debian/Ubuntu image filename is the default root password ("PLACEHOLDER" for this image).

wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER2.bin.gz
zcat boot.bin.gz debian.bin.gz > sd-card.img
dd if=sd-card.img of=/dev/sdXXX # ...where /dev/sdXXX is your SD card

When the dd command is done, put the SD card in your board and power it on. The board will boot up and assign itself an IP address using DHCP. The last part of the Debian/Ubuntu image filename is the default root password ("PLACEHOLDER" for this image).

wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER2.bin.gz
zcat boot.bin.gz debian.bin.gz > sd-card.img
dd if=sd-card.img of=/dev/sdXXX # ...where /dev/sdXXX is your SD card

When the dd command is done, put the SD card in your board and power it on. The board will boot up and assign itself an IP address using DHCP. The last part of the Debian/Ubuntu image filename is the default root password ("PLACEHOLDER" for this image).

wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER2.bin.gz
zcat boot.bin.gz debian.bin.gz > sd-card.img
dd if=sd-card.img of=/dev/sdXXX # ...where /dev/sdXXX is your SD card

When the dd command is done, put the SD card in your board and power it on. The board will boot up and assign itself an IP address using DHCP. The last part of the Debian/Ubuntu image filename is the default root password ("PLACEHOLDER" for this image).


Downloads for Banana Pi M2S

Downloads relevant to Banana Pi M2S.
File Description Build date Size
PLACEHOLDER Boot image U-Boot PLACEHOLDER TF-A PLACEHOLDER RPi boot FW PLACEHOLDER AML boot FW PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER
PLACEHOLDER Debian oldstable/11.11 ("bullseye") image Kernel PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER
PLACEHOLDER Debian stable/12.7 ("bookworm") image Kernel PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER
PLACEHOLDER Debian testing ("trixie") image Kernel PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER
PLACEHOLDER Debian unstable ("sid") image Kernel PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER
PLACEHOLDER Debian experimental ("rc-buggy") image Experimental Kernel PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER
PLACEHOLDER Ubuntu 20.04 LTS ("focal") image Kernel PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER
PLACEHOLDER Ubuntu 22.04 LTS ("jammy") image Kernel PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER
PLACEHOLDER Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ("noble") image Kernel PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER
PLACEHOLDER Ubuntu 24.10 ("oracular") image Kernel PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER
PLACEHOLDER Ubuntu 25.04 ("plucky") image Experimental Kernel PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER

Boards by Sinovoip

Boards made by Sinovoip.
Board Board maker SoC CPU
Banana Pi M2S Sinovoip Amlogic S922X/A311D ARM Cortex A73/A53 (armv8)
Banana Pi BPI-R2 Pro Sinovoip Rockchip RK3568 ARM Cortex A55 (armv8)
Banana Pi CM4IO Sinovoip Amlogic S922X/A311D ARM Cortex A73/A53 (armv8)
Banana Pi M1 Sinovoip Allwinner A20 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Banana Pi M1+ Sinovoip Allwinner A20 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Banana Pi M2 Sinovoip Allwinner A31s ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Banana Pi M2 Berry Sinovoip Allwinner V40 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Banana Pi M2 Pro Sinovoip Amlogic S905X3/S905Y3/S905D3 ARM Cortex A55 (armv8)
Banana Pi M2 Ultra Sinovoip Allwinner R40 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Banana Pi M2 Zero Sinovoip Allwinner H2+ ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Banana Pi M2+ Sinovoip Allwinner H5 ARM Cortex A53 (armv8)
Banana Pi M2+ H3 Sinovoip Allwinner H3 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Banana Pi M2M Sinovoip Allwinner R16 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Banana Pi M3 Sinovoip Allwinner A83T ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Banana Pi M5 Sinovoip Amlogic S905X3/S905Y3/S905D3 ARM Cortex A55 (armv8)
Banana Pi M64 Sinovoip Allwinner A64 ARM Cortex A53 (armv8)

Boards with Amlogic S922X/A311D

Boards with Amlogic S922X/A311D SoC.
Board Board maker SoC CPU
Banana Pi M2S Sinovoip Amlogic S922X/A311D ARM Cortex A73/A53 (armv8)
Banana Pi CM4IO Sinovoip Amlogic S922X/A311D ARM Cortex A73/A53 (armv8)
GT-King Beelink Amlogic S922X/A311D ARM Cortex A73/A53 (armv8)
GT-King Pro Beelink Amlogic S922X/A311D ARM Cortex A73/A53 (armv8)
GT-King X Beelink Amlogic S922X/A311D ARM Cortex A73/A53 (armv8)
ODROID GO Ultra Hardkernel Amlogic S922X/A311D ARM Cortex A73/A53 (armv8)
ODROID N2 Hardkernel Amlogic S922X/A311D ARM Cortex A73/A53 (armv8)
ODROID N2L Hardkernel Amlogic S922X/A311D ARM Cortex A73/A53 (armv8)
VIM3 Khadas Amlogic S922X/A311D ARM Cortex A73/A53 (armv8)
Zero2 Radxa Amlogic S922X/A311D ARM Cortex A73/A53 (armv8)