CHIP
Minimal, pure and up-to-date vanilla Debian/Ubuntu Linux SD card image for CHIP.
- Board name
- CHIP
- Board maker
- Next Thing
- SoC
- Allwinner R8
- CPU
- ARM Cortex A8 (armv7)
Install instructions
curl -O https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
curl -O 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).
curl -O https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
curl -O 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).
curl -O https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
curl -O 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).
curl -O https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
curl -O 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).
curl -O https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
curl -O 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).
curl -O https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
curl -O 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).
curl -O https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
curl -O 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).
curl -O https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
curl -O 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).
curl -O https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
curl -O 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).
curl -O https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
curl -O 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 CHIP
| 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/12.11 ("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 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 Kernel PLACEHOLDER | PLACEHOLDER | PLACEHOLDER |
| PLACEHOLDER | Ubuntu 25.10 ("questing") image Experimental Kernel PLACEHOLDER | PLACEHOLDER | PLACEHOLDER |
Boards by Next Thing
| Board | Board maker | SoC | CPU |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHIP | Next Thing | Allwinner R8 | ARM Cortex A8 (armv7) |
| CHIP Pro | Next Thing | Allwinner GR8 | ARM Cortex A8 (armv7) |
Boards with Allwinner R8
| Board | Board maker | SoC | CPU |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHIP | Next Thing | Allwinner R8 | ARM Cortex A8 (armv7) |