Zero Pi

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


Board name
Zero Pi
Board maker
FriendlyElec
SoC
Allwinner H3
CPU
ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)

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 Zero Pi

Downloads relevant to Zero Pi.
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 FriendlyElec

Boards made by FriendlyElec.
Board Board maker SoC CPU
Zero Pi FriendlyElec Allwinner H3 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Nano Pi A64 FriendlyElec Allwinner A64 ARM Cortex A53 (armv8)
Nano Pi K2 FriendlyElec Amlogic S905 ARM Cortex A53 (armv8)
Nano Pi M1 FriendlyElec Allwinner H3 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Nano Pi M1+ FriendlyElec Allwinner H3 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Nano Pi M4 FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
Nano Pi M4 B FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
Nano Pi Neo FriendlyElec Allwinner H3 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Nano Pi Neo Air FriendlyElec Allwinner H3 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Nano Pi Neo Plus2 FriendlyElec Allwinner H5 ARM Cortex A53 (armv8)
Nano Pi Neo2 FriendlyElec Allwinner H5 ARM Cortex A53 (armv8)
Nano Pi Neo4 FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
Nano Pi R1S FriendlyElec Allwinner H5 ARM Cortex A53 (armv8)
Nano Pi R2C FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3328 ARM Cortex A53 (armv8)
Nano Pi R2S FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3328 ARM Cortex A53 (armv8)
Nano Pi R4S FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
Nano Pi R5C FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3568 ARM Cortex A55 (armv8)
Nano Pi R5S FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3568 ARM Cortex A55 (armv8)
NanoPC-T4 FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
NanoPC-T6 FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3588 ARM Cortex A76/A55 (armv8)

Boards with Allwinner H3

Boards with Allwinner H3 SoC.
Board Board maker SoC CPU
Zero Pi FriendlyElec Allwinner H3 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
ALL-H3-CC H3 (Tritium) Libre Computer Allwinner H3 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Banana Pi M2+ H3 Sinovoip Allwinner H3 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Nano Pi M1 FriendlyElec Allwinner H3 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Nano Pi M1+ FriendlyElec Allwinner H3 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Nano Pi Neo FriendlyElec Allwinner H3 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Nano Pi Neo Air FriendlyElec Allwinner H3 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Orange Pi 2 Xunlong Allwinner H3 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Orange Pi Lite Xunlong Allwinner H3 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Orange Pi One Xunlong Allwinner H3 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Orange Pi PC Xunlong Allwinner H3 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Orange Pi PC Plus Xunlong Allwinner H3 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Orange Pi Plus Xunlong Allwinner H3 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Orange Pi Plus2E Xunlong Allwinner H3 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Orange Pi Zero Plus2 H3 Xunlong Allwinner H3 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)