PineNote: Introduction

State of the software

The PineNote is based on the in 2021 released Rockchip RK3566 SoC. The upstreaming status of the SoC functionality can be found on the Quartz64 development documentation page of the Quartz64 single-board computer using the same SoC. In the PineNote development documentation page you’ll find the items specific for the PineNote.

The community edition batch of the PineNote is aimed solely at users with extensive Linux experience. The software while it has improved is still prone to software breaking issues, so users must be prepared to get their hands dirty. This batch is suitable for taking notes, reading ebooks and documents, and general tasks such as web browsing.

The current default Debian firmware is available for users to download here. All core features works well out of the box (taking notes, reading ebooks and documents) but there are still some issues that arise due to updates from Debian (Trixie) testing.

Help and support

Still have any questions regarding software, shipping, or ordering after reading the documentation? Please don’t hesitate to contact the community in the bridged community channels for detailed answers or simply to chat with friendly people in the community! See the community page.

Please keep in mind that PINE64 is not like a regular company (see the PINE64 philosophy) and that support resources are limited - the best way to get support quickly is to ask in the community chat. Please only contact the PINE64 support directly if questions couldn’t be solved via the community chat or the documentation.