Orange Pi One Setup

 

First, let's power on and connect our "Orange Pi One" device.

 

Since the product comes with the "Android" operating system out of the box, you'll be greeted with the Android OS stored in the internal memory upon initial boot. You can experience Android on Orange Pi by connecting a keyboard, mouse, and Ethernet.

 

After verifying that our device is functioning properly, let's move on to the installation and usage of Linux distributions on Orange PI, which offer us limitless possibilities.

 

We'll use the Windows operating system for installation. Using desktop applications for Windows, we'll first format the "SD card" and prepare it for installation.

We'll use the application "SDFormatter".

 

Warning: The actions in this step will erase all content on your SD card!

Run the SDFormatter program. Ensure that the drive letter of our SD card is listed in the "Drive" field (If you can't see your drive here, you can refresh to relist the drives). Set the "Format Type" field to "QUICK" and turn "FORMAT SIZE ADJUSTMENT" to "ON" from the "Option" menu. Confirm with the "OK" button.

 

 

 

 

After making the necessary settings for the SDFormatter application, we can start formatting our SD card. Start formatting by clicking the "Format" button.

 

Confirm the prompt "Data may be retrieved after Quick Format. Do you want to continue with Quick Format?" with "OK".

 

 

 

Then, confirm the "Do not remove the drive during formatting. Are you sure you want to format?" prompt with "OK" to complete the process.

 

 

Upon completion, when we see the notification "Drive Format Complete!", we understand that the formatting process has been successfully completed.

 

 

 

 

 

With our SD card formatted and ready, it's time to choose which Linux distribution we want to use. You can find suitable operating systems on the official orangepi.org website or on community sites for Linux distributions.