# Installing other distros on DevTerm **URL:** \ **Category:** DevTerm\ **Created:** [October 11, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/installing-other-distros-on-devterm/7241 "2021-10-11T17:12:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lethardicus](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/lethardicus/32/4613_2.png) [@lethardicus](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/lethardicus)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/installing-other-distros-on-devterm/7241/1 "2021-10-11T17:12:08Z")
Was wondering, has anyone tried out any other distros/images on the Devterm yet? ---
**Author:** ![ghostwerk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/ghostwerk/32/4602_2.png) [@ghostwerk](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/ghostwerk)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/installing-other-distros-on-devterm/7241/2 "2021-10-11T19:16:15Z")
many have, though i’ve yet to recieve my unit i think there is a lot of work needed to get certain rk3399-compatible OS to work on the devterm. once i get mine i’ll post my findings here. ---
**Author:** ![phabulosa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/phabulosa/32/4667_2.png) [@phabulosa](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/phabulosa)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/installing-other-distros-on-devterm/7241/3 "2021-10-12T13:11:46Z")
Thank you for doing this. I am also interested in other distros. The following may work. > **[How to Install Manjaro on RockPro64](https://www.electromaker.io/tutorial/blog/how-to-install-manjaro-on-rockpro64)** > > Find out how to install Manjaro on the RockPro64 for an Arch Linux alternative on a super powerful single-board computer. Manjaro ARM for the Pine64 RockPro64 is available with a minimal distro, in a KDE Plasma image, and an XFCE desktop environment. ---
**Author:** ![rommudoh](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/rommudoh/32/5214_2.png) [@rommudoh](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/rommudoh)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/installing-other-distros-on-devterm/7241/4 "2021-10-12T16:51:46Z")
I briefly tried openSUSE Leap 15.3, using the X11 image. It booted, but I had to connect a Monitor through HDMI, and the keyboard didn’t work in Grub, but after boot finished. Also, it didn’t recognize the Wifi. I would still like to get it working, though. ---
**Author:** ![str4d](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/str4d/32/5398_2.png) [@str4d](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/str4d)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2021, 11:26am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/installing-other-distros-on-devterm/7241/5 "2021-10-13T11:26:12Z")
I’ve been working on getting [Fuchsia OS](https://fuchsia.dev/) to run on my DevTerm A06. That’s a bit more involved than other OSs as it requires changes to the bootloader (`u-boot`) to support booting the Zircon kernel, as well as figuring out a workflow for actually flashing Fuchsia to the SD card (existing Fuchsia installation workflows generally target eMMC, so use tools like `fastboot` to flash directly across the network, whereas ideally we could just produce a `.img` we can write to the SD card ourselves). And probably means I’ll have to write drivers myself for most things. Fun! ---
**Author:** ![lethardicus](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/lethardicus/32/4613_2.png) [@lethardicus](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/lethardicus)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/installing-other-distros-on-devterm/7241/6 "2021-10-19T16:21:40Z")
So this is with the CM3 version? Couldn’t get monitor out to work at all. ---
**Author:** ![lethardicus](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/lethardicus/32/4613_2.png) [@lethardicus](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/lethardicus)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/installing-other-distros-on-devterm/7241/7 "2021-10-19T16:22:31Z")
Nice, did you have any luck? I’ve tried TwisterOS with a few different dtbs but none of them worked even with HDMI cable out on initial bootup. ---
**Author:** ![rommudoh](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/rommudoh/32/5214_2.png) [@rommudoh](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/rommudoh)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/installing-other-distros-on-devterm/7241/8 "2021-10-19T18:25:19Z")
Yes it’s the CM3, the micro HDMI worked flawlessly. I had the monitor attached before switching it on, no idea if it works when I connect it later.