Release 20221004

Default User/Pass: kali/8888

Changelog

• Phosh UI Improvements
• Packet Injection Working [use iwconfig instead of airmon-ng]
• Compatible with Tow-Boot
• eg25-manager is available in Kali repository.

I forget to enable eg25-manager service (-;

sudo systemctl enable eg25-manager

Get USB Arsenal for your PinePhone's Kali Linux

Installation:

From PinePhone:

unxz -c $IMAGE_FILE | dd of=/dev/mmcblkX bs=1M oflag=sync status=progress
growpart /dev/mmcblkX Y
e2fsck -y -f /dev/mmcblkXpY
resize2fs /dev/mmcblkXpY
X: Storage Device
Y: Partition Number

From PC [Use Tow-Boot's Mass Storage]:

While booting press Vol-up to boot into Mass Storage, led color will be blue

unxz -c $IMAGE_FILE | dd of=/dev/sdX bs=1M oflag=sync status=progress
growpart /dev/sdX Y
e2fsck -y -f /dev/sdXY
resize2fs /dev/sdXY
X: Storage Device
Y: Partition Number

#If booting fails, please install Tow-Boot first

Kernel_5.17.4_pp

Kernel Headers and Kernel Image for PinePhone

You can even add Mobian's repository to kali build and install kernel using apt

Release 20220724

Default User/Pass: kali/8888

Changelog

• Now, The default partition table is gpt
• alsa-ucm-conf fixed: Sound will work after update
• Image size increased. So, the memory out of space issue fixed
• Packet Injection Working [use iwconfig instead of airmon-ng]
• Compatible with Tow-Boot
• Totally depends on The Kali repository now except package eg25-manager as this is not a part of Kali repository

Get USB Arsenal for your PinePhone's Kali Linux

Installation:

unxz -c $IMAGE_FILE | dd of=/dev/mmcblkX bs=1M status=progress
growpart /dev/mmcblkX Y
e2fsck -y -f /dev/mmcblkXpY
resize2fs /dev/mmcblkXpY
X: Storage Device
Y: Partition Number
#If booting fails, please install Tow-Boot first

Release 20220421

Default User/Pass: kali/8888

IF YOU FACE TLS ERROR OR HTTPS NOT WORKING ON BROWSER

Execute This
sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.ping_group_range="0 1000"

Changelog

• Kernel Version 5.17.4

Installation:

unxz -c $IMAGE_FILE | dd of=/dev/mmcblkX bs=1M status=progress
growpart /dev/mmcblkX Y
e2fsck -y -f /dev/mmcblkXpY
resize2fs /dev/mmcblkXpY
X: Storage Device
Y: Partition Number

beta-1.0

Default User/Pass: kali/8888

Changelog

• Custom Kernel Added
• Bluetooth Config Fixed

Installation

unxz -c $IMAGE_FILE | dd of=/dev/mmcblkX bs=1M status=progress
growpart /dev/mmcblkX Y
resize2fs /dev/mmcblkXpY
X: Storage Device
Y: Partition Number

Alpha-2.0

Default User/Pass: kali/8888

Working

• WiFi
• Monitor Mode
• Bluetooth
• Cellular Network
• Sound
• Fixed Kali Plymouth (Removed Offset)

Not tested other features

Notes

Not tested in PinePhone Pro. But if you install Pro's kernel then it will work.
The custom kernel has some issues, So reverted to Mobian's kernel.

Expand partition manually after flashing.

growpart /dev/mmcblkX Y
resize2fs /dev/mmcblkXpY
X: Storage Device
Y: Partition Number

Alpha-1.0

Default User/Pass: kali/8888

Working

• WiFi
• Monitor Mode
• Bluetooth

Not Working

• Sound
• Cellular Network
• Other features may also not working

Notes

Not tested in PinePhone Pro.
There are some services not enabled in this release.
Maybe after enabling that services some of the issues are resolved.

Expand partition manually after flashing.
growpart /dev/mmcblkX Y
resize2fs /dev/mmcblkXpY
X: Storage Device
Y: Partition Number

Credits:
Megi's Kernel Patches