Pinebook Pro dead after dd
03-03-2021, 07:57 PM
For the first week of owning PBP, I wasn't pushing the power adapter all the way in. I've learnt the hard ways, to avoid excessive force with electronics, and so I inserted the power adapter till snug, and it powered on -- but I had occasional screen flickerings and battery charging issues, until I learned that, in this case, with just a little more force, the adapter snaps all the way in, with no shiny metal visible.
The screen you received about giving root password for maintenance is common when a device loses power suddenly (like when battery runs out) and doesn't have time to shutdown properly, causing corrupted filesystems. After you give the root password, you can run e2fsck and repair corrupted file systems before hitting cntrl-d.
Since you were noticing the charging light and having the error I get from power failures, perhaps all you have to do is exert a little more force when plugging in your power adapter until you feel it snap into position.
The screen you received about giving root password for maintenance is common when a device loses power suddenly (like when battery runs out) and doesn't have time to shutdown properly, causing corrupted filesystems. After you give the root password, you can run e2fsck and repair corrupted file systems before hitting cntrl-d.
Since you were noticing the charging light and having the error I get from power failures, perhaps all you have to do is exert a little more force when plugging in your power adapter until you feel it snap into position.