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  Write SD cards with Etcher for Pinebook Pro
Posted by: futurejones - 11-13-2019, 07:24 PM - Forum: Pinebook Pro Tutorials - Replies (17)

If you need an easy way to write a new OS to a micro SDcard you can now use Etcher on the Pinebook Pro.

Available from the Swift-Arm Repository

Code:
# add repository
curl -s https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/swift-arm/etcher/script.deb.sh | sudo bash

# install etcher
sudo apt-get install balena-etcher-electron

More info at - https://github.com/futurejones/balena-etcher-arm


Question Connection sharing with smartphone in USB or BT.
Posted by: agD0i7rY - 11-13-2019, 03:11 PM - Forum: Linux on Pinebook Pro - No Replies

I can't share the connection via smartphone in USB or BT.
In both cases the telephone is detected but in LV the network connection is in failure.
And in USB my PBP only sees the data.

Same problem with Debian or Bionic versions and kernels 4.4.190 or 196

I share by wifi access point so it's not really problematic but I like to understand wellSmile


  Help - PineBook Pro won't boot!
Posted by: ThisGeekTweets - 11-13-2019, 02:20 PM - Forum: General Discussion on Pinebook Pro - Replies (5)

Just over a week into ownership my lovely new PineBook Pro seems to have given up the ghost! When powering on, I am presented with an awful coil whine from the machine and a blank display (with backlight turned on). I've attempted disconnecting the battery and resetting using the switch on the device but to no avail! The whine seems to stop when I disconnect the display though! Any suggestions? Really disappointed that an otherwise brilliant machine seems dead to the world now!

For reference, this is the sound...
https://youtu.be/QexeIoJv6Hw


  Boot menu?
Posted by: Solra Bizna - 11-13-2019, 01:57 PM - Forum: General Discussion on Pinebook Pro - Replies (1)

I notice that extlinux.conf contains multiple entries, clearly organized as if I should be seeing some sort of menu at boot. Yet, I don't.

Three obvious possibilities:

- There's not actually a menu
- There's a menu, but it's not enabled
- There's a menu and it's enabled, but it goes out on the serial port

Is there a way to get a visible boot menu?

I looked into doing this with syslinux/extlinux on x86 and it seems that those methods involve adding executable things to /boot/extlinux. All the things I found were 32- or 64-bit x86, which obviously(?) won't work on the PBP.


  Reinstall Firefox?
Posted by: sinistermrcream - 11-13-2019, 01:47 PM - Forum: Linux on Pinebook Pro - Replies (10)

I've had the issues with Firefox crashing on every launch (updated the OS and ran MrFixIt's update). I tried removing it and reinstalling, but there doesn't seem to be a compatible Firefox that I can find.

Is the version in the default OS a customized version? Even if not, where do I get a version I can install?


Lightbulb Wifi Privacy Switch without rebooting
Posted by: DrYak - 11-13-2019, 12:30 PM - Forum: Linux on Pinebook Pro - Replies (8)

update 2020.06.16: some recent kernel update has changed the naming of the wifi device - now fe310000.mmc. For those who like a compact one-liner:

Code:
sudo tee /sys/bus/platform/drivers/dwmmc_rockchip/{un,}bind <<< "$(basename /sys/devices/platform/fe310*)"


TL;DR: use the two commands here to restart the Wifi driver after powering the Wifi again with the Privacy Switch for Wifi (Pine + F11) :
Code:
$ echo 'fe310000.dwmmc' | sudo tee /sys/bus/platform/drivers/dwmmc_rockchip/unbind
$ echo 'fe310000.dwmmc' | sudo tee /sys/bus/platform/drivers/dwmmc_rockchip/bind


The full story :

(Moving to a more general thread, because currently my reply is burried in the middle of the Manjaro discussion)

Currently, the privacy switch for Wifi cannot put back Wifi on because soldered-on-motherboard SDIO modules aren't Plug'n'Play.

Here's what you normally see if you try the usual rmmod  + modprobe route:

Code:
$ sudo rmmod brcmfmac brcmutil cfg80211
$ modprobe brcmfmac
$ dmesg
[ 1299.511038] usbcore: deregistering interface driver brcmfmac
[ 1313.114017] platform regulatory.0: Direct firmware load for regulatory.db failed with error -2
[ 1313.114781] cfg80211: failed to load regulatory.db
[ 1313.132537] brcmfmac: probe of mmc0:0001:1 failed with error -110
[ 1313.133192] brcmfmac: probe of mmc0:0001:2 failed with error -110
[ 1313.133865] usbcore: registered new interface driver brcmfmac


There is a way though:

You can find the actual soldered device that answers on the mmcn mentioned above and unbind and re-bind it.

Code:
$ ls -d /sys/devices/platform/*.dwmmc/mmc_host/mmc0
/sys/devices/platform/fe310000.dwmmc/mmc_host/mmc0
$ ls -d /sys/devices/platform/*.dwmmc/mmc_host/mmc*/mmc*/mmc*/ieee80211
/sys/devices/platform/fe310000.dwmmc/mmc_host/mmc0/mmc0:0001/mmc0:0001:2/ieee80211
$ echo 'fe310000.dwmmc' | sudo tee /sys/bus/platform/drivers/dwmmc_rockchip/unbind
$ echo 'fe310000.dwmmc' | sudo tee /sys/bus/platform/drivers/dwmmc_rockchip/bind
$ dmesg
[ 1845.593897] mmc0: card 0001 removed
[ 1849.712047] dwmmc_rockchip fe310000.dwmmc: IDMAC supports 32-bit address mode.
[ 1849.712707] dwmmc_rockchip fe310000.dwmmc: Using internal DMA controller.
[ 1849.713307] dwmmc_rockchip fe310000.dwmmc: Version ID is 270a
[ 1849.713840] dwmmc_rockchip fe310000.dwmmc: DW MMC controller at irq 27,32 bit host data width,256 deep fifo
[ 1849.714799] dwmmc_rockchip fe310000.dwmmc: allocated mmc-pwrseq
[ 1849.715321] mmc_host mmc0: card is non-removable.
[ 1849.728861] mmc_host mmc0: Bus speed (slot 0) = 400000Hz (slot req 400000Hz, actual 400000HZ div = 0)
[ 1849.777673] mmc_host mmc0: Bus speed (slot 0) = 148500000Hz (slot req 150000000Hz, actual 148500000HZ div = 0)
[ 1850.622467] dwmmc_rockchip fe310000.dwmmc: Successfully tuned phase to 47
[ 1850.627007] mmc0: new ultra high speed SDR104 SDIO card at address 0001
[ 1850.636215] brcmfmac: brcmf_fw_alloc_request: using brcm/brcmfmac43456-sdio for chip BCM4345/9
[ 1852.731997] brcmfmac: brcmf_fw_alloc_request: using brcm/brcmfmac43456-sdio for chip BCM4345/9
[ 1852.732808] brcmfmac: brcmf_c_process_clm_blob: no clm_blob available (err=-2), device may have limited channels available
[ 1852.734049] brcmfmac: brcmf_c_preinit_dcmds: Firmware: BCM4345/9 wl0: Sep  7 2018 14:33:37 version 7.45.96.27 (42b546f@shgit) (r) FWID 01-c958c084 es7.c5.n4.a3
[ 1860.053215] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready

Note -if I'm not mistaken :
  • the 'mmc0' numbering might change depending on how your OS enumerate its devices (see how /dev/mmcblk changes - on Manjaro the Wifi is on mmc0 and the internal eMMC is on mmc2, but on the factory shipped Debian - Wifi is on mmc2 and mmc0 has the external µSD)
  • but fe310000.dwmmc is how this soldered MMC interface is mapped to the Rockchip and is fixed accross OSes (it is set in the .dtb)

the bind + unbind trick can also be used if the Broadcom Wifi chip has gone crazy and needs restarting.

(source: other people with similar problems of soldered MMC modules)


  xfce
Posted by: ambein - 11-13-2019, 11:34 AM - Forum: Linux on Pinebook Pro - No Replies

Has anyone configured xfce instead of mate? Any thoughts or recommendations?


  eDP and dual display
Posted by: StefanH - 11-13-2019, 10:25 AM - Forum: Linux on RockPro64 - No Replies

I want to drive a 3840x2160, 4-lane eDP display. Will this work with Linux (preferably Debian)? The exact display part number is BOE TV101QUM-N00. Backlight controls don't have to work (3D printer application), but still images should.


Also, ideally I'd want the option to connect a second, low-res touchscreen. Will this work?


  Pinebook Pro Default Credentials are not working
Posted by: ricardo1934 - 11-13-2019, 09:12 AM - Forum: General Discussion on Pinebook Pro - Replies (4)

Hi all,

the default credentials:

user: rock/rock
passw:rock/rock

Has anyone an idea about what could be running wrong?

Thanks, happy and healthy hacking,

Ricardo


  PinePhone sample images?
Posted by: lispy - 11-13-2019, 08:12 AM - Forum: PinePhone Hardware - Replies (3)

Hi,
could anyone in possession of a working PinePhone post some sample images from the two cameras in different light situations?
My wife wants to retire her aging Jolla phone and was a bit underwhelmed when I told her the PinePhone had only 5MP as compared to 8MP on her Jolla.
Now I wonder how the quality of the shots comes out in RL.

Thanks in advance...