[edit 03/04/2021] These instruction's do not apply to Pinebook Pros shipping in 2021. The new and improved keyboard/ trackpad firmware is already flashed on the devices. This thread is now archived and locked.


[edit 10/01/2020] FW flahing Instructions have been edited for both ISO and ANSI users now


Credit goes to @tllim , @xalius , @ayufan and @anarsoul 

N.B. This trackpad/ keyboard firmware update applies to all Pinebook Pros produced in 2019

Before you start:
Your Pinebook Pro should be either fully charged or, preferably, running of mains. This utility will be writing chips on the keyboard and trackpad, so a loss of power during any stage of the update can result in irrecoverable damage to your trackpad or keyboard.

The scripts ought to work on all OSs available for the Pinebook Pro. Some OSs may, however, require installation of relevant dependencies.

Please report any issues you encounter in this thread.

What you'll need:

• Your Pinebook Pro fully charged / running of mains power
  
• Connection to WiFi
  
• An external USB keyboard/ access to the Pinebebook Pro via ssh 
  

My new article is out! Read all about PineTime's Touch Controller... And see the Touch Controller driver in action, created with Rust and Mynewt OS...

Building a Rust Driver for PineTime’s Touch Controller

Hi all,

I've just experienced what appears to be a power issue with the VCC3V3_SSD and probably also the VCC3V3_SYS rail. When my battery is below 40 % communication with the NVMe SSD fails on bootup. This manifests itself in either kernel warnings on bootup and a kernel panic as soon as i enter lspci or a kernel panic immediately on bootup.

My current theory is that during probing of partitions on the NVMe SSD the SSD enters a high power mode and U3 can't keep VCC3V3_SYS at 3.3 V.
The SSD I'm using is a Corsair MP510. Its supported power states are

Compiled https://github.com/diasurgical/devilutionX

since the LAN of my card almost immediately started to throw a tantrum.  I thought of connecting a usb wifi with rtl-8192eu chipset.  in any way I try to install the drivers I get compilation errors and I ask if there is a procedure to follow in order to install this damned usb token to resume using the card.  Thank you all for your understanding

It seems all the OS install tutorials make use of a SD card. Given that the phone doesn't come with a SD card, it is possible to install an OS directly to the eMMC?

*
 Just wondering 'when' we will be able to purchase replacement keyboards for our Pinebook Pro's  ?

As for substituting an ISO for an ANSI  or a ANSI for an ISO,  or simply because something broke on your original keyboard  ?

Also perhaps replacement or upgrade motherboards as the PBP matures.....

What if you happen to damage your screen  ?

I am hoping to see some replacement parts on the store website.

    Thanks  !

(Maybe some cool accessories like skins or cases as well)

I’m retooling my rockpro64 NAS and considering things I want to do to it eventually that I couldn’t pull off this time around. I’m trying to plan for increased power draw since as is I cannot boot from usb3, even with a powered usb hub. Only USB2 boot works and this has supposedly been traced to the rockpro64 not getting enough power. 

If I were to bump this to 4 hard drives and a Marvell sata card (those are stable now, right?) what would the power draw be at peak with gpu?

Hi all,

We'll be at FOSDEM 2020.

On Sunday (Feb 2nd) we'll have a stall - you are welcome to come by or even to co-run it. In the previous years we were in building AW.

Regarding Saturday: I'm not the sort of person who fights their way into the different talks - I'm ok to watch what I'm interested in online a couple of months later. So, for those who want to walk around, stalk KDE and Manjaro people, etc., I'll be around if you just want to hang-out.

Just to ask is there a package for the network manager that adds support for VPN's like L2TP and others like that?