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  Run Linux desktop as an Android application
Posted by: Vasant - 11-09-2019, 11:08 AM - Forum: General Discussion on Pinebook Pro - Replies (7)

Hi,

I you ever get rooted Android OS running on the Pinebook Pro. We can provide our desktop solution based on Buster XFCE.
It takes 5 minutes to install and is done via two Android applications.

Here is a clip of VolksPC OS  running on ODROID-N2:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbVtqfnRhwI&t=13s


Vasant


  Which application can I use to test webcam?
Posted by: richfm - 11-09-2019, 10:03 AM - Forum: Pinebook Pro Hardware and Accessories - Replies (11)

I want to test the webcam to see if it works but have tried many applications without success. I've installed ekiga, guvcview, xawtv, cheese, webcam and webcamoid, kamoso, and akqml, all with synaptic. Some didn't run with error messages, some ran but needed a USB cam, none accessed the built-in webcam. Which application have others installed to use the webcam and how did you install it?


Bug ~/.profile not being sourced upon login
Posted by: User 11436 - 11-09-2019, 09:56 AM - Forum: Linux on Pinebook Pro - Replies (3)

Has anyone else had issues relating to ~/.profile not being sourced upon login.

I've made a couple of customisations that add a couple of directories to the system $PATH upon login. However, these don't seem to materialise when I login. Namely:

Code:
# set PATH so it includes the snap bin if it exists
if [ -d "/snap/bin" ]; then
PATH="$PATH:/snap/bin"
fi

# set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists
if [ -d "$HOME/.local/bin" ] ; then
   PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
fi


Both directories appear in the system $PATH if I run:


Code:
source ~/.profile

Ben


  i3 Setup and Configuration
Posted by: CandyAngel - 11-09-2019, 09:32 AM - Forum: Pinebook Pro Tutorials - Replies (3)

This topic is to act as a guide for setting up i3 on the Pinebook Pro.

Installation

Install the `i3` and `dmenu` packages.

Change LightDM configuration to add the `Sessions` widget so i3 can be chosen at login.

No text in window titles or bar

Edit the i3 configuration file (.config/i3/config) and remove the 'pango:' from the font option. This makes i3 fall back to another font.

TODO: Find better solution.

Inhibit power button

Hitting the power button will shut down the system immediately and its placement (above the backspace) makes this very likely to happen. You can either disable logind from handling the power button at all (set HandlePowerKey to `ignore` in /etc/systemd/logind.conf) or use the same method as other environments and inhibit the handling of the keypress.

You can do this by running the following command in the background:

Code:
systemd-inhibit --what=handle-power-key --who=i3 --why="accidental strike defense" sleep infinity

TODO: Describe how to add this as part of i3 configuration.
TODO: Describe how to make it into a prompt via e.g. i3-nagbar.


  Dead original pinebook
Posted by: calcmandan - 11-09-2019, 01:33 AM - Forum: General Discussion on Pinebook - Replies (1)

My pinebook was delivered during the first phase of the device's existence. The thing worked maybe two weeks before I let the battery die with the lid shut and could never get it to boot up again after charging. I've tried a number of suggestions posed in the irc chat, as well as some forum posts no no avail. I opened her up and couldn't identify the mmc card to flash and reinstall the OS. I'm really new to the platform and since it was purchased more or less for a hobby machine didn't really have time to toy with it.

I'm asking if anyone on here lives near Sacramento, California who'd be willing to meet me in person and help diagnose and repair the system. I'll cover lunch or beer as a mini thank you.

For the short time it worked, I liked the device and was just getting to understand its limitations when it pooped out.


  pinebook to pro upgrade path?
Posted by: dhosh - 11-08-2019, 08:57 PM - Forum: Pinebook Hardware and Accessories - Replies (13)

New member here... might as well jump in ...

Is the chassis of a Pinebook pro, essentially the same as the current $99 Pinebooks?

My question is somewhat backward... Really, I'm looking to see if I purchased a PB now, while waiting for a Pro to be shipped.... Could I incrementally upgrade the Pinebook, to a pro, by swapping out components?  I am thinking of getting a Pinebook for 2 of my grand daughters, and may want to update the main board, then memory, maybe the keyboard and monitor, over time. 

I'm sure the concensus would be to just cut to the chase, and get another Pro, rather than messing around with the upgrades. 

Curious as to how interchangeable the bits are, however . 

I Wich I had placed a pre-order for the Oro, when I first heard if it!

Thanks in advance,


Dennis


  Sticker?!
Posted by: linusfargo - 11-08-2019, 07:54 PM - Forum: General Discussion on Pinebook Pro - Replies (3)


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Anyone else interested in sharing how they have customized their PBP? With the 3 months between placing the preorder and the arrival, had time to collect a few stickers and have them waiting to go one once it got here. 

Also if anyone is looking for some open source stickers you can check out stickermule, they have a promotion going with unixstickers and you can get a nice set of them for only $1.

https://www.stickermule.com/unixstickers


  Deepin Desktop on PBP
Posted by: brent.thierens - 11-08-2019, 06:12 PM - Forum: Linux on Pinebook Pro - Replies (11)

Sneak peak of Deepin running on Manjaro ARM.
In my opinion one of the most beautiful and complete DE's at the moment.

https://paste.pics/37b2915b6ab59972b0895a974e2d90cd


  An interesting display problem has developed
Posted by: Watercourse - 11-08-2019, 05:56 PM - Forum: Linux on Pinebook Pro - Replies (2)

Suddenly...
When i move any window on the screen i get a 3x3 grid that redraws itself sloooowly several times across the arc of the movement, and when it settles down the content of the window can be used again. I was playing with redshift when this began (it has has since been removed), and the only other change today was an apt upgrade or apt dist-upgrade something or other.
Is there a logfile for apt grades? There must be.
Assuming i can find the upgraded, i imagine i could roll it back but i don't know how to do either of those steps.
Sorry for the newbie helplessness, but my PBP is not really usable like this. Undecided
Anyone want to share some expertise?

Adding: Default Debian/MATE up-to-date


  Update to OpenGL 2.1
Posted by: RudderDuck - 11-08-2019, 02:34 PM - Forum: Linux on Pinebook Pro - Replies (9)

I'm a very happy PinebookPro user. I'm more used to the Raspberry Pi family but trying to get familiar with this Pine product.

When starting an application that I installed using the package manager it says that it requires OpenGL 2.1 to run and tells me 'try updating your drivers'.

Code:
glxinfo | grep "OpenGL version"

Gives me:

OpenGL version string: 2.0 gl4es wrapper 1.1.1

Is there a possibility to upgrade to 2.1?