Hi, I will share my experiences with installing Ubuntu to eMMC, cause I want a fast and up to date system

1. Write Ubuntu image to SD card. I used Mate build: https://github.com/ayufan-rock64/linux-b...mhf.img.xz and decompress it using unxz and write to SD.

I RECOMMEND TO CHECK LSBLK OR GPARTED WHICH DEVICE IS YOUR SDCARD BEFORE RUNNING "DD" COMMAND!

I am running the RockPro64 board as a headless system with the following configuration:

*Armbian Ubuntu 18.04 minimal (terminal only)
* built from "source" with default kernel configuration (excluding option WIREGUARD)
* booting from eMMC (mounted read-only, with overlayrootfs)
* using a NVMe M.2 SSD of various brands with PCIe adapter

The system itself works great, but we experience frequent kernel panics (every few days). Although the kernel is configured to reboot after 10s on panic, the system just freezes.

I already reached out to Armbian on the following post, but maybe someone here has an idea on how to tackle this issue?
https://forum.armbian.com/topic/10881-in...ll-pointer

I would really appreciate any hint or pointer on how to solve that, we are somewhat in despair.

Te NVMe adapter issue has been identified and resolved.
If you already have an adaptor then you'll be getting the bits and pieces necessary to make it work properly. Needless to say, future adapters will include the solution to the problem


Those of you who have an adapter, until you receive the necessary stuff for the fix please do not use it in the Pinebook Pro chassis.

Thanks for testing and helping us get to the bottom of this.

[edit] posting this just as a notice and locking this thread to avoid discussion in more places than one - If you wish to discuss this further please post here.

Hello all,

Wanted to get some input on how I can make my time using the Pinebook Pro most useful at this time.


Currently, I'm using the supplied operating system as though it is my "everyday", working computer. Seems like it might be possible to incorporate more than just everyday use like browsers, music or....
Any thoughts?

Thanks! :-)

Hi!

This subject has been discussed on IRC, but, I'd really want to know where it's from.

So, if anyone have any idea about what's the devkit's default binary, or if there's a repo for it, I'd be really thankful for sharing.

Thanks!

Hello everyone, and welcome to the new PineTime subforum!

I'd like to give an answer to a set of questions that has come up again and again in social media and our chat network:

"Will it run Linux?"
"Does it run Linux?"
"Why doesn't it run Linux?"

In short, the answer is no. But it's not because we're turning our backs on the open-source community or any horrible reason like that.  

As you have noticed if you've paid attention to our announcements, the PineTime is rather small and very affordable. This requires some compromises in hardware. The chips that we use in our existing platforms (Allwinner A64, Rockchip RK33xx) are far too large dimensionally and consume too much power to be practical. "Big-name" smartwatches such as the Apple Watch and Samsung Gear use cut-down and low-power relatives of normal smartphone SoCs, which could run Linux (and do, if you count Android). However, these chips would heavily increase the price point and tend to not be very open-source friendly.

So in this case, the solution is to step down from large (Cortex-A) SoCs into the world of small low-power (Cortex-M) microcontrollers. That is what has been done for the PineTime -- it is using a chip from the nRF52 family from Nordic Semiconductor. In particular, we are currently looking at the nRF52832. I guess I ought to lay out the relevant specs real quick:

• 64MHz ARM Cortex-M4F
  
• 64KB RAM
  
• 512KB Flash
  

Just looking at ayufan's image compatability list (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...=906638659)

Noticed there's a reference to "Versions" on his list. Please take a look if you aren't familiar....

My question specifically is: What's the difference between Pinebook Pro versions V1, V2, V2.1 ?
Thanks! :-)

Hello all,

I have been mapping gpios pins, with the help of Frank Mankel, first of all thanks to him, for the great help!
The gpio pins are, from his previous work and the Idea was to build a more polished work, and a bit more detailed were it matter than the gpio, in the wiki..

Til now I produced the following maps, I submit so that you acn give me your feedback..
If someone has Wifi/Bluetooth conectors detailes description, it would be very nice..

Best Regards,
tux

Hello,

I'm using mrfixit's minimal debian release (v190531) and boot with a cpu lockup.  I hope someone smarter than I am can take a look to see if there's an easy fix, thanks!

Here's the serial output:

I know it's possible as I've set up all manner of servers in Linux - but my question is about whether it would actually be useful. I find the Pinebook not a lot of fun to work with, with display goofiness and a keyboard that doesn't record presses unless I hammer on the keys, but I really like ARM and seem to recall hearing that it had a USB3 port.

Has anyone tried to use it as a standalone fileserver using the USB port? have they been able to get reasonable speeds? I have a PINE64A+ 2GB I use for DNS but it has only USB 2.0 which would be pretty pokey for transferring files to an external drive.

I'm thinking maybe I'd have better luck with the Pinebook which I find to be stable and basically functional, just not a very fun notebook to play with. Will probably get the Pro later but would like to actually do something with the one I have now and using it as a home server of some kind would work for me.

Any input is appreciated.