Did not boot.  Might have to flash to IT mode if possible.  Will try later.  Serial output:

Well, I managed to do it...

I was looking at Panel themes and I picked one of the three choices that the system didn't like me picking and my panel completely went away.  It took the start menu with it so I have no access to anything now.

I have no idea how to bring the panel or the star menu back!   

Totally dead in the water here.

(11-01-2019, 12:58 PM)ta2025 Wrote: Well, I managed to do it...

I was looking at Panel themes and I picked one of the three choices that the system didn't like me picking and my panel completely went away.  It took the start menu with it so I have no access to anything now.

I have no idea how to bring the panel or the star menu back!   

Totally dead in the water here.

*  What is the "Official Date"  the Brave Heart Pre Orders sales open ?
  One post said November 1st
Another said November 5th
Still another said November 15-17th

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So there is now a countdown clock at pine64.org
Brave Heart sales open 8am GMT November 15, 2019
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Hey all,

I just received my PBP yesterday.  It's been really fun tinkering with it.  However, one of my use cases would hopefully involve using RDP to remote to my home desktop (Win10).  I'm using the stock Debian+MATE distro (updated).  I tried both rdesktop and krdc (frontend that uses freerdp).  Both of them are basically slide shows when I connect.  I'm guessing that I just need to find a client that is maybe more optimized for the rockpro?  I wouldn't think it's a hardware limitation.  Anyway, any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

My PBP jas just arrived, and just feels excellent, however the flex cable for the NVME adapter is the wrong size, and no matter how it is positioned is just a gnat's tadger off.  

As can be seen. it is not long enough even if folded to reach the connector of the adapter.  Will a replacement be made available, or have I been sent the wrong cable?

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Just got my PBP yesterday.   Could not be happier! It is exactly as described and does everything very well right out of the box!  

One, tiny little thing.  Is there a chance of running Linux Mint instead of Debian?  I have recently gotten used to Mint 19.2 and the Cinnamon shell and really like it.  Debian / Mate is certainly not bad, but I love all the extras brought to the table by Mint.  Is anyone working on this?

Thanks!

My PineBook Pro arrived today, which is the most awesome thing to happen to me in several months at least.

First obstacle: the eMMC module fell out during shipping.  :s  The machine wouldn't boot and then I heard the module rattling inside the case. I had to get inside to install the NVMe adapter anyway, so while I was in there I put it back in place...

Second obstacle: The trackpad ribbon cable was routed directly under one of the screw holes for the NVMe adapter, and resisted every attempt to route it any other way. I ended up only using the other two screw holes. (Bonus minor problems: speakers fell out and I initially remounted them upside down, and the power jumper cables were taped in awkward places.)

Third obstacle: Once I got it booting, and tried to set up full disk encryption, I found that mrfixit's kernel doesn't include dm_crypt support. Just to see if an update would fix it, I clicked on the super friendly update button in the lower right, it downloaded a "pinebook" update, and ... bricked the machine. Heck! I never got it booting with root on eMMC again, even through hours of troubleshooting, reimaging, and weird bypasses. But I did eventually manage to get it booting from eMMC with encrypted root on NVMe, which is what I wanted anyway, so...

Fourth obstacle, still unresolved: I'm affected by the sometimes-screwy-input-on-keyboard-and-trackpad thing, and quite severely. :(

Overall I'm really happy with this device. This is the laptop I've been waiting the last two decades for. I hated the trackpad but I'm quickly getting used to it (same as every other trackpad I've ever used). Me being unused to ISO layout was completely mooted by switching in software to a more familiar layout. The straight pros: It's big enough for my piano monster hands. The key mechanisms are nice and crisp. The display is a gorgeous IPS panel; it's not 4:3, but I accept that that battle ended more than a decade ago. Mass storage is fast and all solid state. Case is stylish; light, yet sturdy. No moving parts to wear out. Enough processing power and RAM to do almost anything I ever need a computer for, while burning less energy than the LED lamp behind me. All that, and it respects my freedom!

Every time I see the lovely Pine64 logo on the Menu key, I'm gonna be smiling and sending a telepathic thank you to everyone who worked to make this possible. Once we get the input issue figured out, the PBP I'm posting from will become my main computer... and I expect it to stay that way for the next ten years, at least.

Hello,

Trying to use rockpro64 with libreelec and all looks good but i am not able to turn on rockpro64 with remote as i do not have one. Before i purchase i would like to know if it is possible to turn on rockpro64 with ir receiver port as reading pine64 forum post it wasn't possible but it was a few years ago.
https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=1659

Also one person having problems with it not working in libreelec.
https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=7494

Any information before purchasing would be great.

Pinebook Pro Unboxing

I just received mine. I was in the first batch of 100 but didn't ship out of Hong Kong until yesterday. It arrived in US in less than 36 hours...which I find amazing.

I really love the feel of it. The magnesium alloy shell is great. The unit is thin. The bezels are also pretty thin. I did a side-by side comparison against an HP 830 G5 which costs at least 6x the Pinebook. 

This is my first ever YouTube video. I just wanted to show the quality the Pine could offer for under $200. If there is interest I will post more videos actually showing the Pinebook in action. 

Best regards,
B34N

I don't see camera under Hardware, how do I enable it?  Microphone appears in the Sound Settings but as far as I can tell it's not working.  Anyone?

The speakers are working.