Seen photos online where the display seems to be matte while other look glossy.

Is the 11,6" Pinebook display matte or glossy?


Thinking of picking one up to replace my glossy ipad 3 - for reading programming books and running the exercises on it.

Im new to this whole thing but I have an issue. I have a pineA64 1gb that I use to run andoid in my car for my tuning software and guages. I have it running through the HDMI to my screen and i have it hardwired to a power source as well as a battery backup(the tripple 18650 case from pine). 

My problem: I will go out to the car and it wont load up, says no hdmi output(more freqently now that its cold, even if I bring the computer in the house and hook up to my TV it still says the same thing) but to get it to work again i to have to wipe the SD card and then reinstall the android image. Now I dont shut down the computer, its running all the time so i should just be able to turn my monitor on and it there for me to use but nearly every week im having to wipe and re-etch the image. What can I do to stop this? I have even gotten to the point where I remove the computer and bring it in the house so the cold wont affect it but I still have to wipe it every week it seems.

Hello everyone, I have a Pine64-db rev b i bought a while ago, i've never used it and it was sitting in the static bag , i now decide to use it with
octoprint for my 3d printer and i applied power and while the monitor get drive for a few seconds, it reverts to no signal present , only the power 
led is illuminate , the usb keyboard led flashes when power is applied but thats it..it sits there dead..nothing , can anyone help me how to proceed
from here.

For weeks I have been trying to get my Rock64 4GB into a stable system state.

It does not work properly and there are many problems with it. I tried a lot for weeks until I realized that it wasn't the operating system or a program. Even when idle on a freshly installed system (stretch-minimal-rock64-0.7.11-1075-arm64.img), error messages appear on the console after some time and the system hangs.
Copying large files reproducibly brings the system to a standstill. I am using an original power supply, the CPU temperature is not higher than 55°C.Now I suspect a hardware problem.

- Is there a program to check the hardware reliably?
- What else can I try?

Regards, Sputnik


Message from syslogd@nextcloudpi at Feb 25 20:39:10 ...
 kernel:[275628.666184] 3f60: 0000000000000001 0000000000000001 0000007f99e53d88 0000007f99e574c8

Message from syslogd@nextcloudpi at Feb 25 20:39:10 ...
 kernel:[275628.678344] 3f80: 0000007f99e56000 0000000000000001 0000007f99e58a20 0000000000000000

Message from syslogd@nextcloudpi at Feb 25 20:39:10 ...
 kernel:[275628.690489] 3fa0: 0000000000000000 0000007ff3c3dc20 0000007f99d46300 0000007ff3c3dc20

Message from syslogd@nextcloudpi at Feb 25 20:39:10 ...
 kernel:[275628.702503] 3fc0: 0000007f99dafa7c 0000000060000000 0000000000000000 000000000000005e

Message from syslogd@nextcloudpi at Feb 25 20:39:10 ...
 kernel:[275628.714493] 3fe0: 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 000000000000000

A minimal debian build from mrfixit2001 for the Rock64 is now available.

Supports number of features: higher CPU/GPU frequencies, additional peripheral drivers in kernel (especially WiFi and BT USB dongles), configured Mali blob, numerous fixes, etc.,

New pre-release images from ayufan are now available. Help testing, submit prs and fixes. Feedback welcome.

There are now new pre-release images from ayufan to test. Offer feedback, submit prs and fixes.

Hi, im trying to install qemmu on pinebook using manjaro.

I see kernel has enabled KVM via dmesg, but when try to create qemmu image ovmf files arent installed.

Strit said Anarsoul is kernel maintainer of manjaro-arm for pinebook.

But some packages aren't on majaro, like this, https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ovmf-aarch64/

Any tips to install correctly qemu+kvm on pinebook?

Edit:

I received a second package today with all the missing parts. All is good, let the hacking begin!

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Original message:

Yesterday, I received a package from Pine64.

Unboxing revealed the metal NAS case, but noting else.

   

Here is the list of the material I ordered and payed (order #98369):

• ROCKPro64 4GB Single Board Computer ($79.99)
  
• ROCKPro64 2x2 MIMO Dual Band WIFI 802.11AC/BLUETOOTH 4.2 MODULE ($15.99)
  
• ROCKPro64 30mm Tall Profile Heatsink ($3.49)
  
• Fan for ROCKPro64 Metal Desktop/NAS casing ($3.99)
  
• ROCKPro64 Metal Desktop/NAS Casing ($44.99)
  
• ROCKPro64 12V 5A EU POWER SUPPLY ($12.99)
  
• 64GB eMMC Module ($34.95)
  
• SERIAL CONSOLE ($1.99)
  
• ROCKPro64 PCI-e to Dual SATA-II Interface Card ($9.99)
  

ANNOUNCING RECALBOX FOR THE RK3399 ROCKPRO64


After many efforts with much teamwork, collaboration, and testing, we are very excited to provide the release of RECALBOX for the ROCKPRO64 board! 

-- The download is located under this repository's releases --https://github.com/mrfixit2001/recalbox_...4/releases

Details on the ROCKPRO64 SoC can be found here: https://www.pine64.org/?page_id=61454

For those of you unfamiliar with Recalbox: https://www.recalbox.com/ "Recalbox offers a wide selection of consoles and game systems. From the very first arcade systems to the NES, the MEGADRIVE, 32-bit platforms (such as the Playstation) and even Nintendo64. With Kodi already included, Recalbox also serves as a Media Center. By connecting it to your home network, you will be able to stream videos from any compatible devices (NAS, PC, External HDD, etc.)."

When reporting issues:

• Provide logs and/or screenshots of the issue so that we can see the error(s) you are seeing
  
  
• Provide detailed steps for us to follow in order to reproduce the issue
  

• Kernel updated to 4.4.171
  
  
• Additional mainline back-ports and custom fixes
  
  
• Additional drivers included in kernel
  
  
• PCIe now works with Wifi and Bluetooth all at the same time
  
  
• UART debug output enabled
  
  
• Custom "Rockpro Fan" toggle in menu under system settings
  
  
• Retroarch Updated to 1.7.6
  
  
• Newer versions of some emulators
  
  
• Pre-set optimized config for Mupen64
  
  
• Resolution for Mupen64, Reicast, and Retroarch can now be changed from recalbox.conf file
  
  
• Custom fix for widescreen's auto-stretching the picture (read the readme)
  
  
• On-Screen-Keyboard issue Resolved
  
  
• Custom patches to ES and Emulators to improve overall stability
  
  
• Additional fixes for XBox One and 8BitDo controllers
  

• Upgraded Kodi (and addons) from version 17 (Krypton) to version 18 (Leia) alpha release
  
  
• Netflix Kodi app is included – you can login but it does not currently play anything (yet)
  
  
• Slight default overclock
  
  
• HDR and 4k Media Playback!
  
  
• Included Wolfenstein 3D (shareware version) in DosBox
  
  
• CEC working in KODI
  
  
• IR working in KODI – supports multiple remotes out of the box, including the Pine64 / Rockbox remote
  
  
• Provided some emulator default settings, shader presets, and default cores
  
  
• Updated Library Versions with Buildroot 2018.2-3
  
  
• Custom patches to ES and Emulators to improve overall stability
  

The majority of users will be using widescreen monitors and TVs with 16:9 aspect ratios these days, and most of these will automatically stretch a 4:3 video to 16:9 to make it full screen. This distorts the graphics and makes everything look stretched out and askew. So, I have added custom patches and new configuration settings to Mupen64, Reicast, and Retroarch to correct this so that the emulators will still render at the right scale after being stretched. This is ON by default. If you do not have a widescreen monitor, or your monitor does not have this auto-stretch feature, then your games may not be centered or look too thin. In this case, simply make the following one-time changes to the configurations to turn off these customizations:

• Retroarch: use the retroarch menu to change the default - Settings->Video->Aspect Ratio
  
  
• Reicast: change the setting "rend.FixAspect" to 0 in /recalbox/share/system/configs/reicast/emu.cfg
  
  
• Mupen64: each video plugin (core) has been given it's own setting, allowing you to customize each to your own needs, and GLES2N64 (n64 core) has it's own config file. The settings for these plugins are in /recalbox/share/system/configs/mupen64 in the files mupen64plus.cfg and gles2n64.conf. Just change the listed widths and left offsets to whatever your needs are.