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  Plasma Mobile configuration
Posted by: Surehand53 - 07-05-2023, 03:29 PM - Forum: PineTab Software - No Replies

Plasma Mobile configuration

The examples in this text are for the factory danctnix distro of Archlinux for the Pinetab 2.

In the guide to install plasma mobile on the Pinetab 2 here we have the issue that the package plasma-mobile-settings cannot be installed doe to some file conflicts.

Plasma Mobile also works ok without that package, but what is it that is configured there and what is useful for the Pinetab 2?

The plasma-mobile-settings package

There are different variations of this package.


Here is the content of the folder that failed to install previously.
Code:
Filename                          Description
90-plasma-flashlight.rules        pkg: plasma: plasma-mobile-settings: various improvements
91_plasma-mobile.gschema.override pkg: plasma: plasma-mobile-settings: new pkgbuild
PKGBUILD                          pkg: plasma: plasma-mobile-settings: remove window decorations
applications-blacklistrc          pkg: plasma: plasma-mobile-settings: blacklist vlc from home screen
kde-tweaks.sh                     pkg: plasma: plasma-mobile-settings: various improvements
kdeglobals                        pkg: plasma: plasma-mobile-settings: update settings
kdewallet.kwl                     pkg: plasma: plasma-mobile-settings: add blank kwallet
kdewallet.salt                    pkg: plasma: plasma-mobile-settings: add blank kwallet
kscreenlockerrc                   pkg: plasma: plasma-mobile-settings: start session locked
kwinrc                            pkg: plasma: plasma-mobile-settings: remove window decorations
plasma-mobile-settings.install    pkg: plasma: plasma-mobile-settings: disable ofonoctl
plasmamobile.json                 pkg: plasma: plasma-mobile-settings: new pkgbuild
powerdevil.hook                   pkg: plasma: plasma-mobile-settings: alarm wakeup and flashlight
settings.ini                      pkg: plasma: plasma-mobile-settings: new pkgbuild
startkderc                        pkg: plasma: plasma-mobile-settings: switch to mm & enable sysdboot
We will check what's inside and what is worth to install manually.

90-plasma-flashlight.rules

Folder: /usr/lib/udev/rules.d/
The Pinetab2 doesn't have a flashlight. I skip this file.

Code:
SUBSYSTEM=="leds", ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="white:flash", \
  RUN+="/bin/chmod 666 /sys/class/leds/%k/brightness"

91_plasma-mobile.gschema.override

Folder: /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas

I guess this impacts GDK.

Code:
[org.maliit.keyboard.maliit]
device='plasmamobile'
theme='Breeze'
This is not the place where the plasmamobile device for Plasma Mobile is set.

PKGBUILD

This is the script that installs the package. Very useful to see how and in which folder which file gets installed.

Example:

Code:
...
package() {
    xdg=$pkgdir/etc/xdg
    install -Dm644 applications-blacklistrc $xdg/applications-blacklistrc
    install -Dm644 kdeglobals $xdg/kdeglobals
    install -Dm644 kwinrc $xdg/kwinrc
    install -Dm644 kscreenlockerrc $xdg/kscreenlockerrc
    install -Dm644 startkderc $xdg/startkderc
    install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/91_plasma-mobile.gschema.override" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas"
    install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/plasmamobile.json" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/maliit/keyboard2/devices/"
    install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/settings.ini" -t "${pkgdir}/etc/skel/.config/gtk-3.0/"
...

application-blacklist

Folder: /etc/xdg

Lists applications that are not shown in the Application view. e.g.:

Code:
blacklist=cuttlefish,org.kde.plasma.themeexplorer,org.k ...

kde-tweaks.sh

Folder: /etc/profile.d/

Code:
# This makes Kirigami apps go smoother such as Angelfish.
export KIRIGAMI_LOWPOWER_HARDWARE=1

# Most pure GTK3/Qt apps use wayland by default, but some,
# like Firefox, need the backend to be explicitely selected.
export MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1

kdeglobals

Folder: /etc/xdg/

Code:
[General]
BrowserApplication[$e]=!angelfish

[KDE]
LookAndFeelPackage=org.kde.plasma.phone

kdewallet.kwl and kdewallet.alt

No idea what these package do. For now I skip these. Kwallet seems to work anyway.

kscreenlockerrc

Folder: /etc/xdg/  I have not installed this yet.

Code:
[Daemon]
LockOnStart=true

kwinrc

Folder: /etc/xdg/

Here is a mix of the KDE Plasma Mobile and Danctnix settings:

Code:
[Plugins]
# Blur is far too slow for many mobile devices, don't have it enabled by default
blurEnabled=false

[Wayland]
InputMethod[$e]=/usr/share/applications/com.github.maliit.keyboard.desktop
VirtualKeyboardEnabled=true

# This is here for legacy purposes since look-and-feel packages don't have an upgrade path
# If the device came installed with Plasma 5.26 or newer, then this is not needed
# Edit: Commented out as not needed for the PineTab2 (starts with Plasma 5.27)
#[org.kde.kdecoration2]
#NoPlugin=true

plasma-mobile-settings.install

Not quite sure what this does. Activate the settings after the install ?

plasmamobile.json

In /usr/share/maliit/keyboard2/devices/

With this file you can change the look of the Maliit virtual keyboard that is used as standard in Plasma-mobile.

There can be several, quite similar files here. plasmamobile.json is the one that is used. I am not sure where it is configured to use plasmamobile.json.

These parameters set the height of the virtual keyboard for portrait and landscape mode. For me these values work:

Code:
  "keyboardHeightPortrait": 0.22,
  "keyboardHeightLandscape": 0.35,

powerdevil.hook

Folder: /usr/share/libalpm/hooks/

Code:
[Trigger]
Type = Path
Operation = Install
Operation = Upgrade
Target = usr/lib/org_kde_powerdevil

[Action]
Description = Enhance Powerdevil privileges for mobile usage ...
When = PostTransaction
NeedsTargets
Exec = /bin/sh -c 'setcap cap_wake_alarm+ep /usr/lib/org_kde_powerdevil'

settings.ini

Folder: ]/etc/skel/.config/gtk-3.0/

Some GTK settings

Code:
[Settings]
gtk-application-prefer-dark-theme=false
gtk-button-images=1
gtk-cursor-theme-name=breeze_cursors
gtk-fallback-icon-theme=Adwaita
gtk-font-name=Noto Sans Regular 10
gtk-icon-theme-name=breeze
gtk-menu-images=1
gtk-primary-button-warps-slider=0
gtk-theme-name=Breeze
gtk-toolbar-style=GTK_TOOLBAR_BOTH_HORIZ

startkderc

Folder: /etc/xdg/

Code:
[General]
systemdBoot=true


If you find more config files or setting, please let me know.


  Using Nativefier on PP64 with Mobian
Posted by: paulcarton - 07-05-2023, 03:57 AM - Forum: Mobian on PinePhone - No Replies

I have been using Nativefier to create Apps for my laptop Linux system and am very satisfied with the results.
Has anybody used Nativefier to create Apps for the Pine Phone 64 with Mobian or has anyone any experience with generating apps from websites on the PP64 with Mobian?
Would be very interested to hear if and how it worked.
Kind regards,
Paul


  I screwed up, need to reflash
Posted by: unconsidered - 07-04-2023, 06:01 PM - Forum: Manjaro on PinePhone - Replies (9)

I was following an online video tutorial when I got my phone in; I didn't understand how slow my phone was, for when I tried to take a look at it when it was downloading updates it didn't screen on so I thought it turned off and thus I held the power button to turn it on; I must have actually turned it off when it was still updating.

Now I got some corrupted files that I can't fix in the system (believe me I've talked to my linux friends).  So is there any base phone software anywhere around here where I can img on a flash and try again from scratch?  Or should I just get a new phone?


Question Can not flash SPI on PineTab2
Posted by: tux16090 - 07-04-2023, 03:40 PM - Forum: General Discussion on PineTab - Replies (1)

Hello, I don't know the best place to ask this type of question, so if this isn't it, sorry. I can not for the life of me, figure out how to flash the SPI on my PineTab2. I followed the instructions one the Debian site, but no go. When I go to flash the SPI it can not find the partition, and the instructions for flashing the SD and then booting don't work. I could get the SPI SD image to boot, but it has no partition on it for me to place the image to write to the SPI, and no other images boot from SD. If anyone knows why I am encountering these issues, I am eager to hear about it so I can get my tablet working. Thanks


  Is there a useable distrobution for the pbp -- without wayland?
Posted by: RandB - 07-04-2023, 11:14 AM - Forum: General Discussion on Pinebook Pro - Replies (5)

My wants are simple. A stable pbp computer that runs Xorg, one that hibernates, or at least sleeps when I fold the computer. Virtually all the software that I need and want to use are old and stable programs that have worked on unix systems for years. I am happy to use Xfce with a drop-down terminal, or a better yet tiling window manager such as dwm.

Is it necessary that I use wayland with the pbp? Yes, wayland has all these great advantages, but from what I have seen I can easily and happily exist without all of those great advantages, and so I do not see a good reason to deal with the current wayland headaches, and I can accept having a slightly lower battery life on this pbp.

What would be the simplest way to set up the pbp to be a system running Xorg that reliably hibernates? Which distros would work best? For me this would make the pbp a daily driver. I am not adverse to using a *bsd distribution if that would be easier. I prefer a LTS system over one with constant updates.


  Emmc information ask
Posted by: Fanche35 - 07-04-2023, 09:25 AM - Forum: General Discussion on PineTab - Replies (2)

Hello I would like to know if I can boot the ubuntu touch pintab image on a linux PC with an emmc USB adapter.


  Megapixels monochrome
Posted by: ionmich - 07-03-2023, 11:10 PM - Forum: Arch Linux on PinePhone - Replies (3)

I must have done something wrong because megapixels only produces black and white photos. How do I solve this? Thanks in advance.


  [Article] Booting RISC-V Linux on Star64 JH7110 SBC
Posted by: lupyuen - 07-03-2023, 05:44 PM - Forum: General - Replies (3)

Previously we talked about the Star64 64-bit RISC-V Single-Board Computer. (Based on StarFive JH7110 SoC). And we inspected the Linux Images for Star64. 

Today we’ll boot them on Star64! We’ll soon see…

(1) Yocto Linux boots OK on Star64 (Even KDE Plasma)
(2) Armbian Linux is not quite ready (Missing Device Tree)
(3) Apache NuttX RTOS boots a bit (Thanks to Armbian)
(4) Helped by OpenSBI and U-Boot Bootloader (We’ll explain why)

Read on for the details…


Booting RISC-V Linux on Star64 JH7110 SBC


  Nemomobile in May and June 2023
Posted by: jmlich - 07-03-2023, 01:06 AM - Forum: Nemo Mobile on PinePhone - No Replies

I forgot to post update for May, so now you can read two post at once:

http://nemomobile.net/pages/nemomobile-in-may-2023/
- porting Qt Quick Controls Nemo to Qt6
- halium devices

http://nemomobile.net/pages/nemomobile-in-june-2023/
- devconf talk
- devconf stand
- reaching position information
- connecting to obd2
- 10 years of community
- rebuilding packages for opensuse


  Waydroid No Network Hell
Posted by: pinemegood - 07-02-2023, 02:43 PM - Forum: PinePhone Pro Software - Replies (4)

I have uninstalled and reinstalled Waydroid many times

I cant get Internet inside waydroid

I use an arm64 version of Mullvad outside the container

i have tried running it over my connection without Mullvad and still get no Internet

I have tried to follow online guides to get the connection to show but nothing works

There are at least 1 or 2 Android Apps I would like to use

does anyone know what to do?

using mobian, pp pro, wifi enabled bluetooth off and cellular modem disabled