Hi,
I will be using PineTab2 mainly as tablet, so the keyboard is of little use and only gets in the way. And because this is my first tablet, so I'm not familiar with the sizes of the tablets with similar size, but is there a case without keyboard that fits the PineTab2? And if not will Pine64 offer one in the near future?

Over on Mastodon, @manut is running Debian (Mobian-Phosh) on his #pinetab2 !

He provides instructions and if I had a day or two just to play, I'd be tempted to give it a swing. Maybe somebody more experienced will provide an image we can just install. I wonder how challenging it will be to pull in kernel/driver updates as the rest of our device is brought online (wifi, camera, suspend). 

I'm long-time comfortable in Debian, though I was very grateful when the Linux kernel became robust enough (and hardware standardized enough) that I no longer had to compile kernels to get the drivers I needed.

I'm wondering what would happen if I installed aur/phosh . Would I be able to choose between it and plasma on the login screen (so as to have a known-working fallback)? Should I worry that it is tagged "Flagged out-of-date"? Better to use aur/phosh-git ?

So, after paying another 65 quid to the Customs&Excise, I finally have my PineTab 2 in hand.
Packaging is great. Lightweight and very protective.
Inside 2 boxes, one with a folding keyboard cover, plastic fantastic, but it will do.
Another box with the tablet and a USB cable.
The Tablet looks and feels miles better than the cheap Chinese kit you would expect for that price. Screen protector already applied, nice.
The Tablet fits nicely in the keyboard case, me like.
Switching it on....
.... wait, it's in portrait while its in landscape being in the case. Really?

Even though the display is only 720p, it looks good enough. But really, there are 10" tablets around with 1080p and even 2k displays for not more money.
Speed seems to be okay'ish. About the same as a PineBook Pro. Not world shattering, but more than acceptable.
Let's look at System Monitor.... U kiddin me? 1.5 GiB of RAM already used?
Can we update? No, no Net, no Bluetooth, no WiFi, no drivers. Thank you.

Well, since it's not networked, I don't need no updates yet.

So let's wor a bit with it...

I just this week received the PineTab2 running DanctNIX Arch from Pine64. 

When I try to use the Discover application to install more applications, I get error messages. 

Immediately after starting the table, when I first start the Discover application, it first says this:  "Unable to Lock Database".  Then it shows me another message, "No Metadata URIs for vendor directory". 

Then when I try to install an application I get this error message:  "PakageKit Daemon has crashed". 

I don't know what these messages are telling me, nor how I go about fixing whatever problem(s) they are cryptically telling me exist. 

(I realize this is posted under Arch Linux on PinePhone, but I couldn't find a category for Arch Linux on the PineTab.  I figured that since my question is focused on the Arch Linux software that this would be the more fitting place.)

1 PineBook Pro has Armbian 23.02 or above installed
2 Go to https://cloud.189.cn/t/u6BrQbZVnuum (password is 5feb), download： deepin23-beta-aarch64-rk3399-Orangepi4-lts_6.3.3-mmc-sd-zh-hans.zip and unzip it.
3 Burn the decompressed image to a TF card of no less than 16GB.（root/Bug23  bug23/Bug23）
4 Start armbian in the computer, enter the graphical interface, insert the TF card into the pinebook pro.
5 Open the file manager, open the u-boot part of the TF card, and re-edit uEnv.txt (or ubootEnv.txt), i.e.: fdtfile=rockchip/rk3399-orangepi-4-lts.dtb replace with fdtfile=rockchip/rk3399-pinebook-pro.dtb，And then save it again.
6 Enter the / usr / lib / of Armbian and copy the two folders of u-boot and linux-u-boot * under the deepin partition / deepin / usr / lib / path of the TF card.
7 Shut down and restart the deepin OS from the TF card.

Note: This version uses the btrfs feature, the main volume is @deepin23, the default is that the @deepin volume is a snapshot of the @deepin23 volume,

Therefore, if the system has a problem, you can manually delete the @deepin volume and then rebuild the @deepin snapshot volume

I just received my PineTab2 and I'm disappointed that I cannot successfully log in.  I booted it up and tried logging in with the default password, but the screen freezes.  I tried this several times before deciding to download the DanctNix Arch Linux image from the PineTab2 wiki.  I followed the instructions and flashed the image to an SD card with Balena Etcher.  I then connected the included USB to UART connector with the switch in the On position and the newly flashed SD card inserted in the PineTab2.  From there my experience differs from what is in the wiki.  Upon booting, I get the PineTab2 Factory Tool screen.  One of the menu options is to Flash OS to eMMC.  I tried that and it appears to flash the OS image.  When I try booting the tablet up without the SD card, I get the same results.  Log in with the default password and the screen freezes.  Not sure what else to do.  I would appreciate any help.  Thanks

It was with much anticipation that I awaited my Pinetab 2. Just arrived. Hardware feels solid. Screen is terrific but…

When I ordered, I didn’t understand that it’s not yet ready for prime time. I won’t be able to use it until I have wifi. Checked recommended adapters, but they don’t seem to have USB C adaptors. Cable + clumsy adaptor just won’t work for me.

I couldn’t find a browser anyway, nor could I see how to bring up a bash terminal.

So… questions:

1. Any projections when wifi driver will be available and stable?
2. How will I install when available?
3. Browser— will I need to download one once wifi is installed?
4. MOST IMMEDIATELY HELPFUL— Can I launch a bash terminal and if so, how?

I do much look forward to happy days on the Pinetab 2.

Many thanks,

LRP

Hi!
New user. Bought the Pinebook pro in january. Very satisfied except for , as tiltle indicates: all linux distros I've tried freezes the computer with only option to long press power button.to get out No flashing light, just the green power-on. This normally happens within the first day of use on a new install. Typically second or third boot, and normally just after login to gui or when starting a web browser. I have tried different sd-cards, two different emmc. Distros tested: Manjaro, armbian, debian, postmarket as I remember atm. I have tried to bypass battery to run on power supply. I am currently testing memory with memetester which may not be very reliable since parts of the memory is occupied, but I dont know any better way to do it on an arm-computer. This have given one warning on bit-flip during 6 runs. I have btw installed tow-boot to spi which didnt make any difference.

Only time I experience a different behavior is when I install NetBSD. I never get lockup, but web browsers have a tendency to crash and sometimes this ends in a reboot. The boot process also crashes sometimes. I believe this may be related to known bugs in NetBSD but not sure so the whole situation is very confusing. (NetBSD 10.0 Beta seems promising btw)

I would be grateful if somebody could shed some light on this. At the moment i have a useless computer which I very much would like to start using as intended. As I mentioned I'm really enjoying this computer when it works.

Hello,

I received my PineTab2 a couple of days ago and I really enjoy the product. The one thing I've noticed is the touchscreen is not responding. I checked the settings and it's enabled. Is there a known issue with the touchscreen or something I'm missing? Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

I was wondering if the phone is set up so that I can access /dev/diag for the modem. I'd need full access to the diagnostic output. I'm looking to capture IMS/SIP traffic and I'm hoping this phone can help.