Alpinelinux in QEMU

I have used the introduction from astr0baby and a few other internet sources and came up with a working solution to boot Alpinelinux in QEMU on the Pinebook Pro. The settings are relatively simple and should work with other target ISOs in a similar way. There is no graphics support, yet. The host distro used here is Manjaro. There might be some differences with other distros. Mind you, this describes how to run an arch64 ISO on an arch64 system.

Install Qemu and create a folder to keep all files together:

• maybe set your timezone
  
• you will be asked which drive you want to use: vda
  
• what kind of installation you want: sys
  

• add -accel kvm
  
• you can switch [backcolor=#f6f8fa]-cpu[/backcolor] to host
  

Quote:qemu-system-aarch64: kvm_init_vcpu: kvm_arch_init_vcpu failed (0): Invalid argument

okay, so my new PinePhone arrived, yay! and after a tricky challenge to get past the user registration screen, I am now ready to do some app development.  I have previous experience with iOS and Android, and currently playing around with Zig.  However I am new to Linux development, and from my brief bit of research I can see GUI options using SDL or GTK...  Do we currently have a 'getting started' as an App developer type resource?  maybe a template very basic GUI App? responding to orientation events, life cycle events etc, or is someone able to give me some pointers please?  Something low level like single header C libs linking into my Zig would be ideal.  i.e. I have no interest in giant frameworks with dependency hell.  Alternative approach would be something like a unikernal template with a framebuffer starting point?  I am open to suggestions

Hello, I've been using jabber with chatty, I like it's simple interface. But I have the problem that omemo encryption works not with all contacts and when the phone goes into ibernation encrypted messages are not unencrypted after unlocking the phone. Is there a way around?

Does anyone have a definite, exact, way to get the keyboard working for characters such as '|' which are on the front bevel of the function keys? Please.

There were various posts and threads I followed, which loaded the so-called "userland" driver, which I built, and which I know installed, since it disabled any functioning from the pine phone keyboard.

Some (or maybe all) of these posts come from people who may be smarter than myself. But can we have an exact , EXACT, set of steps? It's just surreal that we have instructions making crucial changes to the boot sequence etc., which also include steps such as "To save changes and close Nano, type CTRL-X, Y, and Enter."

I mean really, they are giving somewhat vague instructions about how to create daemons and drivers, and assuming that a person performing those would need exact keystrokes for how to save a file using nano???? Wow.

What makes PinePhone a phone? Because it will make Phone Calls and send Text Messages!

We’re porting Apache NuttX RTOS (Real-Time Operating System) to PinePhone. Today let’s turn NuttX into a Feature Phone…

1. Outgoing and Incoming Phone Calls over 4G

2. Send and receive SMS Text Messages

3. Why we prefer Encoded PDU Messages for SMS

4. Programming the 4G LTE Modem with Apache NuttX RTOS

5. Doing all these over UART vs USB


Read on for more...

NuttX RTOS for PinePhone: Phone Calls and Text Messages

I have connected the headphone-to-UART adapter to the PinePhone Pro, flipped the privacy switch #6 down and started the phone.




To my surprise, the only nessages I see are some sellected messages from the Linux kernel:

hi all,

Some weeks ago it suddenly came an issue on my PinePhone with calls. When I made a call, it rang the first tune, but later it hung up, simply it stopped calling. I use Mobian OS on it.

I've been searching for any sollution , but I can't find any. I've tried installing several OS, like PostmarketOS phosh, and Manjaro Plasma Mobile, even Postmarket Plasma Mobile. And on all of them it keeps the same issue. I've noticed that when I call on some mobile phones (always the same), it only rings the first tune and hangs up, but if I call on another mobile phones, it simply runs and makes the call ok. Calling to the landline it works fine too.

It is really strange, doesn't it? Should be a problem on the PinePhone itself?

So I Used to be really into Linux, Programming, Networking and basically anything to do with computers especially when I was trying to go to school for a degree in Computer Networking. Well long story short I ended up having to quit school but I at least was able to get a certificate so it wasn't all a waste and then I ended up having to go to work full time and it seemed like my interest and my hobby in computers fell to the wayside which I feel is a shame since I really enjoyed programming computers and being able to do things on Linux and even share Linux with others as a free alternative to windows that was better and didn't have all the bull crap involved.

Right now I got a part time job at the community college and just got a certificate in Electrical Technology and am extremely close to getting my associates degree. After I finish my associates degree I plan on taking the core programming classes and getting a certificate and associates degree in this since all my general education is already going to be done it will only take me 7 classes. 

The one cool thing with my Electrical Technology certificate is I was able to get into Electronics and I plan to continue taking classes in this  aswell. We learned to solder stuff and I did have a raspberry pi I was able to start being able to do stuff with it till I ended up frying it and haven't replaced it yet but that is a whole different story. 

My question to you is will this laptop allow me to run basic networking tests, collect packets, and perhaps even be able to do a little bit of programming in C. Also will I be able to install different Linux operating system and play around with this stuff? I am kind of hoping that this is kind of a buffed up version of a rasberry pi, I would buy a system 76 however it is just out of my price range at the time. Is this a good starter laptop for linux for a poor college student who wants to learn about computers, networking, linux, and programming in C? Should I but the PRO version aswell or will the regular laptop suffice for the little projects that I want to do? I really would like to install slackware and ubuntu and perhaps FREEBSD just to mess around, I would also like to analyze packets using wireshark or whatever newer program they are using, I also would like to create some programs in C and C++ and perhaps perl... Is this going to be possible. I also would like to be able to browse the internet for information and be able to read articles and books on it pertaining to computers and computer networking. 

This laptop will not be used for anything fun IE videos, games, etc so that is not going to be a problem, it is strictly a hobby/project computer which I hope to use to learn and get better at computers again.

I have created multiple videos on seting up a PinePhone Pro with DanctNIX Arch Linux Arm.

EDIT: adding Original PinePhone 
PinePhone - Flash DanctNIX Arch with Phosh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNF8zuIE...99&index=8
00:00 Intro
00:20 Insert SD card
01:00 Download jumpdrive
02:00 unzip jumpdrive
03:00 umount SD card
04:10 flash jumpdrive to SD card
05:50 remove SD from computer
06:30 Download Arch Linux
06:45 Turn off the phone
07:30 unzip Arch Linux
08:00 install Jumpdrive SD into phone
09:00 plug phone into computer
09:10 turn on the phone
09:45 umount the emmc
11:15 flash Arch Linux to emmc
12:45 turn off the phone
13:45 remove SD card
14:15 turn on the phone
15:30 Password 123456

PinePhone Pro (1of5) - Flash DanctNIX Arch with Phosh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBGVUq3D...99&index=3
00:00 Intro
00:20 Download image
01:05 uncompressed image
02:20 Turn on phone
03:30 unmount phone
04:25 dd the image
07:10 Reboot the phone
08:40 DONE!

PinePhone OR PinePhone Pro (2of5) - Phosh - Setup - Updates - Packages
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nbUXABJ...99&index=4
00:00 Intro
00:25 enable ssh
02:38 Change password
03:45 remove "show all apps"
04:18 Screen Scaling
05:45 Update Arch
10:30 Remove unused packages
11:05 Mount Network drive
12:45 Packages
13:05 Install gedit
13:30 Install pcmanfm
15:40 Custom Packages
17:45 Install wayvnc-git
20:20 Install aspell aspell-en
20:40 Configure gedit (spell checker)
22:15 Install gnome-screenshot
23:15 Configure pcmanfm
28:00 Change desktop Icon

PinePhone OR PinePhone Pro (3of5) - Phosh - Setup - Syncthing - Squeekboard - Online Accounts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esOT5PhC...99&index=5
00:00 install Syncthing
03:00 Start syncthing
03:55 Add network computer
04:48 Share the Downloads folder
06:10 add a syncthing desktop icon
10:30 G o o g l e account
12:30 Set key ring password
14:15 calendar sync
14:40 email sync
15:00 Local contacts and calendar sync with syncthing
16:00 Should have just restarted the phone...
19:00 install evolution to trouble shoot.
20:50 just restart the phone
21:30 update the squeekboard layout

PinePhone OR PinePhone Pro (4of5) - Phosh - Setup - Biktorgj - osmin - brave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgFtFzPh...99&index=6
00:00 Intro
00:10 Log into phone
00:28 install gnome-firmware
01:00 run gnome-firmware
01:00 run gnome-firmware
03:20 Fail, Run again
04:20 Downgrade again
05:55 Biktorgj is loaded
06:30 verify the ADSP version
08:00 ... Thinking
08:05 DanctNIX tweaks app
08:10 Power
09:05 Set a background image
11:45 install wrong app...
13:55 install phosh-mobile-settings
14:40 phosh-mobile-settings
15:45 set the calendar on lock screen
17:15 Looking for power profile to sync calendars...
22:30 PinePhone verse PinePhone Pro Power
24:30 phosh-ticket-box set the folder to look in
26:15 Restart phone to see new lock screen
28:00 install osmin - Navigation app
29:40 running osmin
31:00 Try to copy already downloaded maps...
32:30 install sayonara-player
32:45 run sayonara-player
38:15 running osmin again with maps
41:25 install brave - browser
42:30 run brave browser

PinePhone OR PinePhone Pro (5of5) - Phosh - Setup - Chatty - SIM Card - SMS - MMS - Bible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i10sj2WK...99&index=7
00:00 ssh
01:20 Copy Chatty files to phone
02:30 All conversations are on Chatty
03:00 Pull SIM card out of OG PinePhone
04:15 Pull apart PinePhone Pro
05:50 Service???
07:00 It Works!!!
07:40 APN settings
09:30 4G data works
09:55 Test Chatty SMS
10:30 Test 4G data
11:45 APN again???
12:50 3rd time is the charm!
13:30 SMS setup EDIT: MMS setup
15:00 Test MMS
16:00 MMS work!
16:20 bible_gui (Bible App)
18:45 run bible_gui
19:20 Download bible translations
23:00 Add translation
24:00 "~/share/net.lugsole.bible_gui/translations"
25:30 Play the Bible
26:10 Remove unwanted "desktop" icons
27:30 LEAVE A COMMENT!!!

EDIT:
I have both a PinePhone and PinePhone Pro. Are there any videos you would like to see?

Hey there,


I am a German student at TH-Köln in my last semester and I am working on my final thesis.
My work is about the development of a note app that is able to recognize handwriting. Actually it is important for the project and the next steps to explore how far the state of such an app for the PineNote is. Is there anyone in this community who knows of such a software for the PineNote or a developer currently working on such a project? If there is someone who is developing such an app, it is in my interest to network and share experiences. Tips and experience reports also from general app development for the PineNote are welcome.

For the implementation of this software, I will use the cross-platform framework Qt with C++ as the programming language. I will also be using TensorFlow.

I would be very happy to receive comments and your opinion on the project idea and share your experiences.


Many greetings from cologne