I've found this on Chinese taobao https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=633955322505 - claiming that they are pinecil v3. Are they fake or something happened? Please let us know...

Hey, 1st time I'm getting in doubt of using my pinephone anymore...................
...........it is getting serious now!

........no more recieving SMS
........when a call comes in as soon as I'm accepting it the screen is turning black/grey for some seconds, coming back, as soon as I touch the pad it disappears, somehow blinking.........totally weird............the sender can here me, but I can't hear anything..........

...........having researched the forum, can't find anything like that...........

using mobian, phosh

Linux 6.1 kernel is supposed to have features accomodating the Pine Phone keyboard:

"Also, the PinePhone Pro is now able to run off the mainline Linux 6.1 kernel, as can a suite of older Android smartphones including the Sony Xperia 1 IV, and the Samsung Galaxy E5, E7, and Grand Max. Additionally, there’s now an input driver for the PinePhone keyboard case."

Any rough guesses how long it may be before mere users like me might see an update or new build of one or more OSes?

Source of the quote:

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/12/linu...w-features


sandspur
lesser wizard

Hi. I once used pinebook pro with emmc installed armbian without any problem.

but I actually burn motherboard a littlebit as there was kind of electical fault on charging, so I bought new motherboard for pinebook pro and replaced.

and now, It became never booted.

Once Armbian logo and circle appears, it suddenly stucks after few times of circulation.

A funny thing is that when I re-assemble BURNT mainboard again, it boots normally again.
(Only problem is that I can't charge pbp.)



I even tried to install new OS with microsd, but the result was same.

Manjaro, I could only see the splash logo and never booted.

I think I met a little luck, so I actually once succeed on microsd boot, but that was all.

After first-boot setting up, I couldn't do never boot again.


I think I have received a fault production... right?

Ah, I have re-used eMMC module that I used before.

Hello,

I notice when I run Armbian on Pinebook Pro,  if I'm playing Youtube music and I close the lid, I can still hear the music, I  prefer this.

For Manjaro  KDE I have installed on EMMC right now  when I close the lid,  it seems to shut off.  no music nothing. then when I open the lid,  it does not come back on, i have to press the power button several times to power it back on.

Does anyone know a way I could make manjaro like Armbian where closing the lid does not turn it off? 
To be clear, I don't want it to go to sleep or to shut off. I am testing the speakers and want to be able to Close the lid fully and it still plays music/youtube. This was possible when I had Armbian for PBP installed just normally. but Manjaro behaves differently.


thanks

Hello?  Anyone following this software's forum?

I read something that suggested initramfs isn't used during maemo-lest startup.  Does that sound right to anyone?
Also, would it make sense that a maemo-leste image would create a write protected sector on a microSD card during boot process?
These both seem like incorrect statements, but...whatdoIknow (enough to ask foolish questions).

I'm currently running Manjaro ARM on my Rock64 and I was able to get steam link installed via the AUR package: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/steam...aspberrypi, and I changed the architecture in the PKGBUILD file to "aarch64" so it would install.
Steam link installed without any issues after that, however whenever I try to launch it, it says that I need 128MB of video memory in order to run it.
Is there anyway that I can change how much VRAM on the Rock64, like what is possible with a  Raspberry Pi?

Hello,

I have tried both  Armbian 22.11.1 Pinebook pro  image (Nov 30, 2022)     XFCE  and also Gnome. 
Neither of them have working  Bluetooth

I tried for SD card and also  from  EMMC build. Bluetooth does not work. 
I also used  armbian-config  to install bluetooth.

no matter what  is done the Bluetooth Icon will not show in  upper right corner.  and in settings, if you try to enable, it just turns back off.  

Any ideas for what to do to get bluetooth working  in armbian?

I also tried to look for older images , but was unable to find them to see if they would work.

this is an older   Pinebook Pro from march/april 2019 that I just got. 

I know the bluetooth hardware works, because it worked when it had manjaro on it.  I switched to Armbian because I love the Terminator  and all the default settings that Armbian has for terminator. 

thanks

Unable to get default sink : log on outgoing calls- auto disconnect 


Incoming   calls work fine

Any clues ?