So I recently decided to install Biktorgj's Custom Modem Firmware on my ppp, as it said in the documentation, there is no reason not to, and only added benefit. I installed it using this guide. After the installation, everything seemed to work fine (eg. sms, calls...). I then tried to communicate with the modem using sms as is described here. My messages didn't send, however, and I never received any responses. I also discovered a weird bug where my audio and mic will completely stop working for calls. I cannot hear or be heard by the other phone. Also when I check my voicemail, I hear no audio either. I don't know for sure if the firmware is causing the issue or not, but, it didn't happen until after the installation. Rebooting does not seem to do anything, however, it will randomly start working again before it quits once again. Any insight or advice on these issues will be greatly appreciated. I am currently running the latest stable version of Mobian with Posh. Thanks in advance!

I have had a pocket linux device in use since around Y2k starting with a Sharp Zaurus SL-5500 on to an Openmoko, then the N900.
One of the most important purposes of these devices was to play audiobooks when driving, cycling, working, or riding public transportation.
On all other devices I was able to get at least 5-8 hours of audiobook playback minimum along with other uses of the device, even with the Openmoko which like the Pine devices didn't have a major corporate Linux lab supporting the effort.
The pinephone(and pro) under mobian gives me around 3 hours maximum as suspend also kills off audio playback.
This severely limits my use of the PP if I cannot provide external power.
I know there are several ways to except the hardware audio acceleration chip from suspend and buffer only the audio stream as well as waking only one of the smaller CPUs for a fraction of a second to do a disk read and reload the audio buffer.
I am not sure how it was done on the N900 but I am sure someone on the forum has better insight into a power saving way to keep a streaming audio app working even when the system is in suspend, even if it is a lower level system hack.
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For example I can go most of the day dropping to ~80% battery if I don't use my phone much, I can still reliably receive calls and SMS but have it set to suspend after 1 minute. Same Mobian Trixie install drops to 30-40% after 2 hours if I set suspend to 30 minutes but blank the screen so I can listen to an audiobook on the bus/train. Once the 30 minutes are up if I have not touched the phone the audio playback will stop and I have to restart the Cozy(flatpak install) audiobook app to get it's audio to work.

I just receved my new PineNote 2 days ago with Debian installed and was working well with it until I woke up yesterday and the device will not boot into anything, The display remains at "Booting..." or "PineNote is Booting" and i am unable to get to Uboot or anything to see what I can do to fix it. Any Suggestions?

Not sure if this is a general question or a linux question but here goes.

I am coming back to a project after an extended interruption -- life got in the way of my play.

I have a number of GPS units running on a variety of hardware.   The board I use for most of them is also allwiner based and run the same armbian as the pine64.  But, I like pine64's as a general purpose board and have several on my desk so decided to track down why I couldn't get them to work the way I wanted last time.

That background information is not particularly normative but it offers some background.  You don't need any special hardware to reproduce this issue.

My notes from many years ago says there was a post on IRC which confirmed we can not get interrupts from some of the GPIO banks.    I can no longer find that reference but that seems to be true.

I can confirm that

Sorry if this is really obvious but I'm looking at buying a pinecil and a pinepower 65w unit. Just wondered if I could get the 25w super fast charge through the power supply. Doesn't have to be at the same time as the phone, it'd just streamline things having one psu for both

Does it work?

I'm trying to find out Pinephone and or Pinephone pro have any issues now that Telstra has shut down 3 G networks.

I started an upgrade and am unable to complete it.


To even see the relevant iface (and confirm it failed to grab an IP), I had to do

I have a PinePhone and a Pro both updated fully (as far as I am aware) running mobian/Phosh and mobian/Phosh + mobian/XFCE respectively.

In the last week it appears that suspend functionality is now broken.

Both seem to sleep but when I try to wake them after they have been suspended overnight both have drained their batteries and I have to charge them for a few minutes before booting,

Has anyone else noticed a similar change in the suspend functionality?

Manjaro plasma mobile (edge) disconnects Wifi every seconds, asking again for WPA password. Somehow given passwords do not seem to get stored where they should or something... Also in the wifi setings trying to connect results in recurring a password popup. Is there a way to fix that behaviour?

Actually, wifi connects but immediately disconnects, system messages *no secrets were provided* followed by a new request for WPA password.