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  RAM corruption, possible eMMC corruption
Posted by: alnyan - 08-22-2022, 03:01 AM - Forum: PinePhone Hardware - Replies (3)

Hi everyone, 

I've been tinkering with my PinePhone for a while and noticed that eMMC is likely corrupt/being corrupted sometimes.
I tested that by downloading files from remote host and checking if their sha256sums match, which they didn't. Also rsync just fails to copy file quoting the same mismatch error.
After running PostmarketOS update using apk update && apk upgrade it just stopped unlocking (lock screen just reappears after a valid pin code), though apk verify said nothing about that.

I'd like to know if anyone else has/had that problem and if there're any workarounds to get eMMC stable.


Forgot to mention: I also tried mounting tmpfs (which should be RAM-backed, I believe) and downloading my image there, but the result is the same — checksums mismatch

Another addition: each time I run sha256sum on the same file, it yields a different checksum, so that's possibly RAM and not eMMC (updating thread title as well)


  Booting NetBSD
Posted by: untitled - 08-22-2022, 02:19 AM - Forum: BSD on Pinebook Pro - Replies (12)

I managed to install NetBSD on eMMC by booting from an SD card with 9.3 arm64.img and running sysinst.

Now have trouble booting up the installed system. Tow-Boot on SPI complains

"Wrong image format for "source" command."
"Can't get kernel image!"

I reinstalled kernel just to be sure

Code:
install -o root -g wheel -m 555 netbsd-GENERIC64 /netbsd

and wrote u-boot into boot sector

Code:
dd if=/usr/pkg/share/u-boot/rksd_loader.img of=/dev/rld0 seek=64 conv=sync

Also copied everything in /boot of the SD card to /boot on eMMC.

Still no luck, the system won't boot.


  Making a new keyboard layout
Posted by: Eugo - 08-22-2022, 12:58 AM - Forum: Mobian on PinePhone - Replies (2)

This is almost a showstopper - the choice of keyboard layouts is very sparse in current Mobian, and I can't quite find a way to make a new one.
I read almost everything that was written here on the subject, and followed the instructions on https://developer.puri.sm/projects/squee...orial.html

The trouble is that (megi's) distro of Mobian, and a few other descendants of Debian, includes about eight keyboards for major languages, and then there's the „other“ section, where I found both of my serbian keyboards (cyrillic and latinic) listed. However, when I select one of these, nothing happens, the layout remains american. So I found that the layouts reside in .yaml files on

~/.local/share/squeekboard/keyboards

...which doesn't exist. So I made one, and edited my version of sr.yaml, put it there (using syncthing, which works miraculously). Still doesn't catch. Searching through files, I see there's some trace of squeekboard, but no recognizable keyboard files anywhere.

I'm at my wits end - was there anything changed in the mechanism? Perhaps current Mobian doesn't even use squeekboard anymore? Where are the layout files?


  Upgrading firmware via USB.
Posted by: Randomuser - 08-22-2022, 12:12 AM - Forum: General Discussion on Quartz64 - Replies (2)

Is it possible to upgrade eMMC image by using the USB C port? 

There is another device with rk3566 (firefly) that supports it, but I'm not sure if this functionality is baked into the boot Rom, or does it require additional spi flash.

I tried plugging the board into a Linux pc, but the rk3566 upgrade tool didn't see any connected devices. Perhaps there is some button to press(or a pin to short to GND)? 

This would be very useful for me to upgrade the emmc image repeatedly without having to disconnect and reconnect the module.


  No audio on Pinebook Pro with Fedora?
Posted by: foobar - 08-21-2022, 06:08 PM - Forum: Linux on Pinebook Pro - Replies (1)

I'm currently running Fedora with tow-boot on my Pinebook Pro, and mostly it's working great. One issue I haven't resolved yet that is specific to this distro, is lack of sound. I get the following errors on boot:


Code:
Aug 21 18:11:28 fedora alsactl[1161]: alsa-lib main.c:1541:(snd_use_case_mgr_open) error: failed to import hw:0 use case configuration -2
Aug 21 18:11:28 fedora alsactl[1161]: /usr/sbin/alsactl: set_control:1475: Cannot write control '2:0:0:ALC Capture Target Volume:0' : Invalid argument

I tried installing a kernel with patches from Manjaro via `kernel-pbp` from this Copr repo, but it requires a change to the boot procedure, possibly by uninstalling efi, grub and other packages, then installing the u-boot pacakge from that same repo. I'm tempted to try this, but would prefer not to make such radical changes to the boot process at this time. I did try installing their `pinebookpro-audio` package, but that wasn't enough to solve the issue.

Has anyone had any success with audio on Fedora?


  Megapixels doesn't work
Posted by: Glenn - 08-21-2022, 08:18 AM - Forum: Mobian on PinePhone - Replies (4)

Hi,

When I run megapixels in the terminal I get the error: ''usr/share/megapixels/config/pine64,pinephone-pro-ini not found. Could not find any config file." How can I solve this problem?


  PureMaps and OSM Scout Server maps download
Posted by: biketool - 08-21-2022, 07:48 AM - Forum: Mobian on PinePhone - Replies (7)

Until several days ago I needed no API keys to use map auto-download for OSM tiles on Puremaps, it just loaded what I needed over wifi or 4g data.
Today after a full wipe and bookworm/mobian up-to-date install I get a HTTP 403 error and it wants a source for map files.
This leads me to install OSM scout server, which is good; I want offline maps on a daily driver device and I have not spent enough time working with nav on pinephone.
I get OSM scout server setup and I can download the world basic map files but I get no options when I click the subscribe button, nothing happens except a slight change in color on the subscribe button.
Maybe OSM is not serving map tiles today, or am I missing a step for both puremaps and osm scout server?
(edit)
It would be useful to me if anyone could verify a working install(version too) to see if they are getting their maps loading in OSM scout server or puremaps.


Question PinephonePro can't Flashing to the eMMC
Posted by: ricardo - 08-21-2022, 05:51 AM - Forum: PinePhone Software - No Replies

Hello pinephone community !

I'm glad to own a pinephone pro ... but I need help [Image: confused.png]

It seems that me eMMC installation is corrupted.
So I can only boot from sd card.

As https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/PinePhone_P...o_the_eMMC says, eMMC should appear when my phone is boot on linux and plug in usb, but I see nothing with lsblk.

The wiki only says "the eMMC wasn't initialized due to applying the above explained bypass method for a too long time during the boot".

What can I do to apply the bypass to a shorter time during boot ?

Cheers
Valère


  Hires Music Player for PPP
Posted by: Fying Flish - 08-21-2022, 03:30 AM - Forum: PinePhone Pro Software - Replies (4)

Hello everyone,

I am new to the forum and wanted to ask the community a quick question about music players available on mobile Linux.

I understand the OS is still not in Beta and this request is of quite low priority, but I am keen to buy the Pine Phone Pro and the only thing holding me back is the lack of a decent music player for this phone.

I am currently using Poweramp on a Fairphone 3+ inside Ioda android, which I am very happy with, it ticks all the boxes form me including being able to play DSD files, and import and export M3U8 playlist files.

On my laptop I am running JRiver inside Qubes OS.

However I would much prefer a fully Linux phone, can anyone tell me if there are any decent music players available?

I have looked at all the usual's from the online lists, but don't know how many of them will run on the PPP, I also understand the Ubuntu Touch recently removed support for Cantata.


  Modem Firmware Upgrade - Modem Busy - USB Issues
Posted by: biketool - 08-21-2022, 02:22 AM - Forum: Mobian on PinePhone - Replies (10)

(edit)***Following the thread below I got the problem solved, turns out sudo su is needed and sudo is not enough permissions to flash the modem***

https://github.com/the-modem-distro/pine...k/releases

It has been suggested that upgrading the firmware on the modem can help Bookworm users get GPS working.
There is no mention in the troubleshooting if I cant even pass the AT commands as it shows the port busy.
I am running a 3/32gb upgrade board PP.

Code:
mobian@mobian:~$ echo -ne "AT+QFASTBOOT\r" > /dev/ttyUSB2
-bash: /dev/ttyUSB2: Device or resource busy

No AT commands means no fastboot possible, no fastboot means no upgrade.

Code:
mobian@mobian:~$ fastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.ubi && fastboot reboot
< waiting for any device >


I am concerned as I understand the GPS device should be on USB1 modem on USB2 but we see.(anyone can post their lsusb to see if there is a difference)

Code:
mobian@mobian:~$ lsusb
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 2c7c:0125 Quectel Wireless Solutions Co., Ltd. EC25 LTE modem
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub