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  Unable to unlock after locking on phosh and plasma
Posted by: girl - 03-17-2022, 05:32 AM - Forum: PinePhone Pro Software - No Replies

Hey all I've been having an issue that makes using my new PPP pretty much impossible :'( every time the screen locks, automatically or manually, it can not be unlocked. I press the power button or tap the screen and nothing happens and I must manually reboot the phone only to be faced with the same problem again. And the phone is still on, as I can hear the up and down volume sounds the I press the volume buttons. Same results with u-boot, tow-boot, manjaro phosh, manjaro plasma and running the os from emmc or SD...


  Pine Phone Pro issues
Posted by: gmastap - 03-17-2022, 03:10 AM - Forum: General Discussion on PinePhone - Replies (4)

Hello all,

I have bought a Pine Phone Pro and I am stuck from the beginning.

I updated the delivered manjaro to the latest version and played a bit and I am quite happy.

No w I was trying to install mobian to one of my SD cards but the only thing I get are read errors from the SD Cards slot as well as I/O Errors.

Okay, I spoke to the developers, go thre remark mayto change to two boots firmware.

Trying that getting everything ready on two different SD cards, Samsung and San Disk it also Failed to start with the RE button pressed as described.


Even booting into the working majaro gives me error when I try to write to the SD cards.



I have no further ideas anymore. Do you have any suggestion ?


  Modem unreliable on the PPP with Mobian
Posted by: EwigeBlumenkraft - 03-17-2022, 12:57 AM - Forum: PinePhone Pro Software - Replies (2)

I am using my Pinephone Pro EE since monday as a daily driver. Works good so far but since yesterday the modem began having hiccups.
Sometimes it shows no reception or the bar symbol is crossed out completely.
With mmcli I can see the modem in the first case but in the second it is not found.
I tried various combinations of mmcli scan and disable/enable with no result. Only restarting the phone works most of the time.
However when I restart the phone some settings (display zoom, input voltage from keyboard etc.) are gone.

Is there a reliable way to use modem manager to restore the connection?


  tow-boot: suspend stopped working
Posted by: maltee - 03-16-2022, 02:00 PM - Forum: PinePhone Pro Software - Replies (3)

Hi,

I installed tow-boot to SPI to get suspend working and it did work for a day or so - at least most of the time. And then it just didn't. I think I didn't even install any updates in between. At the same time I noticed that tow-boot seemed to get stuck every now and then. Sometimes before the second vibration, sometimes after the second vibration. Sometimes the operating system would get stuck as well, but once it finished booting there were no further problems. I tried re-installing tow-boot, no success. I also tried re-installing the operating system, again, no success.
I've tried to ask in the chat, but apparently nobody there knew anything.
Is there anything else I can try? I don't mind if the solution involves deleting everything, I'm only tinkering so far anyway.
I noticed that I have two boot (?) drives, mmcblk2boot0 and mmcblk2boot1. mmcblk2 is the emmc, but wiping doesn't get rid of the two boot drives. Should I wipe those?

Thanks,
Malte


  Writing to SD card possible with all applications?
Posted by: Peter Gamma - 03-16-2022, 08:44 AM - Forum: PinePhone Software - Replies (5)

Android from about vers. 5.0 on does not allow to write to the external SD card for all applications. Is it possible to write to external SD card for instance with OpenOffice with the PinePhone (a reason to buy a PinePhone)?


  Just got my Pinecil
Posted by: donwynne - 03-15-2022, 09:11 PM - Forum: General - Replies (1)

Hey all.

[color=#666666]I just got my Pinecil.  Immediately hooked it up to PD and tested it.  I'm impressed at how quickly it heats up given the wattage I allocated to it.  (I went into advanced settings and limited it to 15 watts, mostly to compare it to a similar-sized soldering pencil I had lying around.)  I did notice one thing odd though.  I didn't use it for very long (just long enough to dip the tip in some tinning compound and clean it), but the space around the "+" button seemed to get noticeably warm.  Not burning hot, mind you, but given that the housing is made out of plastic, it got warm enough to make me wonder how hot the components underneath were getting.  Anyone else noticed this?  Should I be concerned?

Don


  Post sticky link with important links for PPP
Posted by: tckosvic - 03-15-2022, 08:41 AM - Forum: General Discussion of PinePhone Pro - Replies (2)

Could someone with knowledge and access post a sticky (retained) thread that provides:

1.  address for latest software version for each OS/desktop, e.g., https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/PinePhone_P...e_Releases    this link is ok but needs review and updating

2.  address for where to post bugs for each OS/desktop

If more bugs could be pointed out to the developers maybe obvious things that need immediate attention, such as phone discharging to zero while on the charger, might get addressed.  There is daily a new thread regarding discharged phones.  To me that is a high priority thing but that doesn't seem to be happening.

tom kosvic


  PP Keybboard Charging Improvement
Posted by: drh - 03-15-2022, 05:32 AM - Forum: PinePhone Accessories - No Replies

I just want to express thanks to the developers for a recent improvement on the software side.

Recent updates to Mobian has resulted in the keyboard battery charge level to be displayed in the Settings - Power module. I did not need to do a manual install of a package.

For me, the ability to see the charge status of the keyboard battery is a big improvement because it helps me better understand how to use the keyboard battery.

I hope this improvement applies to all of the distros that run on the PP. If not now, hopefully in the near future.

Cheers!


  Armbian and LibreELEC and AltLinux for Quartz64
Posted by: balbes150 - 03-15-2022, 03:07 AM - Forum: Linux on Quartz64 - Replies (152)

The Armbian build system has added support for building images for Quartz64. Test images are available via links.


Quartz64 A

https://disk.yandex.ru/d/xMVoaZXFFcWuog

https://users.armbian.com/balbes150/quartz64/



SOQuartz + SOQuartz Model-A Baseboard.

https://disk.yandex.ru/d/Oq5yvBkuIK4R3A

https://users.armbian.com/balbes150/soquartz/


Quartz64 B

https://disk.yandex.ru/d/u0ioJbqtXqvJ6w




The Armbian build system allows anyone who does not even have special skills to work with complex compilation and assembly procedures. independently (for example, not mediocre on the Quartz64 device itself) to build your own kernel version (change the configuration and get your own version of the kernel) or completely your own version of the image with different DE or package composition. To do this, it is enough to follow very simple steps.


Code:
sudo su
git clone https://github.com/150balbes/build
cd build
./compile.sh

In a simple graphical interface, you can easily select the desired options and start the build process. More details about the build process can be found on the official Armbian documentation resources.

https://docs.armbian.com/


EDK2-EFI

https://users.armbian.com/balbes150/edk2/


  Boot code
Posted by: Emilio - 03-14-2022, 11:07 AM - Forum: PinePhone Pro Software - Replies (7)

Can anybody tell me what exactly
Does this sentence mean?

booti  ${kernel_addr_r}  - ${fdt_addr_r};