So after struggling for a few hours through lots of attempts at updating my brand new Pinecil to IronOS 2.16 I thought id share my own experiences here and how I eventually figured it out. 

The first problem I ran into is that as of IronOS 2.16 the precompiled Pinecil version comes in .hex and .dfu formats. And of course, the official Pine64 updater does not support .hex or .dfu files, it's set up for .bin files only.

From here there are a few options. The first is that you can use the recommended dfu-util to flash the OS as well as do some other fancy features like a custom boot logo, but this requires Linux, and making a thumb drive to boot off of is something I'm frankly not qualified to explain. I hardly understand it myself and half the Linux OS seems to require a master's degree in wizardry to understand.

The second option was to convert the hexadecimal file to a binary file. There are many different methods out there to convert .hex to .bin and you should always do your own research before downloading random software. But for simplicity's sake, these instructions will assume you used the same program I did called Hex2Bin

1. Use the download link found at http://hex2bin.sourceforge.net/
   
2. After downloading you should end up with a file called [b]Hex2bin-2.5.tar.bz2[/b]
   
3. Using a .zip manager like 7.zip, extract it to get the Hex2bin-2.5 file
   
4. Download the Pinecil version of the official IronOS 2.16 software from https://github.com/Ralim/IronOS/releases
   
5. In the IronOS 2.16 file, you should find Pinecil_EN.hex or the equivalent for the language you wish to use.
   
6. Right-click and go Open with -> Choose another app -> Find another app on this PC -> navigate to the Hex2bin-2.5 file that you extracted -> bin -> releases -> Hex2bin
   
7. Now you should have a Pinecil_EN.bin version of the IronOS 2.16 software
   
8. Download the official Pine64 Pinecil software updater from https://github.com/pine64/pinecil-firmwa...r/releases
   
9. Run the program called pinecil_firmware_updater
   
10. Hold down the negative button on the Pinecil and plug it into your computer
    
11. Select custom firmware and navigate to the Pinecil_EN.bin file
    
12. Run the updater
    

Hi all

Using the wiki :
https://wiki.mobian-project.org/doku.php?id=waydroid

and all goes good until: debuild -us -uc
The following is the error reported.:

Quote:mobian@mobian:~/Waydroid-build/libglibutil$ debuild -us -uc
dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -ui
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source package libglibutil
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source version 1.0.61
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source distribution unstable
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source changed by Slava Monich <slava.monich@jolla.com>
dpkg-source --before-build .
dpkg-buildpackage: info: host architecture arm64
fakeroot debian/rules clean
dh clean
dh: error: Compatibility levels before 7 are no longer supported (level 5 requested)
make: *** [debian/rules:16: clean] Error 25
dpkg-buildpackage: error: fakeroot debian/rules clean subprocess returned exit status 2
debuild: fatal error at line 1182:
dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -ui failed

Has anyone successfully gotten the battery to work? My phone will only charge through the phone's USB-C slot and not the keyboard's. The battery doesn't appear to turn on, either. Is there battery protection or something like there was in the phone for shipping? I was one of the lucky few to get their keyboard early, but without a manual unfortunately.

We forgot to include the PinePhone keyboard manual in early shipments. We're very sorry about this.

You can find the digital version of the manual here

The PinePhone Pro Explorer Edition is now available for pre-order.
Orders placed by January 17th will ship out at the end of the month. Orders placed on and after January 18th will ship out in late February.

Read the announcement

Here's how we run Rust programs with Apache NuttX OS... And transmit a LoRa Message on PineDio Stack BL604

Rust on Apache NuttX OS

Just preordered my PinePhone Pro and very excited to have mainline linux on a phone and get involved in development efforts.

What are the best options for getting data/calls/texts working in the US? I currently use Verizon for my main android phone but I've heard it can be a pain to get a PinePhone on their network. Can anyone in the US who has data/calls/texts working well on their PinePhone let me know what you think works the best?

I'm hoping to daily drive my PinePhone along side my android phone to put it though its paces.

Thanks,
nmatt

Based on what I have observed in the last week I will flash my PPPro (which I use as my DD) with the Mobian 20220109 weekly image and see how it compares w. the Manjaro image.

Ok, just received my keyboard and fitted the phone into it - looks good BUT I have no idea if it's working as the keys aren't responding. I've connected the keyboard to power and pressed what I assume is the ON switch just above the USB socket but there are no lights, nothing on the screen - this is stock Manjaro. So what am I missing? How can I tell if the keyboard is active and if it is why aren't the keys registering?

(01-11-2022, 07:40 AM)dgiffin Wrote: Ok, just received my keyboard and fitted the phone into it - looks good BUT I have no idea if it's working as the keys aren't responding. I've connected the keyboard to power and pressed what I assume is the ON switch just above the USB socket but there are no lights, nothing on the screen - this is stock Manjaro. So what am I missing? How can I tell if the keyboard is active and if it is why aren't the keys registering?

Hi All

I have installed pcmanfm file manager and have a problem opening a folder as root.
As I have used this program for years on the BeagleBone Black and never had any issues, I can't seem to make the .desktop file work as expected.
Where-ever I have searched the solution being put forward is as follows.

1: create a file in /.local/share/file-manager/actions
    call it root.desktop and put the following in it.

Quote:[Desktop Entry]
Name = Open as Root
Tooltip = Open the folder as root
Icon = terminal
Profiles = on_folder;

[X-Action-Profile on_folder]
Name = Open as Root
MimeTypes = inode/directory;
SelectionCount = 1
Schemes = file;
Exec = gksudo pcmanfm %f