So let's say we go 3 years into the future and Phosh, and Plasma Mobile and super stable and have a nice, complete ecosystem, similar to iOS/Android. At this point the only thing holding back more people from getting a Pine Phone is that the hardware is old and slow. If this happened could we do a PinePhone 2.0 that is a more mid ranged phone (like $400) as apposed to the low end phone we have now? 

I understand why the PP is a low end phone, more people get a phone to report issues and bug and potentially develop for it. But it sure would be nice to have a device that is more capable at some point.

I'm using axolotl on my pinephone with manjaro. There is no arch/manjaro version from axolotl, but it is repackaged from the mobian .deb package.

See here: https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=14223

and here: https://github.com/nuehm-arno/axolotl-mobian-package

Is it possible to build a apk package from source or "repackage" one of the existing packages from other distros?

Can Pine supply us with a 'Communication Device' that does not require a "Carrier" or other type of 'Man in the Middle' ?

Even just a few miles of range could be a good starting point.

 When the cell service goes down or gets too many users,  you cannot communicate with anyone.
  While normally service is ok 'here'    there are times when there is no service here. >(sometimes for hours)

I do like my Pine phone(s) a lot,
But I would like to have some kind of personal communication device(s) that do not rely on outside sources to function.

  

Oooops...it won't work on Linux!

Quote:...the government of South Australia, one of the country’s six states, developed and is now testing an app as Orwellian as any in the free world to enforce its quarantine rules. Returning travelers quarantining at home will be forced to download an app that combines facial recognition and geolocation. The state will text them at random times, and thereafter they will have 15 minutes to take a picture of their face in the location where they are supposed to be. Should they fail, the local police department will be sent to follow up in person. “We don’t tell them how often or when, on a random basis they have to reply within 15 minutes,” Premier Steven Marshall explained. “I think every South Australian should feel pretty proud that we are the national pilot for the home-based quarantine app.”

Hi
I am interested in my own open source project to use one of these SoCs.
I wanted to post my thoughts to see if I have come to any incorrect conclusions.

RK3399
More powerful.
Easier to develop mainline Linux on right now, but maybe not a difference longer term?

RK3566
Lower power consumption. Maybe better option without heatsink.
Much newer so maybe better long term.
Newer version of Android.

One thing I like about the RK3399 is that if an internal eMMC is corrupted or something then one can just put an SD card in and boot that, so I would say very safe from bricking. OK that creates some security issues for normal device manufacturers (I guess) but for open source hacking it's great. Is the RK3566 the same?

I already have a Pinebook Pro (RK3399) and I have ordered a Quartz64 to have a look at, I hope it can boot from SD card.

I am interested in Linux and LineageOS porting and development right now.  Interested but not experienced, and I would like to learn.

Anyone think I got any of this wrong please tell me.

the flash-it script now builds sfos 4.2, with an option for encryption of the home directory (with a longer password) and the lockscreen problem has been solved. Work is progressing fast on an overhaul/update of ofono, which could finally give reliable calls. We are very near to daily driving, if you can do without a camera.

Hi!

With linux kernel 5.13, I had a green power led when the kernel starts and is running. Now with linux kernel  5.14, the led is always red.

What kernel option/code do I need to enable in  order to have the green led ? This is some good indicator that the kernel really starts without having a console access.

Kind regards,
Xavier.

EDIT: the green led is lit, but the ged led keeps being on, and it hides the green led. The brighness parameter of the red led is 0, which is incorrect (red led should be off and brightness value should be 0).

does anyone know: will there be a 13.3 version?
Maybe even with a color display, to be an par with other competitors?

As I am getting older, my eyes get worse, most of the stuff I read
are pdfs formated in A4 single column and I mostly use zotero for work,
which is essential for me to run on the device (which is the reason why I am bound
to non e-ink tablets so far )

so for me its

linux (everything else is useless for me) > 13+" = usable size > color (would make the device future proof for me > refresh rate (as seen in other actual ereaders, who can display videos and play games on them, the least necessary item for work, but most eye pleasing for sure)

Is anyone else having an issue with Telegram refusing to connect? It's used to work but mysteriously stopped like a few months ago and it hasn't started working again since

Check out my article if you're interested, discussion about the article here would be helpful.

https://twitter.com/EnderNightLord/statu...1024798721