I'm generally excited for this, I've been researching ways to possibly modify reMarkable for my purposes, but it seems that PineNote would be a better fit!  Just wanted to share some thoughts and ideas on PineNote. 

I would love to be able to;

1. Have an interface that is built around the pencil experience.
- It seems current UIX is kind of clunky (for these types of devices), and built around an experience that was mouse first and pencil interaction an after thought.

2. Collaboratively Edit/Comment/Modify Documents, Spread Sheets, Diagrams, Drawings, and Slides.
- I want to be productive, as well as consume content.
- I want to be able to draw and present (securely) in near real time.
- I want others to be able to draw and help modify the documents I'm working on.

3. A Modem isn't a MUST, but at least some type of network comms would be.
- Tethering Comes to mind.
- I don't want to be dependent on plugging into a computer to get updates.

4. Be a good e-Reader (and e-Writer)
- Interfaces w/ All the popular "libraries" out there (Library/Amazon/etc).
- Be able to author eBooks as well, or somehow leverage the device as a format validator (e.g., see how my newly created eBook displays/works).

5. Be a good SSH Terminal
- Most of my job revolves around SSH Terminals.
- Maybe have the ability to also connect an external monitor/keyboard/mouse?

6. Device Security
- Have a TPM or a protected space to store my private keys (ARM Secure Extensions?).
- Be able to manage it via MDM, or some other type of enterprise management tool.
- On-Device Encryption.  Maybe integrate some type of labeling system for DLP as well.

7. NFC/UWB
- Be able to control devices (or issue commands) to other devices that are very near.
- To start a conference (a few flicks of a magic pen, and my document is now on a screen)
- To share content (^^)
- To locate my lost tablet! (kids are hiding it again).
- To use it as a finder of my other things.

My pinephone gets stuck in a sort of loop of having me enter my password, then the screen flashes a few times and kicks me back to the lockscreen. It only does this while not receiving power. If it is plugged in and getting power everything works fine. If it is plugged in while I am using it then I unplug it, it turns off. The battery percentage also moves around quite a bit. It changes by a few percent more right when I unplug, then shows over 10 percent more when unplugged and on lockscreen. It is completely up to date as of today, running Manjaro with KDE Plasma. 
Any and all help is appreciated 

When I first pair and get my Pinetime (running InfiniTime 1.3.0) it works great. Even if I have a disconnect from getting too far away from the phone it will reconnect as it should. The problem is that if I leave it disconnected for a while, like overnight if it's charging or I'm just not using it for a day or two, it will not reconnect no matter what I try.

The only way I can get it working again is to delete the device in gadgetbridge, reflash InfinitTime then it will connect again. Well actually, just now I was able to get it to reconnect just after removing it in gangetbridge and adding it back without reflashing. That hadn't worked the previous attempts because gadgetbridge would appear to freeze for a while and I was killing it. As you can imagine reflashing the firmware every time it's disconnected for more than a few minutes gets rather annoying .

Anyone else having issues with Infintime not reconnecting to gadgetbridge?

Hi,

After only a few months (4-5) of light usage, not every single day, the display cable seem to have given up.
The problem leads to a very dim screen, black screen at certain positions and a flicker of about 5-10 Hz at very low brightness settings.

So to me it's clear that there's an issue with the cable, as moving the cable around will turn the screen of. I've also re-seated the display connection.

But why would it flicker on low settings and why is the brightness much lower at max settings than before? Does anyone know how the display communication work on the pbp? ..or in general?

I uploaded a video of the problem, with some commentary:
https://odysee.com/pinebookpro-broken-di...nVsNWCMr51


So.. Has anyone disassembled the display unit? It's easy enough to remove from the base but it doesn't really offer any more access to the cable. I really don't want to buy a whole new display just because of a broken cable.


Thanks! And I love the project and the machine as a whole, I just didn't want to waste your time with that in the beginning of the post

Has anyone tried switching from Bullseye to Bookworm yet? Just curious how unstable it actually is right now but have also been using Mobian as a daily driver so didn't want to jump over myself then have everything get messed up.

Hello,

I like the open projects. I like the idea to have a community around some hardware like those sold by Pine64. But when there is some troubles with the hardware, it's a big problem when there is no support.

I take the case of my PinePhone, “Community Edition: Manjaro with Convergence Package" received in November.

Some screens show a defect that progress in few months : the capacitive layer and LCD screen are no more fully bonded. The dedicated thread is : https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=13636 / 'Screen dying already?'.

The LCD screen works perfectly and has no defect. At this point, I have a vertical line of the capacitive layer that doesn't respond.

I opened a first ticket in July. A new ticket in August because there is no reply from the first. No reply at this moment.


07-10-21 : Ticket #10442 opened - (July)
I explain the problem, give the link on the thread where the picture from April to July show the degradation.
07-10-21 : Reply from the support.
A picture is asked, even if the picture is present in the thread given in the ticket : ticket not read !
07-10-21 : I send the picture.
07-12-21 : Reply from the support :

Quote:From your picture provide, you may need to replace the LCD panel. Unfortunately, as per your order#151001 warranty is expired. 
– All single board and accessories sold on the Pine Microsystems Inc. (PINE64) store are entitled to a 30 days Limited Warranty against defects in materials and workmanship.
Please refer to https://store.pine64.org/?page_id=443

However, you may contact sales at sales@pine64.org to check whether you may place order for the replacement LCD panel.

Thank you.

Regards,

support team #4...

Quote:Dear [...],

Product issue we will let support team to communicate with you.
Thank you!

Regards,


Pine64 team

• my LCD works perfectly;
  
• the capacitve layer has a vertical line unusable;
  
• the delamination of the screen affect some other PinePhones.
  
• I can't unlock my encrypted PinePhone;
  
• there is no reply from 'support', 'sales' and 'info'.
  

Hi,

I have both a PineTime and a PinePhone.  I have them paired and am using Amazfish for the integration between the two.  A couple of questions that I could really use some help with please.  I'm not finding much online or my Google-fu is failing me so any help would be appreciated:

• Amazfish doesn't really seem to do anything on the PinePhone (I'm running the KDE OS that shipped with the phone).  It doesn't seem to download step counts, etc.  Also, the three dot menu on the phone doesn't bring up anything useful.  Have I missed a dependency for this app or is there another application that folks would recommend - I really want to run it natively on the PinePhone not my IOS or Android phones.  Thanks!
  
• I'd like to update to version 1.3 of Infinitime on the watch.  Could someone please point me to a tutorial with a step by step set of instructions on how I can do that from my PinePhone via Amazfish? If the answer is "you can't get there from here" <grin>, that's cool.  I'm willing to unpair it and re-pair it with my Pinebook Pro (I need to update the firmware for the trackpad anyhow) to get this done.
  

First of all thank you for announcing the PineNote! Really great to see that!

I was wondering what PDF Reader you plan to use for the PineNote. Since you mentioned that you will talk to the KDE people regarding software, how about using Okular? I think it would be great choice.

All the best,
Sirius

Since the question has been in the announcement I'll open the thread about it.

The idea mentioned putting the PineNote into or connecting it to a dedicated keyboard/case solution would immediately end up on my as the device to take on the go. I do not like videos nor do I have much time to spend with games so I'd be really happy with that solution.

Only one thing would be missing for me: an internal wireless modem to connect to mobile networks.

The Pinephone already is a good companion on the road and I love using it with keyboard an mouse connected. But that's only because I can just have network either way: wifi or mobile.

Please consider if there's space inside the case to make it into a PineNote-which-can-be-used-like-a-Pinephone . For me it'd be fine to have the same modem like in the Pinephone with all the exciting development around its firmware. Though I wouldn't say 'no' to a 5g solution for a higher price - maybe as a door opener for the future Pinephone hardware also ;-).

Hello, 

After using the KDE manjaro distribution for a bit I decided to switch to something more lightweight.  i went for the xfce manjaro.

I followed the instructions on this.
https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=10403 

green booting lights are now amber and after a short moment the uboot menu appears.  This was not happening before on the original factory manjaro install.  Who else has this happened to?

Now instead of booting straight into the operating system it goes to a uboot menu that looks like this