"Remember, it's not an adventure if part of it doesn't suck!"

I just moved my Rockpro64 from a 128GB emmc to a 256GB emmc, and I remembered everything except one thing: Updating /etc/fstab to use different UUIDs before swapping the emmcs. So it wouldn't finish booting. I attach the serial console, figure out what the problem is, and the question is, how do you fix it without using anything else?

I was in U-Boot to begin with, so we want to get to the initramfs where we have lvm tools. We have commands like 'fatls mmc 0:1' to look around. (List files on a FAT-formatted filesystem, emmc interface, device 0, partition 1)

https://docs.u-boot.org/en/stable/usage/index.html
https://docs.u-boot.org/en/stable/usage/cmd/booti.html

Hi everyone,
I recently got a Pinecil V2 and I’m wondering what’s the most stable firmware version to use right now. I saw some people mention IronOS builds from GitHub, but I’m not sure which one is currently recommended.
If there’s a safe way to roll back firmware if something goes wrong during the update?
Thanks in advance!

Hi!
Very satisfied user of this device. The stock arch danctnix os is a joy to use both in tablet mode and with keyboard.
My only issue is with updates. They always seem to stop after a while. The usual

Hi,

I’m looking voor the lower bounds on temperature for the pinecil, but can’t seem to find it mentioned explicitly.

I want to use it to melt wax at 65 degrees Celsius.

All I could find was the temperature control might not be as accurate below 150 degrees.

Looking forward to your responses

I now have my PineTime updated to the 1.15.0 firmware and resources by use of Gadgetbridge and ITD respectively.  It took me a while to get the resources updated as there was a patch needed to ITD and then I had to realize that the PineTime could only be paired with one of them at a time.  I also had a problem getting it to talk to Gadgetbridge again, requiring me to remove the initial device and add it again.

Gadgetbridge tells me that my PineTime is in control of the data syncing.  It seems to take a while before I see an update from the PineTime showing in Gadgetbridge.  I assume there is a setting somewhere to change how frequently data updates are sent to Gadgetbridge.  Where is that setting located?

Dave

What is the most elegant way to get the Pinetab to both auto mount and own the SD card to user [alarm] ?
I have it auto mounting the SD card using settings but because user alarm doesn't own the SD card device/mount point I cant use it normally.
I could chown it but that would have to happen every bootup.
(edit) I will probably edit /etc/fstab but that is skill learned maybe 25 years ago and I expect that in systemb days there is probably something automatic and I dont want to break that.

I have not wiped and loaded Mobian despite using that for my Pinephone there doesnt seem to be enough clear instruction to get everything working, it feels like the shipped DanctNIX OS has the most functionality.


That said I would in any fully Linux OS really love to have the bluetooth and cameras fully functional as well as a smart way to setup a NMEA USB GPS device for navigation.

Hallo! Ich habe nach ca.2 Jahren teilweise kein Kontakt mehr über den Hohlstecker- Anschluss. Pinecil v2 geht ständig an und aus, spielt verrückt und einmal die Spitze zum Glühen gebracht. Vom einfachen Löten ist da gar keine Rede mehr. Macht kein Spaß mehr die Situation.
Stecker selbst ist von Reichelt und made in Japan. Die Abmessungen passen genau zur Buchse. Qualität von der Buchse lässt wohl zu wünschen übrig. Kann mir bitte jemand sagen wo man passendes Ersatzteil besorgen kann? 
Vielen Dank im voraus.

I want to post a poll asking whether or if they are updating trixie installs once they find a weekly build that mostly works for them. It seems like polls almost always omit some important op tion, so I am going to throw some out there and am asking for suggested improvements and additions. The question is addressed to users, not developers/testers.

If you have mobian trixie installed, do you regularly update it?

1. Yes, with apt(-get) or the Software app.

2. Yes, by reflashing a more recent weekly build.

3. Yes, other reason (please specify in a post).

4. No, I don't want to risk breakage and don't want to reflash or wait for a fix.

5. No, other reason (please specify in a post).

Hi, I'm trying to upload a modified pinetime bootloader using the reloader-mcuboot-1.0.1.zip from https://github.com/InfiniTimeOrg/pinetim.../tag/1.0.1
I tried with the simplest test possible changing the version of the header to 2.0.0 in the reloader-mcuboot.bin of the reloader-mcuboot.zip with:
"printf '\x02\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00' | dd of=reloader-mcuboot.bin bs=1 seek=$((0x14)) conv=notrunc"
and build it again with the same command of the Makefile:
"python3 -m nordicsemi dfu genpkg --dev-type 0x0052 --application reloader-mcuboot.bin reloader-mcuboot.zip"
After uploading the zip with Watchmate for Linux I got the image is ok but the InfiniTime shows the same version for the bootloader "1.0.1".
It is still possible to update the bootloader OTA? I'm missing something? Thank you!
Last try was using: Python 3.10.13, adafruit-nrfutil version 0.5.3.post16

Hello .. just passing along a product idea. It is a product that doesn't exist that I've always in the back of my mind wished for.  

I dub it the Pinebank. It is a versatile, open source, extensible, multifunction power bank that uses off-the-shelf replaceable 18650s for serviceability and long term utility.  

Maybe low power RISC-V under the hood like the pinecil

Here is a 18650 DIY power bank for some additional inspiration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PBr_jUA4Iw

The hypothetical Pinebank at its core it has 3 primary functions: Power bank, light, speaker

General use cases:
* General purpose power bank
* Bluetooth speaker
* Flashlight
* Work light
* Diffuser cap for lantern operation (power outages, camping, etc)
* Strobe for emergencies, maybe even red light beacon option
* Display function: clock, alarm, weather, radio

Some ideas (some possibly as pluggable module/daughterboard addons): 
* AM/FM/NOAA weather
* Connections for solar panels for off grid/emergencies
* SDR/Radio transceiver/antenna for radio geeks/search and rescue
* WWAN
* Lora
* It's a stretch, but it's possible that it could even be used to jumpstart a car or pump up your tires.  Like this product https://halo.acgbrands.com/en_US/bolt-ai...phite.html

Since it has a processor, you could use it as a little low powered micro server. Lots of options here.



Perhaps it is not possible to cram in ALL of these features, I'm just airing ideas.

I think something like this would be incredibly useful.  Seems like a good fit for Pine.