Anybody knows if the board RockPro64 is meeting the requirement of low voltage standard of EN62368?

/Mats

Hi there, i have encountered a couple of annoying things about using manjaro phosh after the latest update:
1) Sometimes modem goes down completely. I don't know how to reproduce that, but sometimes modem module shuts down completely, and calls application says that there is no calling device at all. Naturally, internet also goes down. Rebooting does fix it, but a couple of times it caught me when i had to give a call or quickly search for something on the internet.
2) Audio is kinda glitchy now. Sometimes audio just stops coming out through both speaker and earphones jack. For example, when i listen to music with Audacious player it stops playing after some time (3-5 minutes). Most curious, this time depends on the track i listen to (and moon phase, i suppose). This issue is also related to alarm, which is much worse. Thankfully, i did not have anything urgent when i overslept because of the alarm problem. Sound returns right after i press unlock button (just have to turn on the screen, even without entering the passcode). Technically it keeps playing music/sound, but into nowhere. However, not all applicatins have that problem: freetube works nicely when i listen to any videos in podcast mode with locked screen.
Please write if you have encountered similar problems and if you have solved them.

A bit of usage experience:
In spite of technical problems (like mentioned above) i love that phone. Unfortunately, i can't use it as my primary phone yet, but it is always my number 2. 
What it can:
1. Browse internet. Firefox works nice here. Unfortunately, ui of extensions is broken, but the rest is fine
2. Watch youtube. I use freetube application with legacy video format, which gives me acceptable ~480p video.
3. Use messangers. Telegram works fine, fractal and NeoChat launch and look good, but did not use them yet. Pretty sure it will run any messanger you would like to install.
4. Listen to music. Mentioned above problem is annoying, but is not fatal. Furthermore, there must be player that can avoid that problem.
5. Call. Calling is allright, both incoming and outcoming (if modem did not go down, but this is temporary, i hope)
6. Use navigtion. Standart maps application works normally.
7. Programming. I wrote a couple of python scripts using vim and launched a couple of self-written java console utilities. Did not find a proper IDE yet, but it has jdk, gcc, python and tons of other development tools. When a physical keyboard finally comes out it would be excellent development tool to use "on a go"
What it can't:
1. Run android apps. I've seen messages on forum that anbox is working, but mine doesn't. Probably because i use beta5 and update it with pacman -Syu. I will try to fix that later, but now i have to write diploma.
2. Take photo and record video. Technically, megapixels app can take photos, but preview is much worse than the actual photo. It also works very slow, which is critical if you want to catch a moment.

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Hello, just got my PBP. Strong and cool. Like it very much.
Unfotunately, once completed the Manjaro ARM install few initial screens, never had the first access...
Tried everything, username, full name, password, password for root: always access denied.
Got a picture with my phone of the "Finish Manjaro ARM Instal" summary (the last of the initial screens): I'm using the right UN e PW.
Any idea about what happened?
And I can I fix it? Just flashing SD card with a new image of Manjaro ARM? And the eMMC?

Thanks.

Hi!

I just received my PBP and will install Gentoo on it. My system is ready and I have compiled the kernel based on the Manjaro config.

But I would like the minimal working .config (just the needed hardware settings).

Do you have some one?

Kind regards,
Xavier.

I just received my machine in the mail today. Out of the box I was able to get it running. The wifi works. A Firefox button appears on the dashboard. I can run Firefox. I accessed my university email. This was all encouraging.

My next order of business on all new machines is to install LaTeX (Texlive), emacs, and Auctex. I also make sure there is a PDF viewer and word processor (Libreoffice).

I tried to install Texlive with pacman and got a slew of "error: failed retrieving file" responses. I read a little online about what the problem could be, and the main suggestion was to update my mirrors with

$ sudo pacman-mirrors -g
$ sudo pacman-mirrors -f 5

and such things. I tried these, and it didn't help.

I tried installing emacs and ran into the same problem. I cannot retrieve anything.

Then I tried installing Libreoffice and was told that

:: Libreoffice-still and Libreoffice-fresh are in conflict. Remove Libreoffice-fresh?

This surprised me, because I cannot detect Libreoffice anywhere on the machine. I opened the filesystem navigator and searched for Libreoffice and found nothing. Then I searched for Firefox and also found nothing, even though I am able to run Firefox.

So basically I cannot use this computer. I cannot install the software I need (or any software), and I cannot locate the software that I already have (except for Fierfox, by launching it from the dashboard icon).

I have used linux (Debain primarily) and BSD (free BSD primarily) systems for many years and cannot understand why this is so completely different from anything I've ever seen before.

I want this to work out. I am attracted to the Pinebook philosophy.

Hello, good night, I have this board for a long time, but I believe that in a change, I lost this electronic component in the photo, could you tell me its name or code so I can solder it?

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Hello,

I have a Pinebook Pro for sale. It has the UK ISO keyboard and 64GB flash.
I provide the original NVME adapter (the first one that you have to modify to fit inside the PBP).
European charger.
Serial USB adapter.

3 rubber feet are missing. Otherwise it is in good shape and clean.
It is installed with Ubuntu Mate and crash from time to time on boot (see : https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=8436 ). You have then to force the shutdown and start it again. No crash when it has started.

I can send in the EU, but I live in France near the French/German/Swiss border if someone want to buy it without shipping costs.
Price : 150 euros + shipping.

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