Regarding the rumblings about the 10" eink display, is the proposal currently to have a touch digitizer too?

I've got a boox note 3 and the great thing about it is that it runs a full android distribution. It feels strange using a computer with normal responsiveness but with an eink display., but it works.

So I suppose that's what made me wonder whether the plan is to have a digitizer for the display available? So that people could make their own "enhanced" ebook readers?

What do people think?

Ashley

I'm looking to use CON15 to power the board instead of the 5.5x2.1 barrel jack. Does anybody know the part number that is on the board and what the correct mating part number is? The schematic has this labelled as "XH_2.5mm"  -- I think they are 2.54mm/0.1" but would like to know the exact part so I can purchase the right mate.

Is there a BOM I missed somewhere on the Wiki?

Since the PBP top and bottom are already so thin, I wonder if it would be possible for future Pinebooks to be designed with the main board in the top half in stead of the bottom.  I don't know if anyone else has ever done this (except tablets with attached keyboards).  It would make cooling far better.

Hey all,

I'm new to the forums, first post, so if this question has been asked before, I do apologize. Anyways, I've got a few questions regarding the Pinebook Pro and its heat output. Can you upgrade the thermal pad with either paste or a better thermal pad for better heat dissipation? Can you just apply a small heatsink directly to the SoC? When it comes to the NVME add on, can you have a heat sink on the M.2 NVME drive and have it fit?

Thank you for your responses,

Braillynn

Hi, I would like to add my own apps (not from the package manager) to the app menu, but I don't know where it would be. Any help is thanked.

ITEM IS NOW SOLD.

I'm selling my Pinebook Pro. Great machine, and with only light use since I received it in 2019. It's one of the first batch which came with the 128Mb eMMC. It's currently running a fresh install of Debian (MrFixit build) and ready for a new owner.

The good
Excellent cosmetic condition.
Keyboard does show usual wear but works fine.

The bad
The rear left rubber foot is loose - a known problem caused by the adhesive becoming warm near the power supply input. It's currently held on with double-sided tape, but this is fragile and annoying. I'm not game to glue it with anything more permanent and will leave this choice for the new owner.

A few extras
Nice padded slip case.
Pine64 nvme adapter - I bought it as an option but never installed it.
Pine64 UK power adapter - I asked nicely and Pine64 sent me one!

Shipping within the UK only. Sorry EU/US/AUS friends.

Price £100 including shipping. Paypal or UK bank transfer.

I'll update this post if/when it sells.

Thanks!

   

Im unable to boot the lastest dev builds with plama mobile Manjaro, the phone stays with the screen off and nothing happends

Hi, I'd like to exit/save a document in Nano but the Plasmanjaro keyboard won't allow it.  Can I use something like xdotool and set a "quick action" in qmlKonsole that sends the Ctrl-x key combo?

or

Is there an xdotool equivalent for wayland ?

or

Any other way to get Ctrl and Alt key functionality in the KDE virtual keyboard? 


Thanks.

It seems like kernel 5.11 will include some long-awaited changes to video handling (better h264 in v4l2). Right now, v4l2 on the pinebook reports S264 as available on the rkvdec device, but FFmpeg can't seem to actually use it.

With manjaro test branch hitting 5.10.17 this week, I think 5.11 is just around the corner!

Anyone else following these updates and can confirm/deny?

Edit: some links I'm looking at for the news
https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/...x-511.html
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=n...Of-Staging

The home page of pine64.org prominently invites you to pre-order the Pinebook Pro...but there is no way to actually accomplish this..

What gives???