My Pinebook Pro had stiff hinges. It eventually broke the case. I now have a new "Palm case  including keyboard".

Now to do a transplant. Has anyone else done this - are there any instructions? The order in which to do this is not obvious - hidden screws etc.

Yes I've read (most of) the page https://pine64.org/documentation/Pineboo...eassembly/
and seen the advice there about stiff hinges...

Many units come with the hinges too stiff from the factory. You can tell if it affects your device by carefully observing if operating the lid on a fully assembled notebook flexes the case. This repeated flexing can lead to plastic and metal fatigue and eventually broken parts. Consider carefully using a flat screwdriver or similar object to unbend the hinges a bit by wedging it into the slot (requires the display part to be fully detached from the main bo

Many units come with the hinges too stiff from the factory. You can tell if it affects your device by carefully observing if operating the lid on a fully assembled notebook flexes the case. This repeated flexing can lead to plastic and metal fatigue and eventually broken parts. Consider carefully using a flat screwdriver or similar object to unbend the hinges a bit by wedging it into the slot (requires the display part to be fully detached from the main body).

stiff from the factory. You can tell if it affects your device by carefully observing if operating the lid on a fully assembled notebook flexes the case. This repeated flexing can lead to plastic and metal fatigue and eventually broken parts. Consider carefully using a flat screwdriver or similar object to unbend the hinges a bit by wedging it into the slot (requires the display part to be fully detached from the main body).

Many units come with the hinges too stiff from the factory. You can tell if it affects your device by carefully observing if operating the lid on a fully assembled notebook flexes the case. This repeated flexing can lead to plastic and metal fatigue and eventually broken parts. Consider carefully using a flat screwdriver or similar object to unbend the hinges a bit by wedging it into the slot (requires the display part to be fully detached from the main body).

Greetings!

I am interested in getting a Linux-based tablet for grading. I unfortunately have to use BlackBoard Ultra for grading, or else download student papers (PDF or Word format usually). I don't plan to use the tablet for anything else except reading journal articles and/or books.

Would the PineTab or PineNote be better for this particular use (primarily grading)? My sense is the stylus would be great for making grading faster (as opposed to typing comments, which requires highlighting particular passages using BlackBoard's clunky in-browser system and typing, which I think is slower than my writing), and the PineTab (I think?) isn't compatible with a stylus.

Advice on one or the other would be greatly appreciated. Thank you kindly!

Hi everyone,

Using PineWatch and reading Open BLE was very easy to implement to my App.
Just with Built in OS.
So far, im using HeartRate in my App, no Gatebridge needed, just simple as can be. 

Thanks for that.

Greets

Hi,

I am interested in knowing if anyone has been able to run Instagram or discord apps using waydroid (or alternative setups) on the pinephone with stable performance. I am also interested in knowing if anyone has been able to run any youtube app with stable performance. 

Aside from the proprietary apps, I would also love to hear from anyone using alternative opensource apps? I know some projects exist for discord, such as WebCord, ArmCord and maybe there are more projects like those some of you have had success with and would like to share.

Please also share what OS + mobile shell combination you are using and anything else you can think of that was important for performance and stability.

cheers!

dustfinger

Hi,

I re-registered my nick yesterday on IRC because I have been inactive for a while. I have not received a confirmation email and I just wanted to let you know incase my registeration got missed somehow. My IRC nick is dustfinger, just like my forum username.

Thanks,

dustfinger.

Would cpu rk3576 be suited for running a phone? My information is that the cpu rk3576 is able to run
on free software except from a ram training blob. Thank you.

I noticed mesa updated on my pinetab2, so i tried it out.

both mpv and browsers got a HUGE speed boost, with almost perfect video playback.

I would further recommend

Debian 13 / xfce with Daniel Thompon's ancient 5.7 kernel and updated touchpad firmware (too long ago that I remember the details).

Under xfce -> settings -> mouse and touchpad, I checkmarked "tap touchpad to click". Tap to click works with one finger taps, only. For 2 or 3 finger clicks, I need to press the touchpad.

On other computers running Debian / xfce, I can tap with two and three fingers as well.

What about you? Does it work for you on the Pinebook Pro and I just need to dig deeper?

Hello,
I just flashed postmarketOS onto my PinePhone Pro, and everything seems to be functioning well, except the OS can't detect the battery. There's no battery indicator in the top-right corner of the screen, and the settings menu shows 0% under Energy. I installed the PowerSupply app, but all the fields are displaying "N/A." I've checked to ensure the battery is properly seated and that the phone turns on when unplugged. I can't find any information about this issue. Has anyone else experienced this or know what might be causing it?

I'm still working full-time on my educational bare metal OS project for the PinePhone.  Zig has been a great match for this project, and with a sprinkling of arm assembly, the OS is now booting in 800ms!  Who needs modern hardware   

Anyway, I'm almost at the point where I can add some basic Apps, and then I'll have to think about distribution to a couple of colleagues for testing.

First I need to ensure my OS can only boot on the PinePhone v1.2b, since that is the only device I have for development.  Does anyone know if there there is a version string somewhere within the hardware?

The other unknown is U-Boot.  It seems to do a lot of the hardware configuration before it reaches my kernel code, and I am a little concerned that people might be running different versions from me (U-Boot 2020.07).  Currently I'm running from SD card, but maybe the boot process/chain is different once I figure out how to install my kernal onto the eMMC?

Do we know how many v1.2b devices were sold? and how long they will stay in production?  Since that obviously limits the scope of my project.  The device I have is continually out-of-stock, maybe already discontinued?  And the expensive model is currently $270, which is a bit of a worry when I see android 14 phones going for 79eur.  Are the PinePhones still selling?

Anyway, whatever becomes of this project, I wanted to thank the community for their support over the past 2 years.  It's a shame I didnt discover the PP sooner!  I was hoping to add LORA and Keyboard case support next, but just discovered they are no longer available