Hi guys

I got my PP today and I managed to login using the default passcode (123456). But sometimes it happens the lockscreen is stuck. I can swipe it up but the buttons to enter the passcode seem not to respond.  Can I fix this somehow? Because I can literally don't do anything now..

With kind regards,
TheBoneJarmer

I would like to disable the passcode lock screen. Takes way to long to access the phone and I have zero worries over 3rd party access to the device.

I have looked around the filesystem for lightDM, phosh, phoc config or settings files in the usual places, /etc and not found them?

Hi guys

I just received my PinePhone and one the first things I like to do is replacing the current operating system (Manjaro) with Mobian. So I googled up the instructions and ended up at
https://wiki.mobian-project.org/doku.php?id=install. I am using the JumpDrive method as it sounded the most comfortable but I am kind of stuck. I managed to flash the JumpDrive image to an SD card using Balena Etcher. But according to the instructions I am supposed to boot the phone from SD next. But I have no clue how to do that. I read somewhere it is supposed to boot automatically when I insert the SD in my phone, which I did. But nothing happens. I also checked the SD card for damage, but that is not the case. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

With kind regards,
TheBoneJarmer

Does the check for updates in system settings About and Updates download and install new OS releases?
I am running the Ubuntu Touch 2020-09-18 release that was installed when I powered up the first time out of the box, or do I need to download and flash the drive manually to get the newest stable version?

I bought the Pinebook Pro and was just running the Manjaro Linux default operating system. I installed all of the most amazing programming tools and games and it was running fine....until today. I was trying to install the updates using the default graphical package manager that appears on the desktop. However it just froze during it and I could not even close it or get other things working. So I tried to force a shutdown by holding the power button. Then when I booted it up again and hit enter, it completely froze. I could not login to KDE Plasma anymore. However I had installed the Gnome Desktop environment last month so next time I selected the Gnome session and then entered my password and hit enter. It successfully booted me into Gnome. So I know the problem probably lies with something in KDE.

For now I have a workaround. I ran these commands to disable the default login screen and replace it with gdm.

systemctl disable sddm
systemctl stop sddm
systemctl enable gdm
systemctl start gdm


So I can successfully log into Gnome but only a few of my installed programs load at all. I can browse in firefox, run commands in a terminal, and open the file manager to move files around, but other programs don't open at all from the menu. I'm not sure what went wrong and I spent two hours trying things before giving up for the night. Has anyone else encountered similar problems? I think I may have a half installed update because the crash seemed to happen when I first installed the updates. I broke something and I'll try again when I have the strength. I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions for how to get things back the way they were.

pressing on Display in settings cause a return to empty desktop, no display settings.

known issue? fix?

new Manjaro 3Gb 32Gb version , updated with software app.

Hello 

I am new to Linux world and looking for help in installation of Ubuntu

Do we have step by step instructions on how to install Ubuntu on Pine book pro. i dont want to mess up things so thought to ask  

Thanks

Hi All, I just received my Pine64 laptop. Nice machine!

Unfortunately, I have not been able to get internet access working. I have xfinity wifi, and I am connected successfully to it with a Windows laptop. I tried to enable WiFi using the Network Management icon on the right side of the taskbar. Networks shows the available Wifi access points correctly. When I click Connect, it displays "configuring I/F" for a few seconds, then displays "setting network address" for about a minute. Then it reports, "Connection failed", followed by "Wireless Interface (wlan0) IP configuration was unavailable".

I found a post that advised turning on "IPv4 required for this connection" in System Settings -> Connections. I tried this but got the same error.

Thanks for any advice. I am vi competent, and have no trouble changing settings in /etc/long/twisty/path/to/somewhere/* ...

(uname -a reports (in part): 5.7.2-1-MANJARO-ARM )

I received a Pinebook pro recently and it arrived with the touch capacitive sticker on the trackpad containing air bubbles and creases (please see picture). This sticker is required for the trackpad to work. I realize it looks like a protective film, but if I remove a portion of it and use my finger on the trackpad, the pointer does not move.

Could someone please inform me about the material I need to buy to replace the sticker please?

Greetings,

Do you know if the PinePhone is compatible with the 5G please?

Also, is Tethering something that will work, please?

Cheers,
Jimmy