Hi everyone, I've managed to come up with a non-bootable eMMC after attempting to install Gentoo.

I can boot from SD if I turn the eMMC switch to off, but can't boot from SD with with the eMMC switch on. Obviously, in this scenario with the eMMC off, I can't flash a new OS to the eMMC.

What's the proper method to getting a functional OS back on the eMMC? Or more preferably, boot from SD with the eMMC switch on so I can continue to tinker with the Gentoo install that's on there? Thanks!

Hi,

Apologies if this is already well known. But I had to make a call to a company that that had a menu system system to choose which department to you wanted to be connected to. So, I brought up the dialpad in the Calls app (Arch) and selected an option, but it didn't seem to be registered. Has anyone else experienced this, and is there a workaround?

Thanks

Since switching to the Kernel Update Channel, I have noticed some subtle but important improvements:

- The wifi is still off when the phone wakes up, but it can be switched on much quicker. In the past, I had to switch the wifi slider off and on again and hope for the best, now I only have to tap on my router entry.

- The battery is only charged to about 90%. I heard this is deliberate in order to protect it.

- Battery life is getting quite close to an Android experience. Taking my phone off the charger and using it for 5-10 minutes every hour still leaves me with about 15% after 12 hours. This means I would be able to use the phone all day!


I have not tested calls and sms, simply because my main SIM card is in my other phone. I have a spare one in my Pinephione, but rarely use it. (For users in the UK: I decided to use 1p mobile which is expensive on data but cheap on calls and texts. The best thing about it is that it is a true PAYG, i.e. you only need to top up once every 120 days and then your remaining credit is rolled over).

The only issue that is holding me back from fully switching to the Pinephone on UT is the lack of a usable e-mail client. I have several accounts to check regularly, so Webmail is no good. And Dekko is too buggy to use.

I also find the YouTube developer sessions helpful. The latest can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWmXy24X-H4


Enjoy!

I decided to try out the wifi hot spot feature since that looks like something that could be useful. Out of the box, the "Turn on Wi-Fi Hotspot" 3 dots menu item in Settings/Wi-Fi is greyed out. So I set it up via command line per the Mobian wiki :

AT&T Mobile Data is no longer working after the latest updates.

It was working great before.

However, my primary problem is that when I reboot the device, mobile data is defaulted to "on".

When mobile data is on, it takes out 4G and won't find the network. No calls or texts.

Can someone point me to a config file so I can make this semi-permanent for now?

Thank you!

Edit: Honestly, I just turn the mobile data off after a reboot, no big deal. The trouble comes when it reboots overnight and I don't notice.

Hello, now I have my Pinephone device. In the future I plan to use ArchLinux (or something similar) for my main mobile OS. However right now I have following problem: Many banks which I have to use started to replace webbased onlinebanking with Android apps (this apps need normally access to all images, contacts and another private data. Even when this is not necessary for the functionality, this apps will not work when you not grant the permission). So, because of this I plan to prepare some isolated enviroments, in ideal case one Android installation per banking app. Is it possible to do with Pinephone this time? I see that there is a development of GloDroid, but is it possible to use this time? Maybe then I will simply change SD-cards with differend GloDroid installations. Or maybe someone can recommend another easier/better solution?

I'd like to convert my 1st batch ISO keyboard Pinebook Pro to an ANSI keyboard. However, the replacement keyboard has been out of stock for quite a while on the Pine Store. Does anyone know if these will ever re-appear?

I just wrote out my question and got an nginx 413 Request Entity Too Large error, over and over.  It deleted the question. Arg. This is like the tenth time trying to post.

I want to re-install Manjaro from micro SD since my PBP is bricked after I tried to install i3 and it broke it. 
I've flashed the Pine Manjaro to my SD.
Problem 1 is that SD does not fit nicely in the slot. It falls out or gets stuck. 
Problem 2 is I don't know how to boot the new OS.

With the SD in the slot I've booted the machine but it bypasses it and boots from disk. Using a usb adapter with the same SD also fails.

1. Is this the correct type of card? And if so, what am I doing wrong?
   
   
   
2. How do I boot from the SD? If not just by inserting it on power-up, what else do I need to do? I can't find instructions (although I'm sure they are out there)
   

I am trying to post a question with an image. I've compressed it to the smallest any compressor will make it, and it's still 2MB. I keep getting this error. What can I do?

UPDATE: Even deleting the image sent me to that error. I've since created a new post with a link to the image.

Hi team,

Manjaro on Pinephone can't handle call switching yet, and I've had a lot of calls that get locked if I answer the call while in another call

hope your day's going well!