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  Is this still not great?
Posted by: ragreenburg - 12-14-2020, 02:46 PM - Forum: UBPorts on PinePhone - Replies (2)

I haven't used UT in a few months because I noticed that from June to August the usability was the exact same and certainly not usable for a daily driver. I haven't used it much since though, is it still basically in the same condition it was in August?


Question setxkbmap
Posted by: tekman - 12-14-2020, 07:12 AM - Forum: Manjaro on PinePhone - No Replies

Hello,

Could you please help me regarding this issue?

When an usb keyboard is connected to Manjaro phone i can't change the keyboard layout: setxkbmap fr
The command return no error but the keyboard remains qwerty

Thank you for your help
Seb


  Article: Debug Rust on PineCone BL602 with VSCode and GDB
Posted by: lupyuen - 12-14-2020, 05:31 AM - Forum: General - Replies (4)

Here's how we build and debug Embedded Rust Firmware for PineCone BL602... With VSCode and GDB

Debug Rust on PineCone BL602 with VSCode and GDB


  Battery life for various OS & UI
Posted by: lat - 12-13-2020, 08:16 PM - Forum: PinePhone Software - Replies (8)

Can battery life be gained by a choice of OS & UI?

  1. Is there a noticeable difference in battery life between operating systems?  (All other things being equal, of course, like usage.)
    I'm especially curious about Archlinux vs postmarketOS vs Debian.

  2. Does UI choice notably affect battery life?  Which UI's are least/most power hungry?
My hypothesis is that minimalistic OS's like PMOS load cpu less than, say, Ubuntu/Debian or Manjaro, and thus draw less power.

Likewise, for UI's, I assume that a bare OS only with command line interface and without any GUI uses less power than, say, Lomiri (Ubuntu Touch) or Phosh.

I haven't done any solid testing, though.  From casual use, SXMO did seem to have a noticeably longer battery life than ArchLinux+Phosh.

Maybe people could share their experiences with battery life using different OS's & UI's here?


  Installing chromium browser?
Posted by: Zebulon Walton - 12-13-2020, 01:42 PM - Forum: Mobian on PinePhone - Replies (12)

Maybe I'm missing something obvious but I don't seem to be able to install the chromium web browser from the command line. Running apt install chromium-browser doesn't work...


Code:
[mobian@mobian ~]$ sudo apt install chromium-browser
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree     
Reading state information... Done
Package chromium-browser is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Package 'chromium-browser' has no installation candidate


Trying apt install chromium doesn't work either, but it suggests another package...



Code:
[mobian@mobian ~]$ sudo apt-get install chromium
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree     
Reading state information... Done
Package chromium is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
However the following packages replace it:
  chromium-bsu

However,"chromium-bsu" appears to be a shoot-em-up space game:



https://packages.debian.org/sid/chromium-bsu



So -- how to install the chromium browser? Is there another repository that needs to be added?


  ISO Smart Mini Portable Soldering Iron
Posted by: cjmones - 12-13-2020, 01:34 PM - Forum: Getting Started - No Replies

Bad mom here. My son asked for one thing for Xmas. I thought he was buying it for himself. He thought I was buying it for him. 
Anyone have a source for the PINECIL Smart Mini Portable Soldering Iron even at a small premium? Should I/can I look somewhere else for it?


  What is the best SBC model for custom libre-linux build?
Posted by: Mwo87 - 12-13-2020, 01:24 PM - Forum: General - Replies (3)

I am considering buying a few Pine64 SBC's, but I need to know how amenable the various models are to building a fully libre custom linux. Specifically, building my own ATF, mainline U-Boot, mainline de-blobbed kernel, etc.

I own some Libre Computer Tritium boards and have successfully done this with them, but I've found the hardware somewhat unreliable, e.g ethernet ports going bad, etc. so I am looking for an alternative.

Would RockPro64 or H64 be a good fit for what I am doing? Also, are the Wifi/BT modules usable with open firmware?

Thanks


  Getting the Idea to Stick! (Ideation Marketing)
Posted by: food - 12-13-2020, 01:23 PM - Forum: General Discussion on PinePhone - Replies (6)

I've gotten speaking about the Pinephone to people down to a very simple pattern across demographics in my urban area:


Quote:I have a new phone (this is either after they ask me to do something a proprietary phone can do, and it can't, or it's a person I'm familiar with)
It's worse than the old one

It works as a phone with calls and texts and contacts
just like regular

AND It doesn't have any Apple or Google, Android or Windows on it
There are no backdoors; no one is able to come in, not even you if you mess up, though you can reset it if something goes wrong

It never does anything against my will
It's sort of similar to a filing cabinet that you have to maintain yourself

look at this camera, it's terrible! *laughs*

After they see it and have the knowledge that it even exists as an option, and don't feel threatened by it and how new it is, I let them know the following:
I don't recommend it for everyday use yet, You'd be interested in it if you're building it or you're testing it right now.

the idea does stick. That's key. Because anyone can search it on their own devices after the idea is there. That's where I see "marketing" the pinephone is at.

I also make it clear that it's perfectly acceptable that they own the apple or google phone and let them know I understand that's where they're at and where they put *their* money Right Now.

It allows people who are just finding out about the whole floss thing and the pinephone thing to come to their own realizations about what it is and not typing them into a box, or an "ideal adopter."  Same for the people who use for-profit tech: it allows them to see for themselves if they WANT to really take it on themselves, and it frees up me having to explain anything. It's more interactive than stereo-typing or selling.

I'm not a marketer btw, these are just conversations that I've been having started by how differently this phone operates

people also LOVE there's no ads on the music I play Big Grin


  Waterproof Enclosure Knockout Size
Posted by: faultywarrior - 12-13-2020, 12:07 PM - Forum: General Discussion on ROCKPRO64 - Replies (1)

Does anyone know what the correct size and thread pattern the threaded knockouts on the Aluminum Waterproof Enclosure are?  I can't seem to figure it out, despite having 3D printed several different sizes and styles of bolts; none of which seem to match up.  I figure before I waste more resin and time printing more and more test parts, I'd just ask.  I can't find any real spec sheets or drawings that would list this data, and my own measurements are inconclusive.


  Main board issues
Posted by: Athansor - 12-13-2020, 10:08 AM - Forum: General Discussion on PinePhone - Replies (4)

I have the UBPorts CE Pinephone, onto which I had flashed Mobian, and had been running Mobian successfully for several weeks. I subsequently replaced the original main board with one of the new 3GB boards, which unfortunately, was DOA. No response. Phone wouldn't even power up.

So I put the original board back in. Now I have a problem. The phone boots up fine, I enter the password and then passcode, and the launch screen appears for about 2-3 seconds and fades to black. The phone doesn't go off, but there is nothing I can do to get that screen to stay on. I can click the power button, get the phone to go into standby, and repeat the login process with passcode, with the same result.

So I tried booting off an SD card with Mobian installed, and that stalls out at the password. It won't unlock and the keyboard is unresponsive.

Can anyone point me in the right direction as to what might be wrong? 

Thanks in advance.