Hello everyone, 

This is my first post here so if I am posting in the wrong location or format please let me know. I hope to start to become active in these forums as I learn more about the Pinebook Pro. 

I have been testing various relatively simple programs on the PBP to get myself acquainted with it. I decided to see how old school Runescape works/runs and if I would encounter any problems. Of all the things I have done with the PBP since it arrived a week or so ago this has by far given me the most difficulty, and unless I missed something in the requirements to play I believe it boils down to a java problem. I have downloaded various forms of java, java web apps to attempt to get it to run in the browser, and tried switching between default versions to get it to run. The launchers crash or never show a GUI, and the browser remains blank. 

Has anyone encountered similar difficulties with other java based programs? I recognize the answer here may be relatively obvious but as an enthusiastic beginner I cant help but feel there is something I am missing. 

I really appreciate any help, insight, or pointers in advance, thanks!

Hello,

I ordered a PINEBOOK Pro USB-C Docking Deck on 29 Nov.  Tracking seems to indicate activity until 4 Dec:

2020-12-04 03:41 Origin Post is Preparing Shipment -> We have received notice that the originating post is preparing to dispatch this mail piece.

Then nothing.  Is this normal?  

Towards the end of the Pine64 update video PLN talks about a modem firmware update that improves call reliability and power consumption, do I need to do something particular to receive this update or will I get it through apt?

No longer for sale.

I've decided to keep it as the keyboard will open up further possibilities.

Has the Buster sound problem been fixed yet for the Pinebooks? 

Hello,

Mid-December is there, and it comes with a number of features and improvements

We've been indeed quite busy during the past month:

• We finally created an on-device installer image, based on the awesome work from our friends at pmOS! This allows you to set the password of your choice instead of the default "1234" and, more importantly, it can be used to enable full disk encryption, which is a feature lots of people have been waiting for
  
• Several patches from megi's kernel were backported to our kernel, including:
  • Display refresh rate fixes (60Hz inside)
    
  • I2C frequency increase (improves the touchscreen response time)
    
  • New driver for the WiFi adapter, bringing more stable connections and improved power management
    
• We introduced a few days ago the 'eg25-manager' package, which is a userspace implementation of megi's power management driver with a few added benefits
  

• First of all, it is highly unlikely it will ever be upstreamed
  
• It's a convenience driver, which doesn't require any specific kernel-space features or privileges
  
• In addition to handling the modem's GPIOs, it also uses its serial port to send hardcoded AT commands; this limits it to a very device-specific use case, and doesn't allow for easy configuration without recompiling the kernel
  

have installed eMMC 32 GB and tried with Debian, all OK, start, SSH via Putty, nand-sata-install, boot without SDCard, all fine.
then i understand, that it is 64-Bit and wine32 do not function in this enviroment, what i need, without this = dead Piece of Hardware for me.
So finding Ubuntu-Version (Bionic with 32 Bit)  github.com_bionic-minimal-rockpro64-0.8.3-1141-armhf.img, tried it and
Hurra, it works, with wine32, x2go, xfce, all I want...(alll on SDCard)
Now beeing unfearful, and try to transfer, or make it new with the eMMC, put the image on /tmp and use
dd Cmd, and now all is gone,
i think i had to delete the Debian-System on eMMC, i do not do it,

Now i try to start without eMMC, and some trial of SDCards, with Jumper (north of the intern button)
all combinations, but no more boot is possible,
the LED's at Network-cable are out,

i do not understand the Connection via TTY and serial Connector, i do not have USB Hardware for this,
some other older PC with seriell Connector is perhaps avaiible.

Pleas help me, any suggestions are welcome..
Charles

Using Manjaro Plasma KDE
When I install Cheese from the Add Software option and then start Cheese, I get the No Device Found screen.

I could use a basic primer on how to get access to the webcam so that it works.
Would prefer GUI approach, however, CLI is fine.
Ed

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