Hi all!

This is my first post here. Just got a pbp that I bought used on ebay. The former owner had flashed it to the official manjaro kde distro. I was able to login and use it for a few days. Yesterday I was browsing the internet while it charged from a usb power bank (18w supply with a generic usb c cord). Eventually I unplugged the power bank and set the pbp aside. I did not shut it off. This morning it will not boot.  I've read the other "won't boot" threads.

I tried:
flip emmc switch and press reset button
I tried to boot a different manjaro image on an sd (pinebook pro manjaro i3) with and without emmc switch on
different emmc (came with a 128 gb and original 64 gb)
all of these I've tried both with and without the official barrel power adapter plugged in

so any suggestions? any other components I should make sure are seated properly? I do have a usb emmc adapter should I flash the emmc to the stock image over usb? could that power adapter have done something bad?

Thanks for any help!

Just curious what's the difference between PCBA of Pinephone Manjaro edition (1.2a) and KDE edition (1.2b)?  Thanks!

Upd: The price in the online shop will not increase, only the price in the (new) retail stores: https://www.pine64.org/2020/12/02/pine-s...il-stores/

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The online shop shows the following:

Community price: $149.99

(Retail price: $249)


Similarly, for the convergence package:

Community price: $199.99

(Retail price: $299)

I paired my Samsung HM1350 headset to my Pinephone but all I get is static sounds out of it. The Samsung headset works fine with my old flip phone. Are there any bluetooth headsets that are known to work with the Pinephone? (It's the Manjaro convergence edition phone running the latest Mobian.)

I'm finding that with the Mobian "Software" application, any category selected causes the program to abort. If I install a graphical program from the command line with apt or apt-get, will it appear as an app on the Pinephone screen? If not, what would I have to do to create a screen icon for it? (Going in on the command line there are no .desktop files in the Desktop directory as would be seen in a standard-issue Debian system.)

With regards to launching the Pinecil, in the blog Lucasz wrote:

Quote:As soon as the Pinecil starts rolling out of the factory we’ll make sure to let you know when it is available for purchase. I’ll make sure to post a blog post, tweet / toot it and share it on our Telegram News Channel. If you’re interested in picking up a Pinecil, then make sure to follow us on your platform of choice to be notified when sales go live.

Just a simple question.

why pin64 needs to use RECaptcha from Google?? Isnt there other solutions?? Open SOurce or FOSS solutions??

Sorry, I just dont understand.

On this page, mobile view does not display webpage entirely.

https://pine64.com/product/pinephone-com...martphone/

sudo pacman -Syu to update. After update pin no longer works. Permanently logged out. Guess I'll need to reflash...

I was just wondering how people who are experimenting with the Pinephone, while also needing a more functional device for day-to-day use, are going about it.  Are you swapping the sim in to the Pinephone when you want to try things, and then putting the sim back into your Android (or other) phone after that?  I definitely want to adopt the Pinephone, but I think I'm going to need to retain a more conventional device for day-to-day use, given the (understandable) lack of maturity in the operating systems available for the Pinephone.  Since my current phone is in need of a refresh, I'm trying to decide which way to go in terms of purchasing a new Android phone together with a Pinephone for experimentation.  Any replies greatly appreciated.