Since i received my Manjaro CE Convergence model it doesn't matter how many times i reflash to different releases I never have any apps that generate in the "Explore" tab of the software store. It is always blank. I can search apps and it finds them but it does not populate any for me to scroll through. The first time i open the software store after a fresh reflash i get an "unexpected system error" warning at the top of the screen. I have seen many videos of everyones software store populating apps so its starting to get frustrating. Any tips are appreciated in advance! This is running Phosh Beta2

Hello everyone,

I wonder if anyone use the PinePhone as a WiFi/4G repeater with VPN/TOR, firewall, some filters etc.

Thank you.

Perhaps a stupid question. Is there any firmware in PinePhone which could be compromised by the OS? For example, I heard that a compromised OS on a laptop can compromise BIOS, which makes the computer insecure without recurse (and you won't know it unless you have Anti Evil Maid).

Let's say I install some untrusted OS on the eMMC, use it, then wipe it. After that I boot from a trusted microSD, can I be sure that I am not compromised?

I am also thinking about such a use case: I have untrusted OS on the eMMC, where I collect all the viruses I want. When I need to do something security-critical (e.g., open my email), I insert a microSD with a bootable trusted OS, use it and then remove the microSD again returning to the initial untrusted OS. Would such access to the email be secure?

I am looking to get am Pine phone. For now I would be happy if I can make / receive calls. It is not clear to me that functionality exists. I am only interested in running linux.

Hello everybody,

today I have received the clear soft PinePhone case that I have ordered from the pine64 store (yes - this is the phone case that is a part of the "reduce digital gap" donation program).

I quickly unpacked the case, and tried it with my PinePhone (a recently delivered PinePhone CE), I must say that I am very impressed.

A few highlights:

* Material quality is very good (similar to an expensive brand case that I used to have for an iPhone not to long ago)
* The fit is perfect, fits the PinePhone perfectly, not too tight and not too flimsy (so it grabs the phone, but easy to remove if needed)
* The cutouts made in the case for the various buttons, headphone jack, usb-c outlet, speakers, camera etc.. are all perfectly aligned with the PinePhone's peripherals. 
* The cutout for the camera at the back of the case is well designed, and the case back is thick enough so that when you place the PinePhone on a table (for an example), the camera lens/glass will not be scratched.
* The case sides, on the upper edge, are slightly raised above the screen, so the PinePhone's edges are correctly covered and protected.
* The inside back of the case has those tiny elevated dots, so the PinePhone's back cover incl. the Manjaro logo and slogen are nicely visible without any air bubbles etc..

If anyone like the soft type (TPU type) clear cases, I gladly recommend it 

No camera app appears on my Postmarket Pinephone Braveheart edition (Phosh). Am I  missing something? Is there something else I have to do.

Hi,

I am contemplating building a new cluster and one of the questions I have asked myself is wether it would be better to boot all modules from a central server and rund them sort of "diskless" as I intend to build them into a K3S cluster anyway.

I could not find any clear reference to how this would need to be setup. I am not rookie as far as Linux is concerned. And at some point I have setup network boot with Sparc 4 hardware with RARP and TFTP. But I could not find a clear reference wether the sopine can do a net boot and what is required for it.

So if someone can show me pointers to information I might have missed out I can dig into it and see if I can work out a plan before I go and order things.

Regards, Hugo.

PS: I'll do my best to document all my steps online once I get going.

As per schematic , PineCube can support LCD Display. 

Also LCD connector J10 is provided on page 10 of OineCube Mainboard Schematic  ver 1.0.

Where can I find more information what LCD displays are supported to work here ?

I would love to see an all-clear pine phone like those cool N64 and gameboys

Greetings from FydeOS!

We have now released the first FydeOS for You - Pinebook Pro v11.2. Inspired by the previous Chromium OS build produced by Ayufan-rock64, this has been 2 months of hard work from our dev team. Build artefacts can be found here, download links as below:

https://download.fydeos.io/FydeOS_Pinebo...1.2.img.xz
https://fydeos.cowtransfer.com/s/ee11aa4238f745

Please read the full release note and install instruction here.

For technical support, please use FydeOS Community and our Telegram Group.

Enjoy!