I've pre-ordered the Manjaro CE, seeing as there was no option to buy the PMOS CE when I found out about the PP (or rather when I remembered it existed and looked into it properly ). Ever since then I've been diligently checking the PINE64 RSS feed, forums and even the store page for any updates on the next batch. To my surprise, I've discovered today that the standard, non-convergence PMOS CE is back on the store page, labeled as EU-only.


I'm considering snagging one up so I wonder, is this unsold stock? If so, why is it in the Polish warehouse and not still in China? Why did it show up only now? Or are they devices returned by the customers? Could we get some clarification by PINE64 on the origin of these phones and the reason why they showed up only now with no announcement or explanation on what they are? Also, if I were to purchase this one, I wouldn't be interested in the Manjaro CE one I pre-ordered anymore (as long as they're the same board revision, which is what I understood from the forums and wiki), how can I request a refund, if at all? Any info on this would be appreciated.
Oh and thanks for reading my first post!

I've tried two screen tilers based on using Spectacle on mac: https://github.com/pkkid/pygrid && https://github.com/kwin-scripts/kwin-tiling. I was able to get both of them installed but neither of them actually move the windows the way they are supposed to.

The first runs but does absolutely nothing. The second partially works, it slots the windows into the free space, but the key-commands to move the windows do nothing, and these are what I need the most. Can anyone recommend an application like this that will work in Plasma/Manjaro?

Anyone know where I can download Arch for the Pinephone?
Thanks.

The PP image is now updated to 3.4 so the info below is out of date.
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You can update the sfos version on the pinephone by running the following commands:

devel-su
ssu re 3.4.0.24
ssu ur
zypper ref
zypper dup

NB this can take 3hours+ on sdcard, about 40 mins on emmc.
This build feel a bit faster. Patchmanager doesn't work.

Hi,

on the postmarketos website there are only builds from september available? Where I can get more recent builds?

Or have I to build them on my computer with pmbootstrap? Edge or stable then?

I'm aware that chances of meeting Japanese users here is very small, but one unfortunate thing about Japanese providers is that you must not only change to a completely different SIM card upon switching to a different phone, you also have to provide them the IMEI of the phone in advance, or the SIM card won't work with that phone at all.

I don't have the PinePhone yet, seems like it's going to be shipped in early November if I order now, the US elections/covid19 will be over from then on, so whether it can be shipped is not a problem.

But my question is, once I get the PinePhone, is there a way to know the IMEI?
Like a menu option? Or written inside the battery cover?

Thank you.

alright so my phone was in its box for a month while I focused on other things.. Now I ran a whole apt upgrade, fixed some broken packages (hopefully fixed), and rebooted my pinephone only to be greeted with no boot splash screen, no lock screen, just  blank. When I press the power button to turn the screen on, instead of the lock screen I see a sad face and a message:

"Oh no! Something has gone wrong. A problem has occured and the system can't revoer. Please log out and try again"

Pressing the log out button however blanks the screen again and no other user interaction can bring anything on the screen.

Thankfully I still have ssh access...

I feel like this should be added to the design if the focus is on privacy and security. From my understanding, speakers can be turned into microphones through software and so can the gyroscope (to a MUCH lesser extent). I only found out about this stuff recently, but I think research was done on this back in 2014, if I recall correctly.

The ov5640 series is a pretty well known sensor but it's not a great one.  There's obviously other choices like the sony imx179/166, but even the ov4680 series would be a better choice (higher framerates to match the S3's capabilities, hdr options, slightly larger pixels). 

I'm looking forward to playing with my cube when it arrives, and hoping you find a way to make an even better one for the future.  

See also https://www.goprawn.com/forum/allwinner-...on-cameras

Has anybody gotten calling working in Lomiri? If so, by what dark magic?