Hi

I got the pinephone UBports community edition but its terminal app was way too slow!

I decided I would rather start with a minimal as possible pinephone (just a console) and work my way up from there. So I have been exploring postMarketOS. 

So far I have flashed both the "None" and "Fmbootstrap" options of the pinephone, but the screen doesn't turn off when I tap the power button. This is a tremendous waste of battery. It should suspend when I press the power button (like ubuntu's Suspend function).

Also, changing the system volume with the volume keys would be ideal on these installations. But only the volume down button seems to input [^26] to the phone as if that were a key people needed to type.

It would be nice to know how to change these buttons to run custom commands too!

For me, the phone has to have a fast terminal to code on the go. The battery life should also be long! As far as I'm concerned, a GUI would be nice, but on such a small screen, it isn't going to do much anyway.

While it does not happen on the pre-installed apps, almost every one of the apps I've downloaded from the Open Store that requires internet access gives me a "connection refused" or "connection not found" error when I try to run them.

This does not apply to web apps which fire up the Morph browser. Morph and Onion both work fine, as do the Shoutcast and podcast apps. But none of the social media apps seem to be able to get a connection. I have looked for a way to specifically give them network permission, but have found none.

Suggestions?

EDIT: when I look at ufw status, it says that it is disabled. Is there something else that UBports uses to block ports? Would that be my problem?

Hi All,

I’ve recently added an additional power button to my PBP and I thought I'd share the process. This button is located on the side of the machine so that the PBP can be powered on and off when the laptop is closed.



This is useful if you want to switch the machine on when it’s docked (i.e. using an external monitor) or if you need to power it up with the bottom case panel removed, for example when working on the hardware.

This guide will cover mounting the button on the right side on the machine next to the USB A port, the position is roughly equivalent to the barrel jack but on the opposite side. This position allows all parts to fit neatly in the space under the smallboard. This mod involves some disassembly of the PBP, small solder joints, and working with small parts. The soldering is quite forgiving but if this is your first time with a soldering iron you might want to practice some basics before diving into this. That said, if you take your time you shouldn’t have any problems.

Proceed at your own risk, any PBP modifications are your responsibility alone, modifications will void your warranty.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• Solder Iron - A small tip, around 2mm, will make the job easier. 
  
• Push Button Switch - STSP NO 3mm x 6mm x 5mm. I used a through-hole part.
  
• M3 Drill Bit - This one came out of a tap and die set but any sharp bit will do.
  
• Insulated Wire - 30awg (or smaller) cut to  2x32cm lengths.
  
• Button Cap - This is the bit you press, which in turn pushes the switch. 3D printed but could be fabricated by any means (ButtonCap.stl)
  
• Button Support - This part holds the switch in place. 3D printed but could be fabricated by any means (ButtonSupport.stl)
  

I wanted to contribute more solutions that problems, and noticed my first problem was a frequent one though it seems to occur for different reasons and with different fixes. For that reason I'd like to invite people to post their solutions here for the issue of soft-bricking their pine phones where they get the pine64 logo followed by a blank screen and no OS boot.

My solution can be found here:
https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=10771

I will add links to this list over the coming days as a scan through solutions other people have posted that worked in their situation.

Meanwhile, please post your own.
Cheers

Edits: [additional links]
https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?...3#pid70493

Looks like UBports had been releasing almost daily builds up until May, but none since. What's happening in regards to the foundation/formal community support? Would love to see more stable builds released with additional functionality. I hope they didn't drop support or lose interest after funds from the first round of sales ended and following orders commenced for PostmarketOS. I anticipate Pine64 will continue to sell both going forward so support should continue. Both seem great, and PMOS has great potential but UB touch seems further along. Would be awesome to see both fully mature and not just disappear into the realm of a few hobbiests.

I've got a weird situation where if I have my SDXC 64GB Micro SD card inserted when I press the power button, it won't turn on. if I leave it in the slot, but not inserted, power it on, then insert the card all goes well. I can mount and use the card no problem. I was able to power on the phone before with it inserted, but no luck anymore.

my SDHC 16GB Micro SD card works perfectly fine. I don't have another SDXC card to test. does anyone else have this issue? any tips to resolve it? I've deleted the partitions on it and created a fresh Ext4 partition with some data on it. it seems to read from it fine once it's booted up (it happily imported my music library).

So as per usual when I'm really tired I get creative ideas. This time I think it's good enough to share the idea.

What if you could triple-tap on the screen to resize a window just like as if it was an image?

Pinch to "zoom" the window and "pan" with one finger. This way we can access small controls without tapping at impossibly small UI elements while still being able to see the full window when you're done. Pinching back out would put the window back into a scaled maximized window, just like usual.

Then you exit the window manipulation mode by triple-tapping the screen again.

In my imagination it should feel pretty intuitive. The only issue I see is that it possibly conflicts with multi-pointer aware applications, but aside from GIMP and Xournal I can't think of any major ones.

So what do you guys think? Is this worthy of suggesting upstream to Phosh/Phoc or should I go back to sleep (and finally tackle the VAAPI issues tomorrow)?

Sometimes my Pinebook works fine other times it is buggy. Not currently learning the Linux language. I am learning a new language that I can speak to other humans rather than machines. I am happy about the price I paid for the Pinebook. Overall unless you are fluent in Linux code the machine can be rather a nightmare. Occasional screen flickering. Weak or no sound output. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi sometimes works. The screen output blacks out for a few seconds and then returns all the time. My connected hard drives and flash drives do not always respond and well...If you enjoy writing Linux code this machine is probably a dream for you. For average humans this machine is somewhat a disappointment. Developers if you want a machine that introduces Linux novices to the wonderful world of Linux this machine needs lots of work. Peace.

Has anyone had any luck using usb3 displaylink on the RockPro64? I need to connect two 4k monitors if there are any other suggestions. Tia.

Hi,

I received my pine64 ubsports edition today. I was able to work on the phone without a problem. I am having problems creating container to run linux applications, every time exit with error 1 and delete the container.  I am not able to do it from the configuration tab I tried from the terminal.  I reset the phone a few times from the system configuration screen.

I think the os is broken, how can reset it to factory default?

Regards,

Al