I looked at the pineloader github page, and there wasn't much I could find about actually getting it onto the phone. I did a git-clone, pulled 1 or 2 dependencies and tried running 'make' but with no joy. Anyone with better linux-fu willing to guide me I'm the right direction?

With so many fast moving OS choices, it would be a good way of continually trying each.

I've been trying to change the default debian (mrfixit) installed on the eMMC to a new Manjaro. As part of that process, I've been trying to boot from an SD card, and failing to do so. 

* MrFixit's updater says "There are no updates"
* I've tried writing the image to the SD using dd on linux, and Etcher on windows
* I've tried booting from a USB drive

I've been using the manjaro eMMC installer images from osdn

Whaterver I do, the pinebook pro only boots into the debian on the eMMC.

What can I do to troubleshoot this?

Thanks!

pbp-tools: pinebook pro tools
https://github.com/xmixahlx/pbp-tools

tools for system management, hardware acceleration, and wayland environment for the pinebook pro.

desktop:
pbp-install-desktop

system:
pbp-install-ap6256-firmware
pbp-install-postinstall
pbp-install-boot

hwaccel:
pbp-install-alacritty
pbp-install-ffmpeg
pbp-install-gstreamer
pbp-install-jellyfin-kodi
pbp-install-kodi
pbp-install-kodi-inputstream-adaptive
pbp-install-kodi-p8-platform
pbp-install-kodi-platform
pbp-install-libva
pbp-install-libva-utils
pbp-install-libva-v4l2-request
pbp-install-linux
pbp-install-mesa

media:
pbp-install-libcamera
pbp-install-libudfread
pbp-install-pipewire

misc:
pbp-install-fontawesome
pbp-install-libinput
pbp-install-xdg-desktop-portal

wayland:
pbp-install-dmenu-wayland
pbp-install-sway
pbp-install-waybar
pbp-install-wdisplays
pbp-install-wlogout
pbp-install-xdg-desktop-portal-wlr

info:
pbp-info-cpupower
pbp-info-nvme
pbp-info-upower

config:
pbp-config-cpupower
pbp-config-danielt-installer-conversion
pbp-config-nvme-ps
pbp-config-system
pbp-config-systemd

reset:
pbp-reset-emmc
pbp-reset-wireless

notes:
* system management tools borrow manjaro configurations for mainline kernel and mrfixit2001 boot images.
* many scripts have variable override via commandline (ffmpeg, kodi, linux, etc.).
* recommended core hwaccel setup includes, in build order: linux, mesa, ffmpeg, and kodi.
* libudfread is an optional kodi dependency.
* kodi addons include kodi-platform, kodi-p8-platform, jellyfin-kodi and kodi-inputstream-adaptive.
* libva, libva-utils, and libva-v4l2-request are VAAPI related packages that have some use, but are currently less useful due to an ffmpeg bug.
* gstreamer includes v4l2codecs from upstream and VAAPI is enabled, so depends on VAAPI packages.
* alacritty is a GL(ES) enhanced terminal.
* to use sway, first build the sway suite (wlroots, sway, swaybg, swaylock, and swayidle), then optionally dmenu-wayland, waybar, wdisplays, and wlogout.
* fontawesome is an optional dependency of waybar for fancy icons.
* please feel free to modify and adapt to your own distro, and contribute changes or raise issues.
* REVIEW EACH SCRIPT PRIOR TO USAGE.

discussion:
mainline kernel froum thread
mainline hwaccel forum thread
mesa forum thread
kodi forum thread
sway forum thread
danielt's unofficial debian installer forum thread


for those that also have an x86_64 system, i started a similar project here: https://github.com/xmixahlx/nix-tools
i'm also staging temporary debian packages at https://github.com/xmixahlx/debian-packages for now - currently just linux 5.7.3 and 5.8-rc packages.

I am unable to get the Night Color feature to work at all (using the stock Manjaro KDE that shipped with the recent PBPs). I tell it to activate, try scheduling it, and nothing adjusts the temperature of the display. Is this not possible on the ARM Pinebook Pro?

Hello,
I'm trying to replace the original Debian OS with Manjaro 20.04. I use the latest image (eMMC version) installed to the SD card with Etcher. It starts Manjaro but I never get past the splash screen. I can flash the SD with a non-eMMC image and boot to Manjaro and run off the SD no problem. But trying to get the Manjaro image (eMMC version) to allow me to install on the PBP...Won't go....

Can someone point me to a "how to" so I can get this right? Many Thanks!! :-)

Hello all,

in case anybody is interested I have successfully bootstrapped pkgsrc-current (www.pkgsrc.org) on the PostmarketOS Pinephone.
I have built some tools that seems to be missing from the official Alpine apk repository

- mingw-w64 (http://www.mingw.org/)  for both the x86_64 and i686 targets

So now you can compile natively code on the Pinephone for Winows x86_64 and i686


You can find my packages (more are on the way) on my repo @ http://45.76.81.249/pkgsrc/pinephone/  
As usual you can track my progress on Twitter @ https://twitter.com/astr0baby

- I have finished a custom build of hyperion hercules - so in short time I will try to run MVS (http://wotho.ethz.ch/tk4-/) on the Pinephone; yes that is
correct - a mainframe on the Pinephone.

Hello,

  Sorry for naive question, but how will developing for PinePhone look like? (I don't have it right now). Is it like regular Linux, so the screen is treated as monitor, I have to use Gtk, etc? Or there is needed extra framework for it?

  I have in mind such tasks as:

• building and showing screen/windows with button, labels, textboxes,
  
• subscribing for GPS position update
  
• waking up phone and showing my screen
  
• forcing phone to turn off the screen
  
• running some processing in the background (like a service in Android)
  
• querying battery status and charge level
  

In order to be able to boot from SD card I used "the U-Boot update script from the mrfixit2001 Debian" mentioned in the Pinebook Pro wiki, so I guess I have that U-Boot loader on my eMMC now. The strange thing now is: in at least a dozen attempts I could always boot the kernel, but often it does not find the eMMC anymore, and drops me to a shell:

Quote:I can confirm that my PBP has the same behaviour. I had the impression that the PBP boot succeeds more often when attached to the power supply.

I've attempted putting:

The PinePhone features a wonderful back cover, especially if you get a community edition.

The PinePhone's back cover can be taken off, and you can buy a new back cover in the store, however this will be much the same, without the CE logo on it.

One thing I think is special about replaceable back covers, is how you can make a phone more your own, and I think OnePlus did a great job of this back in the OPO, and OP2 days.

You had your default back (Sandstone for the OPO, and I'm not aware of what it was for the OP2), but you could go to the store, and buy a different styled back cover (Black Apricot, Kevlar, Bamboo, Rosewood)

It would be really nice to see different choices of backs, that change the PinePhones look and feel a bit, depending on your tastes.

Video of the OP2 covers