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| Which is the easiest way to access the external SD card of a Pinephone from a PC? |
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Posted by: Peter Gamma - 06-10-2020, 07:36 AM - Forum: General Discussion on PinePhone
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Since I m writing a lot, a appreciated to ability to have all my files on an Android phone on the external SD card. But starting from Android 5.0 it was not possible anymore in an easy way to write to the SD card on Android, nor to access the SD card from a PC.
I went pack to a Samsung Galaxy S5 and Android 4.4, which was the last version of Android which allows an easy way to write to the external SD card.
One of the main reason for me personally to buy a Pinephone would be to have a writing machine with SD card in my pocket, which allows access of the SD card from a PC. SD cards are practical storage devices, which allows easy back up, no need to sync over the Internet etc.
On older Android Phones it was possible to plug in the phone into a PC, and it was a storage drive. But from Android 5.0 it was not possible anymore. I did not even manage to get access to the files on my phone over a wifi network.
All these options are gone. How is it with the Pinephone? Which is the easiest way to access the external SD card of a Pinephone from a PC?
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| How to update the RTC date (time set to last timestamp before shutdown) |
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Posted by: JasonG-FR - 06-10-2020, 07:04 AM - Forum: Pinebook Pro Tutorials
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After using my PineBook Pro for a few days, I noticed that the time was wrong (set to the exact date and time of the shutdown) when it was booted without being connected to the internet.
I don't know if it's a rare issue or not, but since I couldn't find any fix for this I figured I'd make a small tutorial in case someone else have the same issue in the future.
After searching for a bit, I found that the PineBook Pro have a Real Time Clock (RTC) so it should be able to keep track of time while being powered off.
My RTC date and time wasn't apparently set correctly (it was set to an arbitrary date in 2007) which confused the system that decided to use the last known timestamp instead. Thankfully, the fix is easy:
1. Check if the RTC date and time match the actual date and time by running:
2. If the value isn't correct, make sure that the system date and time is correct by running the `date` command:
3. If the system date and time isn't correct, either change it manually or connect to the internet so the clock adjusts automatically.
4. To set the RTC date and time to the system date and time, run the command:
5. Check that the RTC date is now correct by running the `sudo hwclock -r` command again.
6. Your PineBook Pro will now have the correct date and time, even offline.
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| Bluetooth low energy & ANT+ sports sensors Pinephone distro? |
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Posted by: Peter Gamma - 06-10-2020, 06:22 AM - Forum: PinePhone Software
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There is an instruction from Adafruit to build up a BLE bike based on the Adafruit CLUE chip:
https://github.com/PeterGamma/Pyloton-Ci...g-Computer
The Adafruit Clue chip is Arduino compatible. There are instructions how to run Arduiono code on a Rasperri PI. And as far as I found out there is no reason why Rasperri PI code should not run also on a Pinephone.
The Pinephone would be a better platform for a bike computer than the Adafruit Clue. Replacable batteries, large display, 3G or 4 G connection, etc.
The Adafruit instruction to build up a Pyloton bike computer is great. Is it possible to migrate the code for the Pyloton bike computer to a Pinephone?
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| Keyboard Layout |
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Posted by: guenther - 06-10-2020, 04:36 AM - Forum: PineTab Hardware
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Hi folks!
Does anybody know, if it's possible to swap the keys on the optional keyboard without damage, to creating a "QWERTZ" layout?
regards, guenther
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| Software options for thermal throttling? |
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Posted by: e1337 - 06-09-2020, 09:59 PM - Forum: General Discussion on PinePhone
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Are there any daemons, kernel tweaks, ... available to have more aggressive thermal throttling on the PinePhone? It does get very hot if running demanding tasks, and I don't like it both for my hands as well as the possible impact on battery lifetime. However, making sure to limit all tasks one by one is lots of work, it'd be nicer if the whole system just throttled earlier when temperature crosses a certain threshold over a certain amount of time.
Does somebody happen to know if some throttling tweaks like that are available in the kernel or in some power management daemon that can be tweaked for use on the PinePhone? Or would any of you know a good place to request this for consideration?
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| If you're ready to tinker - here is how to get the more features working right now |
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Posted by: Luke - 06-09-2020, 06:13 PM - Forum: UBPorts on PinePhone
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The UBports guys are working hard to deliver more well rounded features into the stable image for the PinePhone, but this may yet take some time.
Meanwhile, if you're keen to experiment and you're not afraid of breaking things (which may require you to re-flash the image) then here's steps you can take to get additional functionality right now.
I'll try to keep this post up-to-date in the days leading up the a Stable OTA with new features.
Switch over to "development channel"
If you're keen to try stuff out, then you'll first need to switch over to the development channel.
Quote:Open "Settings"-> head all the way down to "Updates" -> select "Update Settings" -> "Channels" -> select "Development"
You'll likely experience the phone temporarily slowing down, this is normal. The phone will fetch a new development channel OTA update, after which you should tap "Install & update".
After your phone reboots, before proceeding I suggest you should enable SSH as this will make things easier for you:
Code: sudo mount -o rw,remount /
sudo umount /etc/init/ssh.override
sudo rm /etc/init/ssh.override
sudo start ssh
Now you're ready to enable additional functionality of the phone under Development Channel.
- Enable advanced power management (Crust)
- Enable GPS
In the event something breaks, make sure to read @UniversalSuperBox post concerning troubleshooting and dealing with problems -- which are naturally more likely if you're on the dev release channel.
Have fun!
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