Hi,

Now that the Raspberry PI has surprised us with a 8 GB RAm version it makes me wonder of there is any work in progress towards a newer board with a 8GB RAm option.

I understand this is not somethin you can simply do on the existing board but perhaps a newer board in the future to replace the on in the Pinebook Pro might be an option.

Regards, Hugo.

Boot problems with new 128GB eMMC module

Just got a new 128GB eMMC module from Pine64 and replaced the 64GB module in my PBP. Now I'm getting the following errors when booting from an old 32 GB microSDHC card: "blk_update_request: I/O error, dev mmcblk1, sector..." and bus speed changes "mmc_host mmc1: Bus speed (slot 0)...". For more details, I've attached a screenshot.

Changing back to the old 64GB eMMC module, I can boot from eMMC and SD card again. The 128GB eMMC module can be mounted on another computer without problems using the USB adatper.

Any ideas, what could be causing those problems or how I should proceed? Or am I doing something wrong here... maybe just a beginner's problem...

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Hi,

Where do OS Images come from ?

How are they made? Do they come from other images (OpenSuse TW) with some tweaks or are they build from scratch?

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Can I try that myself?
Where would I even start?

I saw this post on Twitter and thought this design looked really cool. Since a lot of the replacement parts for the Pinehpone are available on the store, are the chassis parts available? And is there any chance of there being alternate versions, say for example a clear version? If not, are there (or are there going to be) 3D models of the Pinephone CE chassis released so that people can 3D print their own? I saw that there is a 3D model available for the back cover, I'd really love to get a clear chassis and clear back cover for the old clear console nostalgia lol. 

Thanks

I was wondering if anyone did test various supported distros (latest) on PBP and how they compare against each other? Battery, IO speed, UI responsiveness, WiFi speeds, memory usage, etc

I am still waiting on my machine to arrive. Are there any good benchmarks packages could be used to test and compare?

Hi -

My PBP arrived yesterday. Out of the box everything seemed to work. Battery discharged over night (I neglected to power off PBP, so today I plugged in the AC adapter. Battery began charging, and I left it to continue charging while I stepped away. A couple hours later, I return to see the battery has stopped charging, and remains in a discharging state whether the AC adapter is connected or not. I've tried power cycling the PBP but that hasn't resolved the issue. 

I just tested connecting to a USB-C dock and can confirm that PBP does draw power via USB-C, so it appears to just be the AC adapter. Any suggestions for how better to determine whether it's a faulty adapter or a problem with the port in the PBP?

Hi,

Fitness trackers such as the Fitbit Charge 2 feature a MEMS pressure sensor/barometer such as the ST LPS35HW. This is used to count positive floor increments and thus gives an estimation of elevation climbed throughout the day.

As an I understand it the PineTime does not have a barometer/pressure sensor.

It is possible a pressure sensor/barometer could be added in future versions of the PineTime?

In addition/alternatively, it is possible to interface with an external sensor such as a barometer via e.g. I²C/SPI using the PineTime Dev Kit? i.e. Are there any pins/contacts (GPIO etc.) exposed that would enable this?

Many thanks,

Arite.

I've read that there will be one hardware switch near the SD card slot that toggles serial acces.

I cannot find anything about hardware switches (such as those found on the Pinephone) for other built-in hardware, such as the microphone and cameras.
Is this correct?

If so, would the tablet still be functional if a user decices to remove the cameras and/or microphone? Are these parts modular or soldered onto the board?

Is it the strategy of Pine to allow others to create modules for the Pinetab? Or will only Pine offer these?

So I got my PBPro today, and (like many others) it had all of the kill switches enabled.

I know that pressing the kill-switch combo does something, but I have no idea how it works.  Is it some fancy ACPI magic? A special kernel module?

The most pressing question I have is: how can I tell if a particular kill-switch is currently active or not?