Hi All,

Apoligies if this isn't in the right place etc


I was wondering if it would be possible for someone out there who owns one (or a differnt Pine product!) to compile this program from github and time it before I go ahead and purchase one. I have done this on all the computers that I have to have a general sense of how fast the CPU is etc - i know its not very accurate but it's interesting to be able to compare them IMO.

The program is called Minetest which can be found here: https://github.com/minetest/minetest#compiling ( I hope links are ok?)



For debian the commands are:

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Hi,

I'm pretty new to Linux, but I loath Manjaro.

How can I *easily* install Ubuntu as every route seems to lead me to a build script that complains about aarch64 comparability.

I just want to book from a USB image and wipe the eSSD with Ubuntu Arch64 

Help please!!

Cheers,

Paul

One thing I've noticed on my Pinebook Pro ever since launch is that the 2.4 GHz-band wireless networking appears to be very, very unreliable. It initially works on first connect, but then goes completely dead for long periods with only brief moments of functioning in between, leading to intermittent connections with lots of dropped packets. It feels almost like it's overheating, but I can't quite figure out how to test that. It happens pretty much regardless of signal strength, and on every network and access point I've tried. 5 GHz-band wireless works fine, and has no apparent reliability issues. Curiously, Bluetooth does not appear to have these issues either, despite using the same 2.4 GHz frequency band and presumably similar functionality on the same transceiver chip.

Are others having these 2.4 GHz-specific issues as well? Is anything known about what might be causing them?

Intuitively, I wonder if the antenna in use on the Pinebook Pro is just not well-matched for 2.4 GHz use, and as a result, transmitting on that band is causing the RF energy to mostly get dissipated as heat in the transceiver and cause problems, rather than being radiated. I don't really have much evidence for this, though, and Bluetooth seems to work a little too well for that to actually be the case. Hmm...

Obviously we couldn't order a cover with the phone, and $30 for DHL is expensive for a case but the other delivery option also has a few drawbacks. Is there anyone else in the U.K in the same boat? I could always order one or two more cases and then we could split the difference on postage?

is it possible to extract the debian image to an SD card using the pinebook majaro?

I have had my PBP for a few months. I have had Manjaro on it for over a month now (eMMC) and last week updated the mirrors (after not realizing I was looking at older urls). It went through >300 updates, some related to 20.04 I assume.

I booted it after the updates were applied with no issues, but this morning I tried booting and it sits on the orange light and never proceeds to boot. Anyone have any ideas or am I looking at a fresh install?

Hey,

Just wondering if those who have received a Pinetime could give an idea of what, if any, customs and import there were.

Personally would be interested in United Kingdom & Europe, though any part of the world really, as this thread may be helpful to others.

Back on April 24th, I ordered a PineBook Pro and the SSD adapter for it so that I could use a 1TB M.2 SSD as the main drive instead of an SD card.  On April 29th I received an email stating the adapter was being prepared for shipping.  Using the 17Track tracking number provided I kept watch for progress of the adapter.  In three weeks, there was no movement, so I contacted Pine 64 customer support and was told they would look into it.  Now another 2 weeks later, and I have not heard anything.  I hope to see my PineBook Pro sometime before Christmas.  I have no faith in 17Track whatsoever.  Anybody else having trouble with a similar lack of information?

Edit: My "lost" SSD adapter arrived in the United States on the same day I posted this according to 17Track.  I still have no faith in them, but it should be easier to track my shipment now.

Hi there,

after waiting for such a loooong time, I finally got my PBP on Friday.

Over the weekend I played around a little bit with Manjaro and then wanted to try a different OS. After repartitioning the eMMC, I accidentally pressed the false delete key (i.e. the power button) and the system shut down. Since then I can't get the PBP powering up anymore. Neither a USB stick (the one I used for the interrupted installation) nor an SD card with the Manjaro KDE image does the job.

I don't really understand what's wrong since at least the SD card should do the trick. A hardware failure just in that unfortunate moment would be a big coincidence. But what else could it be and most importantly: how can I get it fixed?


Anyone got a lifesaving clue?

Thanks!
Criena

Brand-new pinebook pro. Factory KDE Manjaro.

I turned on the wifi hardware switch and I see `wlan0` in my interfaces. If I click the NetworkManager icon in the taskbar, I see all the wifi networks in my area.
If I click on one and type in the password, it'll spin for 30 seconds and then ask for the password again. I tried with `nmcli` too. Same result: just keeps asking for the password, even when I know it's correct.

What do I do?