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Hello,

I am extremely interested in getting a PinePhone. I have this wild dream to use my PinePhone with external peripherals to remote into a desktop PC so I can use all of my juicy desktop applications on the go! One PinePhone to rule them all. Genius, right? I am imagining something like Teamviewer with the lowest latency possible.

Nothing special but I wanted to set up Fedora Server on this Pine64 v2 from here.

https://getfedora.org/en/server/download/


This did not work so I downloaded and installed Armbian_20.02.1_Rock64_buster_current_5.4.20. The OS booted up and is working ok.

My question is - will this work just as well for some server type work? Initially I want to set up an email server and will require postfix and other dependecies to be in the repository.

Going back to Fedora, they have a raw image download. Can this be made to work on the Rock64?

A script modification I made to make it easier to flash different boot images.
Based upon lupyuen's scripts and requires openocd-spi.

https://github.com/jlukanc1/pinetime-boot-flasher/

I HAVE NOT TESTED THIS ON A DEVICE YET
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK

It should be fine however.

Look at the repo for more info. 

Good luck!

Any chance the just announced PineTab LoRA and RTL-SDR modules could also be made to work with the Pinebook Pro?

Hi Folks,

I would like to make an  all-in-one plex media server and wireless router for a boat.  Here's what I'm looking at as high priority items:

1) low power usage, run off 12v batteries
2) low physical space usage
3) no HDDs (waves, power!)
4) Host local wifi network for boat
5) preferred list of remote access points to route through (Home marina, other marinas, phone hotspot, etc)

I was first considering simply using a RockPro64, but it looks like I would need to make a custom case for it or use the NAS case which is larger than I'd like.    I'm considering instead using a pinebook pro, leaving the lid closed, and mounting it inside a closet.  A couple of bonus advantages: 

1) Battery backup
2) integrated screen/keyboard if network goes down
3) Functional as kids laptop if project doesn't work out.

Downsides:

1) m.2 tops out at 2TB while SATA and U.2 offer larger sizes (and can be cheaper/GB)
2) Don't strictly need the keyboard/trackpad/screen (but nice to have).
3) Heat a concern inside a small closet?

Any thoughts on whether or not this would be a good plan?  Any concerns with power/heat or ability to host a second wifi network (USB3 dongle?

Thanks!

Hi,

Is there any way to bypass the boot sequence of the Pinephone?

The two leading software contenders now seem to be Ubuntu Touch and Mobian. Both can be updated on a rolling basis.

I have Ubuntu in the phone and Mobian on a card and would like to keep an eye on both. - But I cannot do so without juggling the SD card in and out.

I have no idea about programming, but can't we have a solution like the Grub menu on the desktop? That would make things so much easier!

[Dreaming mode on] Ideally, I would like to see an OS with the slick look of Ubuntu and the functionality of Mobian, but I guess this is unlikely to happen, at least not any time soon.[Dream mode off]

I wanted to make a thread of the current state of debian on pinephone and the features currently working.

Here's a list of what I'd like to keep updated:

Phone Calls
SMS
GPS Virtual Serial Port
USB Tethering
Bluetooth Tethering
Wifi Tethering
Camera
Mic
Speaker
External display

Please chime in with other features and the state of the list above
Thanks

This might seem like a beginners question - which it is. How do I get acces to the pinephone from my laptop?

With the Ubuntu-Phosh image I managed to get this to work easily, just like on a Raspberry Pi. But it's lacking the camera drivers I'm trying to acces (I'd like to work with the camera in python)
With the latest PostmarketOS image I don't even see how I can open a shell on the phone itself.
With Ubuntu Touch I can access a shell, but the normal `apt-get install openssh-server`doesn't do it.

I read somewhere that there is a change in how the new UBPorts images handle SSH in the first place, in order to improve security. But I can't find how to enable it anywhere.

Hello,

two months ago I accidentally damaged the MicroSD Port of the Small Board of my Pinebook Pro while trying to get out a MicroSD card with a pair of tweezers. Now I want to install Manjaro and need a replacement small board. It's not available in the parts shop. Is there someone - idealy in Germany - who has a spare small board and would be willing to sell it to me?

Yours sincerely
Stefan