I would like to start discusion about idea keyboard for pine computers.
Simple mechanical keyboard with hackable firmware, place for Pine64
Idea showing in https://www.pine64.org/2020/03/15/march-...-software/ in comments.


(here small version 12*4 not 16*6)

Who would like to but similar keyboard? Meybe with small screen (for panel, clock, info about network etc.)


Open source , meybe new standard better than QMK

(03-30-2020, 01:54 PM)xmixahlx Wrote: it would be nice to have the non-PINE related conversation split to another thread..

How do you upgrade Chromium on default Debian that came with my PBP. I can't access some sites due to security warning.

Am I correct in assuming that if I order the Pinebook Pro (ANSI, US) with the 128GB eMMC, I will get it with the 64GB eMMC installed and get a separate 128GB eMMC card that I would have to install myself?

I am not too afraid to open up the laptop and tinker inside, but it would be convenient to get the 128GB eMMC as a preinstalled option.

Thanks.

Hello everyone,

Long story short, one of the factories producing PINE64 gear is now manufacturing surgical masks. We secured a large quantity of these masks and wish to donate them (a carton of 1000) on your behalf to institutions / organizations in your local community. We'll ship the masks using DHL so it reaches the designated recipient quickly.

Lastly,  I know people will want to donate money to us as a 'thank you', but we'll rather have you donate the sum you had in mind to your local food bank, Red Cross, etc.,

About the masks
These are simple surgical masks without a filter. Without going into a detailed discussion, as that is beyond the scope of this post,  there is strong indication that such  masks are still very effective at preventing droplets containing the virus from entering human airways. More importantly, these masks are also capable of containing droplets with the virus from being dispersed by people who are already infected.  

So, who can I donate masks to?
Here are 6 ideas from the top of my head, I'm sure you can think of something more case-specific:
1) Charities that distribute food to people in quarantine / self-isolation
2) Mental heath workers (usually with health services of a charity) operating in your area  
3) Elderly peoples institutions 
4) Schools, nurseries, childminders, etc., working with key-workers children during the pandemic
5) Homeless (and other) shelters
6) Local councils or volunteer organizations tasked with checking in on vulnerable people in your community

Quick note: your local medical services have filtered masks (in stock or on order) for medical professionals exposed to infected patients, and in all likelihood couldn't make use of surgical masks due to regulatory standards.

Eligibility

1) Forums and chat moderators
2) Partner-project developers
3) Community developers (anyone who contributed code to a PINE64 device)
4) Developers from key projects to PINE64 community (e.g. SUNXI, Lima, Panfrost, etc.,)
6) Others at my discretion

I know an organization/ institution in need of masks, how do I get in touch?
Email me directly (l.erecinski@pine64.org) with the heading "Masks for [institution/organization]". In your email please provide the name of the institution or organization along with the complete and full address line, as well as  your name as you wish it to appear on donation. Also, do indicate in your email to me if you've spoken to people at the organization / institution about receiving the masks -- it may be wise to ask the organization first.
 
Limitations
We'll ship the masks worldwide (mostly EU and US given current situation) until they run out at which point I'll update or remove this post. There may be some instances where, due to quarantine and closed boarders, we'll be unable to ship the masks.

Hey!

I'm trying to install wlr-randr to change the screen resolution on my pinephone. I'm referring to this thread and the two provided links by "nas", which are related to debian + phosh


I cloned wlr-randr from github
installed build-base

then I run
meson build in thdisplay guidee /wlr-randr directory

but it quits with the following error:

Hi All,

I finally gave Manjaro Linux a try and I really like it so far. It seems a lot more stable than Debian was.
I have no more flickering of the screen, no more random reboots and it generally feels better, although maybe also a bit slower. But I don't know whether that's a fact or just my perception being wrong.

What I did notice though is that the Spotify web player no longer works, while it did on Debian.
It asks for me to set the browser to accept secured  content and I did so on both Chromium and Firefox but the browser just refuses to load the Spotify web player.
Also the dutch television streaming site NPO does not work anymore, and neither does Netflix. I looked it up and it seems that it doesn't work because Manjaro is a pure 64 bit OS while Debian ran 32 bit on a 64 bit environment. If I recall correctly Widevine is still to be made compatible with 64 the bit OS. But... spotify wouldn't need Widevine would it?
So my question is; Does anyone know how to get Spotify playing on my PBP now? Is there a work-around to get the protected video streaming?

Thanks for any answers!

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I’ve been working on shrinking the 21MB Manjaro kernel, mostly by disabling drivers for hardware you can’t easily install on a PBP, and once I’ve figured that all out I’ll put that up on the wiki.

However, that made me think about the plethora of little I2C sensors - IMUs, GPS, pressure, light - that are available now.

Stemma QT (https://learn.adafruit.com/introducing-a...-stemma-qt) is a 4-pin JST SH (1.0mm pitch) connector, which exposes I2C.  It’s possible to level-shift it so that one can safely plug in 5v and 3.3v hardware.

Putting one (or two, with one poking out a new hole in the case) on the audio daughtercard would allow the solderless addition of pretty much any I2C hardware, and thus increases the hackability of the PineBook Pro . . .

I’d buy a new audio daughterboard to add this functionality, because while I could trace the I2C bus and tap it it would be a pain and fragile.  Having a proper connector makes adding a sensor or two almost easy, instead of terribly daunting.

Hello,

it seems I have ruined my SD card slot. I always had trouble getting the cards out, maybe I'm not skilled enough mechanically but now after many laborous attempts to get the card out the SD refuses to stay in the slot - it stays a few mm over the edge of of the opening. Is this fixable? Can I replace the daughterboard?

Why did nobody think of a nice eject button for those of us less skilled mechanically? I think my fingernails are at least a cm to short to eject this sd cards in any way gracefully.

Yours sincerely
Stefan, frustrated

after a run of apk upgrade.

the phone app will not open , the icon opens to full screen ,then goes off   ?