I run automated tests RTL8723CS is failing.
https://wiki.pine64.org/index.php/PinePhone

If RTL8723CS is failing:
"make sure there is Wifi router around 5 meter area when perform this test, the Wifi test function sniff for SSID to determine test result during autotest. The Wifi can fail if the battery power is too low. "

I tried with battery full and charger on but still automatic tests fail and there should be Wifi signals around.

And I have not got WiFi working with Ubports or Manjaro Alpha3.

Any one else having this problem?
Any ideas how to get it to work?

Or is the HW just faulty?

Hi!

I've yet to receive my Pinebook Pro so I'll ask around if anyone has any answer to my questions.
Lets say the Pinebook was opened with board and internals completely exposed with both battery and external power connected, while system is booted and running.
Now, say I yank the battery connection out while in operation. Would this affect the system while running, and if so in what way?


If it does not affect the system in any way, I'm guessing current battery information can be read out through /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/info ? And if so, how would the file be affected if the battery is disconnected during operation?

I'd like to be able to power a smartphone device without the battery installed. Is this possible with the pinephone? Assuming by default it won't work (no phone after the galaxy S2 ever supported this), can the presence of a battery be faked such that it will work without damaging the device?

In case you're curious why: Intended application is to have it continuously powered near the head end of my bed where I will mainly use this device as a white noise generator and an alarm clock. I have currently gone through great trouble to rig up an LG Volt to do exactly this, but it relies on a questionable LineageOS build on the software end to work, and even more questionable methods to install said OS onto the phone. All in all it's a pain, and an open platform phone would be far more preferable.

I'd like to be able to power a smartphone device without the battery installed. Is this possible with the pinephone? Assuming by default it won't work (no phone after the galaxy S2 ever supported this), can the presence of a battery be faked such that it will work without damaging the device?

In case you're curious why: Intended application is to have it continuously powered near the head end of my bed where I will mainly use this device as a white noise generator and an alarm clock. I have currently gone through great trouble to rig up an LG Volt to do exactly this, but it relies on a questionable LineageOS build on the software end to work, and even more questionable methods to install said OS onto the phone. All in all it's a pain, and an open platform phone would be far more preferable.

I'm trying to figure out which repository (beside the official debian ones) I should have in my /etc/apt/sources.list .
I think there are a few with Pinebook/rock-specific packages, but I can't find where I read about them.

Just wanted to confirm something:

None of my cameras was found by any of the OSs I tried (PMOS, Ubuntu and Maru).

Do you have the same problem or could this be a fault with my phone?

It would have been nice to have a camera module in the factory test.

Just found on twitter https://images.plasma-mobile.org/pinephone/. Downloaded the image and currently flashing under way

Recently (yesterday) an update for luajit went to the AUR which dropped support for aarch64 (in some way or another.) This has been keeping people from being able to install GIMP. For anyone using Manjaro/Arch, I've uploaded the pkg of luajit-git that I have on my system from late December 2019. Install it before trying GIMP, and your GIMP install should be good. Just remember to ignore luajit-git's request to update (it won't update, it'll just stand in the way of other updates.)

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I'll leave this up until aarch64 is back in luajit.

An option for luajit-git has been added to Manjaro community, that will now install.

Pretty much what the title said, dead as in 0v on the multimeter

what happened was I was testing Ubuntu Touch, had the bug where the wifi drops and can't be raised again. I didn't know yet you could turn the chip off and on again by hand so I shut the phone down (via the UT power button menu IIRC), the battery was over 90% charged according to the charge UI. That was a few days ago, when I picked the phone again yesterday, oops

Not sure it's relevant but I should also mention that when I first got the pinephone it wouldn't recognize the battery (it booted fine when hooked to a charger), I have since read people mentioning having problem with adhesive residue on the pins or the battery being wrongly sitted so I assume that's what happened (it resolved itself after a few sd card swaps, I imagine I ended up putting the battery in the correct position).

could it be the wifi chip not being shutdown properly that drained the battery flat despite the phone being off?

question number 2, shouldn't this have triggered some sort of overdischarge protection circuitry?

This is perhaps two issues.

1. The battery does not last very long. Perhaps this is because the display is kept on all the time displaying the time and etc.

2. When you plug it into USB and it is on, it does not seem to charge, so it eventually powers off. Then if you plug it back in, it will start charging.