Forgive me if this has already on the web forums somewhere - I can only find references to topics about changing IMEI, or references to IMEI in conjunction with activating micro-SIM cards on the Pinephone.  I have Ubports installed on my Braveheart Pinephone that I received two days ago and got wireless to work with a couple of command line entries and a reboot. I've ordered an ATT compatible micro-SIM card, and once inserted, would like to activate the phone on my pre-paid account with ATT.  If I go to att.com/prepaid it looks as if I'll have to supply an IMEI number in order to activate the phone.  If I go to "settings>about" to looke for the IEMI number, "None" is listed.  Is this really the case?  Is there another path to finding out the IMEI of the phone?  How can one get around that in order to activate cellular service?

I accidentally flashed my phone. Is there any way to reinstall the phone's BIOS? I was unable to connect the phone to my computer (Linux Mint 19.3)

Here are the introductory videos I did for the Pinebook Pro ANSI Edition. Hope you enjoy!

Announcing Availability of the Pinebook Pro ANSI Edition

In order to install PostmarketOS on EMMC, Pinephone page on postmarketos' wiki instruct to run the following :

Has anyone had any luck changing the time and date?  It seems to be stuck on GMT.  I can get to the setting that allows me to enter my location, it suggests my city, state, country but when I click on it, nothing happens.  If I try to manually set the time, it ignores the reset.  I've tried a couple of command line entries in terminal, but even those haven't helped.  Being connected to wi-fi doesn't seem to help, maybe once I get a carrier and connect it to their network it will force the change.  Anyone know?

Ok, I didnt want to post "me too" for gab's post of pinePhone not charging, but: "me Too".

I have +3V , +5V on the pogo pins, so I can guess that the USB is making a power connection to the mainboard.
The 4 pin battery connector has 0Volts on all 4 pins. The PinePhone seems to recognize that the phone is, or isnt plugged in, but will not charge it.

I have tried turning off all the kill switches, resetting, removing the sd card, at no point will the battery charge. Can I get a schematic of that circuit?
I have some hacks on how to force this thing to work (like solder a wireless charger directly onto the battery), but I'd really rather get it working as its supposed to.
I dont expect much in terms of warranty service, but some schematics, or community support would be much appreciated.

Additionally, are there any requirements for the usb charging device?
What is the charging power?  Is the USB C cable  anything special?
Can I charge the PinePhone via a computers USB port?

I have received my phone and installed pmbootstrap. When I ran pmbootstrap init I got this:

*****UPDATED 2/15/20*****

I was able to troubleshoot and ascertain that my PBP has a defective battery pack. 

I disabled the battery pack by unplugging its bus connector (and eventually removed it once finished testing).

I was able to easily boot to mains with the AC adapter, after connecting it to the power bus that is under the black tape
(note the attachment of a photo I took to show the troubleshooting).

What is the best replacement spec for this battery pack, either from Pine or alternative source based on this one evidently being defective? 

Thanks!


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Hi,

I received my PBP here in the U.S. a few weeks ago. Followed the initial procedures for Default OS update log and no problems.

I haven't used the device for a couple of weeks past setting it up.

I have had the device on charge today with the pin AC adapter. The red light stays on for about 20 seconds then goes black every time I try a new power socket.

Even while pin AC is inserted no power up. 

I have tried the USB C and similar situation.

Is the device somehow hybernating/sleeping even though no power lights on the bezel or pin AC illuminate?

or is the device permanently "bricked" somehow?

Thanks for any guidance!

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Hello all!  New here.  First post ever.  Virtually complete newb.

Problem: I just installed Ubuntu Touch OS (2/9/20) on my Brave Heart & my bloody screen timed out before I could set security parameters, yet it's asking me for a security code.  Is there a default code or how do I do a factory reset?  Any assistance is very much appreciated.  Thank you.