Hello all,

I'm a new Pinebook Pro owner, new to this forum and this is my first post.

My PBP is connected to an LG 32UD89-W monitor via USB-C cable.

The cable goes direct from the PBP's USB-C port to the monitors USB-C port.  The USB-C cable is new and came included with the monitor.

It works but I'm limited to 1920x1080 resolution and unable to select the monitor's native 4k resolution.

This LG monitor is the only monitor I have that has a USB-C input (as well as HDMI inputs), and the PBP is the only device I have with a USB-C output.  My other devices (PCs and a Raspberry PI) have HDMI outputs and run this monitor OK at 4k.

The monitor is:
https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-32UD89...ed-monitor

The PBP is running the default Debian OS plus MrFixit's updates as of 10 Jan 2019.

During boot the open sesame splash screen is mirrored on both the built-in panel and the external monitor, and so also is the login/ greeter screen that appears a couple of seconds later.

Once logged into the desktop the monitor resolution is only 1920x1080, not the native 4k/3840x2160.

Control Center->Displays, and xrandr report the resolution as 1920x1080, but do not offer any higher options.

I have turned the built-in panel off so the only output is the external monitor.

I can change resolutions of the monitor from a maximum of 1920x1080, though 1280x720 and 1024x768 to a minimum of 720x480.

However the resolution I want to use, 4k (3840x2160), is not available as an option.

xrandr shows the same mode options as the "Control Center" UI

Hi everyone,

After waiting patiently for a few months, I opened my (ANSI) PBP and ran through the routine of updating it and patching the trackpad. No problems. Then I was cloning a github repo and the UI desktop locked up... no responsiveness at all. The mouse stopped moving, no keypresses were recognized. I long-pressed the power button to shut it off, and put it on the charger.

I came back to the system about an hour later and tried to power it on. The green LED on the keyboard lights up, but there is no sign of life on the monitor... it appears to be completely dead. I've tried several more times (eight to ten), there is no change. The keyboard LED lights up when I press the power button, but the screen is 100% black, with no flicker of activity whatsoever.

Please let me know what my next steps are.

Hi,

First post!

In this page, there is a link to the prebuilt trust.img: https://wiki.pine64.org/index.php/ROCKPr..._Developer

Iam wondering if there is an official uboot provided by rockchip for the rockpro64? I have built uboot from the rockchip uboot repo. all seems well. However, I would like to have an official uboot, since it would really help ruling out problems with local builds.

TIA

for anyone wishing to use upstream uboot/atf, here's a guide on how to do that: https://eno.space/blog/2020/01/pbp-uboot.

behaviour of this version should be similar to the BSP uboot, no changes to the boot.txt files are necessary.

for the curious:

• boot order is SD, USB, eMMC
  
• atf and uboot used were very recent at the date of posting
  
• baudrate is 1500000, like BSP uboot
  
• LEDs light as soon as uboot starts running
  

I want to install RealVNC. Downloaded RealVNC deb package. Gdebi installer asks for password. Won't accept "rock"... invalid password.
So... what is the real root password?

I am considering getting a Pinebook Pro with ANSI keyboard. I am a Dvorak typist, so I would really want to move my keys to the Dvorak layout.

Can the Pinebook Pro's keys be removed and rearranged? Are all letter keys shaped identically so they fit in all places? This has been a problem on my Lenovo X200 for instance, as the keys around the TrackPoint are different, so I'm using blank keys (read: I sanded my keycaps) on there instead.

Note that the Dvorak layout only differs from QWERTY with letters and some other 'square' keys. Non-square keys like the spacebar, backspace, Shift, Ctrl and Tab are in the same place.

I just got my ANSI Pinebook Pro yesterday, and I'm already a fan. There are things I'd like to achieve and fix(for instance, running Android apps in Linux and properly hibernating), but, this being a young project, there aren't many tutorials, scripts etc. So I'd like to learn some skills and start working on things. I develop software professionally, but I've never done anything low level, or really even worked with Linux since college. Does anyone have some recommendations on resources for learning to work with the kernel and firmware, etc?

Hi,

today I pushed the button to hibernate the system but it didn' t wake up again. So I pushed the power button to restart the notebook.
Now sytemd can't start NetworkManager.service. There is a core-dump.
Is ist possible to make NetworkManager work again?

Is there any way to run stadia on the PBP?
I tried with the stock Chromium, but it complains it is a too old version of chrome ...

Hi everybody,

my devkit recently arrived and I'd like to charge it.

This may come as a weird question to some, but how do I charge the watch? I need to hold the case closed with relatively much force for the contacts to remain securely closed. I've tried to put something more or less heavy on it while charging, but that didn't do the trick. Permanently closing the backplate with glue probably isn't a good idea either as I will need to flash it every now and then.

How are you guys doing that?