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My First Month with PinePhone has Been... - Dog House Dave - 06-28-2021
... Challenging, to say the least... Being a Linux noob, I have probably bitten off more than I can chew when it comes to "fixing" the many problems I have had with Manjaro Plasma so far... to the point that the mods I made reduced the usability of the phone to zero - with the only way I could use it being via ssh.
... Do I wish I had paid heed to the dis-claimer about "advanced Linux users only"? ...hell no - I just popped a new SD card in and started again... but this time with Manjaro Phosh - which so far, has been a much better experience.
... I still can't get it to work as a basic phone, but Terminal works great in Phosh, so at the very least I have spent $150 on a lovely little pocket computer that I can use to learn Linux on at any time of the day - wherever I am... which is nice.
... And one day soon, I'm sure some of you lovely, clever, advanced Linux users will fix all the problems and let me know how it's done ...until then, I've got some command line to be getting on with... cheers guys x x x
RE: My First Month with PinePhone has Been... - dukla2000 - 06-28-2021
(06-28-2021, 04:47 PM)Dog House Dave Wrote: ...
... I still can't get it to work as a basic phone, but Terminal works great in Phosh, so at the very least I have spent $150 on a lovely little pocket computer that I can use to learn Linux on at any time of the day - wherever I am
...
Try Mobian (/phosh) on an SDcard and you may get phone and SMS ok.
RE: My First Month with PinePhone has Been... - TRS-80 - 07-06-2021
Yep, Mobian working fine for me so far. Other than usual glitches, I'm getting close to using it as daily driver. For me it is "good enough" and better than Android, which I am totally disgusted with by now. Of course everyone else criteria will differ.
If you know nothing about GNU/Linux however, diving in the terminal and learning is not a bad place to start! I did just a few years ago with SBCs and I'm so glad I did. So I think you have the right attitude for ultimate success. It does take a while though, so be patient and I hope you are enjoying the journey!
RE: My First Month with PinePhone has Been... - karnquanate - 07-09-2021
(06-28-2021, 04:47 PM)Dog House Dave Wrote: Just made an account to say something. What a good-assed OP. My thoughts exactly.
I've been watching this whole ecosystem for years, and a pinephone with keyboard and a box of other random accessories from the store that I never knew I needed will be mine. That desktop power supply looks good too.
LoRa is coming ffs!
great work people.