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+---- Thread: What is the easiest way to login? (/showthread.php?tid=17840)
What is the easiest way to login? - shengchieh - 01-21-2023
Hi!
I brought an "open box" pinephone (convergence; default OS - Manjaro KDE Plasma Mobile) last week.
It turned out the seller fiddled around with it and entered a PIN #s. He does not remember the PIN
#s, thus I can not unlock the phone. Is there a way to get in and unlock the phone other than
reinstalling Manjaro KDE Plasma Mobile? Is there a way to factory reset - will that work? If
I use another bootable iso and change some #s, will that work?
Bottom line: what is the most easy way to "login". All I did so far is charge the phone, power it
on, and find I cannot unlock the phone. There is nothing in the phone - no SIM or micro cards, no
nothing.
Thank in advanced for your help.
Sheng-Chieh
RE: What is the easiest way to login? - fxc - 01-21-2023
(01-21-2023, 01:31 PM)shengchieh Wrote: Hi!
I brought an "open box" pinephone (convergence; default OS - Manjaro KDE Plasma Mobile) last week.
It turned out the seller fiddled around with it and entered a PIN #s. He does not remember the PIN
#s, thus I can not unlock the phone. Is there a way to get in and unlock the phone other than
reinstalling Manjaro KDE Plasma Mobile? Is there a way to factory reset - will that work? If
I use another bootable iso and change some #s, will that work?
Bottom line: what is the most easy way to "login". All I did so far is charge the phone, power it
on, and find I cannot unlock the phone. There is nothing in the phone - no SIM or micro cards, no
nothing.
Thank in advanced for your help.
Sheng-Chieh
Simply reflash the phone. Installation instructions and the software selection can be found here: https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/PinePhone#Operating_systems
RE: What is the easiest way to login? - Kevin Kofler - 01-21-2023
See also my answer to the exact same question asked by another user around the same time:
https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=17841&pid=115523#pid115523