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USB host/client working on PineNote 2nd batch? - j_s - 12-29-2024
This poll is to determine how widespread the problem is with the PineNote USB not working as an USB client or host. (Charging works and serial port dongle work.) If you are voting regarding a first batch (pre 2024) PineNote, please make a post saying so to this thread and whether you are running the pinenote-debian-image supplied on the 2nd batch PineNotes.
Symptoms are that the lsusb command gives no results, sudo /usr/bin/dmesg | tail shows nothing new after plugging in a hub, flash drive,or other USB device, and sudo /usr/bin/dmesg | tail on a linux computer shows nothing new after connecting the computer and PineNote by USB.
Also /sys/bus/usb/devices is empty on the PineNote.
RE: USB host/client working on PineNote 2nd batch? - vlagged - 01-03-2025
As @j_s was mentioning in the UsrMerge thread, this seems related to some errors showing up in the update process, such as
Code:
Extracting templates from packages: 100%
Preconfiguring packages ...
cat: '/sys/bus/usb/devices/*:*/bInterfaceClass': No such file or directory
cat: '/sys/bus/usb/devices/*:*/bInterfaceSubClass': No such file or directory
cat: '/sys/bus/usb/devices/*:*/bInterfaceProtocol': No such file or directoryRE: USB host/client working on PineNote 2nd batch? - j_s - 01-05-2025
I'm still hopting that this is a fixable software issue, but I've found a notice (not warning) in:
https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/PineNote#UART_Dongle
Quote:The UART adapter is not symmetrically wired, make sure to orient it with the components oriented towards the screen!
that the UART dongle must be plugged into the PineNote component side up because the connector is not wired to support both orientations. So I have to wonder whether inadvertantly plugging it in upside down might kill the USB port, leaving charging and UART capabilities intact.