01-30-2022, 08:17 AM
I'll apologise if I've managed to open an off-topic can of worms, for that was not my intent. But this conversation has been well worth while, even if it has gone far afield. All that I'm asking is that someone, preferably an experienced mechanical engineer, have a critical look at the hardware, preferably doing a few dumb things in an effort to make it break, BEFORE you go to the expense of committing even to beta test production. It's bound to drastically reduce your headaches and later redesign expenses while doing wonders for your reputation. This is a good little box and it can have a bright future. I just want to see that future come true so I can finally put X86 and AMD64 in the circular file for good. And as to going off-topic, I don't think that you can actually claim to have an O/S distro on Pinebook Pro if that system does not have within it the means to either run from SD card or install to emmc or other disk and run from first boot attempt. Much like what Linus did when releasing Linux, i.e. "It ain't Linux until I sez so!", Pine64 really ought to consider not allowing a distro onto their website's list of same until the author has demonstrated that it will do just that on a stock, factory fresh Pinebook Pro. Sorry for all the wind, but these are GOOD products and this is my two cents opinion on how to make them succeed as they so much deserve to.
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