Need help with new pinebook pro
09-04-2022, 09:10 PM
I'm guessing we all have the most recent revision of the Pinebook Pro, which is quite recent and has enough different drivers/firmware to make some of the more recent images unusable, it seems. I've had to modify the Debian installer script dramatically to get anything to work, I've had to load non-standard drivers to get WiFi going, and I still can't get memory-based sleep working, but once I do I'll make sure to document it.
Also, using the manjaro-arm-installer script, for some reason it will only work (at least with encryption) if I install it to an SD card -OR- if I install the minimal version and then manually load drivers and firmware for certain devices.
Anyway, I completely intended on tinkering, but it has been a little frustrating that a lot of existing guides seem to just not work as-is.
As an aside, it seems that overclocking the CPU has dramatically cut down on the speaker whine (between 15-90% brightness), and I've discovered that leaving pavucontrol running in the background stops the audio popping.
Also, using the manjaro-arm-installer script, for some reason it will only work (at least with encryption) if I install it to an SD card -OR- if I install the minimal version and then manually load drivers and firmware for certain devices.
Anyway, I completely intended on tinkering, but it has been a little frustrating that a lot of existing guides seem to just not work as-is.
As an aside, it seems that overclocking the CPU has dramatically cut down on the speaker whine (between 15-90% brightness), and I've discovered that leaving pavucontrol running in the background stops the audio popping.