I've been using "Linux version 5.11.3-1-MANJARO-ARM" that came preinstalled on the Pine Phone I got a few weeks ago.
Almost every time I tried to install new software using the "Discover" ap I was getting an error about the package manager failing to update because there was a locked database. I tried updating using pcman and got the same message about a locked database. Searching the internet suggested I delete this file: /var/lib/pacman/db.lck which I did.
I ran pacman -Syu. It started working. There were many notes about keys, but it eventually started updating things. As that was finishing the terminal disappeared and I got a gigantic message that filled up the entire screen. Unfortunately, because the phone was stuck in portrait mode (hadn't an option to change it to landscape except for the first few days I used the device) I could only read some words in the middle. It said something about lock and unlock and a virtual machine. I got rid of the message by powering down the phone.
Now, when I turn on the phone, it's stuck at the loading screen (the K with the gear) and nothing else happens. I'll be glad to hear anyone's thoughts. I wonder what happened.
I imagine the primary solution is booting some os from the SD card. It was something I was going to do today or tomorrow anyway. I hope that works. I am having some separate problems with the SD card reader.
Almost every time I tried to install new software using the "Discover" ap I was getting an error about the package manager failing to update because there was a locked database. I tried updating using pcman and got the same message about a locked database. Searching the internet suggested I delete this file: /var/lib/pacman/db.lck which I did.
I ran pacman -Syu. It started working. There were many notes about keys, but it eventually started updating things. As that was finishing the terminal disappeared and I got a gigantic message that filled up the entire screen. Unfortunately, because the phone was stuck in portrait mode (hadn't an option to change it to landscape except for the first few days I used the device) I could only read some words in the middle. It said something about lock and unlock and a virtual machine. I got rid of the message by powering down the phone.
Now, when I turn on the phone, it's stuck at the loading screen (the K with the gear) and nothing else happens. I'll be glad to hear anyone's thoughts. I wonder what happened.
I imagine the primary solution is booting some os from the SD card. It was something I was going to do today or tomorrow anyway. I hope that works. I am having some separate problems with the SD card reader.
