01-02-2025, 09:27 AM
> 1. if you daily drive a ppp,
Yes, for 4 months now.
> 2. what os you use
Mobian Trixie. Stable/bookworm is just too out of date to have a good experience with
> 3. what desktop interface you use
Plasma-Mobile
> 4. what do you have working (eg camera, calls, sms...)
Currently have back and front camera working
Calls work great (sometimes audio/mic-gain related issue)
Wakes up from sleep since I flashed the community modem firmware
SMS works great
MMS I have not tested
Runs Wire and Signal for encrypted messaging, but you have to build it yourself
Works good for scrolling the internet
> 5 maybe just some simple tips that might be helpfull.
Get a backup battery to carry with you. The PPP still drains a lot of power due to poor power management and polling on Linux. It is getting better, but just do yourself a favor and get a nice big backup battery to take with you. You'll never run out of power!
Another tip is to get a nice USB-C docking bar, Pine64 sells one it works great. And an HDMI monitor to go with it. This has completely replaced my netbook for traveling. I can do all my work on my phone with the docking bar/external monitor. I also carry around a USB mouse and keyboard. Works great for my uses (Programming and SSH'ing into other boxes to do SysAdmin work).
Yes, for 4 months now.
> 2. what os you use
Mobian Trixie. Stable/bookworm is just too out of date to have a good experience with
> 3. what desktop interface you use
Plasma-Mobile
> 4. what do you have working (eg camera, calls, sms...)
Currently have back and front camera working
Calls work great (sometimes audio/mic-gain related issue)
Wakes up from sleep since I flashed the community modem firmware
SMS works great
MMS I have not tested
Runs Wire and Signal for encrypted messaging, but you have to build it yourself
Works good for scrolling the internet
> 5 maybe just some simple tips that might be helpfull.
Get a backup battery to carry with you. The PPP still drains a lot of power due to poor power management and polling on Linux. It is getting better, but just do yourself a favor and get a nice big backup battery to take with you. You'll never run out of power!
Another tip is to get a nice USB-C docking bar, Pine64 sells one it works great. And an HDMI monitor to go with it. This has completely replaced my netbook for traveling. I can do all my work on my phone with the docking bar/external monitor. I also carry around a USB mouse and keyboard. Works great for my uses (Programming and SSH'ing into other boxes to do SysAdmin work).