09-01-2016, 08:44 AM
Well, using the videos from Bob Carlson and the original images, I was able to install the Pine in its box; however, when I attempted to run the Debian distribution, I ran into major problems.
I understand that the LCD is not yet supported, and I'm willing to wait for the 'real' distribution, but the most recent one has a big flaw - if you attempt to boot it when the LCD is attached, it performs a hard stop or a reset after 17 seconds. Every time, regardless of whether or not the HDMI is connected as well.
The Android (LCD) distribution boots fine and the touch screen works, so this is clearly not a case of an improperly connected flat cable.
It would be far more useful if the non-Android distributions could just ignore the LCD panel if they aren't going to support it. As it is, I'm either forced to rewrite my applications to run on Android, for which there is no demand, use the enclosure but disconnect the LCD panel and ignore it, or make a new enclosure that doesn't include the LCD panel - none of which are attractive.
For now, I'll leave Android installed and simply shelve the Pine until such time as I can use it with Linux.
I understand that the LCD is not yet supported, and I'm willing to wait for the 'real' distribution, but the most recent one has a big flaw - if you attempt to boot it when the LCD is attached, it performs a hard stop or a reset after 17 seconds. Every time, regardless of whether or not the HDMI is connected as well.
The Android (LCD) distribution boots fine and the touch screen works, so this is clearly not a case of an improperly connected flat cable.
It would be far more useful if the non-Android distributions could just ignore the LCD panel if they aren't going to support it. As it is, I'm either forced to rewrite my applications to run on Android, for which there is no demand, use the enclosure but disconnect the LCD panel and ignore it, or make a new enclosure that doesn't include the LCD panel - none of which are attractive.
For now, I'll leave Android installed and simply shelve the Pine until such time as I can use it with Linux.