Pinebook Pro Initial Impressions

[Depau]

Reading logs from serial it shows random eMMC issues, either it won't detect it, it won't manage to power it on, it won't boot because of corruption or it will fail later to mount the filesystem because of that.

There is a known problem with eMMC's coming loose during shipping somehow.

If you are careful and comfortable doing it, you can try opening the PBP and making sure the eMMC is plugged in properly.

https://wiki.pine64.org/index.php/Pinebo...Reassembly

Hi, thanks for pointing that out but yes, I read that and the eMMC module is installed correctly. The issues seem to be either hardware or firmware related.

This is the ticket I sent if you want to read more about all the issues: https://notes.depau.eu/kZh232qERoWN9WlKs_jV8Q

It turns out the issue was caused by the SD card daughterboard ribbon cable. Apparently it came loose during shipping. Reconnecting it on both sides fixed it.

Thanks to mrfixit2001, anarsoul and Xalius for helping me pinpoint the issue