Pinebook Pro Initial Impressions

[richfm]

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I found the wifi antenna location at https://wiki.pine64.org/index.php?title=...nal_Layout but have no idea what to do with the antenna. Would someone refer me to these  posts.

@richfm, There is an antenna wire coming from the location of the antenna to the main system board. Our comments are to make sure that wire is plugged into the the antenna connector on the main system board. If the antenna cable is loose or completely dis-connected, you may get some WiFi signal, but not very strong. (Notice I say may, this is highly computer design, location and orientation of the device dependant.)

Next, there is a known issue with WiFi power saving. Later versions of various OSes turn off WiFi power saving. So, try a SD card of another OS.

Some details are in a WiFi troubleshooting section of the Pinebook Pro Wiki;

Wiki - Pinebook Pro - WiFi issues

Obviously it's not complete, it's very early days. The first 2 issues aren't yours, you have some functionality. Whence we find someone who actually had a loose or dis-connected WiFi antenna cable and that fixes their problem, I'll add that to the WiFI Issues troubleshooting page.

I opened the bottom of the PBP and compared the layout to the specifications picture on the wiki. It looked the same as the wiki photos. I checked the antenna connection after removing the tape. It seemed to be seated firmly. So I replaced the tape. I didn't touch anything else but screwed on the bottom panel.

Does anyone see anything wrong with the wifi antenna or the connections? I'm sending these pictures to the Pine Info team.