Pinebook Pro Initial Impressions

[richfm]

@richfm, Thanks for the pictures. The antenna connector appears to be seated correctly. If you had gently pushed down on it, and it did not move, then it should be well seated.

Next, try either the default debian update, 1.5 or another OS to see if WiFi changes. Some of them disable WiFI power saving, having WiFI run at full power all the time.

It's early days, so some of us don't have all the answers. Like checking WiFi power savings. When I looked at WiFi power saving 2 weeks ago, I could not figure out where the WiFi parameters were changed. It will be figured out and documented.

Thanks Arwen. I booted the new Debian Desktop from microsd, ran Mr Fixit's update script, and rebooted from the microsd. I'm getting the same decrease in wifi signal when I change rooms. I'm pretty sure the wifi antenna or the connections are at fault so I  guess I got a defective PBP.  I  know the PBP is in development, but I didn't expect to be sent a malfunctioning laptop. The Pine Info team has been extremely slow to offer 2 suggestions that didn't work and haven't replied to my request for a working replacement for this device. At this point I doubt there is anything more I can do to get this working and depend on the integrity of Pine64 to make good on their new product with me. Thanks again.