12-06-2019, 05:48 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-07-2019, 11:37 AM by Arwen.
Edit Reason: Fixed mis-spelling of M.2
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At present, the only way to add a LTE / Cell module is via external USB, or the NVMe slot with proper M.2 device.
If trying to use the NVMe slot for LTE / Cell module, it will still need to follow the hardware critieria;
- Power limits, (the Wiki has guidelines)
- Probably needs to take over the antenna from WiFi, meaning you disconnect the antenna wire from WiFI and use it for LTE / Cell.
- Can't be too thick of a M.2 device
- Must have ARM drivers, (32 or 64 bit depending on your kernel)
- Must be a PCIe type LTE / Cell M.2 device
For the last, most of the LTE / Cell M.2 devices I found in a quick web search, were using USB interfaces. Note that some versions of M.2 can support a SATA device and USB, as well as 2 lanes of PCIe. But, Pinebook Pro only supports PCIe, no USB or SATA. So, do some research on LTE / Cell M.2 PCIe devices, and see if any have Linux support. Preferably ARM64.
If trying to use the NVMe slot for LTE / Cell module, it will still need to follow the hardware critieria;
- Power limits, (the Wiki has guidelines)
- Probably needs to take over the antenna from WiFi, meaning you disconnect the antenna wire from WiFI and use it for LTE / Cell.
- Can't be too thick of a M.2 device
- Must have ARM drivers, (32 or 64 bit depending on your kernel)
- Must be a PCIe type LTE / Cell M.2 device
For the last, most of the LTE / Cell M.2 devices I found in a quick web search, were using USB interfaces. Note that some versions of M.2 can support a SATA device and USB, as well as 2 lanes of PCIe. But, Pinebook Pro only supports PCIe, no USB or SATA. So, do some research on LTE / Cell M.2 PCIe devices, and see if any have Linux support. Preferably ARM64.
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Arwen Evenstar
Princess of Rivendale
Arwen Evenstar
Princess of Rivendale