The wiki is pretty through, but I think there is a weak point in explaining how the Pine phone actually boots.
I think that some of the explanations from the Pinebook Pro wiki "Bootable Storage" can help explain how the board actually boots.
As arm devices, they do boot different than the AMD/Intel devices so many of us are used to....
I have read the Pinebook Pro wiki many times, I had just assumed this was also mentioned in the Pine phone wiki, but it is not...
The (Pre) boot directions are actually on the eMMC from the factory.
I just looked, I was surprised this has been skipped in the Pine phone wiki.
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Last year we discussed this a lot on the forum, pertaining then to the brand new Pinebook Pro. The Pine phone is much the same.
I think that some of the explanations from the Pinebook Pro wiki "Bootable Storage" can help explain how the board actually boots.
As arm devices, they do boot different than the AMD/Intel devices so many of us are used to....
I have read the Pinebook Pro wiki many times, I had just assumed this was also mentioned in the Pine phone wiki, but it is not...
The (Pre) boot directions are actually on the eMMC from the factory.
I just looked, I was surprised this has been skipped in the Pine phone wiki.
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Last year we discussed this a lot on the forum, pertaining then to the brand new Pinebook Pro. The Pine phone is much the same.