04-22-2021, 11:38 AM
I have had lots of issues trying to get Mobian to work and I am confused by my most recent problem. Maybe one of you have resolved this issue.
Background: I could not get the latest installer (mobian-installer-pinetab-phosh-alpha5.img.gz) or the latest build (mobian-pinetab-phosh-20210314.img.gz) to work by flashing the eMMC using JumpDrive 0.7 with bmap or dd. I tried both encrypted and unencrypted with the installer. The installer finished, but both choices resulted in a system that did not boot. With the latest build, it would resize, and then go to black. Reboots would flash the Mobian logo and then be black. I started flashing older builds using the same process with success. I do not have the serial cable to investigate the black screen issue further.
Now I am having trouble updating the old builds (mobian-pinetab-phosh-20201215.img.gz) to the latest version. If I use the Software app and try to update, I run into the "Gnome Software (gnome-software) unable to download updates" issue listed on the troubleshooting section of the Mobian wiki [1].
The wiki suggests running these commands using King's Cross app:
I do that and answer y enter to the apt-get install and pkcon update. Everything appears to be updating. If the device falls asleep during the update, my old pin no longer works! I swipe up, enter the pin, tap unlock, it says Checking..., shakes, and returns to the Enter Passcode screen. I tried twice with the default 1234 and a new updated numerical pin. Both have the same behavior. I even tried with an older build (mobian-pinetab-20201005.img.gz) and it had the same behavior.
If I plug a USB keyboard into the PineTab, I can enter a different TTY to access a command line with CTRL+ALT+F3. I can login with username mobian and password 1234 so I can verify that the pin is correct.
Any troubleshooting ideas? I could try the entire process a third time and make sure that the screen does not sleep, but this seems like a big issue that could affect others.
[1] https://wiki.mobian-project.org/doku.php...ad-updates
Background: I could not get the latest installer (mobian-installer-pinetab-phosh-alpha5.img.gz) or the latest build (mobian-pinetab-phosh-20210314.img.gz) to work by flashing the eMMC using JumpDrive 0.7 with bmap or dd. I tried both encrypted and unencrypted with the installer. The installer finished, but both choices resulted in a system that did not boot. With the latest build, it would resize, and then go to black. Reboots would flash the Mobian logo and then be black. I started flashing older builds using the same process with success. I do not have the serial cable to investigate the black screen issue further.
Now I am having trouble updating the old builds (mobian-pinetab-phosh-20201215.img.gz) to the latest version. If I use the Software app and try to update, I run into the "Gnome Software (gnome-software) unable to download updates" issue listed on the troubleshooting section of the Mobian wiki [1].
The wiki suggests running these commands using King's Cross app:
Code:
sudo apt-get install packagekit-tools
sudo pkcon repair
sudo pkcon updateI do that and answer y enter to the apt-get install and pkcon update. Everything appears to be updating. If the device falls asleep during the update, my old pin no longer works! I swipe up, enter the pin, tap unlock, it says Checking..., shakes, and returns to the Enter Passcode screen. I tried twice with the default 1234 and a new updated numerical pin. Both have the same behavior. I even tried with an older build (mobian-pinetab-20201005.img.gz) and it had the same behavior.
If I plug a USB keyboard into the PineTab, I can enter a different TTY to access a command line with CTRL+ALT+F3. I can login with username mobian and password 1234 so I can verify that the pin is correct.
Any troubleshooting ideas? I could try the entire process a third time and make sure that the screen does not sleep, but this seems like a big issue that could affect others.
[1] https://wiki.mobian-project.org/doku.php...ad-updates