05-14-2021, 02:03 PM
The gray screen maybe is related to that one bug that happens when you reboot, it's not initializing the screen correctly, usually. In that case it is easier to always power cycle instead of reboot.
Other booting issues could come from the version of uboot installed on the eMMC or SD card. I also use an NVMe SSD inside for the OS with uboot and "/boot" on the eMMC.
Muted audio – have a check in alsamixer, press F6 to select the sound card, there are multiple controls that all affect the volume, also very important is to have the stereo polarity on either "R invert" or "L invert" because the speakers are wired incorrectly inside the computer.
Touchpad – I'm using a hacked keyboard and touchpad firmware that improves the touchpad a lot, but this is something that may or may not work great, look for posts on this topic.
As for distro, I'm using Manjaro ARM KDE like Pine64 recommends.
Other booting issues could come from the version of uboot installed on the eMMC or SD card. I also use an NVMe SSD inside for the OS with uboot and "/boot" on the eMMC.
Muted audio – have a check in alsamixer, press F6 to select the sound card, there are multiple controls that all affect the volume, also very important is to have the stereo polarity on either "R invert" or "L invert" because the speakers are wired incorrectly inside the computer.
Touchpad – I'm using a hacked keyboard and touchpad firmware that improves the touchpad a lot, but this is something that may or may not work great, look for posts on this topic.
As for distro, I'm using Manjaro ARM KDE like Pine64 recommends.