PineTab Mobian

[KerryK]

Mobian works and it works very well!

Download it here:
https://images.mobian-project.org/pinetab/nightly/

You may need to upgrade it by command line to fix some bugs and add some new software:
sudo -i
apt install && apt full-upgrade -y

[SpoofyKid]

Mobian works and it works very well!

Download it here:
https://images.mobian-project.org/pinetab/nightly/

You may need to upgrade it by command line to fix some bugs and add some new software:
sudo -i
apt install && apt full-upgrade -y

I've had the same experience. It works really well. It installs programs well, and runs them fine. I can't seem to move or adjust windows, I don't have sound, and I have had to restart after a little while of running too many programs. 
Though, a great thing is being able to install VLC player, insert a portable hard drive (an ntfs formatted drive will require you to run the below code) and then play movies with any frame rate issues.

Code:

sudo apt install ntfs-3g

@bcnaz FYI

[bartgrefte]

You may need to upgrade it by command line to fix some bugs and add some new software:
sudo -i
apt install && apt full-upgrade -y

That tip came in handy today (not used to having access to console on a tablet). I had to do that because the software updater kept crashing (no error) and returning to the window where to open the software updater. Due to the lack of a console/terminal app (which is present by default in UBPorts), I did ctrl+alt+f1 and used apt to install updates, now the problem with the software updater is solved

[KerryK]

You may need to upgrade it by command line to fix some bugs and add some new software:
sudo -i
apt install && apt full-upgrade -y

That tip came in handy today (not used to having access to console on a tablet). I had to do that because the software updater kept crashing (no error) and returning to the window where to open the software updater. Due to the lack of a console/terminal app (which is present by default in UBPorts), I did ctrl+alt+f1 and used apt to install updates, now the problem with the software updater is solved

FYI: King's Cross is Mobian's terminal app. I bet you have it!  Well done though with ctrl-alt-f1!

[vmanis]

Has anyone succeeded in getting Sway running on Pinetab Mobian? So far, I've managed to get out of Phosh, by doing `systemctl disable phosh.service', and rebooting. That got me to a console prompt. I then installed Sway, and tried to run it, which resulted in the message `DRM universal planes unsupported'. I know nothing about Wayland, so I'm stuck. Any help would be appreciated.

[bcnaz]

I wonder when or if there will be modem support included in the PineTab Mobian operating system ?

Of course that will require the extra hardware being supplied from the Pine64 Store.

I am sure this will happen eventually.....

I think it will make a Great Phone as well as tablet !

Anybody have any clues as to the "WHEN"  ?

[bartgrefte]

FYI: King's Cross is Mobian's terminal app. I bet you have it! Well done though with ctrl-alt-f1!

I thought that was a game, judging from the name I wouldn't have guessed it's a terminal app.

[vmanis]

Has anyone succeeded in getting Sway running on Pinetab Mobian? So far, I've managed to get out of Phosh, by doing `systemctl disable phosh.service', and rebooting. That got me to a console prompt. I then installed Sway, and tried to run it, which resulted in the message `DRM universal planes unsupported'. I know nothing about Wayland, so I'm stuck. Any help would be appreciated.

I've made progress on Sway/Mobian. I thought that it might be a lack of Mesa (OpenGL) packages, so I installed as many as I could find.  Still no joy. Then for some reason I checked libwayland-egl1-mesa. After installing that, Sway started up very nicely. In portrait mode, alas. Fortunately, the wlr-randr command can fix that (wlr-randr --output DSI-1 --transform 270). I don't know what the minimal fix for Sway is, but this got me going.

You should be able to use a similar approach to install other window managers, as long as they support Wayland.

If any folks from the Mobian project are reading this, I'd suggest adding a wiki page on installing and configuring window managers. postmarketOS offers Sway and Plasma Mobile, there may be other popular ones. (And yes, the page should say “at your own risk, we offer no support”.)

[SpoofyKid]

Has anyone succeeded in getting Sway running on Pinetab Mobian? So far, I've managed to get out of Phosh, by doing `systemctl disable phosh.service', and rebooting. That got me to a console prompt. I then installed Sway, and tried to run it, which resulted in the message `DRM universal planes unsupported'. I know nothing about Wayland, so I'm stuck. Any help would be appreciated.

I've made progress on Sway/Mobian. I thought that it might be a lack of Mesa (OpenGL) packages, so I installed as many as I could find.  Still no joy. Then for some reason I checked libwayland-egl1-mesa. After installing that, Sway started up very nicely. In portrait mode, alas. Fortunately, the wlr-randr command can fix that (wlr-randr --output DSI-1 --transform 270). I don't know what the minimal fix for Sway is, but this got me going.

You should be able to use a similar approach to install other window managers, as long as they support Wayland.

If any folks from the Mobian project are reading this, I'd suggest adding a wiki page on installing and configuring window managers. postmarketOS offers Sway and Plasma Mobile, there may be other popular ones. (And yes, the page should say “at your own risk, we offer no support”.)

Would you mind writing a quick guide on getting sway going? I would really like to see a desktop environment on the tablet at the moment.

[andybleaden@gmail.com]

You may need to upgrade it by command line to fix some bugs and add some new software:
sudo -i
apt install && apt full-upgrade -y

That tip came in handy today (not used to having access to console on a tablet). I had to do that because the software updater kept crashing (no error) and returning to the window where to open the software updater. Due to the lack of a console/terminal app (which is present by default in UBPorts), I did ctrl+alt+f1 and used apt to install updates, now the problem with the software updater is solved

FYI: King's Cross is Mobian's terminal app. I bet you have it!  Well done though with ctrl-alt-f1!

You are joking! 
I never realised that and actually thought it was a really new transport app! Doh!I even went and installed Mate Konsole so I could have a console.
Now I feel really really dim