pinetab2 hardware is not very good

[dachalife]

I’ve been successfully using my PT2 daily at work, since it’s been released; it’s become a replacement for my PBP, due to the smaller form factor.

I don’t mind the tethering/using my own hot-spot, as once I connect to public/government WIFI, my privacy rights are gone according to the EUGDPR and everything is monitored.

[Darth-Apple]

I use mine for Youtube, reading kindle books (Waydroid), web browsing, etc. It feels a little on the sluggish side, but not unusably so as long as I try to be smart about what I run on it. Ubuntu Touch felt more responsive to me (and already ships with a wifi driver that can be enabled with one command), so I've just been running that off the SD card.

I did overclock my Pinetab 2, which seemed to help a little. These Cortex A55 cores just aren't made to be fast, they're marginally better than the Cortex A53 (which helps), but they're not P-cores. I did publish a guide here on the forums on how to overclock it if anyone else wants to try (of course, this is at your own risk, but it was a fairly easy overclock for me and has given me no stability or thermal problems).

[gregb49]

Really grateful to have the possibilty to buy a tablet that runs open software natively. Actually I waited a long time to buy the Pinetab1 while it was out of stock. Then this one suddenly appeared :-) Just enjoing it and crossing fingers for wifi-driver

I've just installed danctnix-factory-image-20240625 and it has transformed my Tab2. The internal WiFi works and it seems very stable. For some reason Angelfish browser no longer works but Firefox seems to work well. Oh, running without that WiFi dongle - bliss!

[Piotr Bujakowski]

I am not surprised when you connect straight to panels.
To panels must be electronic.
You connecting devices to that electronic.