11-30-2022, 09:55 AM
(11-30-2022, 08:03 AM)fxc Wrote:(11-30-2022, 07:39 AM)_radv_ Wrote: I have a Pine Phone that isn't usable. The MicroSD card reader isn't working and I messed up MANJARO that came preinstalled so now, when I turn on the phone, it's stuck at the loading screen (the K with the gear) and nothing else happens.
Anyone know how to get into this thing?
At my disposal I have: an HP laptop running Windows 11, a Nokia N900 (with an generally unusable microUSB port) running Maemo, the Pine Phone keyboard (last I tried it wasn't being recognized by the phone because I've not applied a shim to the keyboard so it makes better contact with POGO pins), two MicroSD cards. Any suggestions are appreciated.
My current thought: use SSH to get into the device and flash eMMC with a different OS. Windows 11 has a built in SSH protocol. Is this possible?
Serial cable and FEL mode (https://linux-sunxi.org/FEL#Through_serial_console) probably the only chance there. The system (and SSH) might not be started at that early stage but you might try (probably requires USB networking instead of WiFi, however). If you get it in a working state again I would suggest you to put Tow-Boot on the eMMC, which includes an USB Mass Storage mode.
Maybe your microSD card detect switch is broken. Check this out: https://blog.pineph.one/2021/05/damaged-...ocket.html