PinePhone AND/OR PinePhone Pro Arch Complete Install and Setup
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I have created multiple videos on setting up a PinePhone and/or PinePhone Pro with DanctNIX Arch Linux Arm.

PinePhone (1of5) - Flash DanctNIX Arch with Phosh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNF8zuIE...99&index=8
00:00 Intro
00:20 Insert SD card
01:00 Download jumpdrive
02:00 unzip jumpdrive
03:00 umount SD card
04:10 flash jumpdrive to SD card
05:50 remove SD from computer
06:30 Download Arch Linux
06:45 Turn off the phone
07:30 unzip Arch Linux
08:00 install Jumpdrive SD into phone
09:00 plug phone into computer
09:10 turn on the phone
09:45 umount the emmc
11:15 flash Arch Linux to emmc
12:45 turn off the phone
13:45 remove SD card
14:15 turn on the phone
15:30 Password 123456

PinePhone Pro (1of5) - Flash DanctNIX Arch with Phosh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBGVUq3D...99&index=3
00:00 Intro
00:20 Download image
01:05 uncompressed image
02:20 Turn on phone
03:30 unmount phone
04:25 dd the image
07:10 Reboot the phone
08:40 DONE!

PinePhone OR PinePhone Pro (2of5) - Phosh - Setup - Updates - Packages
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nbUXABJ...99&index=4
00:00 Intro
00:25 enable ssh
02:38 Change password
03:45 remove "show all apps"
04:18 Screen Scaling
05:45 Update Arch
10:30 Remove unused packages
11:05 Mount Network drive
12:45 Packages
13:05 Install gedit
13:30 Install pcmanfm
15:40 Custom Packages
17:45 Install wayvnc-git
20:20 Install aspell aspell-en
20:40 Configure gedit (spell checker)
22:15 Install gnome-screenshot
23:15 Configure pcmanfm
28:00 Change desktop Icon

PinePhone OR PinePhone Pro (3of5) - Phosh - Setup - Syncthing - Squeekboard - Online Accounts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esOT5PhC...99&index=5
00:00 install Syncthing
03:00 Start syncthing
03:55 Add network computer
04:48 Share the Downloads folder
06:10 add a syncthing desktop icon
10:30 G o o g l e account
12:30 Set key ring password
14:15 calendar sync
14:40 email sync
15:00 Local contacts and calendar sync with syncthing
16:00 Should have just restarted the phone...
19:00 install evolution to trouble shoot.
20:50 just restart the phone
21:30 update the squeekboard layout

PinePhone OR PinePhone Pro (4of5) - Phosh - Setup - Biktorgj - osmin - brave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgFtFzPh...99&index=6
00:00 Intro
00:10 Log into phone
00:28 install gnome-firmware
01:00 run gnome-firmware
01:00 run gnome-firmware
03:20 Fail, Run again
04:20 Downgrade again
05:55 Biktorgj is loaded
06:30 verify the ADSP version
08:00 ... Thinking
08:05 DanctNIX tweaks app
08:10 Power
09:05 Set a background image
11:45 install wrong app...
13:55 install phosh-mobile-settings
14:40 phosh-mobile-settings
15:45 set the calendar on lock screen
17:15 Looking for power profile to sync calendars...
22:30 PinePhone verse PinePhone Pro Power
24:30 phosh-ticket-box set the folder to look in
26:15 Restart phone to see new lock screen
28:00 install osmin - Navigation app
29:40 running osmin
31:00 Try to copy already downloaded maps...
32:30 install sayonara-player
32:45 run sayonara-player
38:15 running osmin again with maps
41:25 install brave - browser
42:30 run brave browser

PinePhone OR PinePhone Pro (5of5) - Phosh - Setup - Chatty - SIM Card - SMS - MMS - Bible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i10sj2WK...99&index=7
00:00 ssh
01:20 Copy Chatty files to phone
02:30 All conversations are on Chatty
03:00 Pull SIM card out of OG PinePhone
04:15 Pull apart PinePhone Pro
05:50 Service???
07:00 It Works!!!
07:40 APN settings
09:30 4G data works
09:55 Test Chatty SMS
10:30 Test 4G data
11:45 APN again???
12:50 3rd time is the charm!
13:30 SMS setup EDIT: MMS setup
15:00 Test MMS
16:00 MMS work!
16:20 bible_gui (Bible App)
18:45 run bible_gui
19:20 Download bible translations
23:00 Add translation
24:00 "~/share/net.lugsole.bible_gui/translations"
25:30 Play the Bible
26:10 Remove unwanted "desktop" icons
27:30 LEAVE A COMMENT!!!

I have both a PinePhone and PinePhone Pro. Are there any videos you would like to see?
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Awesome and thanks. Smile
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(05-07-2023, 10:06 PM)mikehenson Wrote: I have created multiple videos on setting up a PinePhone and/or PinePhone Pro with DanctNIX Arch Linux Arm.

PinePhone (1of5) - Flash DanctNIX Arch with Phosh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNF8zuIE...99&index=8
00:00 Intro
00:20 Insert SD card
01:00 Download jumpdrive
02:00 unzip jumpdrive
03:00 umount SD card
04:10 flash jumpdrive to SD card
05:50 remove SD from computer
06:30 Download Arch Linux
06:45 Turn off the phone
07:30 unzip Arch Linux
08:00 install Jumpdrive SD into phone
09:00 plug phone into computer
09:10 turn on the phone
09:45 umount the emmc
11:15 flash Arch Linux to emmc
12:45 turn off the phone
13:45 remove SD card
14:15 turn on the phone
15:30 Password 123456

PinePhone Pro (1of5) - Flash DanctNIX Arch with Phosh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBGVUq3D...99&index=3
00:00 Intro
00:20 Download image
01:05 uncompressed image
02:20 Turn on phone
03:30 unmount phone
04:25 dd the image
07:10 Reboot the phone
08:40 DONE!

PinePhone OR PinePhone Pro (2of5) - Phosh - Setup - Updates - Packages
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nbUXABJ...99&index=4
00:00 Intro
00:25 enable ssh
02:38 Change password
03:45 remove "show all apps"
04:18 Screen Scaling
05:45 Update Arch
10:30 Remove unused packages
11:05 Mount Network drive
12:45 Packages
13:05 Install gedit
13:30 Install pcmanfm
15:40 Custom Packages
17:45 Install wayvnc-git
20:20 Install aspell aspell-en
20:40 Configure gedit (spell checker)
22:15 Install gnome-screenshot
23:15 Configure pcmanfm
28:00 Change desktop Icon

PinePhone OR PinePhone Pro (3of5) - Phosh - Setup - Syncthing - Squeekboard - Online Accounts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esOT5PhC...99&index=5
00:00 install Syncthing
03:00 Start syncthing
03:55 Add network computer
04:48 Share the Downloads folder
06:10 add a syncthing desktop icon
10:30 G o o g l e account
12:30 Set key ring password
14:15 calendar sync
14:40 email sync
15:00 Local contacts and calendar sync with syncthing
16:00 Should have just restarted the phone...
19:00 install evolution to trouble shoot.
20:50 just restart the phone
21:30 update the squeekboard layout

PinePhone OR PinePhone Pro (4of5) - Phosh - Setup - Biktorgj - osmin - brave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgFtFzPh...99&index=6
00:00 Intro
00:10 Log into phone
00:28 install gnome-firmware
01:00 run gnome-firmware
01:00 run gnome-firmware
03:20 Fail, Run again
04:20 Downgrade again
05:55 Biktorgj is loaded
06:30 verify the ADSP version
08:00 ... Thinking
08:05 DanctNIX tweaks app
08:10 Power
09:05 Set a background image
11:45 install wrong app...
13:55 install phosh-mobile-settings
14:40 phosh-mobile-settings
15:45 set the calendar on lock screen
17:15 Looking for power profile to sync calendars...
22:30 PinePhone verse PinePhone Pro Power
24:30 phosh-ticket-box set the folder to look in
26:15 Restart phone to see new lock screen
28:00 install osmin - Navigation app
29:40 running osmin
31:00 Try to copy already downloaded maps...
32:30 install sayonara-player
32:45 run sayonara-player
38:15 running osmin again with maps
41:25 install brave - browser
42:30 run brave browser

PinePhone OR PinePhone Pro (5of5) - Phosh - Setup - Chatty - SIM Card - SMS - MMS - Bible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i10sj2WK...99&index=7
00:00 ssh
01:20 Copy Chatty files to phone
02:30 All conversations are on Chatty
03:00 Pull SIM card out of OG PinePhone
04:15 Pull apart PinePhone Pro
05:50 Service???
07:00 It Works!!!
07:40 APN settings
09:30 4G data works
09:55 Test Chatty SMS
10:30 Test 4G data
11:45 APN again???
12:50 3rd time is the charm!
13:30 SMS setup EDIT: MMS setup
15:00 Test MMS
16:00 MMS work!
16:20 bible_gui (Bible App)
18:45 run bible_gui
19:20 Download bible translations
23:00 Add translation
24:00 "~/share/net.lugsole.bible_gui/translations"
25:30 Play the Bible
26:10 Remove unwanted "desktop" icons
27:30 LEAVE A COMMENT!!!

I have both a PinePhone and PinePhone Pro. Are there any videos you would like to see?

First of all, thanks a lot. This is best "Bootcamp" setup material i've ever seen so far for PPPro Smile Could you make a video for example how to recover from failed installation of that firmware update when the modem is not bootable anymore? Smile Thanks!
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