Brand new Pinebook Pro doesn't boot after Manjaro update
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(06-13-2023, 04:36 PM)johnboiles Wrote: I need a fleet of low cost laptops for a factory floor and am evaluating the PineBook Pro.

I received my unit today, booted it up, set up the user account and was happy with how painless it was. Then the software updater in Manjaro said there were a bunch of updates available so I hit the button to update. The computer rebooted as a part of this process and now it will no longer boot. I get the power LED and nothing on the screen.

Where do I go from here? Are software updates on this thing generally a dicey proposition?

This actually happened to me last night. I was running a really old copy of Manjaro XFCE, and it appears I had a really old version of U-Boot also. I did a major update... and it was bricked.

I believe there was a major update for Manjaro v23 that requires a newer copy of U-Boot, and for whatever reason that doesn't get updated. (This one doesn't know how to update U-Boot in general). I suspect this is the case, since I now flashed my emmc with Manjaro v23, and I now have a U-Boot icon in the upper right hand side during boot.

If someone could explain how to fix without doing a re-flash (like I had to do)... that would be nice! Big Grin
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RE: Brand new Pinebook Pro doesn't boot after Manjaro update - by trillobite - 12-13-2023, 08:38 PM

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