https://forum.pine64.org/ Tue, 19 May 2026 01:28:26 +0000 MyBB https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19954 Sat, 16 Aug 2025 20:20:19 +0000 Jite]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19954
I was hoping to brain storm the community on how to fix the pinephone keyboard mainboard rather than just replacing it when the charging chip overheats and gets fried as it seems to do every 4-9 months for me. 

I must have at least 6-7 mainboards in my possession now (only one of which is working sadly). 

I have never soldered before, but would be willing to learn, particularly if the replacement charging chip could be bought for very cheap and it just needed desoldering the old one and soldering on the new one. This would be a good reason to start my soldering journey...

Glad for anyone's tips on this. 

BW]]>
I was hoping to brain storm the community on how to fix the pinephone keyboard mainboard rather than just replacing it when the charging chip overheats and gets fried as it seems to do every 4-9 months for me. 

I must have at least 6-7 mainboards in my possession now (only one of which is working sadly). 

I have never soldered before, but would be willing to learn, particularly if the replacement charging chip could be bought for very cheap and it just needed desoldering the old one and soldering on the new one. This would be a good reason to start my soldering journey...

Glad for anyone's tips on this. 

BW]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19828 Tue, 06 May 2025 09:14:42 +0000 moriartyo]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19828 https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19795 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 02:52:18 +0000 KaylaMarie81]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19795
Thanks!]]>
Thanks!]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19179 Sun, 14 Apr 2024 17:23:58 +0000 deuitpym]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19179 https://pine64.com/product/pinephone-pin...d-on-case/

This is to my knowledge the first and only phone product that can run mainline linux and have lora kind of build in thanks to this case.

When would this case be available again to order? Without this case i am also not really interested in the phone itself.]]> https://pine64.com/product/pinephone-pin...d-on-case/

This is to my knowledge the first and only phone product that can run mainline linux and have lora kind of build in thanks to this case.

When would this case be available again to order? Without this case i am also not really interested in the phone itself.]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19103 Sat, 24 Feb 2024 20:05:02 +0000 mburns]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19103 https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=18849 Thu, 09 Nov 2023 16:57:58 +0000 mburns]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=18849 https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=18743 Mon, 25 Sep 2023 10:58:01 +0000 deedend]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=18743
I remember once upon a time it was mentioned that there would be a battery case for the Pinephone /Pinephone pro; seeing the current state of things, I would say that the project has been scraped. Any chance to know why? I don't think it would be expensive to manufacture such a thing for Pine64, and seeing the issues with the battery life of the PPP it would be highly appreciated (if it doesn't add a crazy thickness to the phone, of course).

Cheers]]>
I remember once upon a time it was mentioned that there would be a battery case for the Pinephone /Pinephone pro; seeing the current state of things, I would say that the project has been scraped. Any chance to know why? I don't think it would be expensive to manufacture such a thing for Pine64, and seeing the issues with the battery life of the PPP it would be highly appreciated (if it doesn't add a crazy thickness to the phone, of course).

Cheers]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=18679 Sat, 02 Sep 2023 13:48:42 +0000 mburns]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=18679
Fix the Linux Console for the PinePhone Keyboard]]>
Fix the Linux Console for the PinePhone Keyboard]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=18572 Thu, 03 Aug 2023 21:10:08 +0000 cgbarros]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=18572 it was announced a back cover for the PinePhone that would have NFC.

I didn't find anything about it since (granted it's hard to search in the forums for just "NFC") and there are no NFC back cases in the pine store.

Are there still plans to make it?]]> it was announced a back cover for the PinePhone that would have NFC.

I didn't find anything about it since (granted it's hard to search in the forums for just "NFC") and there are no NFC back cases in the pine store.

Are there still plans to make it?]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=18567 Wed, 02 Aug 2023 16:56:27 +0000 MadameMalady]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=18567
I'd really like a few dif colours for my phones back, maybe pink and purple or even a few multicolored ones,

If you make stuffs like this, hit me up, I'd love to order from ya Etsy or w/e have you! ]]>
I'd really like a few dif colours for my phones back, maybe pink and purple or even a few multicolored ones,

If you make stuffs like this, hit me up, I'd love to order from ya Etsy or w/e have you! ]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=18477 Mon, 10 Jul 2023 14:11:46 +0000 jovval]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=18477 I have installed necessary packages for compiling megi's userland software for ppkb.
Too, I have compiled it, and added the system service as I explained (in the wrong sub-forum) here,
PinePhone Keyboard won't work. read_kb_reg(PPKB_SYS_CONFIG) needs what? - https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=18476

My PPKB charges but won't type.
lsmod ends with
pinephone_keyboard
but has no instance of kb151.
With the PPP firmly seated in my PPKB (and charging, battery staying at 100%), I tried the command
build/ppkb-i2c-flasher --rom-in firmware/build/fw-user.bin write reset
and saw
ERROR: I2C_RDWR failed: No such device or address

I did
rmmod pinephone_keyboard
and repeated the above. I had the same result.

Installing i2c-tools
pacman -S i2c-tools
had no effect on the command above.

I did see the following.
i2cdetect -l
i2c-0 i2c      rk3x-i2c                        I2C adapter
i2c-1 i2c      rk3x-i2c                        I2C adapter
i2c-3 i2c      rk3x-i2c                        I2C adapter
i2c-4 i2c      rk3x-i2c                        I2C adapter
i2c-5 i2c      rk3x-i2c                        I2C adapter
i2c-9 i2c      i2c-4-mux (chan_id 0)          I2C adapter

I can not blacklist anything b/c
update-initramfs -u
bash: update-initramfs: command not found

I installed both
mkinitcpio
mkinitcpio-busybox
and still can not update-initramfs.

As a user posted here,
keyboard case charging but not typing - https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=17464
with the PPP firmly seated in the PPKB and booted therein, I too found,
dmesg | grep keyboard
pinephone-keyboard 2-0015: Keyboard was not found on the I2C bus, maybe it's disconnected.

How do I get "such device or address", shown above?]]> I have installed necessary packages for compiling megi's userland software for ppkb.
Too, I have compiled it, and added the system service as I explained (in the wrong sub-forum) here,
PinePhone Keyboard won't work. read_kb_reg(PPKB_SYS_CONFIG) needs what? - https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=18476

My PPKB charges but won't type.
lsmod ends with
pinephone_keyboard
but has no instance of kb151.
With the PPP firmly seated in my PPKB (and charging, battery staying at 100%), I tried the command
build/ppkb-i2c-flasher --rom-in firmware/build/fw-user.bin write reset
and saw
ERROR: I2C_RDWR failed: No such device or address

I did
rmmod pinephone_keyboard
and repeated the above. I had the same result.

Installing i2c-tools
pacman -S i2c-tools
had no effect on the command above.

I did see the following.
i2cdetect -l
i2c-0 i2c      rk3x-i2c                        I2C adapter
i2c-1 i2c      rk3x-i2c                        I2C adapter
i2c-3 i2c      rk3x-i2c                        I2C adapter
i2c-4 i2c      rk3x-i2c                        I2C adapter
i2c-5 i2c      rk3x-i2c                        I2C adapter
i2c-9 i2c      i2c-4-mux (chan_id 0)          I2C adapter

I can not blacklist anything b/c
update-initramfs -u
bash: update-initramfs: command not found

I installed both
mkinitcpio
mkinitcpio-busybox
and still can not update-initramfs.

As a user posted here,
keyboard case charging but not typing - https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=17464
with the PPP firmly seated in the PPKB and booted therein, I too found,
dmesg | grep keyboard
pinephone-keyboard 2-0015: Keyboard was not found on the I2C bus, maybe it's disconnected.

How do I get "such device or address", shown above?]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=18362 Mon, 12 Jun 2023 13:52:29 +0000 DrYak]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=18362
The reason I am asking is that the one I've tried is a bit more complex that your garden variety PC gamepad.
They usually show up as two different USB HID device: A game pad and a touchscreen, and use an Android app in order to map inputs and gestures to the various buttons (this makes it possible to support games that only work with on-screen taps and swipes and don't support a controller) - (e.g.: the one I've bought by default maps one of the analog sticks as screen swipe).

So did someone try such gamepad and find a good way to map them on Linux?]]>
The reason I am asking is that the one I've tried is a bit more complex that your garden variety PC gamepad.
They usually show up as two different USB HID device: A game pad and a touchscreen, and use an Android app in order to map inputs and gestures to the various buttons (this makes it possible to support games that only work with on-screen taps and swipes and don't support a controller) - (e.g.: the one I've bought by default maps one of the analog sticks as screen swipe).

So did someone try such gamepad and find a good way to map them on Linux?]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=17888 Sun, 05 Feb 2023 08:50:56 +0000 miaoish]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=17888 I tested the Apple USB-C to HDMI adaptor I had (A1708), it only worked once (Mobian, without power input, attached hdmi cable, no usb device, must plug in before power on ppp). The apple adaptor usually works with all devices I had, PCs, Macs, iPad, android phone...just not PPP

I also tested on my Lenovo docking station, thunderbolt, of course not working.

So, I went out and bought two docks available in small stores (I have no idea how to call them, dock or hub. They all printed "hub" on the cover, but with power input, I just call them docks), these are the results:

1. Belkin usb-c multimedia hub, 60w passthrough, F4U092, ~ 86USD: hdmi worked out of the box with Mobian, PmOS, Kali, Arch. I used 15w/18w iPad power adaptor, I found no problem with hot plugging. Just switch the display scale to 100% before hot-plugging it should work very fast with no problem. usb 3.0 ports worked, the ethernet port did not work.

2. Apple A1708 & Lenovo docking station: not working, none of the ports were working

3. MoMax Onelink 8-in-1 usb-c hub, 60w passthrough, ~43USD: usb 3.0 worked. hdmi had issues with flickering screen with/without power input, all OS were the same. 
I tested this dock on my ipad, mac, worked with no issue.

I think brand (chip quality?) matters. Should have just used Belkin...]]> I tested the Apple USB-C to HDMI adaptor I had (A1708), it only worked once (Mobian, without power input, attached hdmi cable, no usb device, must plug in before power on ppp). The apple adaptor usually works with all devices I had, PCs, Macs, iPad, android phone...just not PPP

I also tested on my Lenovo docking station, thunderbolt, of course not working.

So, I went out and bought two docks available in small stores (I have no idea how to call them, dock or hub. They all printed "hub" on the cover, but with power input, I just call them docks), these are the results:

1. Belkin usb-c multimedia hub, 60w passthrough, F4U092, ~ 86USD: hdmi worked out of the box with Mobian, PmOS, Kali, Arch. I used 15w/18w iPad power adaptor, I found no problem with hot plugging. Just switch the display scale to 100% before hot-plugging it should work very fast with no problem. usb 3.0 ports worked, the ethernet port did not work.

2. Apple A1708 & Lenovo docking station: not working, none of the ports were working

3. MoMax Onelink 8-in-1 usb-c hub, 60w passthrough, ~43USD: usb 3.0 worked. hdmi had issues with flickering screen with/without power input, all OS were the same. 
I tested this dock on my ipad, mac, worked with no issue.

I think brand (chip quality?) matters. Should have just used Belkin...]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=17467 Sat, 15 Oct 2022 15:08:26 +0000 jcun4128]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=17467
I'm aware of the Pinebook dock... but assuming it works for PPP I'm sadly not trying to order from overseas at this time (dealing with DHL in my case is annoying).

Right now for Manjaro/Plasma Mobile I'm using this FlePow 7-in-1 USB-C adapter which works (I get HDMI out) however it is not powered so the PPP quickly dies.

I was looking into providing power through the pogo pins but that might have problems (with USB-C port plugged in at the same time).

I just want to make sure I buy the right thing... but if they're like $30 I guess I can try a couple here and there to find one that works.

I'll scope around other threads to see what people are using.

Interestingly... Manjaro Phosh does not do HDMI out, or as reliably as Plasma Mobile.

edit: USB-C PD input might be a term too

yeah the battery life unpowered is very short, under an hour from full charge]]>
I'm aware of the Pinebook dock... but assuming it works for PPP I'm sadly not trying to order from overseas at this time (dealing with DHL in my case is annoying).

Right now for Manjaro/Plasma Mobile I'm using this FlePow 7-in-1 USB-C adapter which works (I get HDMI out) however it is not powered so the PPP quickly dies.

I was looking into providing power through the pogo pins but that might have problems (with USB-C port plugged in at the same time).

I just want to make sure I buy the right thing... but if they're like $30 I guess I can try a couple here and there to find one that works.

I'll scope around other threads to see what people are using.

Interestingly... Manjaro Phosh does not do HDMI out, or as reliably as Plasma Mobile.

edit: USB-C PD input might be a term too

yeah the battery life unpowered is very short, under an hour from full charge]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=17128 Thu, 11 Aug 2022 09:44:59 +0000 joshndroid]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=17128 Just received my keyboard.
It looks awesome. 
I plugged it in and nothing on my manjaro install with plasma
I though maybe manjaro was not supported like pmOS so flashed across to that with plasma and nothing. 
I checked the docs and the guides which ellude to it being an auto thing. 
I can see the battery charging indicator in pmOS and if I push any harder on the pogo pin area I am going to break my screen. 

I was reading some of the forums and reddit and with latest kernel there was issues? Is this an order 'latest' and we should be good to go?
I checked about the firmware ie kernel or users pace but based on the docs saying that it should already be supported and just automatically I came here in case I am doing something wrong. 

Cheers all.]]> Just received my keyboard.
It looks awesome. 
I plugged it in and nothing on my manjaro install with plasma
I though maybe manjaro was not supported like pmOS so flashed across to that with plasma and nothing. 
I checked the docs and the guides which ellude to it being an auto thing. 
I can see the battery charging indicator in pmOS and if I push any harder on the pogo pin area I am going to break my screen. 

I was reading some of the forums and reddit and with latest kernel there was issues? Is this an order 'latest' and we should be good to go?
I checked about the firmware ie kernel or users pace but based on the docs saying that it should already be supported and just automatically I came here in case I am doing something wrong. 

Cheers all.]]>