Hi!

I have decided to try out Voidlinux on my Pinetab2, replacing the factory Archlinux I had installed until now. When I finished, I found that the same Plasma 6 desktop is much more responsive, with a significantly lower memory footprint. Maybe this is due to musl vs glibc, but it also might be that I have missed some memory-intensive services. Also note that I am using my old Archlinux home folder on the new Voidlinux system, and everything works.


So, here is my experience with this migration. I hope it will help others that want to migrate or try Voidlinux, so you can avoid bricking the Pinetab2 in the process, like I did.


First, I followed the installation instructions on the Pinetab2 releases page, which wrongly state that the Voidlinux image there is suitable both for the SD card and for the eMMC. The SD card worked, but flashing the eMMC bricked the device, so I had to revive it using the UART debugger. Do not do that!

The resources I needed are as follows:

• Pinetab2 Software Installation instructions: https://pine64.org/documentation/PineTab...tructions/
  
• Pinetab2 Software Releases: https://pine64.org/documentation/PineTab.../Releases/
  
• Voidlinux-pinetab2 readme: https://github.com/sini6a/voidlinux-pinetab2
  
• Voidlinux handbook: https://docs.voidlinux.org/about/index.html
  

• Pinetab2 Tutorials and FAQ: https://pine64.org/documentation/PineTab...s_and_FAQ/  (mistakes)
  

I was having problems with my Pinephone's USB-C charging port. I tried a few different cables but they were all making intermittent connections, if the phone was moved around at all power could be lost and then would reconnect making the phone boot up.

I do have a spare USB board but before doing surgery on the phone I sprayed some DeoxIT contact cleaner into the port and plugged/unplugged a USB cable several times. After doing this the port is working fine! Even directly wiggling the connector doesn't break the connection.

The Pinephone's USB port is open to dirt and debris and over the years apparently enough got in there to affect the connection. So if you're having problems with your USB connection this is something to try before swapping out the board.

*** EDIT *** Oops, I meant to post this in the regular Pinephone board, not the Pro board! Though I expect this info applies to both models.

Hello,
I’m new here. A friend gave me his old Pine A64+ that I want to use to run a program for my 3D printer. I’ve run into some problems and narrowed them down to a few possibilities, one of which is the power supply. What do you all use for your Pine A64+ boards?

Right now I’m using a USB cable from an old 5 V phone charger plugged into a cheap surge‑protected power strip. Is that okay, or do I need a more stable or controlled power source?

Got my Pinecil some weeks ago. Fixed me a DC plug so I could run 24V.
It works just fine! Most of the time...

Then and again it goes into nuclear mode, I see it tries to run 450C or something like it.
After that the tip is toast.

Now, tips are'nt directly cheap and I consider this to be a manufacturing problem.
But you all know the drill..

What I want to know, does anybody else have this problem?
I saw some weird setting regarding high temperature, nothing I could turn off as far as I understodd.

Please help, before I run out of tips..

  /Snorkel

Hi everyone,

I'm currently developing a small Android app called Dormivox.

The Bluetooth feature was mainly designed with the Pine watch in mind – mostly because I like the project.

Current features:
• Live noise level detection
• Alarm to interrupt snoring
• Night statistics and history
• Playback of recorded audio segments
• Optional Bluetooth heart rate input (BLE)

I'm particularly interested in testing Bluetooth heart rate devices with open BLE support (for example PineTime or other BLE HR monitors).

If anyone here would like to try it and give some feedback, that would be very helpful.

You can find the app on the Play Store by searching for: Dormivox

Thanks!
Mitrax

   

Hello PINE64 community,

I see that making a purchase to the US is still charging the full $25 shipping, noting coverage for tariffs, and the amount has not changed since the US Supreme Court decision to suspend specific tariffs in February.  I just wanted to ask if there are any plans to update this cost to reflect the new tariff situation, or if this cost is expected to remain the same?

Thank you for developing and selling awesome open-source hardware :)

Hi,i noticed that there have been no new product releases in the past two years. May I ask what the reason is?

Hey hey. Can I use a car battery for power for the Pinecil v2? A starter battery to be precise.

I have installed RISC OS on Linux on PineTab2 (also on PinePhone with Mobian). Is not an Emulator, is an executable. So it is very fast with the access of the hardware like WLAN etc. The screenshot are my own settings.



You can download from PyraDirect . The collection I have made for the Pyra handheld based on ROD's PiDirect but works fine on PineTab.

It need base-devel as dependencies (e.g. sudo pacman -Sy base-devel)

Unpack the download in Terminal with

tar —xattrs -xvf Downloads/pyra_direct.tar.gz

to your home directory. It takes a while.

Then in Terminal…

Dir RISC_OS

./run_RISC_OS

The first start takes a bit longer.