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* For some reason the X cursor is still shows (usually it's hidden)
* For some reason the X cursor is still shows (usually it's hidden)


A few remarks based on the 20200223 build:


Default virtual keyboard currently only works with gtk2 applications(not yet in gtk3 and qt, but this is coming)


Default virtual keyboard is set to off. You may want to go to setting and change that first for using the terminal. Click the top left corner->"Settings"->"Text input"->check the "Use virtual keyboard" option. You may also want to change the keyboard layout by changing the dictionary setting.
WiFi and terminal work.
Screen brightness adjustments in UI does not work. There is also a user reported when "brightness" UI setting is set to minimum (no visual change normally), the screen will stay black after reboot with WiFi set to ON with kill switch. However screen is normal after reboot if WiFi set to OFF with kill switch even minimum "brightness" UI setting. You may still change the screen brightness with command.
e.g. "xrandr --output DSI-1 --brightness 0.5"
There is rendering bug so default desktop orientation is landscape (xrandr -o right). Please note that if orientation is changed (e.g. with "xrandr -o normal") the ui will still be reading original key positions."


== Status ==
== Status ==

Revision as of 20:14, 1 March 2020

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PinePhone
Manufacturer Pine64
Specifications
SoC Allwinner A64
Hardware Features
Software Features

The first Pinephone (braveheart) phone

Notes

First testing image can be found here: (TODO)

What you can do with this image:

  • Run any applications in Debian and Devuan on your phone
  • Connect to wifi
  • (With not yet finished userspace) connect to 2G/3G/4G data connections
  • Develop for Maemo Leste and work on applications that interface with modems

TODO mention/link to:

  • usb peripheral

Note that:

  • Virtual keyboard should work in all gtk2 applications (not yet in gtk3 and qt, but this is coming).
  • Some rendering bugs in portrait mode remain, so the default desktop orientation is landscape for now.
  • Screen brightness adjustments in UI do not work on the Pinephone yet.
  • Performance is not bad, but will get better, with hildon-desktop optimisations and as lima improves.
  • We are not shipping the latest Pinephone kernel yet (feel free to work on that, or anything above!)
  • many "games" packages in the Application Manager don't work well yet
  • For some reason the X cursor is still shows (usually it's hidden)

A few remarks based on the 20200223 build:

Default virtual keyboard currently only works with gtk2 applications(not yet in gtk3 and qt, but this is coming)

Default virtual keyboard is set to off. You may want to go to setting and change that first for using the terminal. Click the top left corner->"Settings"->"Text input"->check the "Use virtual keyboard" option. You may also want to change the keyboard layout by changing the dictionary setting.

WiFi and terminal work.

Screen brightness adjustments in UI does not work. There is also a user reported when "brightness" UI setting is set to minimum (no visual change normally), the screen will stay black after reboot with WiFi set to ON with kill switch. However screen is normal after reboot if WiFi set to OFF with kill switch even minimum "brightness" UI setting. You may still change the screen brightness with command. e.g. "xrandr --output DSI-1 --brightness 0.5"

There is rendering bug so default desktop orientation is landscape (xrandr -o right). Please note that if orientation is changed (e.g. with "xrandr -o normal") the ui will still be reading original key positions."

Status

Feature Leste supported Notes
Kernel version 5.4 Mainline + some patches: https://gitlab.com/pine64-org/linux/tree/pine64-kernel-5.4.y
Serial Yes Via headphone jack (disable headphone switch)
Charging Yes
Wireless Yes Involves installing out of tree driver
Ethernet N/A
Bluetooth ?
Infrared N/A TX only (hardware limitation).
USB C Yes Peripheral/slave only, exposes network gadget by default. Host Untested
Keyboard N/A !
Screen Yes Modesetting driver
3D Acceleration Yes lima (!)
Touchscreen Yes Capacitive
Audio Yes
2G/3G data WIP Works with ofono; UI underway: https://github.com/maemo-leste/connui-cellular ; see https://github.com/maemo-leste/bugtracker/issues/76
SMS WIP Works with ofono, will using telepathy-ring, no UI yet, not enabled by default
Phone calls WIP Reported to work, not enabled by default, community is quite far along, needs to work package their work
Accelerometer ? Available as input device, needs MCE work
Proximity sensor ?
RGB LED WIP Works, but mce can't deal with LEDs without controllers yet.
Vibration Motor ?
GPS WIP Should work on the modem

Installation