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* {{IconWip}} Flash a prebuilt image | * {{IconWip}} Flash a prebuilt image | ||
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* {{IconTodo}} Build and flash from the repository | * {{IconTodo}} Build and flash from the repository | ||
* {{IconTodo}} Try the custom image | * {{IconTodo}} Try the custom image | ||
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** {{IconMinus}} Crashes during boot. | ** {{IconMinus}} Crashes during boot. | ||
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* {{IconTodo}} Build and flash from the repository | * {{IconTodo}} Build and flash from the repository | ||
* {{IconTodo}} Try the custom image | * {{IconTodo}} Try the custom image | ||
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* {{IconDone}} Flash a prebuilt image | * {{IconDone}} Flash a prebuilt image | ||
** {{IconPlus}} Boots, serial shell works | ** {{IconPlus}} Boots, serial shell works | ||
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| − | *** | + | ** {{IconMinus}} [[Phosh]] |
| + | *** You can install Gnome, but it is not polished for the device and it is slow. | ||
* {{IconFail}} Waiting for a better build... | * {{IconFail}} Waiting for a better build... | ||
* {{IconTodo}} Build and flash from the repository | * {{IconTodo}} Build and flash from the repository | ||
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** {{IconInfo}} Tested, boots and works, but the USB network seems broken as of 2020-05-11 --> Reverting to 5.6 | ** {{IconInfo}} Tested, boots and works, but the USB network seems broken as of 2020-05-11 --> Reverting to 5.6 | ||
** {{IconInfo}} Kernel 5.6.13 works with USB network as of 2020-05-17 | ** {{IconInfo}} Kernel 5.6.13 works with USB network as of 2020-05-17 | ||
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| + | == [[sxmo]] == | ||
| + | Tiling WM [[dwm]] based on [[pmos]]. | ||
| + | ==== Pros and Cons ==== | ||
| + | * {{IconPlus}} Based on [[pmos]], i.e. [[Alpine Linux]] | ||
| + | * {{IconPlus}} Tiling WM is nice to use on a phone. | ||
| + | * {{IconMinus}} Tiling doesn't work completely with all the apps. | ||
| + | * {{IconMinus}} Hard to learn the controls | ||
| + | * {{IconMinus}} No real power saving. | ||
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| + | ==== Next Steps ==== | ||
| + | * {{IconInfo)) Waiting for a future release. | ||
== Related == | == Related == | ||
* [[PinePhone Hardware]] | * [[PinePhone Hardware]] | ||
* [[PinePhone Software]] | * [[PinePhone Software]] | ||
Revision as of 20:45, 21 May 2020
Project: Using PinePhone as my daily driver smartphone, running Linux fulfilling Goal:Technology.
(!) All the current OS images are crashing (apart from Megous' kernel on Arch Linux ARM) on my PinePhone.
It seems they have DRAM frequency set way too high: 624 MHz instead of 552 MHz. See this thread.
Contents
Software Setup
postmarketOS
Pros and Cons
- [+] Alpine Linux
Next Steps
- ☆ Flash a prebuilt image
- [+] ?
- [–] ?
- ☐ Build and flash from the repository
- ☐ Try the custom image
- ☐ Try customizing the image
UBports
Pros and Cons
Next Steps
- ☆ Flash a prebuilt image
- [+] ?
- [–] Crashes during boot.
- ☓ Waiting for a better build... (couldn't use a bootloader with lower DRAM frequency)
- ☐ Build and flash from the repository
- ☐ Try the custom image
- ☐ Try customizing the image
Mobian
Pros and Cons
- [+] Debian (almost as good as Arch Linux)
- [+] Aims to be as upstream as possible, built from source
- [–] Phosh
Next Steps
- ☑ Flash a prebuilt image
- [+] Boots, serial shell works
- [–] Bootloader needs to be replaced for lower frequency of DRAM
- [–] Phosh
- You can install Gnome, but it is not polished for the device and it is slow.
- ☓ Waiting for a better build...
- ☐ Build and flash from the repository
- ☐ Try the custom image
- ☐ Try customizing the image
Arch Linux ARM
Via Arch Linux ARM for PinePhone Installer.
Pros and Cons
- [+] Arch Linux
- [–] Relies on Megous' kernel image and updates
Next Steps
- ☑ Update to kernel 5.7
- ☓ Try again the current status and progress
- [i] Tested, boots and works, but the USB network seems broken as of 2020-05-11 --> Reverting to 5.6
- [i] Kernel 5.6.13 works with USB network as of 2020-05-17
sxmo
Pros and Cons
- [+] Based on pmos, i.e. Alpine Linux
- [+] Tiling WM is nice to use on a phone.
- [–] Tiling doesn't work completely with all the apps.
- [–] Hard to learn the controls
- [–] No real power saving.
Next Steps
- {{IconInfo)) Waiting for a future release.
