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      PINE64 @kugiigi
      last edited by 7 Nov 2019, 09:55

      @kugiigi Yes, absolutely. So you can have UT installed internally and test out other OS builds - e.g. PMOS with Plasma Mobile or LuneOS - from SD.

      Open. Friendly. Community Driven.

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        flohack @marklynch
        last edited by 7 Nov 2019, 19:41

        @marklynch There is no Android, so no adb, no recovery so far. Its more like booting a PC πŸ˜‰

        My languages: πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ή πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

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          kugiigi @flohack
          last edited by 8 Nov 2019, 06:21

          @Flohack I forgot ADB is from Android. So do you mean there will be no ADB on PinePhone and Librem 5?
          Oh well, anyway we can have SSH πŸ™‚

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            marklynch
            last edited by 8 Nov 2019, 10:24

            Does it matter which fs the SD card is formatted to? and is there a cap to the size permitted?

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              Lakotaubp
              last edited by 8 Nov 2019, 12:15

              I think now this thread is getting more involved and we already have a PinePhone thread for all things PinePhone https://forums.ubports.com/topic/2403/pinephone/316 So can I very politely ask that all further conversations not on the specific Tutorial theme carry on over there. It just stops any confusion and helps others at the same time. Thank You

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                flohack @kugiigi
                last edited by 11 Nov 2019, 00:04

                @kugiigi No ADB, yes...

                My languages: πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ή πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

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                  andybleaden @flohack
                  last edited by 12 Nov 2019, 16:52

                  @Flohack I suppose this makes it much easier to comprehend as it is in reality like a small pc. Booting (as if you had hit F12 etc) straight to bootable image like we used to do with pen drives, DVD, CDs and yes...floppies πŸ™‚

                  I got my Nexus 4 then 5 then FP2 then one plus cooking on #UBUNTU via @ubports and have run it on Op3T Op6t OP5T Pinephone/Pro Pine Tab and Pinebook Pro and my favourite OnePlus One.

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                    flohack @andybleaden
                    last edited by 13 Nov 2019, 21:44

                    @andybleaden Yes but to be honest, the bootload/recovery concept makes much sense for mobile devices, and is also more than just a BIOS or EFI partition on your PC. Well, kinda EFI ^^ But a recovery can also reset factory defaults, install updates etc. We should not drop this idea fully just bc Linux phones are more like PCs. The Android bootloader does a great job in allowing installation from scratch, when all data is gone etc. That I am missing in PCs a bit, the BIOS does help just with booting recovery media, but often they are not at hand. a bootloader with A/B support can help you booting the previous sane OS in case you messed up πŸ˜‰

                    My languages: πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ή πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

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                      GizmoChicken
                      last edited by 14 Nov 2019, 00:03

                      @Flohack said in Pinephone tutorial:

                      a bootloader with A/B support can help you booting the previous sane OS in case you messed up

                      Following the suggestion made by @Lakotaubp ("I very politely ask that all further conversations not on the specific Tutorial theme carry on [in the PinePhone thread]"), I posted a suggestion related to multi-boot support in that PinePhone thread. I hope that all those interested in A/B support (which is pretty much the same thing) will also post there, so that @PINE64 will see the posts.

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                        andybleaden @flohack
                        last edited by 14 Nov 2019, 14:14

                        @Flohack said in Pinephone tutorial:

                        in case you messed up

                        Outragious!...but sadly so true

                        I got my Nexus 4 then 5 then FP2 then one plus cooking on #UBUNTU via @ubports and have run it on Op3T Op6t OP5T Pinephone/Pro Pine Tab and Pinebook Pro and my favourite OnePlus One.

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                          domubpkm @UniSuperBox
                          last edited by domubpkm 16 Nov 2019, 19:40

                          @UniSuperBox for (my) information (for the moment...)

                          artifacts 125 pinephone1.png
                          artifacts 125 pine 2.png

                          So one solution is to decompress the .zip folder on computer, copy the content to the SD card, insert it and boot ? Is it that ?

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                            varuna @flohack
                            last edited by 17 Dec 2019, 02:03

                            @Flohack said in Pinephone tutorial:

                            @kugiigi No ADB, yes...

                            I really enjoy this, remembering of my first linux ( was easier this time as i had know unix )

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                              UniSuperBox
                              last edited by 17 Dec 2019, 02:12

                              @domubpkm, no, unzip the file and write the image to an SD card with Etcher or a similar software.

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                                dannyzadok @UniSuperBox
                                last edited by 1 Jan 2020, 07:36

                                @UniSuperBox
                                Hello. Thanks for the instructions.
                                I did as said. The phone comes up, and the screen is not responding at all.
                                What am I doing wrong?
                                Danny

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                                  doniks @dannyzadok
                                  last edited by 6 Feb 2020, 07:19

                                  @dannyzadok said in Pinephone tutorial:

                                  @UniSuperBox
                                  Hello. Thanks for the instructions.
                                  I did as said. The phone comes up, and the screen is not responding at all.
                                  What am I doing wrong?
                                  Danny

                                  maybe just a bad build. I tried with the last successful build as of yesterday and it did boot

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                                    flohack
                                    last edited by 6 Feb 2020, 19:12

                                    Please also use our community hub at https://gitlab.com/ubports/community-ports/pinephone and find there documentation, as well as an issue tracker to report problems.

                                    My languages: πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ή πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

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                                      canadien666
                                      last edited by 7 Feb 2020, 17:51

                                      Hi, any guides available for writing UT from the SD card to the BH eMMC?
                                      Thanks...

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                                        AppLee @canadien666
                                        last edited by 7 Feb 2020, 19:21

                                        @canadien666
                                        It can be dangerous if you don't know what you're doing.
                                        And the fact that you didn't figure out a way to do it by yourself is probably a warning that you shouldn't do it.

                                        But hey, it's your phone.
                                        I'm making assumptions here because I don't want to brick my phone while testing πŸ˜‰

                                        So if I have a quick look at devices on the PinePhone you'll notice 2 MMC blocks. One is the sdcard and I suppose the other one is the eMMC.
                                        To avoid damage, you'll have to copy data from the sdcard to the eMMC, but you have to know where you can so you won't mess up the bootloader.
                                        With that you'll be able to call dd

                                        But my advice is : Wait for an official script from Pine64. You can check their forum...

                                        Blabla I'm not accountable if you did try that out πŸ™‚

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                                          canadien666 @AppLee
                                          last edited by 7 Feb 2020, 19:30

                                          @AppLee Yeah... Probably good advice. Thanks!!!

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                                            AppLee
                                            last edited by 8 Feb 2020, 23:10

                                            @admsjas
                                            In addition to my previous message, someone confirmed my guess ; mmcblk2 is the eMMC on the PinePhone BraveHeart.
                                            This guy did flash an image from the sdcard to the eMMC and so you can clone your sdcard to the eMMC.

                                            I won't give a command because if you cannot come up with it it's better not to try the operation.

                                            dd is a powerful tool but in the wrong hands it can bring havoc on your devices. Don't mess with dd (after all it's Dexter's sister).
                                            Ok I need my pills now πŸ˜‰

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