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    • RE: how do I install openssh-server?

      @AppLee ok, im trying to set this up using the terminal interface on the phone,
      and yes, I do want to learn to use adb, but i havent learned how to use it yet.

      on the terminal of the phone typing sudo android-gadget-service enable ssh
      yields command not found

      posted in Support
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    • How can I read gps data from a PinePhone?

      I have a Pine Phone, brave heart, I want to read the sensors, GPS position in particular. Is there a device In /dev I should look at?

      ran locate and found an application /usr/bin/test_android_gps_api
      it returns:
      Usage: test_gps supl_server supl_server_port lat lon accuracy

      so then i did $man test_android_gps_api
      and got a message about manpages not being installed.
      I installed manpages, but this utility isnt in there.
      so then I though ok, whats this output telling me?

      #test_gps
      -bash: test_gps: command not found

      I tried -h and --help. but there was none. How can i get the gps position?
      command-line solutions preferred.

      posted in General
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    • RE: Welcome to the UBports community! Introduce yourself here!

      I just got my PinePhone Today, and installed Ubuntu Touch!
      so in that regard I'm a newb. Ive been running and programing in linux for about 15 years, but I'm sure most of what I write a horrible hack. I'm an electrician, I mess with lasers, leather, electronics, ancient traditional art forms, steam Punk, and just make random stuff. I can hardly wait to make my pine phone do novel things, but I'm just figuring out where everything is, and how its all set up.

      I am setting up some Events at HOPE this year (2020) in NYC, in conjunction with the Maine hacker Club, and the Bangor Makerspace. We'll have an electronics instrumentation lab, Retro computing exhibit with special tribute to Chuck Peedle, and a Laser Cutting workshop. I'm really excited for all that. I'm encouraging all the hackers i know to go. I would love to meet some of ya'll as well!

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    Latest posts made by Eric

    • looking for the gps on a pinephone

      I know this might seem better suited for the pinephone forum, but I asked there, and they do not know. I am looking for the gps device like "/dev/ttyUSB0" for example. I have tried cat -v /dev/ttyUSB0 and all the other ttyUSB* devices and on all /dev/ttyS*. Anyone know how I can get the gps data from a pinephone?
      no GPS data comes up.

      posted in Support
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    • RE: how do I install openssh-server?

      @Keneda Thank you for the clear answer.

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    • RE: how do I install openssh-server?

      Well, I took the phone in the house, and started downloading debian, saying to my self i cant believe i couldn't get this to go, but aw well I'll give it one more go before wiping it out. And it works. FFS. problem solved I guess.

      posted in Support
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    • RE: how do I install openssh-server?

      IDK, I have very finite time to work on these things. I followed the tutorial. installed the keys, and now Im getting no route to host. I did learn to use jumpstart which was nice. I've no idea if i can or cannot use adb with the pinephone, and Im quiet frustrated. the firewall ufw is inactive. I can ping the device, at 5000ms & 0% packet loss.

      posted in Support
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    • RE: how do I install openssh-server?

      here is my about screen, no developer mode, cant scroll down any further:

      posted in Support
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    • RE: how do I install openssh-server?

      adb: error: failed to get feature set: no devices/emulators found
      $adb devices
      (blank)
      not sure what to do about it.
      on ubuntu touch, on the pinephone, in the system settings> about there is no listing of developer mode. so I dont know how to enable it.

      is there a command line way to enable developer mode?

      posted in Support
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    • RE: adb newbie: how to I set up and use adb?

      So I have jumpdrive going, do I flash the image to the root emmc device drive (/dev/sdb), or to the empty space? gparted image of pinephone eMMC
      or should I expand /dev/sdb2 (pmOS_root)

      posted in Support
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    • RE: adb newbie: how to I set up and use adb?

      ok, how do I compile jumpdrive? the README says it depends on aarch64-linux-gnu- toolchain. is that the gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu package?

      posted in Support
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    • RE: adb newbie: how to I set up and use adb?

      Under about section, on the phone, I expected to see an option to enable debugging. no such button exists. is there a command line way to enable debugging?

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    • adb newbie: how to I set up and use adb?

      I am trying to use my pinephone, with build 318. In the past i would just set up ssh, and use that, but I guess things have changed, and now I have to use adb to set up various services or something. Actualy, i dont know that, or care, but I would like to learn how to set up, and use adb to communicate with my device.
      my PC is a Lenovo thinkpad with Ubuntu Mate 18.04 (linux) installed.

      I dont know anything about adb, I have never used it. I dont know about setting up virtual devices, or what that even means. I want to be able to communicate with my phone, via adb, and learn what I can, and cannot do with adb.

      I have installed adb with the command sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot
      and have version
      $ adb version
      Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.39
      Version 1:8.1.0+r23-5
      Installed as /usr/lib/android-sdk/platform-tools/adb

      do i have to enable debugging on the pinephone / ubuntu touch? if so, how do I do that?

      $ adb devices
      List of devices attached
      (lists no devices)

      I dont know what Im doing, and I dont know what to do next. yes, I ran
      $ sudo adb start-server
      adb server version (41) doesn't match this client (39); killing...

      • daemon started successfully

      is there a good tutorial for a total newbie? what do i do next?

      posted in Support
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      Eric