> >>>>> I have a pinebook (running anarsoul's arch mainline[1]) and I was > >>>>> wondering if someone has tried Fedora 29 on the pinebook, or if > >>>>> it is even supported. > >>> > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> I was curious which version did you get? I got mine a couple of weeks > >>> ago, which is a 11' one with 1080p display. According to some > >>> discussion with Icenowy (one of the linux-sunxi community > >>> contributor) > >>> the dtb of 1080 display version seems not fully upstream (at least at > >>> that time). > >>> > >>>> I don't know what you mean by "anarsoul's arch mainline" as there's > >>>> there appears to be bits there that aren't upstream in "mainline". > >>>> > >>>> On Fedora 29 the pinebook will boot and run but you need to be > >>>> using > >>>> the serial console which is accessible via the headphone jack, it > >>>> doens't make it overly usable as a laptop though. > >>>> > >>>> This is improved with the current rawhide (which will become Fedora > >>>> 30) in that the ATF/U-Boot firmware there will properly light up > >>>> the > >>>> display so you can get text based console output. > >>>> > >>>>> I've seen pine64-lts is[2], and I've been trying to create a > >>>>> build[3] based on some scripts on the pine64 discord channel but > >>>>> so far I have no idea on what I'm doing :) > >>>> > >>>> So if you used the 2019.01 U-Boot build and updated the F-29 image > >>>> to > >>>> at least the 4.20.x kernel you should have the basics of a working > >>>> device. If you're not sure what your doing I would actually use a > >>>> Fedora-30/Rawhide image. > >>>> > >>>> The 4.20 kernel with the above U-Boot should light up the display > >>>> properly, it won't be accelerated though. The WiFi should work with > >>>> the next F-29 kernel update, but the 5.0 kernel will bring a number > >>>> of > >>>> other improvements such as battery/charging support/monitoring and > >>>> sound as well as better backlight control and a number of other > >>>> features. > >>>> > >>>> While Fedora 30 won't be perfect it should ultimately be relatively > >>>> usable with a desktop such as XFCE or Mate > >>>> > >>> > >>> Hi Peter, > >>> > >>> Thanks for the information. I do confirm the U-Boot of 2019.01 boots > >>> on mine. > >>> And just a note, the arm-image-installer do not have pinebook(yet) > >>> listed in the supported boards, so I need to write the U-Boot > >>> manually. > >>> > >>> I don't have luck with my serial connection before. But I will try > >>> again this week with the newest Rawhide and see. > >> http://linux-sunxi.org/Pine_Pinebook#Adding_a_serial_port > >> > >> so long as you toggle the switch inside the pinebook the serial console > >> will just work. > >> > > > > Thanks Dennis! > > > > I admit I never read that chapter carefully... > > > > Now I got the console access for my 11' Pinebook 1080p, and a working > > machine with console access only. The display shows until somewhere > > around the 4s in kernel log. Then the display got black. > > > > The console log is available at > > https://paste.fedoraproject.org/paste/EOCMI2i54UGoZTr~25gAdA > > > > While the USB device info is > > https://paste.fedoraproject.org/paste/7fmGskvzl1iZ4c3ENYnpVA > > > > Oh I forgot to mention that, the wifi adapter did not work for me, so I > used a USB one to connect to the network. Should be enabled in the v4.20.4 kernel. _______________________________________________ arm mailing list -- arm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to arm-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/arm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
