#PineTalk Episode 007 is out!
Shaken, not stirred: An interview with @danct12 , creator of a the Arch Linux ARM Spin for #PinePhone and #PineTab, Feedback, two aspects of the latest Community Update, and four listener questions. Listen Now!
Full show notes: https://www.pine64.org/podcast/007-my-name-is-64-pine64/
Here are the full sources for the new LS1028A processor module for MNT Reform, designed by RBZ Embedded Logics (Madrid): https://source.mnt.re/reform/mnt-reform-layerscape-ls1028a-som#mnt-reform-layerscape-ls1028a-som
The chip on this module has dual ARM Cortex-A72 processors and 8GB or 16GB DDR4 RAM while keeping the Vivante GC7000L GPU with open source drivers.
If you want to have a cool #retroarch setup on postmarketOS edge like lazzardo, check out the new wiki page he wrote:
https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/RetroArch
Most devices, like his BQ Aquaris X5, or the #pinephone and #librem5 need a touch input scaling patch. So he created one, upstreamed it to RetroArch and applied in Alpine 🎉
@linmob Question for next PineTalk podcast:
So, I ordered a pine phone from the latest batch, which is due to ship by the end of the month IIRC. The question is, what would be your top three recommendations of which OS to run on it and why?
I should also state that I really don't want to cause a flame war here, I just want to get an honest evaluation of the current state of the best OSes for the pine phone. Thanks in advance!
This blog is now hosted on the GPS/LTE modem of the Pinephone ! Very impressive feat
https://nns.ee/blog/2021/04/01/modem-blog.html #linux #pinephone #modem
I made a new video, demoing Mobian on the Purism Librem5 Evergreen.
Watch it on
PeerTube https://devtube.dev-wiki.de/videos/watch/2addeee5-0352-4c7b-b7ed-f44a140b9dfb,
Odysee https://odysee.com/@linmob:3/mobian-on-the-purism-librem-5-evergreen:f, and
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_4zCOTELlU
MNT Reform march 2021 production update: https://mntre.com/media/reform_md/2021-03-07-reform-production-update-mar-2021.html (soon on Crowd Supply, too)
Portfolio 9.10 by is out! #foss #pinephone #linux https://blogs.gnome.org/tchx84/2021/03/01/portfolio-0-9-10/
The thirty-fifth edition of my weekly collection of Linux Phone news (@PINE64 #PinePhone, @purism #Librem5 and such), #LinBits, is out!
https://linmob.net/2021/02/28/linbits34-weekly-linux-phone-news-week8.html
A new @ManjaroARM #Phosh release, #PlasmaMobile tarballs, #Sailfish 4.0 on PinePhone and more!
#LinuxPhones
#postmarketOSpodcast 3 is out! Lots of news covered this time, among the topics: @purism's Librem 5, Mainlining of Android devices, Feedbackd, @kde Plasma 5.21 and lots about @PINE64's PinePhone.
https://cast.postmarketos.org/episode/03-Librem5-Mainlining-Feedbackd-Plasma521/
Phosh Overview
"phosh is graphical shell for mobile, touch based devices like smart phones. It’s the default graphical shell on Purism’s Librem 5 (and that’s where it came to life) but projects like Postmarket OS, Mobian and Debian have picked it up putting it into use on other devices as well and contributing patches."
While we had enabled power saving for the vivante gpu on the #librem5 since some time we couldn't power off the corresponding regulator (power supply) since the phone would hang then. Turns out we just didn't give it enough time to come back up. Fix is already merged into linux-next: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/commit/?id=3b66e4a8e58a85af3212c7117d7a29c9ef6679a2
The future is going to be awesome 🌈
https://blogs.gnome.org/shell-dev/2020/12/18/gnome-shell-ux-plans-for-gnome-40
December News Update!
- RK3366 SBCs are coming!
- 2020 in review
- #Pinephone and #Pinetime together
- #Pinephone keyboard for developers
- #PinebookPro back in March!
- #PineCube case
- #Pinecil and Docking Deck launch reception
and more...
https://www.pine64.org/2020/12/15/december-update-the-longest-one-yet/
With latest updates, GNOME Web (Epiphany) can play YouTube videos on the Librem 5, so you won't have to switch to Firefox to do that anymore. And you won't believe where the bug was located[1]! ;) Call `sudo apt install gstreamer1.0-libav` or wait a few days until it's installed by default with the next update and enjoy. @purism
[1] it was in glibc...
our update from mid nov is now out on Crowd Supply as well! https://www.crowdsupply.com/mnt/reform/updates/november-production-update
Librem 5 Mass Production Phone Has Begun Shipping
"Shipping the Librem 5 has been an immense multi-year developmental effort. It is the culmination of people’s desire to see an alternative to Android and iOS..."
https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-mass-production-phone-has-begun-shipping/
YouTube-dl's repository has been restored \o/ https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl
Apparently, thank to intervention of the @eff https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/dmca/master/2020/11/2020-11-16-RIAA-reversal-effletter.pdf
The Librem 5 Mass Production Shipping FAQ
"Right now we are finishing up our extensive quality control steps and fulfillment procedures so that we can start shipping the revolutionary Librem 5 phone."
https://puri.sm/posts/the-librem-5-mass-production-shipping-faq/
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