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Pine64 is an organization that designs, manufactures, and sells single-board computers, notebook computers, a smartwatch, and smartphones.

https://www.pine64.org/

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My PinePhone running postmarketOS is now hooked up to a hub and my TV with a mouse for input. Impressed this modest device can run multiple screens and apps. @postmarketOS (mastodon.social)
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My PinePhone running postmarketOS is now hooked up to a hub and my TV with a mouse for input. Impressed this modest device can run multiple screens and apps. @pine64 @postmarketOS

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[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

i used to do something like with with my old androids and glad to learn that pine can do this too; reading through social media gave me the impression that it was seriously underpowered.

[–] distrowatch@mastodon.social 4 points 1 week ago

@eldavi The PinePhone is quite under powered, for a modern smartphone or compared to a laptop from the same era. However, if it about on par with a Raspberry Pi 4 in terms of what it can accomplish. It's not a powerhouse, but it can do a lot of low-level tasks.

[–] Albirew@soshar.dess.ga 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

@distrowatch@mastodon.social @pine64@lemmy.ml @postmarketOS@social.treehouse.systems did you connected to the tv using the USB-C docking bar from the convergence package or a classic USB-C->HDMI ?

(asking because HDMI from docking bar does not work in my case... having the pinephone beta edition may be related)

[–] vas@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I've used it with my PP + "convergence" hub, it worked, but I don't remember for sure if it was Phosh or Plasma.. It was Arch-based though, IIRC simply Arch? Otherwise Manjaro.

[–] Albirew@soshar.dess.ga 1 points 2 days ago

@vas@lemmy.ml thanks, i may have found my issue (related to HW, I have beta edition):
https://pine64.org/documentation/PinePhone/Revisions/PinePhone/_v1.2b/#known-issues
HDMI hotplug detection is not reliable due to a HW bug in level shifting circuitry for the hot plug detect (HPD) signal between HDMI bridge and A64 SoC, see megi’s blog post.

[–] distrowatch@mastodon.social 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

@Albirew @postmarketOS @pine64 Using the USB-C dock. It has not worked with any other OS on the PinePhone. This is the first time it has worked since I got the phone a few years ago. Was pleasantly surprised it functioned flawlessly.

[–] Albirew@soshar.dess.ga 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

@distrowatch@mastodon.social @postmarketOS@social.treehouse.systems @pine64@lemmy.ml

Thanks for the feedback. 👍
Then, my issue may be either:

  1. the Gnome-mobile edition of PMOS (if different from what you installed)
  2. the beta edition of my Pinephone
  3. my lack of skill and luck
[–] distrowatch@mastodon.social 1 points 1 week ago

@Albirew @postmarketOS @pine64

  1. I am using the Phosh edition of postmarketOS. It was as easy as plugging in the HDMI cable and the desktop appeared on my screen.

  2. Perhaps. I am using the original PinePhone.

  3. Probably luck. With Phosh on pmos there aren't any technical steps.