Re: Pinebook Pro images

[Benny Siegert <bsiegert%gmail.com@localhost>]

On Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 11:26 AM Nikita <nekiti%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
> I installed u-boot-pinebook-pro from pkgsrc and followed the instructions. First, I tried to flash /dev/spiflash0 with it and got “Device not configured”. Then I flashed /dev/rld0d (supposed to be the eMMC) with it and got an unbootable laptop — Wrong image format; ERROR; can't get kernel image!

I think not all Pinebook Pros have an SPI Flash -- there was some
recent controversy about it.

I would have expected sysinst to make the system bootable without any
extra effort. If not, that seems like a bug.

As for myself, I downloaded the latest image and extracted it onto an
SD card, then managed to boot from there with the help of a serial
console cable. I have to say that the current kernel leaves me
unimpressed:

- bwfm is as unreliable as always -- I use an urtwn for Wi-Fi
- The trackpad in X gives a pointer that jumps up and down the left
edge of the screen and produces lots of random clicks. A USB mouse
works.
- glxgears in the default window size gets a ridiculous 15-20 fps and
sometimes segfaults on startup

Should I file bugs for these? The bwfm issue is well-known, and I seem
to recall a discussion about the trackpad issue. But it is not fixed.

FWIW, my productive PBP NetBSD installation is on 9.99.92, with much
faster video and working trackpad.

-- 
Benny