Pinebook Pro Hardware Accessory Compatibility

Pinebook Pro accessories - by type

This page was started in the early days when not all accessories/peripherals have been working

NVMe SSD drives

Note that only PCIe type M.2 drives will work. Any SATA or USB type M.2 card will NOT work.

Type	Make/Model	Size	Hardware IDs	Result	Notes	Power options Active only	Save power setting?
2242	Toshiba OCZ RC 100	240 GB	RC100-M22242-240G	good
2280	XPS SX8200	512 GB	ASX8200PNP-512GT-C	good	Performed these steps for physical installation. Currently rooting from drive.
2280	Intel 660p M.2	512 GB	SSDPEKNW512G8X1	good
2280	Intel 660p M.2	1 TB	?	good		PS 0: 4.00W PS 1: 3.00W PS 2: 2.20W APSTE Disabled by default
2280	Samsung 970 EVO Plus	250 GB	MZ-V7S250BW	good
2280	Samsung 970 EVO Plus	500 GB	MZ-V7S500	fail	too power hungry?
2280	Samsung 970 EVO	1 TB	MZ-V7E1T0BW	fail	too power hungry?
2280	Corsair MP300	120 GB		good
2280	Silicon Power P34A60	256 GB	???	fail	Isn't detected
2242	Sabrent Rocket Nano	512 GB	SB-1342-512	good	No touchpad issues, didn't trim NVME adapter board. (Might be too power hungry. More testing needed.)
2280	MyDigitalSSD SBXe	960 GB		good		APST enabled Power states N/A	N/A

USB hardware

Type	Make/Model	Hardware IDs	Result	Notes
USB-2 SDHC reader	Sandisk MobileMate+	0781:b2b3	good
USB-3 SDHC/CF reader	Transcend TS-RDF8K	8564:4000	good
USB-3 combo hub (network, card slots, usb ports)	generic	05e3:0610 hub, 0bda:8153 gigE, 05e3:0743 card reader	network good, usb ports good, card reader good
USB-C combo hub (network, card slots, usb ports)	generic	05e3:0612 hub, 0bda:8153 realtek gigE	network good, usb ports bad, card reader bad
Yubikey original	Yubico	1050:0010	good
4 Port USB 3 NIC	Delock 62966		All good	4 individually controllable Gigabit Ethernet Ports. Consider using it with own power supply
USB-2 Fast Ethernet adapter	Realtek RTL8152	0bda:8152	good

USB C alternate mode DP

Note that only USB C alternate mode Display Port will pass video. Any HDMI, DVI or VGA port must be converted internally by the device from Display Port. Or the device won't work for video.

Type	Make/Model	Hardware IDs	Result	Notes
USB-C to HDMI adapter 201018	Cable Matters		good	tested to 1080p30, audio works
USB-C to HDMI adapter	generic		good	tested to 4k60
USB-C to DP Adapter	OrxnQ		good	Upto 4K@60Hz, tested to 1080p
USB-C HDMI adapter (DP-alt mode)	QGeeM		No video. Kernel exception on connect, freezes PBP	Manjaro 2020-01-10
USB-C combo hub (HDMI, network, card slots, USB ports)	generic		all bad
USB-C combo hub (HDMI, VGA, Ethernet, card slots, USB 2 & 3	Powlaken	05e3:0610	USB and power delivery good, all others don't work
USB-C Dock (HDMI, VGA, Ethernet, microSD/SD card slots, 2 USB 3 Ports, 1 USB-C Port, USB-Power Passthru	Digitus DA-70865		USB, Ethernet and MicroSD/SD good, video crashes System.	Tested on Manjaro w/ Kernel 5.5. You have to turn the USB-C connector upside down for it to work. Video seems to be a driver issue.
USB-C Dock (HDMI, VGA, Ethernet, microSD/SD card slots, 2 USB 3 Ports, 1 USB-C Port, USB-Power pass-through)	generic		Ethernet and MicroSD/SD good, USB bad, video up to 1080p.	https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=8728
USB-C Dock (DP, HDMI, 1Gbps Ethernet, SD card slot, 2 USB 3 Ports, USB-C power in port	goFanco		DP, Ethernet & USB working, (HDMI & SD card un-tested). Video tested to 1080p	Tested on default Debian

Other hardware

Type	Make/Model	Hardware IDs	Result	Notes
Bluetooth Mouse	HP Z5000	E5C13AA	good
Bluetooth Mouse	Logitech Triathlon M720		good
Bluetooth Mouse	Logitech Ultra-Thin Touch Mouse		good	detects battery level as "keyboard"
Bluetooth Mouse	Logitech MX Anywhere 2		good
Bluetooth Mouse	Fenifox low profile	MX106-Black	good
SD Card	Samsung Evo Select 512GB	MB-ME512GA/AM	good
SD Card	Samsung Evo Plus 64GB		good	hdparm tested 44MBps read speads
Bluetooth Speaker	Ivation Acoustix		good	audio sink profile
Headphone	Sony WH-1000XM2		just tested playback, good	Needs pulseaudio-module-bluetooth