Pinebook Pro Hardware Accessory Compatibility

Pinebook Pro accessories - by type

This page was started in the early days when not all accessories/peripherals were 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
2242	Lexar NM520	256 GB	LNM520-256RBNA	good	For some data on power use and performance, see here.	PS 0: 3.05W PS 1: 2.44W PS 2: 2.02W	No. See workaround.
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	PS 1 (2.70W) will work without issues, even under heavy load. Recommended over PS 2, as PS 2 will incur an additional 80% performance penalty. APSTE shows enabled but drive does not support it.	PS 0: 3.50W PS 1: 2.70W PS 2: 2.00W	No
2280	Intel 660p M.2	1 TB	SSDPEKNW010T8X1	good		PS 0: 4.00W PS 1: 3.00W PS 2: 2.20W APSTE Disabled by default	No
2280	Intel 660p M.2	2 TB	SSDPEKNW020T8	good	Performance tests results
2280	Intel 760p M.2	128 GB	SSDPEKKW128G8	good	Firmware Revision 004C	PS 0: 9.00W PS 1: 4.60W PS 2: 3.80W PS 3: 0.045W PS 4: 0.004W APSTE: disabled by default with 4.4 kernel (mrfixit Debian), enabled by default with 5.6 kernel (Manjaro KDE)	Yes
2280	Samsung 970 EVO Plus	250 GB	MZ-V7S250BW	fail	Tested on Manjaro-ARM as root drive. Limited to PS 2 and Volatile Write Cache off gives the most stable results, but it will still hang on a hdparm test.
2280	Samsung 970 EVO Plus	500 GB	MZ-V7S500	fail	Too power hungry?	PS 0: 6.2W PS 1: 4.3W PS 2: 2.1W
2280	Samsung 970 EVO	1 TB	MZ-V7E1T0BW	fail	Too power hungry?
2280	Corsair MP300	120 GB	CSSD-F120GBMP300	good		PS 0: 3.00W PS 1: 2.00W PS 2: 2.00W PS 3: 0.1W PS 4: 0.005W APSTE Disabled by default
2280	Silicon Power P34A60	1TB	SP001TBP34A60M28	Usable	Power eager, but doesn't seem to use all 9W all the time, only under heavy I/O	PS 0: 9W	N/A
2280	Silicon Power P34A60	256 GB	SPCC M.2 PCIe SSD	detected	ASIN B07ZH6QR8Q "Silicon Power PCIe M.2 NVMe SSD 256GB Gen3x4" / PCIe A60	PS 0: 6.77W PS 1: 5.71W PS 2: 5.19W APSTE Enabled by default	No
2280	Silicon Power P34A60	256 GB	???	fail	Isn't detected
2280	Sabrent Rocket	256 GB	SB-ROCKET-256	good			No
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
2280	HP SSD EX900	250GB		good	No low-power modes available
2280	WD BLUE SN550	1TB	WDC WDS100T2B0C-00PXH0	WARNING good	WARNING mine was SATA and does NOT work! Booted successfully from NVMe (Bionic MATE)	PS 0: 3.50W PS 1: 2.70W PS 2: 1.90W APSTE Disabled by default	N/A
2280	WD Blue SN500	500GB	WDS500G1B0C	fail	Works OK on power state 2 (2.5W), but hangs the system whenever there is intense IO (peak draw) on the drive
2242	WD PC SN520	256GB	-	fail	Power LED Flashes. Nothing else happens.
2280	WD BLACK SN750	250GB	WDS250G3X0C-00SJG0	good	No touchpad issues, didn't trim NVME adapter board.	APSTE disabled by default PS 0: 5.00W PS 1: 3.50W PS 2: 3.00W
2242	KingSpec NE-512	512 GB	NE512	good		APST enabled Power states N/A	N/A
2230	Kioxia BG4 256GBTB	256 GB	KBG40ZNS256G	good		APST enabled by default Power states PS 0: 3.60W PS 1: 2.60W PS 2: 2.20W PS 3: 0.005W PS 4: 0.005W
2280	Patriot P300	256 GB	P300P256GM28US	good	Booted successfully with / on NVMe and /boot on eMMC (Armbian Buster)	APSTE disabled by default PS 0: 4.50W PS 1: 2.70W PS 2: 2.16W PS 3: 0.07W PS 4: 0.002W

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-C Hub	Totu 8-in-1	058f:8468, 2109:0817 USB3, 1a40:0801, 2109:2817 USB2, bda:8153 RTL8153 Gigabit Ethernet	Network, USB, Card Reader, Power Good, HDMI Not Working	Amazon Smile [1]
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 fail, card reader fail
5-1 USB-C hub	from aliexpress	05e3:0626 hub	HDMI, Network, USB-3, USB-C PD good	Might need changing orientation or USB-C cable
Yubikey original	Yubico	1050:0010	good
4 Port USB 3 NIC	Delock 62966		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-2 Ethernet adapter	ASIX AX77882	0b95:7720	good
USB Wifi Dongle	TP-Link TL-WN725N	0bda:8179	good	RTL8188EUS, Driver=rtl8188eu from MrFixit stock Debian, works better than internal Broadcom, but signal still not great, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008IFXQFU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
USB Wifi Dongle	Shenzhen Dudes Tech #8541553244	0bda:c811	mixed	plug/play on stock Armbian Buster with driver rtl8821cu; could not get operating driver built on MrFixit Debian or Manjaro KDE Plasma. Works 2x+ better than internal Broadcom on Armbian. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F595V22/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
USB 3 to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter	Pluggable USB 3.0 to Ethernet Gigabit (ASIX AX88179 chipset)	0b95:1790	good
USB-C combo hub	from Amazon	0c76:161f 0c45:6321 2109:0813 1a40:0101	good	Everything works: AltMode DP, Ethernet, SD card, USB-A and C, and charging using the stock Debian, and Ubuntu.
USB Drawing tablet	XP Pen G430s	28bd:0913	good	Hardware works, with qemu usermode and some hacks it should be possible to use the official configuration software (runs but does not work on my setup for unrelated reasons) but it may also be able to be configured using more standard methods
USB-C dock	i-Tec USB-C Metal Nano Dock 4K HDMI w/ LAN	0bda:0411 hub, 0bda:8153 ethernet	good	plug & play with Manjaro, HDMI tested w/ fullHD only, works. sound output works, USB hub works. HDMI output may not be recognized by Plasma if dock is connected with HDMI port disconnected. Unable to test USB-C PD as I don't own suitable power source. NIC recognized by kernel, but untested if link actually works.
USB-C dock	Planet Computers Gemini USB-C hub	0bda:0411 hub, 0bda:8153 ethernet	good	USB works, NIC recognized by kernel, but untested if link actually works. Interestingly, dmesg shows unconnected alternate mode DP, but no connector is present. It seems as if PlanetCom actually made custom version of above i-Tec device.

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 up to 1080p30, audio works
USB-C to HDMI adapter	Choetech HUB-H06		good	Advertises support for 4K@60Hz, tested up to 1080p@60Hz, worked in both Debian and Manjaro 2020-04-04
USB-C to HDMI adapter	generic		good	Tested up to 4k60
USB-C to DP Adapter	OrxnQ	04b4:5210	good	Advertises support for 4K@60Hz, tested up to 1080p. Only FullHD resolutions available on Debian.
USB-C HDMI adapter (DP-alt mode)	QGeeM		good	Manjaro 2020-01-25
USB-C combo hub (HDMI, network, card slots, USB ports)	generic		fail
USB-C combo hub (HDMI, VGA, Ethernet, card slots, USB 2 & 3	Powlaken	05e3:0610 0bda:8153	USB, Power, Ethernet and SD good, HDMI and VGA fail
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 (fail).	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 fail, 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 good, (HDMI & SD card untested). Video tested good to 1080p	Tested on default Debian
USB-C Dock (HDMI, USB 3.0 x 2, USB-C PD Pass Thru Power Port Up to 100W, SD/TF Card Reader	Hiearcool 7-in-1		HDMI, USB, Power Port good, SD/TF Reader fail	Default Debian
USB-C 3.0 Multi-Port Hub (HDMI, USB 3.0 x 1, USB-C charge only)	Linden LITCAD17		HDMI and USB good, Power Port fail	Default Debian & ayufan Ubuntu
USB-C to DP adapter	Nekteck	04b4:5210	good	Shows up as "Cypress Semiconductor Corp. Billboard Device" in lsusb and dmesg output. Works in latest Manjaro (as of January 26, 2020) with no issues. Only FullHD resolutions available on Debian.
USB-C to HDMI adapter	MHL TH002		good	Tested at 1080p@60
USB-C combo hub (USB-C power, HDMI, 2xUSB, 1xUSB-C(no power))	Baseus		good
USB-C Travel Dock with DP ALT-MODE	Targus DOCK411-A	0835:2a01 (BILLBOARD DEVICE) 0bda:8153 (RTL8153 GbE Adapter)	GbE: works, HDMI: works, USB3.0 port: works, VGA: unknown	HDMI@1080p@60Hz: works OK, HDMI@4K@30Hz: works but buggy. GbE is only picked up when the USB C is plugged in with one certain side facing upwards. It is not detected the other way around. (Sounds weird, but reproduced it multiple times.)
USB-C to DP adapter	MediaGearPro AC0011	2109:0100 (USB 2.0 BILLBOARD)	DP: works	Only 1080p@60Hz is available, 4K resolutions not possible in contrast to what the manufacturer claims.
USB-C to DP cable	Generic on ebay		good but with issues	Had some wonky framerates when tested on a 144hz monitor, 60hz mode was actually sent as ~48hz, 120hz mode was actually sent at ~112hz and 144hz mode was actually sent at ~120hz
USB-C Dock 6-in-1 HDMI	Ugreen 50771		HDMI: works, Ethernet: works, 3x USB: works, USB-PD: works	Tested on Manjaro 2020/03/18 Works USB-C PD Chargers provided they can do 5V3A, works with 5V3A USB-C Raspberry Pi 4 power supply (Doesn't work with 5V2A USB-C). No HDMI Audio.
USB-C to DP cable	CHOETECH V-XCP-0012BK		good
Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C) Cable (0.8 m)	Apple		Display Port Alternate Mode: Fails, USB-PD: works	Tested on Manjaro 2020/05/29 - Charges but no video
USB-C to HDMI cable	Planet Computers USB-C to HDMI cable		fail	does not work regardless of orientation in USB slot

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	Logitech M535	910-004432	good
Bluetooth Mouse	Microsoft Bluetooth Mouse	RJN-00002	good
Bluetooth Mouse	Fenifox low profile	MX106-Black	good
Bluetooth Mouse	Technet	MGS479	good
Bluetooth Speaker	Ivation Acoustix		good	Use audio sink profile
Headphone	Sony WH-1000XM2		good*	Needs pulseaudio-module-bluetooth. *Recording untested.
Bluetooth Headphone	COWIN SE7 Noise Cancelling Headphones		good	Pairs and plays audio with stock Debian OS. More detail here.
USB charging cable	-	-	good	Got the cable a while back so may not be identical to current product
USB Audio & Bluetooth Headset	Sony SBH90C		good	Works well connected via USB Type-C and Bluetooth.
SD Card	Samsung Evo Select 512GB	MB-ME512GA/AM	good
SD Card	Samsung Evo Plus 64GB		good	Hdparm tested 44MBps read speeds
SD Card	Sandisk Ultra 400GB		good	Works fine as a storage extension. Mounted for pictures, etc.
Printer	HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 3775		good*	Using hplip-gui: via USB and WiFi. *Only print function tested.
Bluetooth Headset	BlueAnt Ribbon	7252A-RB	good	a2dp mode works, headset mode seems to work, out of box with manjaro