Pinebook Pro Debian Installer
Information
- This is an image creator and Debian installer that runs from an existing Linux OS and installs Debian Bullseye
- Installer can configure an encrypted rootfs and provides a choice of desktops, including the default Debian desktop based on Gnome 3
- Strict adoption of upstream Debian packages (with exception of kernel and bootloaders) in order to provide a clean upgrade path as Bullseye matures
- Download at: https://github.com/daniel-thompson/pinebook-pro-debian-installer/
- Pull requests welcome but for discussion and support please use the forum topic.
Features
| Feature | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Wifi | Works out of the box | |
| Full disk encryption | Works | Requires running the installer with `CRYPT=yes` |
Current issues
| Issue | Category | Status | Workaround | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firefox 'Illegal instruction' | Debian issue https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=948708 | Use a different browser while the issue is fixed or use armhf version | You can use the firefox-esr 68.4.1esr-1~deb10u1 from Debian Buster, it works perfect (needs to be pinned, also needs a lib). Other browsers such as Epiphany (also has issues, white screen often, mouse movement re-displays under mouse), Konqueror and Falkon also have issues, don't work (dbind)
To use the armhf version: $ sudo apt remove firefox-esr $ sudo dpkg --add-architecture armhf $ sudo apt update $ sudo apt install firefox-esr:armhf | |
cdn-dp fec00000.dp: Direct firmware load for rockchip/dptx.bin failed with error -2 |
Debian issue https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=857054 | If having FDE, it fails to load at boot as the firmware is not included in initramfs | Include the dptx.bin firmware in the initramfs (https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=857054#5) | See https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=8487&pid=57202#pid57202 |
Bluetooth doesn't work
bluetooth hci1: Direct firmware load for brcm/BCM4345C5.hcd failed with error -2 |
It seems some firmware is missing. See https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=8731&pid=57525#pid57525 | |||
| Suspend doesn't work properly, when lid is closed, the laptops gets hot and dramatically dry the battery | ||||
| VLC crashes | Use a different player, like mpv |