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This article seeks to provide general development information for the [[PineNote]]. If you are new and down to try a new installation process, the easiest way to get linux is likely to [https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/PineNote_Development/Installing_Debian install Debian] -- NOTE THAT THIS INSTALLATION PROCESS IS VERY NEW. While many people have been using the kernel that will be installed safely at this point, the instructions for installing Debian via rootfs are very new. Take backups!
This article seeks to provide general mainline Linux development information for the [[PineNote]].


The more stable recommended approach is described below:
== Mainline development ==


Start with [https://github.com/DorianRudolph/pinenotes Dorian's guide] which will guide you through getting Arch installed.
=== Status ===


* For instructions on building the latest kernel, see [[PineNote Development/Building Kernel]].
The following table aims to provide a list of kernel modules required for running the PineNote. It also aims at listing repositories of work in progress. While some overlap with the Quartz64 module list ([[Quartz64_Development#Upstreaming_Status]]) is expected, only modules relevant to the PineNote hardware should be listed here.
* For helpful configurations, see [[PineNote Development/Apps]]. For ways to pitch in, see [[PineNote Development/TODOs]].
* To boot Linux by default instead of Android, see [[PineNote Development/Booting Linux]].
 
= Overview =
 
== Kernel modules / mainlining status ==
 
The following table aims to provide a list of kernel modules required for running the PineNote.
It also aims at listing repositories of work in progress.
While some overlap with the Quartz64 module list ([[Quartz64_Development#Upstreaming_Status]])  
is expected, only modules relevant to the PineNote hardware should be listed here.


{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" border="1"
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" border="1"
! scope="col" | Function
! scope="col" | Function
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Status
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Status
! scope="col" | Component
! scope="col" | Module
! scope="col" | Notes
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
|-
| Suspend mode driver
| Suspend mode driver
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|tbd
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|tbd
|<code>rockchip-sip</code>
| <code>rockchip-sip</code>
|
| The rockchip-sip driver is not mainlineable; it is only needed <sup>[https://github.com/smaeul/linux/commit/72127ca2806623a9de52cc1de39b06a38a22fe48 (via a hack)]</sup> for suspend/resume to work when downstream TF-A is used. Suspend on upstream TF-A ([https://review.trustedfirmware.org/c/TF-A/trusted-firmware-a/+/16952 status]) should work without any special drivers.
|-
|-
| Touchscreen
| Touchscreen
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|tbd
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|tbd
| <code>ws8100-pen</code>
| <code>ws8100-pen</code>
|
| https://github.com/smaeul/linux/commit/46e87f1f9c7dd22af26d99f60eb83d2cace43cb5
|-
|-
| EBC Display controller
| EBC Display controller
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|tbd
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|tbd
| <code>rockchip_ebc</code>
| <code>rockchip-ebc</code>
|
| [https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220413221916.50995-1-samuel@sholland.org/ RFC PATCH 00/16 drm/rockchip: Rockchip EBC ("E-Book Controller") display driver]
|-
|-
| EBC PMic
| EBC PMic
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|tbd
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|tbd
| <code>tps65185</code>
| <code>tps65185</code>
|
| driver developed here: <sup>[https://github.com/smaeul/linux/tree/rk35/tps65185]</sup>, small tweaks to resume behavior added on top here: <sup>[https://github.com/m-weigand/linux/commits/mw/rk35/tps65185]
|-
|-
| LED backlight driver
| LED backlight driver
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| colspan="2" style="background:PaleGreen; text-align:center;"|Linux Mainline
| colspan="2" style="background:PaleGreen; text-align:center;"|Linux Mainline
| <code>st-accel-i2c</code> (silan,sc7a20)
| <code>st-accel-i2c</code> (silan,sc7a20)
| As of 5.18-rc1<sup>[https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cc6ce5ac2c998d7e869d7289736e0097ce7d2ad1]
| As of 5.18-rc1<sup>[https://git.kernel.org/linus/c7a43b089826b17e46419d93c00c0d2f4b26735f]
|-
|-
| Rastergraphics unit RGA2e
| Rastergraphics unit RGA2e
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|tbd
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|tbd
| <code>rga</code> (v4l2 mem2mem driver)
| <code>rga</code> (v4l2 mem2mem driver)
|
| WIP patches for activation on the Pinenote/dithering/Y4-conversion can be found here: <sup>[https://github.com/m-weigand/linux/commits/mw/rk35/rk356x-rga]</sup>.
Note that the rga2e in the rk3566 only works for RAM <= 4 G!).
Simple demo program found here: <sup>[https://github.com/m-weigand/rga-v4l2-demo]</sup>
|-
|-
| Mali GPU
| Mali GPU
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| style="background:PaleGreen; text-align:center;"|Upstream Mesa
| style="background:PaleGreen; text-align:center;"|Upstream Mesa
| <code>panfrost</code>
| <code>panfrost</code>
| As of 5.18 <sup>[https://git.kernel.org/linus/810028668c6d9da25664195d6b906c98a8169f72]</sup> this got added to the <code>.dtsi</code> file, but it's status is disabled.
| As of 5.18 <sup>[https://git.kernel.org/linus/810028668c6d9da25664195d6b906c98a8169f72]</sup> this got added to the <code>.dtsi</code> file, but it's status is disabled. Enabling the <code>gpu</code> node upstream needs to wait till <code>rockchip-ebc</code> is upstreamed.
I haven't seen the <code>gpu</code> node getting enabled in the <code>.dts</code> for PineNote (yet)?
|-
|-
| Wifi/BT
| Wifi/BT
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|}
|}


== Development work ==
=== Mainlining notes ===
 
Some work happening here: https://gitlab.com/calebccff/linux, the idea is to import the parts of the eink/ebc drivers which are open source and use the downstream u-boot framebuffer driver as a reference to create a basic framebuffer driver.
 
Currently mainline struggles to boot due to weird issues while probing fixed regulators (?). It also fails to detect eMMC.
 
Further work is being done here: https://github.com/smaeul/linux/commits/rk356x-ebc-dev. This has a complete device tree, with working eMMC. Pen input also works out of the box. Wi-Fi and BT work with firmware copied from the factory Android image.
 
== Pages discussing the development efforts ==


* tps65185: driver developed here: <sup>[https://github.com/smaeul/linux/tree/rk35/tps65185]</sup>, small tweaks to resume behavior added on top here: <sup>[https://github.com/m-weigand/linux/commits/mw/rk35/tps65185]
The software releases can be found here in the future:  
* RGA: WIP patches for activation on the Pinenote/dithering/Y4-conversion can be found here: <sup>[https://github.com/m-weigand/linux/commits/mw/rk35/rk356x-rga]</sup>. Note that the rga2e in the rk3566 only works for RAM <= 4 G!). Simple demo program found here: <sup>[https://github.com/m-weigand/rga-v4l2-demo]</sup>
* The rockchip-sip driver required for suspend/resume is currently only hacked-in <sup>[https://github.com/smaeul/linux/commit/72127ca2806623a9de52cc1de39b06a38a22fe48]</sup>


= Mainline development =
* [[PineNote Software Releases]]


== Status ==
The following pages discuss the development efforts for the PineNote:


Some work happening here: https://gitlab.com/calebccff/linux, the idea is to import the parts of the eink/ebc drivers which are open source and use the downstream u-boot framebuffer driver as a reference to create a basic framebuffer driver.
* [[PineNote Development]]
* [[PineNote Development/Flashing]]
* [[PineNote Development/Booting Linux]]
* [[PineNote Development/Building Kernel]]
* [[PineNote Development/TODOs]]


Currently mainline struggles to boot due to weird issues while probing fixed regulators (?). It also fails to detect eMMC.
For tweaks and tricks see:
* [[PineNote Development/Software Tweaks]]


Further work is being done here: https://github.com/smaeul/linux/commits/rk356x-ebc-dev. This has a complete device tree, with working eMMC. Pen input also works out of the box. Wi-Fi and BT work with firmware copied from the factory Android image.
For app development see:
* [[PineNote Development/Apps]]


== How to boot mainline ==
== How to boot mainline ==
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=== Using sysboot ===
=== Using sysboot ===


<code>extlinux.conf</code> should have the following contents:
The '''extlinux.conf''' should have the following contents:


<pre>
timeout 10
timeout 10
default MAINLINE
default MAINLINE
menu title boot prev kernel
menu title boot prev kernel
label MAINLINE
  kernel /vmlinuz
  fdt /rk3566-pinenote.dtb
  initrd /initramfs
  append earlycon console=tty0 console=ttyS2,1500000n8 fw_devlink=off PMOS_NO_OUTPUT_REDIRECT


label MAINLINE
At the U-Boot console, run the following command to boot your mainline kernel:
  kernel /vmlinuz
  fdt /rk3566-pinenote.dtb
  initrd /initramfs
  append earlycon console=tty0 console=ttyS2,1500000n8 fw_devlink=off PMOS_NO_OUTPUT_REDIRECT
</pre>


At the u-boot console, run the following command to boot your mainline kernel:
sysboot ${devtype} ${devnum}:9 any ${scriptaddr} extlinux.conf
 
<pre>
sysboot ${devtype} ${devnum}:9 any ${scriptaddr} extlinux.conf
</pre>


=== Booting with individual commands ===
=== Booting with individual commands ===
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==== Getting it from the Android install manually ====
==== Getting it from the Android install manually ====
Copy WiFi/BT firmware from Android:
Copy WiFi/BT firmware from Android:
  mkdir -p /cache/lib/firmware/brcm
  mkdir -p /cache/lib/firmware/brcm
  cp /vendor/etc/firmware/fw_bcm43455c0_ag_cy.bin /cache/lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.bin
  cp /vendor/etc/firmware/fw_bcm43455c0_ag_cy.bin /cache/lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.bin
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Copy waveform partition (via previously dumped file):
Copy waveform partition (via previously dumped file):
  adb root
  adb root
  adb push waveform.img /cache/lib/firmware/waveform.bin
  adb push waveform.img /cache/lib/firmware/waveform.bin


Or via dd within Linux:
Or via dd within Linux:
  dd if=/dev/mmcblk0p3 of=/lib/firmware/waveform.bin bs=1k count=2048
  dd if=/dev/mmcblk0p3 of=/lib/firmware/waveform.bin bs=1k count=2048


==== Getting the Wifi and Bluetooth driver blobs from "other" sources ====
==== Getting the Wifi and Bluetooth driver blobs from "other" sources ====
===== WiFi =====
===== WiFi =====
The WiFi firmware .bin blob can be obtained by installing the Debian package firmware-brcm80211 (in the non-free section)
The WiFi firmware .bin blob can be obtained by installing the Debian package firmware-brcm80211 (in the non-free section; in Bookworm and later it's in the non-free-firmware section)


The WiFi brcmfmac43455-sdio.txt file can according to Eugen be sourced from https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/tree/brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.AW-CM256SM.txt needs a renaming when copying it to /lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.txt)
The WiFi brcmfmac43455-sdio.txt file can according to Eugen be sourced from https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/tree/brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.AW-CM256SM.txt needs a renaming when copying it to /lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.txt). The content of the upstream .txt is different than the Android configuration, but is supposed to work.


''The content of the upstream .txt is different than the Android configuration, but is supposed to work.''
As you don't have WiFi yet you need to get the ''firmware-brcm80211*.deb'' and ''brcmfmac43455-sdio.txt'' file on the PineNote by other means, for instance using an USB stick


As you don't have WiFi yet you need to get the firmware-brcm80211*.deb and brcmfmac43455-sdio.txt file on the PineNote by other means, for instance using an USB stick
===== Bluetooth =====


===== Bluetooth =====
Once you have WiFi working you can get BCM4345C0.hcd by installing the ''bluez-firmware'':


Once you have WiFi working you can get BCM4345C0.hcd by installing the bluez-firmware
sudo apt install bluez-firmware
  sudo apt install bluez-firmware


=== Configuring the E-ink refresh mode ===
=== Configuring the E-ink refresh mode ===
https://github.com/m-weigand/mw_pinenote_misc/tree/main/rockchip_ebc/patches contains information on how/where to write in /sys to alter the refresh mode


https://github.com/m-weigand/mw_pinenote_misc/tree/main/gnome_extension contains the gnome extension used in Maximilian image  
* https://github.com/m-weigand/mw_pinenote_misc/tree/main/rockchip_ebc/patches contains information on how/where to write in ''/sys'' to alter the refresh mode
* https://github.com/m-weigand/mw_pinenote_misc/tree/main/gnome_extension contains the gnome extension used in Maximilian image  


=== Touchscreen and Pen In X.org ===
=== Touchscreen and Pen In X.org ===
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By default the pen config is flipped 180° (which makes it unusable) and the touchscreen doesn't work. Placing the following config in <code>/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-touchscreen.conf</code> will fix both problems:
By default the pen config is flipped 180° (which makes it unusable) and the touchscreen doesn't work. Placing the following config in <code>/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-touchscreen.conf</code> will fix both problems:


<pre>
Section "InputClass"
Section "InputClass"
    Identifier "evdev touchscreen"
    Identifier "evdev touchscreen"
    MatchProduct "tt21000"
    MatchProduct "tt21000"
    MatchIsTouchscreen "on"
    MatchIsTouchscreen "on"
    Driver        "evdev"
    Driver        "evdev"
EndSection
EndSection
Section "InputClass"
Section "InputClass"
    Identifier    "RotateTouch"
    Identifier    "RotateTouch"
    MatchProduct    "w9013"
    MatchProduct    "w9013"
    Option    "TransformationMatrix" "-1 0 1 0 -1 1 0 0 1"
    Option    "TransformationMatrix" "-1 0 1 0 -1 1 0 0 1"
EndSection
EndSection
</pre>


= More Information =  
== Further information ==
== High-level developer new to embedded linux? ==
=== Notes Written by Some Developers ===
Here are some resources I have found helpful in learning to develop on embedded linux devices:
* Great youtube series introducing you to the kernel and lower-level components of Linux: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiZ05pnHZqM
* https://embetronicx.com/
* https://bootlin.com/training/
* https://www.nand2tetris.org
 
== Notes Written by Some Developers ==


* https://github.com/m-weigand/mw_pinenote_misc (Not super legible "notes", but very helpful repo with patches, videos, etc)
* https://github.com/m-weigand/mw_pinenote_misc (Not super legible "notes", but very helpful repo with patches, videos, etc)
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* https://github.com/tpwrules/nixos-pinenote
* https://github.com/tpwrules/nixos-pinenote


== Alternative to patching of mesa ==
=== Alternative to patching of mesa ===
Mesa needs to be patched to add the driver entry point. The alternative to this, is the renaming of the ebc driver to an existing mesa driver entry point. A good existing name can be "repaper". To change the driver name, edit in the kernel tree the following files:<br>
 
- replace "rockchip-ebc" with "repaper" in the two places in the file: drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_ebc.c <br>
Mesa needs to be patched to add the driver entry point. The alternative to this, is the renaming of the ebc driver to an existing mesa driver entry point. A good existing name can be "repaper". To change the driver name, edit in the kernel tree the following files:
- preventive, replace "repaper" with "repaper-disabled" in the two places in the file: drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/repaper.c <br>


== Building the most recent kernel ==
* replace "rockchip-ebc" with "repaper" in the two places in the file: drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_ebc.c <br>
See [[PineNote Development/Building Kernel]].
* preventive, replace "repaper" with "repaper-disabled" in the two places in the file: drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/repaper.c <br>


== Video of Factory Android OS ==
=== Video of Factory Android OS ===


[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWuTGgQHw98 PineNote Developer Edition w/Tech Demo Android OS (Video Only)]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWuTGgQHw98 PineNote Developer Edition w/Tech Demo Android OS (Video Only)]
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Informal walkthrough of the factory Android installation on the PineNote Developer Edition, recorded by a community member (Apr 2022). This is useful to look back at the original OS after erasing it from your device, or to get some additional detail before your device arrives.
Informal walkthrough of the factory Android installation on the PineNote Developer Edition, recorded by a community member (Apr 2022). This is useful to look back at the original OS after erasing it from your device, or to get some additional detail before your device arrives.


The video also includes a chapter at the end showing [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWuTGgQHw98&t=802s how to enable Android Debug Bridge (`adb`) over USB]. Once enabled, keep the device powered and connect a USB cable directly to the PineNote (i.e. no UART breakout) to a computer running `adb`.
The video also includes a chapter at the end showing [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWuTGgQHw98&t=802s how to enable Android Debug Bridge ("adb") over USB]. Once enabled, keep the device powered and connect a USB cable directly to the PineNote (i.e. no UART breakout) to a computer running <code>adb</code>.


== Emulator for Developing/Testing Pinenote Apps ==
[[Category:PineNote]]
https://github.com/michaelshiel/picom-epaper

Latest revision as of 23:34, 7 April 2023

This article seeks to provide general mainline Linux development information for the PineNote.

Mainline development

Status

The following table aims to provide a list of kernel modules required for running the PineNote. It also aims at listing repositories of work in progress. While some overlap with the Quartz64 module list (Quartz64_Development#Upstreaming_Status) is expected, only modules relevant to the PineNote hardware should be listed here.

Function Status Module Notes
Suspend mode driver tbd rockchip-sip The rockchip-sip driver is not mainlineable; it is only needed (via a hack) for suspend/resume to work when downstream TF-A is used. Suspend on upstream TF-A (status) should work without any special drivers.
Touchscreen Linux Mainline cyttsp5 As of 6.2-rc1[1]
Digitizer Linux Mainline i2c_hid_of
Pen BLE Buttons tbd ws8100-pen https://github.com/smaeul/linux/commit/46e87f1f9c7dd22af26d99f60eb83d2cace43cb5
EBC Display controller tbd rockchip-ebc RFC PATCH 00/16 drm/rockchip: Rockchip EBC ("E-Book Controller") display driver
EBC PMic tbd tps65185 driver developed here: [2], small tweaks to resume behavior added on top here: [3]
LED backlight driver Linux Mainline lm3630a
Accelerometer Linux Mainline st-accel-i2c (silan,sc7a20) As of 5.18-rc1[4]
Rastergraphics unit RGA2e tbd rga (v4l2 mem2mem driver) WIP patches for activation on the Pinenote/dithering/Y4-conversion can be found here: [5].

Note that the rga2e in the rk3566 only works for RAM <= 4 G!). Simple demo program found here: [6]

Mali GPU Linux Mainline Upstream Mesa panfrost As of 5.18 [7] this got added to the .dtsi file, but it's status is disabled. Enabling the gpu node upstream needs to wait till rockchip-ebc is upstreamed.
Wifi/BT Linux Mainline brcmfmac

Mainlining notes

Some work happening here: https://gitlab.com/calebccff/linux, the idea is to import the parts of the eink/ebc drivers which are open source and use the downstream u-boot framebuffer driver as a reference to create a basic framebuffer driver.

Currently mainline struggles to boot due to weird issues while probing fixed regulators (?). It also fails to detect eMMC.

Further work is being done here: https://github.com/smaeul/linux/commits/rk356x-ebc-dev. This has a complete device tree, with working eMMC. Pen input also works out of the box. Wi-Fi and BT work with firmware copied from the factory Android image.

Pages discussing the development efforts

The software releases can be found here in the future:

The following pages discuss the development efforts for the PineNote:

For tweaks and tricks see:

For app development see:

How to boot mainline

UART is currently REQUIRED for this to work! We depend on u-boot falling back to console. Once we have a prebuilt u-boot which will use extlinux by default, UART won't be needed anymore.

You can compile a u-boot that uses extlinux by default by following the instructions here.

Getting to a U-Boot prompt

You can get to a U-Boot prompt by:

  1. Holding Ctrl-C while the display panel initializes.
  2. Wiping the "boot" partition.

Using sysboot

The extlinux.conf should have the following contents:

timeout 10
default MAINLINE
menu title boot prev kernel

label MAINLINE
  kernel /vmlinuz
  fdt /rk3566-pinenote.dtb
  initrd /initramfs
  append earlycon console=tty0 console=ttyS2,1500000n8 fw_devlink=off PMOS_NO_OUTPUT_REDIRECT

At the U-Boot console, run the following command to boot your mainline kernel:

sysboot ${devtype} ${devnum}:9 any ${scriptaddr} extlinux.conf

Booting with individual commands

Booting with individual commands can be useful when you need to temporarily add some kernel command line arguments. Use these or similar commands at the U-Boot shell:

load mmc 0:b ${kernel_addr_r} boot/Image
load mmc 0:b ${fdt_addr_r} boot/rk3566-pinenote.dtb
setenv bootargs ignore_loglevel root=/dev/mmcblk0p11 rootwait init=/bin/bash
booti ${kernel_addr_r} - ${fdt_addr_r}

Configuration

Firmware for WiFi & Bluetooth and Waveform data

Using Maximilian's Debian image

If the Android partition (super) and waveform partition (waveform) is left intact the image extracts the WiFi, BT driver and waveform from the partitions on first run.

For instance if you repartitions the userdata partition and installs the image there.

Getting it from the Android install manually

Copy WiFi/BT firmware from Android:

mkdir -p /cache/lib/firmware/brcm
cp /vendor/etc/firmware/fw_bcm43455c0_ag_cy.bin /cache/lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.bin
cp /vendor/etc/firmware/nvram_ap6255_cy.txt /cache/lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.txt
cp /cache/lib/firmware/BCM4345C0.hcd /cache/lib/firmware/brcm/BCM4345C0.hcd

Copy waveform partition (via previously dumped file):

adb root
adb push waveform.img /cache/lib/firmware/waveform.bin

Or via dd within Linux:

dd if=/dev/mmcblk0p3 of=/lib/firmware/waveform.bin bs=1k count=2048

Getting the Wifi and Bluetooth driver blobs from "other" sources

WiFi

The WiFi firmware .bin blob can be obtained by installing the Debian package firmware-brcm80211 (in the non-free section; in Bookworm and later it's in the non-free-firmware section)

The WiFi brcmfmac43455-sdio.txt file can according to Eugen be sourced from https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/tree/brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.AW-CM256SM.txt needs a renaming when copying it to /lib/firmware/brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.txt). The content of the upstream .txt is different than the Android configuration, but is supposed to work.

As you don't have WiFi yet you need to get the firmware-brcm80211*.deb and brcmfmac43455-sdio.txt file on the PineNote by other means, for instance using an USB stick

Bluetooth

Once you have WiFi working you can get BCM4345C0.hcd by installing the bluez-firmware:

sudo apt install bluez-firmware

Configuring the E-ink refresh mode

Touchscreen and Pen In X.org

By default the pen config is flipped 180° (which makes it unusable) and the touchscreen doesn't work. Placing the following config in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/50-touchscreen.conf will fix both problems:

Section "InputClass"
    Identifier "evdev touchscreen"
    MatchProduct "tt21000"
    MatchIsTouchscreen "on"
    Driver        "evdev"
EndSection
Section "InputClass"
    Identifier    "RotateTouch"
    MatchProduct    "w9013"
    Option    "TransformationMatrix" "-1 0 1 0 -1 1 0 0 1"
EndSection

Further information

Notes Written by Some Developers

Alternative to patching of mesa

Mesa needs to be patched to add the driver entry point. The alternative to this, is the renaming of the ebc driver to an existing mesa driver entry point. A good existing name can be "repaper". To change the driver name, edit in the kernel tree the following files:

  • replace "rockchip-ebc" with "repaper" in the two places in the file: drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_ebc.c
  • preventive, replace "repaper" with "repaper-disabled" in the two places in the file: drivers/gpu/drm/tiny/repaper.c

Video of Factory Android OS

PineNote Developer Edition w/Tech Demo Android OS (Video Only)

Informal walkthrough of the factory Android installation on the PineNote Developer Edition, recorded by a community member (Apr 2022). This is useful to look back at the original OS after erasing it from your device, or to get some additional detail before your device arrives.

The video also includes a chapter at the end showing how to enable Android Debug Bridge ("adb") over USB. Once enabled, keep the device powered and connect a USB cable directly to the PineNote (i.e. no UART breakout) to a computer running adb.