aha, I was looking for the dd command to flash that os image through jumpdrive, would it be fair to say that this is the fastest way to flash your os direct in your internal drives/bootloader? faster than etcher or other disc/usb writers? Thank you, sir!
just curious... is it Android AOSP you don't like or is it the google services that are usually bundled in the ROM along side AOSP? Personally I'd love a build of something Lineage OS on the pinephone
I knew the ending would be good on this one, doesn't even give 🍎 as an option. Funny that it even gave you the little do you want to join any part of skynet prompt like some desktops during installation .
Did you have to do anything to enable your physical keyboard? I tried plugging one in (using a USB to USB C adapter) but it didn't work. Also my mouse and my piano didn't work. Do you have to do anything in settings to enable USB controllers? Does PinePhone power them?
@@Kuberniccus Apologies, I should have specified a full linux distro. I know android is Linux based but I wasn't expecting a "vanilla" linux option rather than the Big G spysuite.
@@TallPaulTech Thanks. I bought an old PinePhone BETA in part b/c I want to challenge myself to build Node.JS web apps in the most humble hardware possible. So I've been asking people what OS is the most lightweight. Some say Arch Barebone. Some say postmarketOS SXMO. (But SXMO is based on gestures & repeatedly pressing the side buttons on the PinePhone over & over... and I'm an old foggie who can't stand gestures, so I'm absolutely not going to use SXMO.) Some people even say Ubuntu Touch... but, as much as I love Ubuntu on my laptops, multiple reviews said Ubuntu Touch on PinePhone crashes..... even if it has been improved to not crash anymore, I find it very hard to believe it is the fastest now.....
@@TallPaulTech If I can find time, maybe I will make videos booting multiple OSes from SD card on the PinePhone BETA to see for myself....... although my day job as a software engineer eats up almost all of my time........ so, I may not be able to do that....
I've been running a manually-bootstrapped debian chroot on my Samsung android devices for years, with my current daily driver, the Note 8 being no exception... but besides for the fact that Android's evolution seems to be diverging from Linux (one needs to deal with all kinds of SELinux permission errors each time a new version of Android is released), and the fact that it isn't as easy as one might expect to interface with the phone's sensors, network config etc from the chroot, I'm also becoming increasingly more paranoid about Google spying, phone vendors locking bootloaders so the device can't be rooted, etc (I mean, if I paid for it, I'm the administrator, let me use my own hardware how I see fit). Google used to have a reputation for being innocent and impartial.. that is no longer the case. I think this type of solution is going to become increasingly more popular, not only for people who are tech-inclined, but privacy conscious. Luckily there are manufacturers out there building devices like this Pinephone. Very compelling, thanks for sharing this informative walkthrough
@@bvds2007 True however they've done this before with some gear, it depends if they can have it considered as an appliance type of device. I've seen some that switched to this concept for narrow-range systems (e.g. automated displays), things which have a limited expectation of customisation which corporate phones should have more than, say, a PC.
aha, I was looking for the dd command to flash that os image through jumpdrive, would it be fair to say that this is the fastest way to flash your os direct in your internal drives/bootloader? faster than etcher or other disc/usb writers? Thank you, sir!
just curious...
is it Android AOSP you don't like or is it the google services that are usually bundled in the ROM along side AOSP?
Personally I'd love a build of something Lineage OS on the pinephone
I knew the ending would be good on this one, doesn't even give 🍎 as an option. Funny that it even gave you the little do you want to join any part of skynet prompt like some desktops during installation .
Did you have to do anything to enable your physical keyboard? I tried plugging one in (using a USB to USB C adapter) but it didn't work. Also my mouse and my piano didn't work. Do you have to do anything in settings to enable USB controllers? Does PinePhone power them?
No, I just plugged it in like normal and it worked fine.
Baby Animals ringtone - hell yeah.
I was wondering if someone would get that... I purposely let it play until the second cymbal :)
Interesting vid. For some reason I had never thought about running linux on a phone. Would be worth looking into it more.
Actually android is linux
@@Kuberniccus Apologies, I should have specified a full linux distro. I know android is Linux based but I wasn't expecting a "vanilla" linux option rather than the Big G spysuite.
Maybe my channel can help you with that :)
What Linux distro runs fastest on PinePhone BETA? Mobian? Arch BareBones? Ubuntu Touch? or..............?
I don't know, but Mobian is a bit more sluggish than I wish it was
@@TallPaulTech Thanks. I bought an old PinePhone BETA in part b/c I want to challenge myself to build Node.JS web apps in the most humble hardware possible. So I've been asking people what OS is the most lightweight. Some say Arch Barebone. Some say postmarketOS SXMO. (But SXMO is based on gestures & repeatedly pressing the side buttons on the PinePhone over & over... and I'm an old foggie who can't stand gestures, so I'm absolutely not going to use SXMO.) Some people even say Ubuntu Touch... but, as much as I love Ubuntu on my laptops, multiple reviews said Ubuntu Touch on PinePhone crashes..... even if it has been improved to not crash anymore, I find it very hard to believe it is the fastest now.....
@@TallPaulTech If I can find time, maybe I will make videos booting multiple OSes from SD card on the PinePhone BETA to see for myself....... although my day job as a software engineer eats up almost all of my time........ so, I may not be able to do that....
@@TallPaulTech can I install it on my poco f1?
Is it better than Android ?
Thx for reminding me!
are you in Newzealand ?
Can I install it on my poco f1
I've been running a manually-bootstrapped debian chroot on my Samsung android devices for years, with my current daily driver, the Note 8 being no exception... but besides for the fact that Android's evolution seems to be diverging from Linux (one needs to deal with all kinds of SELinux permission errors each time a new version of Android is released), and the fact that it isn't as easy as one might expect to interface with the phone's sensors, network config etc from the chroot, I'm also becoming increasingly more paranoid about Google spying, phone vendors locking bootloaders so the device can't be rooted, etc (I mean, if I paid for it, I'm the administrator, let me use my own hardware how I see fit). Google used to have a reputation for being innocent and impartial.. that is no longer the case. I think this type of solution is going to become increasingly more popular, not only for people who are tech-inclined, but privacy conscious. Luckily there are manufacturers out there building devices like this Pinephone. Very compelling, thanks for sharing this informative walkthrough
You make some good points. I'm with you on the hardware ownership aspect of it. It's certainly getting out of hand out there.
can you make a step by step video for PinePhone Pro
I hit like and continues watching the video.
make a video for the phone phone pro
please.
I wonder how long it will be before we see corporate phones (in larger numbers) built on this type of OS and software platform...
You know they're all in bed with 'easy' big tech companies
Nah.. corporate IT would have to support it then.. they got their hands full with all the MS infrastructure which requires constant babysitting
@@bvds2007 True however they've done this before with some gear, it depends if they can have it considered as an appliance type of device. I've seen some that switched to this concept for narrow-range systems (e.g. automated displays), things which have a limited expectation of customisation which corporate phones should have more than, say, a PC.
Nice would not mind it a bit faster see how long it took to load settings someone should crack an iPhone and put Linux on it lol
Yeah seems nice but a tad slow :)
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