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PinePhone/PinePhone_Experience.md

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+# Pinephone
+
+## Related Pages
+
+- [Pinephone Store Page][pinephone page]
+- [Pine64](https://pine64.com)
+- [PinePhone Supported OS list][pine64 OS list]
+
+## The Pinephone
+
+Just recently I bought the [PINEPHONE – Beta Edition with Convergence Package][pinephone I bought] from Pine64 because I wanted to try it out and see how well a full Linux OS gets handled by mobile hardware running an ARM Processor.
+
+## Included with Package
+
+1. Pinephone  
+
+![Pinephone image from store page](PPBetaEdition-300x300.png)  
+*(Picture was taken from the store page)*
+
+2. Type-C dock
+![Pinephone type-c dock](PinePhone-DockingBar-1.jpg)  
+*(Picture was taken from the store page)*
+
+## Specs
+
+| PinePhone |                                                                              |
+|:---------:|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| CPU       | Allwinner A64 Quad Core SoC                                                  |
+| GPU       | Mali 400 MP2 GPU                                                             |
+| Screen    | 5.95″ LCD 1440×720, 18:9 aspect ratio (hardened glass)                       |
+| RAM       | 3 GB LPDDR3                                                                  |
+| Storage   | 32 GB eMMC                                                                   |
+| OS        | [Manjaro ARM with Plasma Mobile][manjaro arm listing] (pre-installed)        |
+
+[Spec source](https://kde.org/announcements/plasma-mobile/pinephone-plasma-mobile-edition/)
+
+### My experience with it
+
+**NOTE :** I installed Arch Linux ARM with plasma mobile via [this guide](installing_os_on_pinephone.md).
+
+As I had thought going into this, linux running on this hardware is frightfully slow. At the worst of times it may freeze and may just forcefully reset.
+
+The UI is also suprisingly nice, aside from the occasional bugs.
+
+## Closing Remarks
+
+As I learn more about the phone/do more with the phone I will update this accordingly. I'm quite excited to learn what else I can do with the phone, as well as what projects/systems I can make for it.
+
+
+[pinephone I bought]: https://pine64.com/product/pinephone-beta-edition-with-convergence-package/
+
+[pinephone page]: https://pine64.com/product-category/pinephone/
+
+[pine64 OS list]: https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/PinePhone_Software_Releases
+
+[manjaro arm listing]: https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/PinePhone_Software_Releases#Manjaro_ARM
+
+[arch linux arm listing]: https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/PinePhone_Software_Releases#Arch_Linux_ARM

PinePhone/README.md

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+# PinePhone
+
+Thsi section deals with issues/projects I have with my new PinePhone running Arch Linux ARM with Plasma mobile.
+
+## Articles
+
+- [Installing an OS on the PinePhone](installing_os_on_pinephone.md)
+- [My Experience with the PinePhone](PinePhone_Experience.md)

PinePhone/installing_os_on_pinephone.md

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+# Installing an OS on the PinePhone
+
+**NOTE :** For those that do not want to do the method I am using to install their OS of choice you can find more methods on Pine64's [guide](https://wiki.pine64.org/index.php/PinePhone_Installation_Instructions) on the topic.
+
+## Items Needed
+
+1. [JumpDrive][JumpDrive GitHub]
+2. [Your OS Image of Choice](https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/PinePhone_Software_Releases)
+3. A Program to write your image to the onboard eMMC storage (i.e. [Rufus](https://rufus.ie/) (Windows), [belenaEtcher](https://www.balena.io/etcher/) (Windows/Linux/Mac), etc)
+4. A computer to do the writing
+
+
+### The JumpDrive method
+
+The PinePhone is designed to boot from a micro-sdcard before trying to boot from the onboard storage. So this method takes advantage of this fact. 
+
+#### JumpDrive
+
+Using the JumpDrive image downloaded from [here][JumpDrive GitHub] you can use your program (Gnome Disks in my case).
+<br>
+
+![Gnome Disks](Gnome-Disks.png)
+*(Gnome Disks)*
+
+<br> 
+
+Once you have selected a sdcard to write the image to you need to select it and then hit the options button at the top right and choose the JumpDrive image you downloaded.  
+
+<br>
+
+![Gnome Disks selecting restore image](Gnome-Disks-Selecting-Restore-Disk-Image.png)
+*(Selecting Restore Disk Image)*
+
+<br>
+
+Next you need to put the SD Card into the PinePhone and start booting it up. After you do that the screen on the PinePhone should say "JumpDrive is running". If so you should plug up the included type-c data-sync cable to your computer, and it should show as available storage to be written to.  
+<br>
+
+![Gnome Disks Showing PinePhone onboard Storage](PinePhone-Storage-Showing-Available.png)
+*(Onboard eMMC and SDCard Storage Showing up in Disks)*
+
+## Writing OS onto eMMC Storage
+
+From here the process is rather simple. All there is left to do is to open up whatever software you have to write the image and select the eMMC as you did before and then begin writing the OS to it. 
+
+## Closing Remarks
+
+This process will take between 15-20 minutes. However after that you should have a bootable linux OS running on a mobile device. HAVE FUN!!
+
+
+[JumpDrive GitHub]: https://github.com/dreemurrs-embedded/Jumpdrive/releases