Manjaro ARM Beta 11 with Plasma Mobile (PinePhone / PinePhone Pro)

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Thanks for the hints.

However, after installing gpsd I try to get info with:

sudo mmcli -m 0 --location-get

which throws the error:

error: modem not enabled yet

when typing:

sudo mmcli -m 0

I see:

Status   |                   state: failed
           |           failed reason: sim-missing

So I tried to enable the modem somehow:

sudo mmcli -m any -e

but getting:

error: couldn't enable the modem: 'GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.Error.Core.WrongState: modem in failed state'

Do I need to install custom kernel from megi?
and if yes, how would I do this…
…guess its a known issue.

Specs:
PinephonePro, ManjaroDev, Modem firmware 0.6.5

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Is your SIM inserted and detected correctly?

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no sim inserted.

I need to use the PinePhonePro without SIM since travelling all over the globe…
Looking for a script to enable modem even if there is no SIM.

Edit:

Just inserted an old, deactivated SIM and this does not throw a modem error… so I can start digging on GPS stuff with this workaround :slight_smile:

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Yeah. As GPS is a modem feature, it needs a SIM inserted to function.

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ok, GPS seems to work now, will do some outdoor tests coming weekend, thanks for all the hints!

Something else: How can I install megis custom kernel ?
want to use the camera app but struggling with installing the kernel (did copy all the files to /boot and /lib).

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The Pinephone and Pinephone Pro kernels in Manjaro are based on Megis source. So you already have Megis kernel.

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So I could test the GPS with a “outdated” SIM card and it works well.
But after deep sleep the modem is not running anymore and I have to reboot to get coordinates again.

Can someone confirm this with an active SIM?
Not sure if this is a Manjaro/Plasma issue or an issue to be reported on the modem firmware (0.6.6)

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So I could test the GPS with a “outdated” SIM card and it works well.
But after deep sleep the modem is not running anymore and I have to reboot to get coordinates again.

Can someone confirm this with an active SIM?
Not sure if this is a Manjaro/Plasma issue or an issue to be reported on the modem firmware (0.6.6)
same issue please someone test it with active sim so I know.

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for more info see here:

and here:

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Is it time to switch to Manjaro Phosh on PinePhonePro?

Are just no releasing any new Plasma KDE images/builds or is Phosh just moving way faster forward?

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You shouldn’t need to re-install the OS each time there is an update.
There will be an updated image soon, when the new Plasma stuff gets into stable branch.

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Why are binder and ashmem modules not added to the kernel by default? Can’t even install them via dkms

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Binder is built into the kernel. Ashmem no longer exists from kernel 5.18 and above. Software should be able to use memfd (I think it’s called) instead.

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Hmm okay, but Waydroid is still missing ashmem. Maybe I have an outdated version. memfd is present

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According to this issue on waydroid, if ashmem is not found it should automatically use memfd.

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Hmm doesn’t work. Guess I just have to be patient

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Same for me. Clients connect but no data is transferred. Checked for default route and nameservers but I can’t get it to work. Also I can’t find documentation about restoration of defaults. file permissions or involved services.

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See my post here for info about why hotspot doesn’t work.

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