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PINE64 PinePhone Pro (pine64-pinephonepro)

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PINE64 PinePhone Pro
A PinePhone Pro running Plasma Mobile
A PinePhone Pro running Plasma Mobile
Manufacturer PINE64
Name PinePhone Pro
Codename pine64-pinephonepro
Released 2021
Type handset
Hardware
Chipset Rockchip RK3399S
CPU 4x 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
2x 2Ghz Cortex-A72
GPU Mali-T860 MP4
Display 720x1440 IPS
Storage 128 GB
Memory 4 GB
Architecture aarch64
Software
Original software
The software and version the device was shipped with.
 postmarketOS
Extended version
The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.
 postmarketOS
postmarketOS
Category community
Pre-built images
Whether pre-built images are available from the postmarketOS Installation page.
 no
Mainline
Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.
 yes
pmOS kernel
The kernel version that runs on the device's port.
 7.0
Unixbench score
Unixbench Whetstone/Dhrystone score. See Unixbench.
 2304.8
Device package device-pine64-pinephonepro
Kernel package linux-pine64-pinephonepro
Features
USB Networking
After connecting the device with USB to your PC, you can connect to it via telnet (initramfs) or SSH (booted system).
Works
Battery
Whether charging and battery level reporting work.
Partial
Screen
Whether the display works; ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Works
Audio
Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.
Works
Camera
Partial
Connectivity
WiFi
Works
Bluetooth
Works
GPS
Works
Modem
Calls
Partial
SMS
Partial
Mobile data
Works
Miscellaneous
FDE
Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr.
Works
USB OTG
USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching.
Broken
HDMI/DP
Video and audio output with HDMI or DisplayPort.
Partial
Sensors
Accelerometer
Handles automatic screen rotation in many interfaces.
Works
Ambient Light
Measures the light level; used for automatic screen dimming in many interfaces.
Works
Proximity
Works

The PinePhone Pro is the second version of the PinePhone, adding in an rk3399 SoC just like the other Pro-series products from PINE64. If you have a Developer Edition, make sure to read PINE64 PinePhone Pro Development.

Installing postmarketOS

External storage (microSD card)

To quickly try out postmarketOS, download an image and flash it onto an SD card.

After flashing, remove the SD card from your PC and insert it into the Pinephone Pro. Hold the RE button, press the power button, wait a few moments, then release both buttons. U-boot doesn't give any visual or tactile feedback, but postmarketOS should boot from the SD card after a few seconds.

Internal storage (eMMC)

To install postmarketOS to the internal eMMC, first boot postmarketOS from a microSD card using the method above.

Next, the SPI needs to be wiped. On the Pinephone Pro, run the following:

Install required tools 

sudo apk update
sudo apk upgrade
sudo apk add mtd-utils

erase SPI 

cat /proc/mtd
sudo flash_eraseall /dev/mtd0

After the SPI has been wiped, postmarketOS can be installed to the eMMC in one of two ways. Once installed to the eMMC, power off the device, remove the SD card, and then hold the power button for a few moments to boot postmarketOS.

Pre-built image

Note This must be run on the Pinephone Pro itself, not your PC.
Note Pre-built images do not include full disk encryption.

Similar to the SD card, download an image and flash it to the eMMC. The eMMC is usually available as `/dev/mmcblk2`, but you should verify this by running `lsblk` on the terminal before writing to it.

pmbootstrap

Note This must be run on the Pinephone Pro itself, not your PC.

If you're comfortable with the command line and/or want features not available on the prebuilt images (like full disk encryption), follow these steps:


Install required tools 

sudo apk update
sudo apk upgrade
sudo apk add pmbootstrap

Initialize pmbootstrap: 

pmbootstrap init --shallow-initial-clone

Verify the eMMC device. Typically it's /dev/mmcblk2 

lsblk

Then use pmbootstrap to install postmarketOS to the eMMC. This is showcasing full disk encryption. 

pmbootstrap install --fde --disk /dev/mmcblk2

Serial console

The PinePhone Pro has the standard PINE64 serial port in the headphone connector, it's activated by the 6th contact on the DIP switch. If the switch is on then the headphone connector is in audio mode, if it's off then it's in UART mode.

The uart is 1500000n8

The pinout for the serial connector on the headphone jack is:

  • Tip: RX
  • Ring: TX
  • Sleeve: GND

The serial connection is 3.3V

You can also buy the debug cable from PINE64 Store. The store cable uses a 4 ring plug, as seen in the PDF, but a 3 ring plug works just as well.

Hardware switches

There's a 6 contact DIP switch on the back of the phone underneath the back cover. The 6 switches are for enabling/disabling hardware components. The switch has tiny numbers 1-6 beneath the contacts, moving the contact up sets that contact on.

# Off On
1 Modem disabled Modem enabled
2 Wifi/BT disabled Wifi/BT enabled
3 Microphone disabled Microphone enabled
4 Rear camera disabled Rear camera enabled
5 Front camera disabled Front camera enabled
6 Headphone UART mode Headphone audio mode

Expansion port

There is a 2x3 grid of pogo pins on the back of the PinePhone for connecting a back cover with extra hardware like an extended battery case or a keyboard case. The pinout for this connector:

Interrupt SDA SCL
5V / VBUS VBAT GND

The VBUS pin is powered by USB and is 5V. The second power pin is VBAT, which connects to the battery voltage. The I2C and interrupt lines have pull-ups on the phone side. The I2C lines are pulled up to 3V3 by the phone.

Components

Component Model Driver
Touchscreen Goodix GT917S TOUCHSCREEN_GOODIX
Rear camera IMX 258 CONFIG_VIDEO_IMX258
Camera flash Awinic AW3641EDNR ?
Front camera OmniVision OV8858 ?
LCD Himax HX8394 compatible CONFIG_DRM_PANEL_SITRONIX_ST7703
WiFi Ampak AP6335 CONFIG_B43_SDIO
Bluetooth Ampak AP6335 ?
Modem Quectel EC25-G USB_NET_QMI_WWAN
GNSS/GPS Quectel EC25-G CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_OPTION
Notification LED LED0603RGB LEDS_GPIO
Ambient Light and Proximity Sensor STK3311-A ?

Battery fully drained bootloop

Note: u-boot is now the default bootloader as Tow-boot is no longer developed. What's the best way to recover from a fully drained battery?

When the pinephone pro's battery is fully drained, it will go into a boot loop. If you have not installed tow-boot, follow the instructions on the Pine64 wiki to recover from this battery drained state:

https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/PinePhone_Pro#The_battery_is_fully_drained

If tow-boot is installed, follow the following procedure to recover from a battery fully drained bootloop:

  1. Remove any microSD card from the phone
  2. Remove the battery
  3. Reinsert the battery
  4. Plug the phone into power charger while holding volume up

The phone will have a blue led lit and is charging. Leave the phone charging overnight.

Camera

Both cameras work with Snapshot/GNOME Camera (packaged in Alpine), and Megapixels 2.x (Not currently released).

Calls/SMS

Calling and SMS messaging work, however, the phone will not receive them when it is in suspend.

Contributors

Users owning this device

See also

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