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> **NOTE**: This is an attempt to port [samueldr](https://github.com/samueldr/)'s [wip-pinebookpro](https://github.com/samueldr/wip-pinebook-pro) to [nixos-hardware](https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-hardware). Credit for the work done goes to the original authors.
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## Using in your configuration
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To use this configuration simply add this module to your configuration.
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```nix
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{
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imports = [
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${nixos-hardware}/pine64/pinebook-pro
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];
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}
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```
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That entry point will try to maximize the hardware compatibility.
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## Current state
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Currently everything seems to work but this is not guaranteed it will be forever.
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### Kernel
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This uses a pinned kernel that imitates a manually tested version of [Manjaro ARM kernel](https://gitlab.manjaro.org/manjaro-arm/packages/core/linux/-/blob/master/PKGBUILD), this way one can update `nixpkgs` without worrying too much.
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This is default kernel but the current mainline kernel `linuxPackages_latest` seems to work too.
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### Known issues
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#### HDMI over Type-C
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HDMI over Type-C works only for the custom kernel and the audio dosen't work (it's an upstream problem).
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#### `rockchipdrm` and `efifb`
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This can be worked around by booting with the `efifb=off` kernel command-line.
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This is already handled for you by this configuration. If using the generic
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UEFI AArch64 iso, you will need to add the option yourself to the command-line
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using GRUB.
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#### _EFI_ and poweroff
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When booted using EFI, the system will not power off. It will stay seemingly
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stuck with the LED and display turned off.
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A [workaround exists](https://github.com/Tow-Boot/Tow-Boot/commit/818cae1b84a7702f2a509927f2819900c2881979#diff-20f50d9d8d5d6c059b87ad66fbc5df26d9fc46251763547ca9bdcc75564a4368),
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and is built in recent Tow-Boot (make sure your release is 2021.10-004 or more recent).
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### _Tow-Boot_
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We highly suggest installing _Tow-Boot_ to the SPI Flash.
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- https://github.com/Tow-Boot/Tow-Boot
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Having the firmware installed to SPI makes the device act basically like a
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normal computer. No need for weird incantations to setup the platform boot
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firmware.
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Alternatively, starting from the _Tow-Boot_ disk image on eMMC is easier to
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deal with and understand than having to deal with _U-Boot_ manually.
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### Mainline _U-Boot_
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Mainline U-Boot has full support for graphics since 2021.04. The current
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unstable relases of Nixpkgs are at 2021.04 at least.
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```
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$ nix-build -A pkgs.ubootPinebookPro
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```
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Note that the default U-Boot build does not do anything with LED on startup.
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## Keyboard firmware
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> **WARNING**: Some hardware batches for the Pinebook Pro ship with the
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> wrong chip for the keyboard controller. While it will work with the
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> firmware it ships with, it _may brick_ while flashing the updated
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> firmware. [See this comment on the firmware repository](https://github.com/jackhumbert/pinebook-pro-keyboard-updater/issues/33#issuecomment-850889285).
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>
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> It is unclear how to identify said hardware from a running system.
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To determine which keyboard controller you have, you will need to disassemble
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the Pinebook Pro as per [the Pine64
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wiki](https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/Pinebook_Pro#Keyboard), and make sure that
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the IC next to the U23 marking on the main board is an **SH68F83**.
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```sh
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$ nix-build -A pkgs.pinebookpro-keyboard-updater
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$ sudo ./result/bin/updater step-1 <iso|ansi>
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$ sudo poweroff
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# ...
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$ sudo ./result/bin/updater step-2 <iso|ansi>
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$ sudo poweroff
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# ...
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$ sudo ./result/bin/updater flash-kb-revised <iso|ansi>
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```
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Note: poweroff must be used, reboot does not turn the hardware "off" enough.
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