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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PinePhone PinePhone] is supported by [https://mobile.nixos.org/ Mobile NixOS]: https://mobile.nixos.org/devices/pine64-pinephone.html
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PinePhone PinePhone] is supported by [https://mobile.nixos.org/ Mobile NixOS]: https://mobile.nixos.org/devices/pine64-pinephone.html


This guide is discusses how to use [https://puri.sm/posts/phosh-overview/ Phosh], the GNOME-derived UI used by Librem and Mobian.
This guide is discusses how to use [https://phosh.mobi/ Phosh], the GNOME-derived UI used by Librem and Mobian.
 
== Requirements ==
This document assumes you have set up NixOS on your PinePhone, as described in https://mobile.nixos.org/getting-started.html
 
Beware known issues:
* [https://github.com/NixOS/mobile-nixos/issues/342 boot.growPartition has no effect]
* [https://github.com/NixOS/mobile-nixos/issues/373 how to cross-compile]


== Status ==
== Status ==


=== Phosh ===
=== Phosh ===
https://github.com/NixOS/mobile-nixos/pull/352 is a PR to add a phosh-demo to mobile-nixos. The author of this wiki page uses this PR.
Working with:
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
xserver.desktopManager.phosh = {
  enable = true;
  user = "alice";
  group = "users";
  # for better compatibility with x11 applications
  phocConfig.xwayland = "immediate";
};
</syntaxhighlight>
 
=== Battery ===
Wake-on-modem works.
Wake-on-WiFi is not supported. Something like https://gist.github.com/Peetz0r/bf8fd93a60962b4afcf2daeb4305da40 is needed.
 
=== Browsing ===
 
* GNOME Web is installed by default.
* `pkgs.firefox-wayland` works but doesn't scale down the UI well. https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/mobile-config-firefox is needed for that.
 
=== Sound ===
Working. Settings -> Sound ->Output -> Configuration -> HiFi


=== Calling ===
=== Calling ===


Working with:
Working with:
* [https://github.com/NixOS/mobile-nixos/pull/380 Use the more generic device path for modem]
* the following:


<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.calls ];
programs.calls.enable = true;
services.dbus.packages = [ pkgs.callaudiod ];
# Optional but recommended. https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/162894
systemd.services.ModemManager.serviceConfig.ExecStart = [
  "" # clear ExecStart from upstream unit file.
  "${pkgs.modemmanager}/sbin/ModemManager --test-quick-suspend-resume"
];
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>
Known issues:
* incoming calls don't trigger music to be paused. Likely need something like https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/librem5-base/-/merge_requests/170/diffs


=== SMS ===
=== SMS ===
Working with:
Working with:
* {{pull|122373|Chatty}}
<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
* {{ic|pkgs.purple-mm-sms}}
environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.chatty ];
</syntaxhighlight>
 
=== MMS ===
Unsupported. See https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/chatty/-/issues/30


=== Camera ===
=== Camera ===
Working with {{ic|pkgs.megapixels}}. Front camera causes it to crash? Works in other distros.
{{ic|pkgs.megapixels}} is the only known application to [https://git.sr.ht/~martijnbraam/megapixels#linux-video-subsystem work with Pinephone]. Does not always start correctly, retrying might help.
 
* Front camera works out-of-the-box.
* Back camera works, but autofocus does not ( https://github.com/NixOS/mobile-nixos/issues/393 )


=== Mobile internet ===
=== Mobile internet ===
Working (imperative), with:
Working via gnome-control-center ("Mobile Broadband" section), or:


{{Commands|$ nmcli c add type gsm ifname cdc-wdm0 con-name $PROVIDER apn $APN}}
{{Commands|$ nmcli c add type gsm ifname cdc-wdm0 con-name $PROVIDER apn $APN}}
Other distributions use [https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/gnome-control-center Librem's fork of gnome-control-center] which has a mobile internet panel. https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-control-center/-/merge_requests/583 tracks the upstreaming of this functionality.


=== GPS ===
=== GPS ===
Working with GNOME applications with:
Working with GNOME applications with:
* {{pull|129630|allow Phosh to use geoclue}}
* {{pull|129630|allow Phosh to use geoclue}}
* and the following:
<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
services.geoclue2.enable = true;
users.users.geoclue.extraGroups = [ "networkmanager" ];
</syntaxhighlight>
=== Sensors ===
The acceleration, compass, and ambient light sensors provide working auto-rotation, compass, and auto-brightness, when you:
<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
hardware.sensor.iio.enable = true;
hardware.firmware = [ config.mobile.device.firmware ];
</syntaxhighlight>


=== Disk encryption ===
=== Disk encryption ===
See [https://github.com/NixOS/mobile-nixos/tree/master/examples/testing/qemu-cryptsetup]
The boot process supports opening LUKS volumes. Creating an image to use LUKS is unsupported, but possible. The idea is to write an encrypted LUKS volume to the root partition, as described in  https://github.com/NixOS/mobile-nixos/tree/master/examples/testing/qemu-cryptsetup.
 
=== Hardware acceleration for video ===
See https://github.com/NixOS/mobile-nixos/issues/398.
 
=== Torch ===
Working, per https://github.com/NixOS/mobile-nixos/issues/379
 
=== Bluetooth ===
Working with:
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
mobile.boot.stage-1.firmware = [
  config.mobile.device.firmware
];
</syntaxhighlight>
 
=== Modem firmware ===
Per https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/PineModems#Upgrade/switch_firmware_via_fwupd , fwupd can be used to flash the FOSS Modem firmware. To enable fwupd:
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
services.fwupd.enable = true;
</syntaxhighlight>
 
=== Alarm clocks ===
Not working:
* GNOME Clocks will not wake up the phone: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-clocks/-/issues/100
* https://github.com/Dejvino/birdie looks good, but is not packaged.


== Recommended applications ==
== Recommended applications ==


Not all applications scale down well to mobiles.
See https://linmobapps.frama.io/ for a list of applications that behave well on small screens, and in particular https://apps.gnome.org/.
 
* {{ic|pkgs.gnome.gnome-chess}}
* {{ic|pkgs.gnome.gnome-podcasts}}
* {{ic|pkgs.portfolio-filemanager}}


== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [https://xnux.eu/p-boot-demo/ PinePhone multi-distro demo image] is an easy way to see which functionality works in other distros.
* [https://xnux.eu/p-boot-demo/ PinePhone multi-distro demo image] is an easy way to see which functionality works in other distros.
* [https://github.com/dreemurrs-embedded/Pine64-Arch Arch Linux's Pinephone config]
* [https://github.com/dreemurrs-embedded/Pine64-Arch Arch Linux's Pinephone config]
* [https://wiki.mobian-project.org/doku.php?id=pinephone Mobian's Pinephone docs]
* [https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/PINE64_PinePhone_(pine64-pinephone) PostmarketOS's Pinephone docs]
* [https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/tree/master/device/main/device-pine64-pinephone PostmarketOS's Pinephone config]
[[Category: Hardware]]

Latest revision as of 19:40, 24 April 2024

PinePhone is supported by Mobile NixOS: https://mobile.nixos.org/devices/pine64-pinephone.html

This guide is discusses how to use Phosh, the GNOME-derived UI used by Librem and Mobian.

Requirements

This document assumes you have set up NixOS on your PinePhone, as described in https://mobile.nixos.org/getting-started.html

Beware known issues:

Status

Phosh

Working with: 

xserver.desktopManager.phosh = {
  enable = true;
  user = "alice";
  group = "users";
  # for better compatibility with x11 applications
  phocConfig.xwayland = "immediate";
};

Battery

Wake-on-modem works. Wake-on-WiFi is not supported. Something like https://gist.github.com/Peetz0r/bf8fd93a60962b4afcf2daeb4305da40 is needed.

Browsing

Sound

Working. Settings -> Sound ->Output -> Configuration -> HiFi

Calling

Working with: 

programs.calls.enable = true;
# Optional but recommended. https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/162894
systemd.services.ModemManager.serviceConfig.ExecStart = [
  "" # clear ExecStart from upstream unit file.
  "${pkgs.modemmanager}/sbin/ModemManager --test-quick-suspend-resume"
];

Known issues:

SMS

Working with: 

environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.chatty ];

MMS

Unsupported. See https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/chatty/-/issues/30

Camera

pkgs.megapixels is the only known application to work with Pinephone. Does not always start correctly, retrying might help.

Mobile internet

Working via gnome-control-center ("Mobile Broadband" section), or: 

$ nmcli c add type gsm ifname cdc-wdm0 con-name $PROVIDER apn $APN

GPS

Working with GNOME applications with: 

services.geoclue2.enable = true;
users.users.geoclue.extraGroups = [ "networkmanager" ];

Sensors

The acceleration, compass, and ambient light sensors provide working auto-rotation, compass, and auto-brightness, when you: 

hardware.sensor.iio.enable = true;
hardware.firmware = [ config.mobile.device.firmware ];

Disk encryption

The boot process supports opening LUKS volumes. Creating an image to use LUKS is unsupported, but possible. The idea is to write an encrypted LUKS volume to the root partition, as described in https://github.com/NixOS/mobile-nixos/tree/master/examples/testing/qemu-cryptsetup.

Hardware acceleration for video

See https://github.com/NixOS/mobile-nixos/issues/398.

Torch

Working, per https://github.com/NixOS/mobile-nixos/issues/379

Bluetooth

Working with: 

mobile.boot.stage-1.firmware = [
  config.mobile.device.firmware
];

Modem firmware

Per https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/PineModems#Upgrade/switch_firmware_via_fwupd , fwupd can be used to flash the FOSS Modem firmware. To enable fwupd: 

services.fwupd.enable = true;

Alarm clocks

Not working:

Recommended applications

See https://linmobapps.frama.io/ for a list of applications that behave well on small screens, and in particular https://apps.gnome.org/.

See also

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