Pinebook bugs

Info

• Pinebook function key usage on the wiki: allwinner
• Schematics: http://wiki.pine64.org/index.php/Pinebook_Main_Page#Pinebook_Schematics_and_Certifications
• Datasheets: http://wiki.pine64.org/index.php/Pinebook_Main_Page#Datasheets_for_Components_and_Peripherals

Firmware / hardware issues

• ANX6345 EDID detection fails at boot with sysutils/u-boot-pinebook
  • Patch to use static EDID and LCD parameters for 14" Pinebook: http://www.netbsd.org/~jmcneill/patch-drivers_video_bridge_anx6345.c

Kernel Bugs

• USB devices sometimes not detected after reboot
  • urtwn(4) issue with 88EU support, workaround committed
• Some USB keyboards cause problems (full sized FILCO tested)
• sdmmc: DDR52 and HS200 are currently disabled in sunximmc(4) for Allwinner A64 due to issues on other boards. Need to track these down so we can run eMMC at full speed.

TODO

• Native display driver (2D)
  • Display Engine 2.0 manual: http://linux-sunxi.org/images/7/7b/Allwinner_DE2.0_Spec_V1.0.pdf
  • Should be implemented as a DRM driver to support KMS and 3D
  • Supported in NetBSD 9
• 3D graphics
  • Should be supported by lima driver: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/lima/web/wikis/home (GPL)
  • Requires DRM PRIME
• VPU
  • Linux kernel support: https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/7/25/267
• wifi support
• bluetooth support
  • firmware: https://github.com/anarsoul/rtl8723bt-firmware
• suspend/resume support
• sysinst support

Pkgsrc bugs

• polkit Memory fault
  • Fixed in spidermonkey52-52.7.4nb3
• www/firefox52 does not enable ARM64 asm for JS JIT engine.
  • Fixed in firefox52-52.9.0nb4