Pinephone pro

[candymannetje]

First I want to thank you, great job with this OS.
I have a Pinephone pro and I can test a image if you want.

[Shubhamvis98]

Thanks a lot @candymannetje
Sure, I'll let you know if i create any test image for pro.

[rebuzzo]

Thank you for your job on Pinephone/Pro, you're making this device a better one for sure!
I'm facing an issue with NH Pro on Pinephone pro and, who better than you for an advice?
The lsusb command shows no external devices on my PPP with the last release of NetHunter downloaded from kali.org.
Same phone but running Mobian and all my adapters are listed on lsusb which means no problem on the usb port or OTG cable or devices. I bought mine from pine64 on the second half of December, after they put them back on sale. Maybe something related on new hardware? any help will be much appreciated. Thank you!

[Shubhamvis98]

Hi @rebuzzo , Thanks for your appreciation. I don't think there's any issue with the hardware. Below are few steps you can do:

• First check the dmesg log for your adapter's entry.
• If you can see the details of the adapter in kernel log, then maybe the drivers are not loaded.
• You can try to apt update/upgrade the OS. This will install the latest kernel. If the adapters are working on Mobian then it should be working on Kali as well, as the Kali releases are also based on Mobian's repo.

[rebuzzo]

Thank you for your reply. I’ve just tried but I confirm than dmesg | grep usb doesn’t show any external device and after apt update/upgrade nothing happened. It’s so frustrating…

[Shubhamvis98]

don't use grep. run dmesg -W and then attach your adapter and see if there's any log is generating in dmesg.

[rebuzzo]

Done: nothing happens. It looks like the usb port is “disabled”. On kali works only for charging

[rebuzzo]

Wait wait… rk-818-bat
It looks like rtl8812au, the chipset of the alfanetwork adapter I’ve connected right now

edit: uhm.. I think it’s something related to rockchip.

[Shubhamvis98]

have you tried my pinephone pro release images from my git? If not, can you try it and let me know if you're facing the same issue.

[rebuzzo]

Not yet. Can you advice me on which release to try? I’ll do it now and let you know

This one?
https://github.com/Shubhamvis98/kali-pinephone/releases/download/20230927/kali_phosh_pinephonepro_20230927.img.xz

[Shubhamvis98]

yes

[rebuzzo]

Shubham, it works!!! You can’t imagine how I feel now… I was dealing with the usb port since December. But, wow… it seems so strange to me that the official image does not work. It would be interesting to investigate on this.
Btw, I come to you thanks to Kimocoder who told me you’re working on PinePhone. I will thank him too.

if you will have time you’re invited to have a look at my tik tok account @h4ck1ng.me and, if in anyway you find it useful to promote anything related to kali let me know. I will be very happy to contribute!

[Shubhamvis98]

You're welcome, mate. I'll fix the official image, maybe in the next release. You can also try my unofficial NetHunter app, made for Pinephone and Linux-based phones. I'm just busy with my job, which is why I can't dedicate time to my open-source projects.

[rebuzzo]

I’ve just seen it and sure 100%, I will try it in all of its function! Keep’n touch!

[covar2077]

Latest official nethunterpro tested on pinephone pro with phosh and kali linux on 6.6-rockchip kernel. Usb-c works only for charging the device. If i revert back to 6.1-rockchip kernel usb-c recognizes everything (usb sticks, hubs etc). The problem is that there is no linux-headers for 6.1-rockchip kernel. Does anyone knows where to find older rockchip headers????

[covar2077]

I've also test the following on pinephone pro (main storage).

https://github.com/Shubhamvis98/kali-pinephone/releases/tag/i20231010

But it comes up with boot-loop.

[Shubhamvis98]

I've also test the following on pinephone pro (main storage).

https://github.com/Shubhamvis98/kali-pinephone/releases/tag/i20231010

But it comes up with boot-loop.

This image (i20231010) is for Pinephone not for Pinephone Pro.
You can try this https://github.com/Shubhamvis98/kali-pinephone/releases/download/20230927/kali_phosh_pinephonepro_20230927.img.xz

For older kernels and headers you can check mobian's repository.

[covar2077]

This image (i20231010) is for Pinephone not for Pinephone Pro. You can try this https://github.com/Shubhamvis98/kali-pinephone/releases/download/20230927/kali_phosh_pinephonepro_20230927.img.xz

For older kernels and headers you can check mobian's repository.

At this time the most functional image for pinephone pro is yours because it is based on 6.1-rockchip and includes the linux-headers for this kernel. Great job @Shubhamvis98

[Shubhamvis98]

I'll try to fix the official image. If the issue is in kernel then maybe the issue is with mobian package as nethunter pro uses mobian's repository for device specific packages.