Do you know a Pinephone user or a low power single board computer user who is happy with his third party usb-c adapter?

Last Updated on April 10, 2023 by pg@petergamma.org

  • Maybe alaraajavamma how uses the Pinephone pro:

https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=18059

  • but what about the Pinephone?

We had issues with 3 usb-c 3th. party adapters and the Pinephone

  • None of them worked.
  • If you have the same issue, we suggest you to buy the PINEPHONE Pro USB-C Docking Bar:

https://pine64.com/product/pinephone-pro-usb-c-docking-bar/

  • which is confirmed to work as far as we know only with PostmarketOS.

We had issues with usb2 adapters and the Raspberry Pi zero 2 w

  • we had to test 3 devices until we found one which worked
  • usb-c adpaptes, Pinephones and low power single board computers seem to be an issue.
  • The issue is missing information.
  • Would there be a PINEPHONE Pro USB-C Docking Bar, if every 3.th party adapter works with it?

We have information now from several devices who had issues with usb-c adapters

  • This seems to depend on the device, the adapter, and the software is used. Some of these adapters offer drivers, but does someone test those and discuss those?
  • is usb-c implemented in the latest distros and images?
  • Low power single board computers often have only a single usb2 or a single usb-c adapter, and require an usb hub to attach keyboard and mouse.
  • Several users reported to have issues doing this
  • We suggest you if possible to use a usb-c shield for low power single board computers.
  • If you have issues with usb-c adapters, try an usb-c shield with your low power single board computer.

https://forum.armbian.com/topic/23201-cnx-software-mangopi-mq-quad-sbc-%E2%80%93-allwinner-h616-meets-raspberry-pi-zero-w-form-factor/

  • The problem should not be there for devices likeb the Orange Pi5 who has integrated usb-c apdapters.
  • But the advantages of low power single board computers “of the zero type” that they have a great battery life.