…or you can simply change the wallpaper. phosh respects the setting used by GNOME: https://linuxconfig.org/set-wallpaper-on-ubuntu-20-04-using-command-line
The 5.11 kernel which should migrate to amber-phone in a day or two forces 20MHz automatically, which should improve WiFi compatibility out-of-box.
Indeed… I changed to 20MHz width and the connection looks stable. By the way I rechecked and the command that provides this info is
iw wlan0 info
Currently it gives:
purism@pureos:~$ iw wlan0 info
Interface wlan0
ifindex 3
wdev 0x1
addr 88:da:1a:7c:31:44
ssid TP-LINK_61C7
type managed
wiphy 0
channel 3 (2422 MHz), width: 20 MHz, center1: 2422 MHz
txpower 20.00 dBm
purism@pureos:~$
But as @dos writes to force the proper width is the correct way for routers we do not control. So I will reset my routers to “Auto” and recheck after I get the kernel update. I will report back.
Any info about connecting to a laptop (such as L13) with usb cable? Or currently it has to be only over network. Not a serious problem if the connection stays stable. But it is good to know.
It shows up on the laptop as a regular Ethernet device that you can configure with NetworkManager on both sides.
There’s also serial console exposed over USB, so you can login without setting up any networking.
Interesting. I will play with NetworkManager as you suggest.
But with minicom how do you find the correct tty? Actually I thought that as root on L13 the command dmesg | grep tty would give me something useful after I connected the L5, but it does not. It gives the same output as before I connect them. Isn’t this strange? It gives printk, systemd and a few error lines about speech-driver. I expected to see some ttyS0 or similar.
Is that on the 2.4 GHz band only?
(I’m using a 40 MHz channel width on the 5 GHz band with my Librem 5 and I’ve never had any stability issues.)
It seems as if the iw package (giving the iw command) is not installed out-of-the-box.
Yes, I installed it at the terminal with sudo apt install iw
By the way I have not tested L5 at 5GHz. It could be stable there at 40MHz width. I do not know. My router’s default was 2.4 and never had a reason to switch it to 5.
Yes, it’s only relevant to 2.4GHz networks.
The Baseus Mate Docking Station https://www.baseus-cn.com/baseus-mate-docking-type-c-mobile-phone-intelligent-hub-docking-station-standard-version/ is NOT suitable for the Librem 5 Evergreen, because it is too thick for the slot! I’ve ordered it and learned it the hard way…
Which is weird, because I have it too and it fits mine. It sits very straight in it, but it works fine.
@spaetz I can not make it work either. But something is strange. How do you power this device? It comes only with a usb-c to usb-c cable. I put a samsung telephone on it. Connected it with L13 with the supplied cable. Nothing happens. tried with another cable usb-c (on the dock) to standard USB of L13. Nothing again.
Is my unit maybe faulty? How do you connect the baseus? can you describe your topology?
I can take a picture tomorrow and post it in a new thread. Basically, I plug the USB-C cable into the pinepower PD outlet and in the Baseus Dock.
When I plug in the L5 it starts to charge - most of the time. When I unplug the power supply, the L5 starts to provide current to the dock though and will be sucked empty soon. All from memory, I am not near my dock now.
Pinepower is from pine phone? What is pinepower? Does it work with L5 power adaptor? I tried: L5 power adtaptor + either Baseus or L5 cable and I do not see the L5 charging. Unless I have to press hard in L5 to fit inside the dock. But I am afraid to do so.
First hit to internet search of pinepower
It can’t be that I need another device to operate a dock that does not include a power adaptor. It is not reasonable. So the question remains does baseus dock work with L5 power adapter or not? Does it work connected to a USB-typeA of a laptop? If not then the device should be considered defective. I will wait for @spaetz reply and tests. If no solution is found I will return the dock claiming it’s warranty.
This is my L5 with the Baseus dock and the charger and cable as supplied by Purism. I don’t know with which current it is charging, but it charges. Also it shows that the L5 does fit the slot of the Baseus dock for me. It is more upright than I would like it to be, though :).
So you have two power sources. One coming from the L5 charger-and-cable and one coming from another power source through standard USB-typeA slot on the side of the dock. Is this right?
No, the only power source is the PD source from the back. The USB A cable on the left side of the dock goes toward my USB keyboard. I prefer my pinepower as it has a multimeter included, showing me the charging current. I just tested the Purism-supplied charger and it charges the L5 with 1.5A.
UPDATE: Using the pinepower, I see that it pulls 2A.
OK, so I will return my baseus unit as faulty. Thanks a lot.
You would use the existing power adapter i.e. that came with the Librem 5. Unless you already have a bigger / better one.
In theory yes but in practice that port may not provide enough power for the dock plus the phone (if you are actually plugging extra devices into the dock).
A USB-C port of a laptop with power delivery would be much better.
I understand your concern.
My recommended approach is to plug e.g. a keyboard into the dock and then the phone into dock. If the phone can see the keyboard then you have the phone plugged in correctly. If the phone can’t see the keyboard then you probably haven’t pushed it down enough. This applies even if there is no power to the dock (provided that the phone’s battery has enough juice to keep the phone running during the testing - around 500 mA - plus enough juice to power the keyboard - maybe 100 mA maximum, plus the dock itself).
I would expect that it perhaps does not even provide enough power for the dock itself. I would guess that it needs to negotiate some higher current. I have not tried to plug in a “dumb” charger (and will not do so).
