Plan? Hmmm. Iâm still bogged down with Pwnkit on other computers so havenât had time to reflash the Librem 5. I think my plan will be: wipe / start from scratch (as you did) and then just redo the 1000 things that I have done by way of customisations, settings, installs (which I can redo from my notes).
I am thinking of going LUKS (unlike you) so I suspect that preserving anything from Amber is close to impossible anyway (other than that the uSD card - not encrypted - should work âas isâ - so I am only referring to preserving anything on the eMMC drive).
I probably would have chosen encryptionâŚif I had remembered that I had to specify a different image. (Or if the documentation had indicated that.) I suppose I could do it over. Now would be the perfect time.
I think itâs an (optional) argument to the flash script.
Exactly.
I donât want to have to do this three times - so if I ever want encryption then the reflash from Amber to Byzantium is the time to do it.
I believe that all portable devices should use encryption, not because we face state actors in our threat model etc., but just because portable devices are more readily lost or opportunistically stolen. At the very least it is a courtesy to my friends, relatives and colleagues whose contact details will appear on my phone (at least until the calling and emailing apps support LDAP).
GNOME Weather picked up my location and displayed the forecast.
GNOME Maps found my semi-precise location (within 30-ish meters) even though I was indoors, sitting by a window. (I didnât notice how quickly it happened, as I only checked Maps after some time sitting there.) [EDIT: It finds a fix very quickly upon opening Maps.]
Default sound quality for phone calls seems pretty good on both ends. (unscientific, brief test, talking to myself on two phones)
Quite a few colorful backgrounds can be selected from Settings. You can also add an image of your own.
There are more options available in the Settings than with Amber, including various toggles for docked use.
Superimposed dialog boxes have controls to dismiss them without having to minimize the app to swipe away.
Display has 5 resolution (scale) settings.
Automatic date/time works instantly on connection to network.
Initially bluetooth started scanning as soon as I turned it on, but now it seems to have stopped working, and turns itself off when closing Settings. Still shows as enabled in quick settings area. My Android doesnât see the L5, either. [EDIT: A reboot directly from the BT settings screen brought back functionality.]
Settings>Privacy>File History & Trash doesnât scale to screen (in default resolution). Some of the other settings panels take a second or two to scale, sometimes.
Still no UI option to remove unwanted Online Accounts cloud links (i.e. Evil Corp 1, Evil Corp 2, etc.).
In the Store, itâs necessary to enable âShow incompatible applicationsâ to find all matching software when using the search function. Some of that software likely adapts to the screen even if itâs not officially labeled âcompatible.â
Timeout for screen lock still doesnât obey my chosen interval. (Screen locks immediately when display blanks or power button is pushed.)
If you both want to flash it encrypted, I suggest doing so with this branch https://source.puri.sm/Librem5/librem5-flash-image/-/merge_requests/13 as it should generate a new encryption key (the default passphrase is still 123456, that doesnât change). Though youâll need to make sure that you have cryptsetup-reencrypt and uuu installed, and unfortunately the flash needs to be run as root. This avoids the lengthy process seen in the other thread.
I did so this past weekend, and it worked for me.
On the device you plan to flash from, this is what I did, and be sure to follow the instructions it gives you once the image is downloaded.
At the moment yes, but phosh 1.15 should be available for update either tomorrow or the day after, and this adds a keyboard button to the lockscreen numberpad to open it up. Donât change your password to non numeric until you see that in the lock screen.
The software categories (i.e. curated, and presumably, adaptive apps) in the Store take a long time to populate , but now include lots more apps than in Amber. [EDIT: This is only if "Show incompatible applicationsâ is enabled. Otherwise, normal time to populate.]
Terminal-style keyboard seems to be the default in the terminal now, even if âEnglish (US)â (dependent on your region) has the active button enabled.
Selecting âTerminalâ keyboard in other apps applies system-wide (as before), and does not persist after reboot (as before).
Calendar is very nicely adaptive now, which it wasnât in Amber.
For my use that will be excellent but really it should just remember what the user has chosen i.e. choice stored persistently. My choice to use Terminal shouldnât be forced upon anyone else.
What is 80% of what though? This has always been confusing to me (even in amber).
Are you saying that somewhere it displays the charge percentage and that displayed value never goes above 80? If so, I think this is going to confuse users.
If you are saying that 100% is defined as 80% of the actual capacity of the battery then that is reasonable but some users may want to override that i.e. trade-off to gain time between charges at the cost of total battery lifespan.
I was referring to charging of the battery being automatically stopped at 80% full. Iâm probably wrong, and confusing this with one of /e/OSâs stated goals.
Iâve only charged once since flashing Byzantium; when I noticed that the red light had gone off during charging, I observed the charge was at 78% or so (which I interpreted as battery discharging slightly after charging stopped).
Iâll observe more closely at the next charge and see if it definitely behaves that way. I donât see anything in the Power settings about limiting charging.
EDIT: @irvinewade, Charged again today. Red LED went out at 85% (Thatâs 85% according to the indicator), but the phone continued charging just fine. PowerStats shows battery capacity at 100%, i.e. healthy.
You can presumably change your password with the passwd command.
Based on past (bitter) experience though from other users, I would recommend that you create a second user to log in as (as backup in case you break purism) and make sure that it can sudo and enable the SSH server - so that you have a way to get in and fix problems if things go pear-shaped.
What about the âPassword should be 6 digitsâ directions in the screenshot above, and the digits-only keyboard?
I suppose that would only mean I canât use that particular GUI setting to change the password in the future once an alphanumeric one is created in the terminalâŚ? (Unless and until the GUI is updated.) But no other issues with going alphanumeric?
Iâd like to confirm following: glxgears -fullscreen
Esc key to exit. Please post here your output after minute or so, as today is very good day for Librem 5, I guess again:
actually expecting average of +/â 140 FPS per second.
