Posts made by anernest

Re: Explore unlimited possibilities - Coolpi 8-inch touchscreen

I would like to build a tablet using the Cm5 core board and v2 carrier board used in the CM5 laptop. I have the 14in CM5 laptop and am very pleased with its stablity as a daily-driver. Shrinking it down to an 8 or 10in tablet form-factor would be ideal. I've got the touchscreen and boards in my cart on Aliexpress and am ready to pull the trigger pending any feedback on the following potential concerns:

1. Heat management (low profile heatsink/fan like the laptop?)
2. Structural rigidity (PLA 3D print case?)
3. Hardware buttons (power, volume, brightness, etc)
4. 5G Cellular Modem possibilty

Any insights/thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Andy

@george Never mind. It just started working. No clue why, but I'll monitor it and let you know if it starts to get flaky.

@george Never mind. It just started working. No clue why, but I'll monitor it and let you know if it starts to get flaky.

@george I purchased to V20 upgrade and installed it with Ubuntu 24.04. It does not recognize the NVMe stick. Am I doing something wrong?

@george would you mind taking a look at this issue. I have not been able to find the instructions specific to the V20 board upgrade, so I may have missed something. I've pulled the notebook apart again and reseated the NVMe stick. I installed Ubuntu 24.04, but maybe I should have used 22.04?

I received the V20 mainboard and installed it. I followed these instructions including pulling, compiling and installing the latest kernel source, and the system boots fine, however it does not recognize the NVMe card.

@Rebel-Rider Thank you. Just odered.

@george my bad for not being clearer. I have the original notebook, and I recall you pointing us to Aliexpress to purchase a replacement main board that would provide usb-c charging and a few other new features. I was hoping to purchase the newer version of the mainboard but I cannot find it available anywhere.

Re: Cool Pi ARM Notebook Preview

Not able to find the main board upgrade for my original cm5 notebook. Any idea if they'll be available again soon? Or if there's another upgrade pathway?

@george How would I go about upgrading to a touchscreen? Can I purchase the parts somewhere and replace them myself?

@jack_admin @enok71 Great thoughts. What comes to mind the is the Framework (https://frame.work) concept. A modular design that allows folks to mix-and-match components. This already somewhat achievable as long as you are somewhat handy with a 3d printer and a soldering iron, and @george has been very amenable to helping folks through the pitfalls of adapting one-off solutions. Some possibly minor changes to the core design might open this laptop to a wider market, especially in the EU & US, for those, like me, who are not quite as handy with a soldering iron as they think they are - allowing for both "maker" level adaptations and consumer-grade mix-n-match.

I've had this linux laptop for a while, and it has turned into my daily driver in addition to being invaluable for edge-device development on-the-go.

I'd be interested in any thoughts on adapting it into a 2-in-1 platform, similar to my aging Dell Latitude 7390 2-in-1 it's replaced. Some minimum adaptations:

1. Change current screen to touch screen
2. Replace shell or hinge to allow for full 360 rotation into tablet mode
3. Upgrade to Motherboard to allow for an additional M.2 port for internal 5G Modem.

If there are any others as intrigued by the potential of this device as I am, I would be interested in sharing the development cost of such a unit, if there is a capable maker willing to take it on, and as long as as at the end of the day the total cost to me does not break my bank, incurr the wrath of my wife, and results in a functional unit at a marketable cost.

Has anyone had amy luck installing the Windows 11 arm64 insider preview on the CM5 laptop in an LXD Container? Note, I'm NOT interested in installing Win11 as the host OS, rather as a LXC client.

As some background, I am also hoping to do the same on an Ampere Altra arm64 server, but I'd like to be able to access Win11 functionality on the laptop while on the road if and when I might need it, instead of carrying another amd64 Win11 laptop.

@george said in Laptop USB-C Alt Mode:

@anernest
Refer to the following document to provide EDID information and demesg information for inserting and removing HDMI.
https://www.cool-pi.com/topic/296/how-to-drive-non-standard-resolution-hdmi-displays?_=1701475254750

• When I plug a desktop monitor in, the edid.bin file is empty and the monitor continues to act as if it has not been plugged in.
• So I plugged the portable monitor in, and the edid.bin remained empty, even though the monitor woke up and displayed the desktop.
• Below is the dmesg output from the time I plugged the portable monitor in (I imagine the same i2c read error would be happening with the desktop monitor):

[55894.022488] rockchip-vop2 fdd90000.vop: [drm:vop2_crtc_atomic_disable] Crtc atomic disable vp0
[55922.073783] dwhdmi-rockchip fde80000.hdmi: i2c read err!
[55922.099121] dwhdmi-rockchip fde80000.hdmi: i2c read err!
[55922.124563] dwhdmi-rockchip fde80000.hdmi: i2c read err!
[55922.150090] dwhdmi-rockchip fde80000.hdmi: i2c read err!
[55922.175693] dwhdmi-rockchip fde80000.hdmi: i2c read err!
[55922.181007] dwhdmi-rockchip fde80000.hdmi: failed to get edid
[55922.201317] dwhdmi-rockchip fde80000.hdmi: i2c read err!
[55922.226965] dwhdmi-rockchip fde80000.hdmi: i2c read err!
[55922.252690] dwhdmi-rockchip fde80000.hdmi: i2c read err!
[55922.278239] dwhdmi-rockchip fde80000.hdmi: i2c read err!
[55922.303637] dwhdmi-rockchip fde80000.hdmi: i2c read err!
[55922.308948] dwhdmi-rockchip fde80000.hdmi: failed to get edid
[55922.390272] dwhdmi-rockchip fde80000.hdmi: use tmds mode
[55922.390290] rockchip-vop2 fdd90000.vop: [drm:vop2_crtc_atomic_enable] Update mode to 1920x1080p60, type: 11(if:800) for vp0 dclk: 148500000
[55922.390313] rockchip-vop2 fdd90000.vop: [drm:vop2_crtc_atomic_enable] dclk_out0 div: 0 dclk_core0 div: 2
[55922.390317] rockchip-vop2 fdd90000.vop: [drm:vop2_crtc_atomic_enable] set dclk_vop0 to 148500000, get 148500000
[55922.407006] rockchip-hdptx-phy-hdmi fed60000.hdmiphy: hdptx_ropll_cmn_config bus_width:16a8c8 rate:1485000
[55922.407270] rockchip-hdptx-phy-hdmi fed60000.hdmiphy: hdptx phy pll locked!
[55922.414228] dwhdmi-rockchip fde80000.hdmi: final tmdsclk = 148500000
[55922.414247] dwhdmi-rockchip fde80000.hdmi: don't use dsc mode
[55922.414249] dwhdmi-rockchip fde80000.hdmi: dw hdmi qp use tmds mode
[55922.414253] rockchip-hdptx-phy-hdmi fed60000.hdmiphy: bus_width:0x16a8c8,bit_rate:1485000
[55922.414438] rockchip-hdptx-phy-hdmi fed60000.hdmiphy: hdptx phy lane locked!
[55922.467217] usb 5-1: new full-speed USB device number 4 using xhci-hcd
[55922.507150] dwhdmi-rockchip fde80000.hdmi: use tmds mode
[55922.561497] dwhdmi-rockchip fde80000.hdmi: i2c read err!
[55922.586994] dwhdmi-rockchip fde80000.hdmi: i2c read err!
[55922.608497] usb 5-1: New USB device found, idVendor=1a86, idProduct=e5e3, bcdDevice= 0.00
[55922.608504] usb 5-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[55922.608507] usb 5-1: Product: TeNizo_R7Series_TC
[55922.608510] usb 5-1: Manufacturer: TeNizo
[55922.612274] dwhdmi-rockchip fde80000.hdmi: i2c read err!
[55922.622167] input: TeNizo TeNizo_R7Series_TC as /devices/platform/usbdrd3_1/fc400000.usb/xhci-hcd.4.auto/usb5/5-1/5-1:1.0/0003:1A86:E5E3.0008/input/input14
[55922.622551] hid-multitouch 0003:1A86:E5E3.0008: input,hidraw4: USB HID v1.00 Device [TeNizo TeNizo_R7Series_TC] on usb-xhci-hcd.4.auto-1/input0
[55922.637682] dwhdmi-rockchip fde80000.hdmi: i2c read err!
[55922.663245] dwhdmi-rockchip fde80000.hdmi: i2c read err!
[55922.668566] dwhdmi-rockchip fde80000.hdmi: failed to get edid
[55924.770530] dwhdmi-rockchip fde80000.hdmi: use tmds mode
[55924.787232] dwhdmi-rockchip fde80000.hdmi: use tmds mode
[55924.803857] dwhdmi-rockchip fde80000.hdmi: use tmds mode
[55955.039625] dwhdmi-rockchip fde80000.hdmi: use tmds mode
[55955.293468] rockchip-vop2 fdd90000.vop: [drm:vop2_crtc_atomic_disable] Crtc atomic disable vp2
[55955.322826] dwhdmi-rockchip fde80000.hdmi: use tmds mode
[55955.373026] rockchip-vop2 fdd90000.vop: [drm:vop2_crtc_atomic_disable] Crtc atomic disable vp0
[55955.423668] rockchip-vop2 fdd90000.vop: [drm:vop2_wait_power_domain_off] *ERROR* wait pd7 off timeout power_ctrl: 0x7f
[55955.440413] rockchip-vop2 fdd90000.vop: [drm:vop2_crtc_atomic_disable] *ERROR* unexpected power on pd7
[55955.449779] dwhdmi-rockchip fde80000.hdmi: use tmds mode

@anernest said in HDMI Port Disconnected:

@george Please help me out here. The HDMI port only seems to drive small portable monitors. It does not recognize the Dell P27815Q 27inch monitors or the Samsung 50inch TV when I plug them in. This makes the laptop virtually useless to me if I cannot use it to drive HDMI monitors while traveling in meeting rooms. If I cannot get this resolved, I will need to return it and get my money back.

Just wanted to set the record straight regarding the Cool-Pi team's responsiveness. @george had immediately answered me in another thread (Laptop USB-C Alt Mode). My bad for creating multiple threads on the same topic and not checking them all.

@george said in Laptop USB-C Alt Mode:

@anernest
Refer to the following document to provide EDID information and demesg information for inserting and removing HDMI.
https://www.cool-pi.com/topic/296/how-to-drive-non-standard-resolution-hdmi-displays?_=1701475254750

My apologies @george , I kept looking in the CM5 Laptop thread and not here for an answer, when you had already answered here, immediately. I will check this out today.

@george Please help me out here. The HDMI port only seems to drive small portable monitors. It does not recognize the Dell P27815Q 27inch monitors or the Samsung 50inch TV when I plug them in. This makes the laptop virtually useless to me if I cannot use it to drive HDMI monitors while traveling in meeting rooms. If I cannot get this resolved, I will need to return it and get my money back.

@george I tried just the HDMI port with two other portable HDMI monitors (7inch LESOWN and 11inch Visual Beat), and they work well. The desktop monitors I tried were a 5inch Samsung and 2 27inch Dell P2715Q's. None of the desktop monitors work. My knowledge of HDMI signaling is limited, but I know the desktop monitors are capable of 4K resolution, but should sync down to the highest resolutions available to them. Is the problem here somehow? Is there a possible work-around (maybe some external hardware to force the desktop monitors to stay at 1K?)

@george Please let me know what my next steps should be? This is a brand new laptop.

@george ...I've tried different cables and different monitors with no difference.

@george No, the Type Connection activates normally, but the HDMI connection behaves as if nothing has been inserted.I've

lshw output:

(base) anernest@Banda:~$ sudo lshw -c video
  *-graphics                
       product: rockchipdrmfb
       physical id: d
       logical name: /dev/fb0
       capabilities: fb
       configuration: depth=32 resolution=1920,1080
(base) anernest@Banda:~$

I have two Dell P2715Q monitors connected to the Laptop. One is connected to the HDMI port and the other to the Type C port (via an HDMI dongle). The laptop does not recognize the connection on its HDMI port.

Laptop with connection on HDMI:

(base) anernest@Banda:~$ xrandr -q
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 16384 x 16384
eDP-1 connected primary 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 309mm x 174mm
   1920x1080     60.03*+
HDMI-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
(base) anernest@Banda:~$ 

Laptop with connection on Type C :

(base) anernest@Banda:~$ xrandr -q
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 5760 x 2160, maximum 16384 x 16384
eDP-1 connected primary 1920x1080+0+1055 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 309mm x 174mm
   1920x1080     60.03*+
HDMI-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-1 connected 3840x2160+1920+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 597mm x 336mm
   3840x2160     30.00*+  25.00    24.00  
   1920x1080     60.00    50.00    24.00  
   1680x1050     59.88  
   1280x1024     60.02  
   1152x864      75.00  
   1280x720      60.00    50.00  
   800x600       75.00  
(base) anernest@Banda:~$ 

Laptop with connection on both HDMI and Type C

(base) anernest@Banda:~$ xrandr -q
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 5760 x 2160, maximum 16384 x 16384
eDP-1 connected primary 1920x1080+0+1055 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 309mm x 174mm
   1920x1080     60.03*+
HDMI-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP-1 connected 3840x2160+1920+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 597mm x 336mm
   3840x2160     30.00*+  25.00    24.00  
   1920x1080     60.00    50.00    24.00  
   1680x1050     59.88  
   1280x1024     60.02  
   1152x864      75.00  
   1280x720      60.00    50.00  
   800x600       75.00  
(base) anernest@Banda:~$ 

@george I'm afraid my hands-on capabilities are limited.'

Is there a trick to enabling the HDMI port? I can drive a monitor on the Type C, but not the HDMI.|

@george The problem appears specific to the LESOWN Type C monitor dmesg.txt, although this monitor works fine with other SBC (Orange Pi 5 Plus). Resolution of this issue is not important for me since the laptop screen displays fine on another Type C monitor I have.
On a slightly separate topic, does the laptop USB-C port support DP MST? I would like to use the laptop as my daily driver, with 2 DP and 1 HDMI monitors on my desk.

I believe I saw somewhere that the laptop supports DP Alt via USB-C. I have a small 7in USB-C monitor (LESOWN) that does not display anything when plugged into the Laptop, although the touch screen on the 7in monitor does move the cursor on the main laptop screen. Is there a power limit on the USB-C port? The laptop is plugged into a 12V 3A power supply. I Have a similar HDMI monitor that works with the laptop if I power it separately.

@george Thank you. This is very helpful.

@george Could you see how difficult it would be to connect a a CM5 EVB to the 5inch LCD in the link below. There is a pdf of the specs in the second link. I currently have it working with another an Orange Pi 5 Plus RK3588 device.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805633026060.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.46.1ce31802Io5CbG&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12tf1jnMa_VAKAdOYp4VAlMFsPj7Kt1BK/view?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000023.1.19f3pP0ipP0igu&usp=sharing

Curious if there are any thoughts/plans for a motherboard that replaces the 12V 3A barrel adapter with a USB-C power delivery input? This would eliminate the need to carry around a separate power supply other than a 45-65W PD that most of us likely carry around in our bag,

@george can't find the specs on the monitor other than the connectivity is 30pin FPC, 4 lane. Don't worry, I will likely order an EVB and find a compatible LCD later.