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Gemini PDA - Linux / Gemini Bricked! [Solved]

« on: July 02, 2018, 04:55:07 pm »

It *might not* actually be bricked, just that after the flash failed, it got stuck on a black screen until the battery ran down.

Have you tried plugging it into a wall charger for a few hours, then trying the various recovery mode button combos?

Thanks! That's almost exactly what happened. It got stuck with a black screen but in my case the battery had not run down. Even the evening of the following day.

Pressing Esc+SilverButton did not reboot it until I plugged the charger into the *right hand side* usb socket.

I put the usb back into the left hand side usb and I was able to flash it and start Sailfish. Then I saw that the battery was almost completely drained.

Setting up Sailfish - rebooting multiple times when it got stuck - I came across the same problem, and putting the charger in the right side usb worked again to reboot with Esc+SilverButton!

I haven't seen any other posts with this problem so maybe I'm imagining it, but it certainly seemed like it worked. I held the Esc+Silver (without the charger plugged in, and with it plugged in the left side) for varying amounts of time, but with the charger on the right side it rebooted the first time after 10 seconds holding them.

By the way, Planet Computers got back to me swiftly and were there to help, which I was quite impressed with.

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Gemini PDA - Sailfish OS / I cannot succeed to boot Sailfish [SOLVED]

« on: June 29, 2018, 02:41:07 pm »

hi,
after triple flashing (Android, Linux, Sailfish OS), I reboot, press ESC+gray button and I get always Recovery Menu, not Sailfish.
Am I wrong or SFOS is not installed?

Help,
salvo

I had the same problem, then I read the Flashing page carefully...
Press Esc until the Gemini vibrates, then stop pressing Esc and then press the silver side button until the screen turns on.
The buttons you press depends on the boot order of course so check the page used to create the scatter file if unsure.

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Gemini PDA - Linux / Gemini Bricked! [Solved]

« on: June 28, 2018, 02:17:28 pm »

My Gemini PDA refuses to do ANYTHING after attempting to flash using the guide from here: http://support.planetcom.co.uk/index.php/L..._Flashing_Guide

I flashed it once before and have been happily using Debian TP2.

I wanted to try Sailfish, so flashed as before:

* Unpacked gemini_x27_base.zip. Produced Gemini_x27_12062018/ folder.
* Moved '.img' files from debian_sailfishos.zip into the Gemini_x27_12062018/ folder.
* Created Gemini_x27_A16GB_L40GB_Multi_Boot.txt from the Web Site.
* Chose the scatter file, chose Firmware upgrade, clicked Download.
* Plugged in the USB.
* The flash tool found it and connected.
* Status bar went to 100% and stayed red, then timed out.

Now the Gemini won't turn on, can't be detected over USB, it won't do anything.

I've seen other people who thought they bricked their devices when they went into reboot loops etc. then managed to reflash, but this is a real dead brick.

Ideas anyone?

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Gemini PDA - Sailfish OS / Sailfish article on Engadget

« on: April 16, 2018, 03:54:54 pm »

I would pay 50 euros for Sailfish without even questioning the purchase. My old Nokia N900 (with Maemo) is the best phone I've ever had. Note that I have not got the Gemini yet  

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Gemini PDA - General Discussion / Miscellaneous blogs mentioning the Gemini

« on: April 10, 2018, 03:46:54 am »

Positive review in Financial Times:

https://howtospendit.ft.com/technology/2030...dable-workhorse

Another good one, a reviewer with fat fingers who really loves the keyboard:

https://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2018/04/09/p...its-599-gemini/