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Gemini PDA - Linux / KDE workaround keymap, config

« on: September 18, 2021, 04:01:02 am »

I have installed all from fresh following the first forum post. I just want to thank geminifrench for his tutorial

As the keyboard shortcuts didn't work with KDE i did this:

Add Gemini keyboard.
Go do system settings/input devices/keyboard/hardware/keyboard model (planet computers gemini)
Layouts/add/english uk(remove english us)/apply

Disable global keyboard autorun
Go to system settings/startup and shutdown/untick global keyboard shortcut/ reboot

Set shortcuts to none.
Go to system settings/shortcuts/globalshorcuts/file/set all shortcuts to none/apply/ reboot
Dont remember if you have to to this for "standard shorcuts"

Add useful shortcuts like volume and brightness.
(Alt key not FN)

Volume
Go to system settings/shortcuts/globalshorcuts/audio volume/decrease volume (alt+C)/ increase volume (alt+V)

Brightness
Go to system settings/shortcuts/globalshorcuts/power management /decrease scr brightness (alt+b)/ increase scr brightness (alt+n)

Hope this works with you, have a good day.

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Gemini PDA - General Discussion / Update only linux partition?

« on: February 20, 2020, 05:25:36 am »

Hi all,

I have a Gemini 4g and i am wondering if it's possible to switch the linux image.
I want to keep android intact and install SailfishOs or Kali instead of Debian, is it possible?

Thank you in advance,

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Gemini PDA - Linux / maxcpus=5

« on: February 18, 2020, 11:11:34 am »

I tested this on a Debian chroot running on Android 7, and I can confirm that on the Android side it shows all CPUs. Here is /proc/cpuinfo while sysbench is running:

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Processor    : AArch64 Processor rev 4 (aarch64)
processor    : 0
model name    : AArch64 Processor rev 4 (aarch64)
BogoMIPS    : 26.00
BogoMIPS    : 26.00
Features    : fp asimd evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32
CPU implementer    : 0x41
CPU architecture: 8
CPU variant    : 0x0
CPU part    : 0xd03
CPU revision    : 4

processor    : 1
model name    : AArch64 Processor rev 4 (aarch64)
BogoMIPS    : 26.00
BogoMIPS    : 26.00
Features    : fp asimd evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32
CPU implementer    : 0x41
CPU architecture: 8
CPU variant    : 0x0
CPU part    : 0xd03
CPU revision    : 4

processor    : 2
model name    : AArch64 Processor rev 4 (aarch64)
BogoMIPS    : 26.00
BogoMIPS    : 26.00
Features    : fp asimd evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32
CPU implementer    : 0x41
CPU architecture: 8
CPU variant    : 0x0
CPU part    : 0xd03
CPU revision    : 4

processor    : 3
model name    : AArch64 Processor rev 4 (aarch64)
BogoMIPS    : 26.00
BogoMIPS    : 26.00
Features    : fp asimd evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32
CPU implementer    : 0x41
CPU architecture: 8
CPU variant    : 0x0
CPU part    : 0xd03
CPU revision    : 4

processor    : 4
model name    : AArch64 Processor rev 4 (aarch64)
BogoMIPS    : 26.00
BogoMIPS    : 26.00
Features    : fp asimd evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32
CPU implementer    : 0x41
CPU architecture: 8
CPU variant    : 0x0
CPU part    : 0xd03
CPU revision    : 4

processor    : 5
model name    : AArch64 Processor rev 4 (aarch64)
BogoMIPS    : 26.00
BogoMIPS    : 26.00
Features    : fp asimd evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32
CPU implementer    : 0x41
CPU architecture: 8
CPU variant    : 0x0
CPU part    : 0xd03
CPU revision    : 4

processor    : 6
model name    : AArch64 Processor rev 4 (aarch64)
BogoMIPS    : 26.00
BogoMIPS    : 26.00
Features    : fp asimd evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32
CPU implementer    : 0x41
CPU architecture: 8
CPU variant    : 0x0
CPU part    : 0xd03
CPU revision    : 4

processor    : 7
model name    : AArch64 Processor rev 4 (aarch64)
BogoMIPS    : 26.00
BogoMIPS    : 26.00
Features    : fp asimd evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32
CPU implementer    : 0x41
CPU architecture: 8
CPU variant    : 0x0
CPU part    : 0xd03
CPU revision    : 4

processor    : 8
model name    : AArch64 Processor rev 4 (aarch64)
BogoMIPS    : 26.00
BogoMIPS    : 26.00
Features    : fp asimd evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32
CPU implementer    : 0x41
CPU architecture: 8
CPU variant    : 0x0
CPU part    : 0xd08
CPU revision    : 1

processor    : 9
model name    : AArch64 Processor rev 4 (aarch64)
BogoMIPS    : 26.00
BogoMIPS    : 26.00
Features    : fp asimd evtstrm aes pmull sha1 sha2 crc32
CPU implementer    : 0x41
CPU architecture: 8
CPU variant    : 0x0
CPU part    : 0xd08
CPU revision    : 1

Hardware    : MT6797X

Hi
to me its working just fine see picture below  :

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Gemini PDA - Linux / KDE is usable after all

« on: February 18, 2020, 09:04:41 am »

So out of frustration with LXQt, I had not bothered using my Gemini much on the Linux side but I just came back to it recently.

It turns out that you can actually use KDE, you just have to make sure that its global keyboard shortcut daemon is not running.

You can find it within the KSysguard task manager. The process name is kglobalaccel5. Just kill it and your keyboard will work as normal.

If you don't want to have to keep killing the process, just have root make kglobalaccel5 non executable

sudo chmod 444 /usr/bin/kglobalaccel5

The downside of not running the global shortcut manager is that KWin shortcuts will no longer work. But on the other hand, KDE Plasma is much better suited for touch use and the task bar can actually be used, unlike in LXQt.

You can also set up KDE Plasma to put applications' menu bars inside of your panel and save vertical screen real estate.

I have tried this command (sudo chmod 444 /usr/bin/kglobalaccel5) but it didn't help, as a workaround I have renamed the  file located in ( usr/share/kservices5/kglobalaccel.desktop to kglobalaccel.jpg)
Maybe someone else is experiencing the same issue.

Cheers!