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Astro Slide - Hardware / Re: changed my battery now with video

« on: May 02, 2025, 02:44:48 pm »

Sorry, no pics as I thought that Astro Slide was my only working camera (I forgot about my second Astro Slide). Perhaps next time, for the other device.

Much appreciated, I hope you can at some point get pics from the second device!

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Astro Slide - Hardware / Re: changed my battery now with video

« on: April 10, 2025, 01:41:12 am »

Ok, one last thing - does the Astro battery have three or four terminals once you open it up? Does it have a data terminal for battery status? Or just +, - and temp?

If it has four, are you getting accurate indications on battery capacity (SoC, percentage)?

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Astro Slide - Hardware / Re: changed my battery now with video

« on: April 09, 2025, 09:54:29 am »

Yes, the bms was removed from the replacement cameron sino  battery. I soldered the BMS from the original astro battery onto the replacement battery

Ok, thanks for confirming. I guess once you remove some of the covers you can see all three terminals (or four?) and then can solder the Astro BMS in there.

With that in mind, I'll wait for the Astro battery to degrade a bit more before (e.g. where it no longer holds even a half-a-day charge), meaning that the battery replacement is mandatory to keep the device usable as a daily driver, in case I break things.

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Astro Slide - Hardware / Re: changed my battery now with video

« on: April 08, 2025, 01:37:34 am »

Ok, found a video of a phone that uses the same type of battery that your replacement - natively. So looks like, that "single" connector actually has all the terminals required in it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD1Lw9CI4vc

Astro probably does not use same connector (or does it?!), so opening up the battery is most likely needed. But I'll hold off opening the phone until the Astro battery performance has really gone down enough to make it unusable as a daily driver...

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Astro Slide - Hardware / Re: changed my battery now with video

« on: April 04, 2025, 11:25:50 am »

...I just got the battery. Cam, do you know if the installer had to open up the battery pack to get this installed? I'm confused about the fact that there is only that one external connector on the battery. Or is that a temp sensor or something?

It's visible in your video too, but looks like the texts of the battery are a bit...crumpled? Just wondering if the battery pack's has to be opened (carefully) to get direct access to the terminals (and for replacing the BMS).

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Astro Slide - Hardware / Re: changed my battery now with video

« on: February 18, 2025, 08:43:45 am »

Yes. It is required. This was done by a technician.

Ok, darn. I guess I'll be investing in a spot welder. There seems to be cheap ones on Amazon.

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Astro Slide - Hardware / Re: changed my battery now with video

« on: February 15, 2025, 07:07:42 am »

My Astro battery has now started dying. It seems easy enough to find your replacement.

How does the actual installation go? Is soldering required?

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Cosmo Communicator - Linux / Re: Full installation guide KDE Plasma on Cosmo Communicator

« on: November 23, 2024, 08:01:08 am »

Anyone? What's the recommended approach to get an up-to-date version of Linux on Cosmo going?

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Cosmo Communicator - Linux / Re: Full installation guide KDE Plasma on Cosmo Communicator

« on: September 21, 2024, 05:22:18 am »

Hi, is this guide still accurate? I think it can be pretty clearly assumed that Planet's repos are never coming back.

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Astro Slide - Android / Re: Building LineageOS for Astro feasible?

« on: July 03, 2024, 09:03:43 am »

By the way, I did ask Planet (via hello@planetcom) on Android updates. I did not get even a boilerplate reply, just Zendesk ticket number. And it's been three weeks now.

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Cosmo Communicator - General Discussion / Re: Are new Cosmos/Geminis still available on Planet's webshop?

« on: July 03, 2024, 09:01:32 am »

Well, most keyboard layouts they list as out of stock for Cosmo...

If I'd really want one, I guess I could place an order, and if they fail to fulfill it, just get your credit card issuer to issue chargeback...

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Astro Slide - Android / Re: Building LineageOS for Astro feasible?

« on: June 20, 2024, 12:09:23 pm »

Well, still need the device vendor files which I assume are the binary MTK blobs, so no go without those I guess...

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Astro Slide - Android / Re: Building LineageOS for Astro feasible?

« on: June 19, 2024, 04:30:50 am »

It's possible to build LineageOS for the Astro, despite Mediatek's closed components. The Gemini PDA port shows it can work. Custom ROMs could be key for long-term updates, given Planet's update history

Well, yes, but as https://xdaforums.com/t/rom-7-1-2-unofficial-lineageos-14-1-geminipda.3770821/ doesn't exactly show what did the author have to go through to get it done.

Based on https://medium.com/@daltonfury42/building-lineageos-for-your-device-a7d26ab50549 "all" that needs to be done is getting the kernel sources, device tree and device vendor files. Kernel is apparently here, https://github.com/planet-com/astro-kernel - but how to get the other stuff?

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Astro Slide - Android / Re: Building LineageOS for Astro feasible?

« on: June 13, 2024, 07:58:54 am »

Hi,

  anyone know of any efforts for this? Or getting a newer Android or something?

  It's just that Android 11 ran out of security updates a few months ago (not that Planet ever shipped more than the single update), so I'd really like to move to a newer OS...

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Astro Slide - General Discussion / Re: IndieGoGo are now refunding

« on: May 03, 2024, 01:08:42 am »

Can those of you who have gotten their refunds provide me (via pm) with their IGG request identifiers? I'd like to refer them to your cases. Especially if you have only requested refunds on accessories like the protection pack?

I'm getting the runaround from IGG about them not refunding anything and I should be contacting campaign owner. This despite several folks here, on IRC and even on IGG Astro campaign comments section mentioning how they have gotten their money back. Thanks.