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This is the year I really need to order a #MNT Reform or #MNT Pocket Reform but I still can’t decide which one fits better #mntreform

http://reform.debian.net is back from the dead after 4 months of a break due to a missing stable backport of reform-tools (got removed from testing because of unrelated RC bugs). There is a load of new features for those who use kernel 7.1.3 and reform-tools 1.88 from trixie-backports:

* QUASAR (Qualcomm QCS6490 and QCS8550)
* Reform Next
* MNT Station
* mnt-sc module for Pocket sysctl 2.0
* EFI booting
* allow no flash-kernel
* hardware video decoding (RK3588)

#mnt #mntreform #debian

#gdm hates me today
any clues on how to fix?
I reinstalled gdm, gnome-session, the desktop package.
ran `dpkg-reconfigure gdm3`
still nothing.
This is on the #mntreform
#debian unstable being unstable

@HankB

Yes, I limit charging to 80% whe[rn]ever possible. :D

Man, if batteries deteriorate in the box, then our only hope would be devices that use commodity replaceable (and not OEM "mystery meat") batteries, like the #MNTReform. :/

does anyone know where I can buy JGCFR18650-2200 batteries online?
They are 2200mAh LiFePO4 battery cells, size 18650, at 3.2V
EU shipping.
#mntreform

@mntmn #mntreform just got my MNT Reform, but the battery information is all wrong.
it shows it's discharging when charging and it shows ??? in the battery percentage.
Inside the OS it says 100% even thought the batteries are empty.
I tried pressing the LPC reset, and disconnecting are reconnecting the batteries but it did nothing.
Any ideas?

Ich hatte neulich das Glück einen gebrauchten MNT Reform Laptop ergattern zu können. Das Gerät ist zwar recht teuer und hat ein paar Ecken und Kanten, aber funktioniert ziemlich gut. Ich hatte auch schon lange nicht mehr so viel Spaß mit Computern: Freie Hard- und Software laden so viel mehr zum Probieren ein, Probleme lassen sich mit Schaltplänen und Quellcode verstehen, Debian mit Gnome ist echt brauchbar und die Flatpak Apps von Flathub sind super schick! #mnt #mntreform

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In my thesis “Software Obsolescence: Analysis and Remediation Strategies” I examine the production of obsolescence through a study of the #Android ecosystem, as well as the strategies for remediation implemented by several alternative open-source systems such as @LineageOS @postmarketOS @mobian @unifiedpush
@microg .
I also examine approaches from #Fairphone, @commownfr, the open hardware movement with #MNTreform or open chips design work in #ALSOC team at #LIP6 lab (Chapters 2 and 4).

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Dans ma thèse « Obsolescence logicielle: analyse et stratégies de remédiations » je décortique la production de l'obsolescence logicielle à travers l'étude de l'écosystème #Android, ainsi que les stratégies de remédiations et de prolongation de la durée de vie des appareils de quelques systèmes alternatifs libres tels @LineageOS @postmarketOS @mobian @unifiedpush. Mais aussi celles de #Fairphone, @commownfr, l'open hardware de #MNTreform ou de l’équipe #ALSOC du #LIP6 (chap. 2 et 4).

The AI Bubble can't burst soon enough. I just checked the price for the RK3588 SoM for the MNT Reform, and, well, I should have upgraded my laptop last year...

#AIBubble #Rampocalypse #HardwarePrices #MNTReform

@austriancoder Wow, great to hear! Although I do not understand all the technical details of what you are working on, I'm following your work with high interest. And I'm not the only one :-)

https://forums.puri.sm/t/gles-3-0-for-librem-5/23919

#etnaviv #mesa3d #Librem5 #mntreform #gpu #opensource #mobilelinux #FOSS

@mntmn i have to buy a #laptop. i have to make money with my work :( want do this with #floss design. My question is, has the #mntreform or next enough power? I use programs like #gimp, webdesign, #blender, videoediting #kdenlive (no cinema, but social media & peertube). My #thinkPad yoga 260 makes errors by video cutting in #shotcut bc is to weak i think

It should upgreadable, repairable & have free #bootloader. Last point why no #framework

Or is an old upgraded thinkpad for my case enough?

I tried to update the kernel on my laptop to 6.18.26, and it didn't boot, while 6.18.18 had been working fine.

It took me hours to find out what was going on: It seems that there is a binary package for sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-6.18.26, and my portage settings are to prefer binary pkgs if available. It still just contains the source code, so I don't know why it exists....

My laptop needs a patched kernel, and since patches aren't applied to binary packages, it didn't work.

#Gentoo #MNTReform

New blog post: https://blog.mei-home.net/posts/new-laptop-mnt-reform-next/

I'm describing why I want the MNT Reform Next as my next laptop a bit.

#Blog #MNTReform

Hey @mntmn does the #mntreform laptop's have a free bootloader like #libreboot?

Japan diary, day138

I changed rio layout setting.
I think I understand a little about 9front, but I still have a long way to go.
Because I've managed to build four 9front systems, I think I can study programming and networking.
I've been saying this all along (>_<).
But even for a beginner like me, 9front and mnt reform are fun to play around with (^_^).

#9front
#mntreform

#PocketReform or #MNTReform Next ??? Love a straightforward, workman laptop - love the idea of a wee computer hooked up to a monitor for desk use and then little computer on the go???? idk!

#MNT

MNT Station lets you repurpose a MNT Reform mainboard as a mini PC

Five years after starting to ship its first open source, modular laptop, the folks at MNT Research are expanding beyond laptops (and mini-laptops) with the introduction of a new mini PC called the MNT Station. It’s basically a compact desktop computer that could be used as a PC, network-attached storage device, media center, or for other applications.

But what really makes it interesting is […]