#mntreform — Public Fediverse posts

@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?

@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

Everyone wants the latest iPhone and the new MacBook, but I'm dreaming of an MNT Reform Pocket and a LILYGO T-Deck Plus Meshtastic. Is this just the Mastodon echo chamber effect? 🤪

#lowTech #MNTReform #meshtastic

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

#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

#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

#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

#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) into desktops. The MNT Station is an upcoming mini PC that’s designed for use as a standalone computer, network-attached storage device, or media center.

And since the MNT Station uses the same mainboard as a MNT Reform, you should be able to buy […]

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) into desktops. The MNT Station is an upcoming mini PC that’s designed for use as a standalone computer, network-attached storage device, or media center.

And since the MNT Station uses the same mainboard as a MNT Reform, you should be able to buy […]

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) into desktops. The MNT Station is an upcoming mini PC that’s designed for use as a standalone computer, network-attached storage device, or media center.

And since the MNT Station uses the same mainboard as a MNT Reform, you should be able to buy […]

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) into desktops. The MNT Station is an upcoming mini PC that’s designed for use as a standalone computer, network-attached storage device, or media center.

And since the MNT Station uses the same mainboard as a MNT Reform, you should be able to buy […]

🎩🤖 Ah yes, the MNT Reform—your ticket to owning a #laptop that’s been passed around more times than a communal fruitcake 🎂. Assembled carefully in #Germany, only to be repeatedly sold on eBay by hipsters who realized open hardware doesn’t make them cooler 🚀. It's like the tech world’s answer to a vintage thrift store, but without the charm. 🥳💾
http://mnt.stanleylieber.com/reform/ #MNTReform #OpenHardware #ThriftStore #TechHumor #HackerNews #ngated

MNT Reform is an open hardware laptop, designed and assembled in Germany

http://mnt.stanleylieber.com/reform/

#HackerNews #MNTReform #openhardware #laptop #Germany #technews #innovation

Japan diary, day132

Finally, I succeeded to install 9front to ThikPad P14s Gen1 !!
I struggled with /dev/sdN0/esp setting and vga setting.
Clockwise from the top left, Panasonic CF-SV, MNT reform i.Mx8MQ, MNT reform A311D (Debian/Linux), ThinkPad.

#9front
#mntreform

After 4 months my custom etched copper back plate of my @mntmn Pocket Reform slowly started to form a nice patina. Really curious how it will develop further #mntreform #mntpocketreform

Japan diary, day118

Left : MNT reform, Right : Panasonic CF-SV

9front on Panasonic CF-SV8FDSQR worked well.
9fornt is truly amazing.
Next is Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1, but CPU server and nvram aren't working properly.
I'd like to start learning programing soon, not just install only.

#9front
#mntreform

Stocking up on stickers in anticipation for #mntreform next shipping soon by next month??? #mnt

Anyone else got a Reform running Plan 9, btw? I've never been able to get the reading of data from the lpc to work, and reading reform/pm.c and cross referencing with the lpc firmware, I'm fairly sure the implementation is just wrong.

Has this ever worked? Anyone have it working now? Curious if there was a breaking firmeare change or something...

#plan9 #9front #mntreform #mnt #reform

Anyone else got a Reform running Plan 9, btw? I've never been able to get the reading of data from the lpc to work, and reading reform/pm.c and cross referencing with the lpc firmware, I'm fairly sure the implementation is just wrong.

Has this ever worked? Anyone have it working now? Curious if there was a breaking firmeare change or something...

#plan9 #9front #mntreform #mnt #reform

Anyone else got a Reform running Plan 9, btw? I've never been able to get the reading of data from the lpc to work, and reading reform/pm.c and cross referencing with the lpc firmware, I'm fairly sure the implementation is just wrong.

Has this ever worked? Anyone have it working now? Curious if there was a breaking firmeare change or something...

#plan9 #9front #mntreform #mnt #reform

Anyone else got a Reform running Plan 9, btw? I've never been able to get the reading of data from the lpc to work, and reading reform/pm.c and cross referencing with the lpc firmware, I'm fairly sure the implementation is just wrong.

Has this ever worked? Anyone have it working now? Curious if there was a breaking firmeare change or something...

#plan9 #9front #mntreform #mnt #reform

Anyone else got a Reform running Plan 9, btw? I've never been able to get the reading of data from the lpc to work, and reading reform/pm.c and cross referencing with the lpc firmware, I'm fairly sure the implementation is just wrong.

Has this ever worked? Anyone have it working now? Curious if there was a breaking firmeare change or something...

#plan9 #9front #mntreform #mnt #reform

Has anyone tried modifying a Reform Classic to have removable / hotswappable battery boards?

#MNT #Reform #MNTReform

Has anyone tried modifying a Reform Classic to have removable / hotswappable battery boards?

#MNT #Reform #MNTReform

Has anyone tried modifying a Reform Classic to have removable / hotswappable battery boards?

#MNT #Reform #MNTReform

Has anyone tried modifying a Reform Classic to have removable / hotswappable battery boards?

#MNT #Reform #MNTReform

@terminaltilt

The original #MNTREform was my favorite, because of the actual trackball.

The CHONK factor, and the trackball reminded me so much of my [beloved 1997 laptop]

The MNT Reform Next in purple is my "someday" upgrade. It is fully open source, modular, and repairable. It is a machine that actually respects the user instead of fighting them. Plus, that purple is beautiful. I have respect for MNT Research for being one of the few ethically sound companies in Tech.

#MNTReform #OpenSource #RightToRepair #DigitalSovereignty #MNTReformNext

Heard there are new laptops offered.

I‘d buy an ARM laptop as well of course.

It‘d be a #MNTReform.

It's been a month and my #MNTReform hasn't arrived yet, how strange.
*checks support website*
Estimated shipment date:
- 4-5 months after order date

:blobcatmeltcry: :blobcatmeltcry: :blobcatmeltcry:

... 4 months without laptop
whyyyyyyyyyyyy :blobcatmeltcry:

Seriously considering canceling the order at this point.
#MNT

@ben a laptop for your whole life, a mnt reform :-)
#mntreform
https://shop.mntre.com/products/mnt-reform

I'm getting increasingly unsettled by the way personal computing is going. I'm going to write a blog post about it anyway, but I think devices like #mntreform Pocket computer will become key devices in P2P networks. As I said in Reddit, "if you can't lobby for change through the established channels, you need to go your own way and annoy the hell out of people in power". I'm old enough to been in computers since before PCs, so I've seen it all.

RE: https://c.im/@cdarwin/116081506779059093

@cdarwin
@mntmn

at this point, we may have to consider manufacturing a lot of computing equipment ourselves.

sam zeloof (https://sam.zeloof.xyz/) proved that it was possible to manufacture it at home, and more importantly highlighted a lot of the bottlenecks (including needing a safe photoresist synthesis process, and alternative to corrosives for etching)

if we could professionalize and automate this small-scale manufacturing process 3D printer style for home/nonprofit production and have open standards and documented processes throughout, we can start to properly decentralize production for hobbyists.

if hobbyists can make it, then i suppose other industries (aside from silicon) could too.

#makers #makerspace #europe #eu #mnt #mntreform

@juliacdelafuente por puntualizar :thaenkin:
100% libre no es ningún portátil de @slimbook .

WiFi, bluetooth y gráfica requerirán de firmware en forma de binario cerrado. (Seguramente, si el procesador es intel, tb el procesador)

Lo digo sin acritud, que mi portátil es slimbook, equipos potentes totalmente libres los hay de sobremesa, como los de raptor cs https://www.raptorcs.com/TALOSII/

El #mntreform es bastante libre tb, aunque la gráfica requiere de firmware cerrado.

#linuxlibre

Currently at the #starcraft2 tournament "Big Gabe XPERIONCRAFT #3" in Cologne/Köln and got my #mntreform open hardware laptop signed by a bunch of pro gamers I really like ♥️

@itsfoss Give her a new laptop with #LinuxPreinstalled, and then see!

https://linuxpreloaded.com/

#System76 #Tuxedo #Slimbook #StarLabs #Purism #Librem #Entroware #MNTreform #NovaCustom #LinuxPreloaded #gnuLinux #LinuxAdoption #LaptopWithLinux

Basically got inspired by this post

https://holdtherobot.com/blog/2025/05/11/linux-on-android-with-ar-glasses/

#mntreform #Voyager #XReal #development #laptops #hardware #wfh #digitalnomad

What are better alternatives to laptop-based development. There’s plenty of cafes with super comfy couches that are off limits cause holding a laptop on your lap is not comfy.

Maybe mini laptops? Like the #mntreform Pocket, paired with a #Voyager split keyboard and #XReal VR glasses?

#development #laptops #hardware #wfh #digitalnomad

Today Norman Feske gave a casual talk about three of his passions.

#Genode-based Atari-8-Bit IDE on #MNTReform

https://media.ccc.de/v/ds25-591-genode-based-atari-8-bit-ide

RCORE V2 is a 2nd-gen RK3588 module for MNT Reform laptops

The MNT Reform line of laptops are hacker-friendly computers that are designed to be modular, repairable, upgradeable, and customizable. At launch the MNT Reform and MNT Pocket Reform both shipped with NXP i.MX8M series processors, but since the processor is part of a removable module, MNT has also offered other options including modules with Allwinner A311D, Layerscape LS1028A and Broadcomm […]

#crowdfunding #mntReform #modular #modularLaptop #rcore #rcoreRk3588V2 #rcoreV2 #rk3588

Read more: https://liliputing.com/rcore-v2-is-a-2nd-gen-rk3588-module-for-mnt-reform-laptops/

Lilbits: Europe’s new Ecodesign rules for smartphones and tablets, Samsung’s new Exynos 2500 processor, and postmarketOS 25.06

The European Union’s Ecodesign rules for smartphones and tablets took effect on June 20th, which means that devices in those categories will need to meet certain repairability, upgradeability, battery life, and software update requirements. Some critics say the rules don’t go far enough, but we’re already starting to see some device makers announce updates in order to meet the new […]

#dragonwing #ecodesign #eu #europe #europeanUnion #exynos2500 #lilbits #mnt #mntPocketReform #mntReform #mntReformNext #postmarketos #qualcommQcs6490 #samsungExynos2500 #securityUpdates #softwareUpdates #sustainability

Read more: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-europes-new-ecodesign-rules-for-smartphones-and-tablets-samsungs-new-exynos-2500-processor-and-postmarketos-25-06/

So @josch managed to get MNT Reform booting with #grml 🥳
#mntreform

https://mntre.com/reform.html

Finally I have gotten A311D Processor module to repair my MNT Reform.
Next, I want motherboard v3.0 if I coud get (^-^).

#a311d
#mntreform

Finally I have gotten A311D Processor module to repair my MNT Reform.
Next, I want motherboard v3.0 if I coud get (^-^).

#a311d
#mntreform

Finally I have gotten A311D Processor module to repair my MNT Reform.
Next, I want motherboard v3.0 if I coud get (^-^).

#a311d
#mntreform